...Marco Marketing Environment Analysis There are government regulations and legal issues in political factors. This aspect is important because the stability of political in Finland could affect the whole industry. Finland is one of members of World Trade Organization (WTO), where the country offers large free markets. These large free markets operate without taxation in import as the transactions are based on negotiation and agreement. With this, it will be a great opportunity for Oldtown White Coffee to expand their business in Finland’s market and make a profit out of it. Economics Economic factors affect the purchasing power of consumers and the firm’s cost of capital. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Finland contracted at an annual rate of 0.40 percent in the last reported quarter. Based on statistic, from 1975 until 2010, Finland's average quarterly GDP Growth was 0.56 percent reaching an historical high of 5.00 percent in September of 1980 and a record low of -5.30 percent in March of 2009. Wages and salaries of worker in Finland increase 5.5% of national income from year 2005 until 2009. Finland has continues to attract foreign investment due to its economic success. With the strong economic status, Finland is surely suitable country for Oldtown White Coffee to expand their business. Social-Cultural Social factors are very important because they can easily affect the consumer needs and the size of the potential markets. One of the social factors is the cultural aspects...
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...Situation Analysis in Marketing Plan Facing to more complex business environment, systematically marketing plans are important to organizations in terms of maintaining a high level of operating efficiency and achieving goals fully. According to Sally and John (1996:3), marketing plans are “the written document or blueprint for implementing and controlling an organization’s marketing activities related to a particular marketing strategy” (Sally, D., Lyndon S., & John, B., 1996: 3). A successful marketing plan is able to improve organizations’ profits and growth, uses in objective setting and monitors results (Subash Jain, Michael D. Clemes, Gregory Brush, 2008: 5) In order to gain a successfully marketing plan, it is important to marketing decision makers to understand the current situation comprehensively and trends affecting the future of the organization. There are two major reasons to explain why situation analysis plays a vital role in developing marketing plan. Firstly, dynamic marketing environment will lead to uncertainty, threats and opportunities for marketers. Marketing managers who success to know changes in environment through situation analysis can lead their companies to capitalize on opportunities and cope with threats created by changes. Then, systematically analyzing situational environments is a crucial way for organizations to identify their customers and understand their needs. As Peter(1998: 23) said, “The successes of any marketing plan hinges...
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...MKG310 MARKETING STRATEGY Session 3 Dr. Barbara Caemmerer, Mrs. Catherine Bruneteaux-Swann, Dr. Sana Rouis, Mr. Bernard Grieu, Mr. Reed Meister, Mrs. Elodie Jouny-Rivier, Mrs. Alice Darmon and Mr. Neil Thomas. Course Coordinator: Dr. Sana Rouis sana.rouis@essca.fr COURSE OUTLINE INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING AND MARKET ANALYSIS Session 1: Introduction to Course Session 2: Strategic Marketing Planning Session 3: Market Analysis (1) – The Internal and External Environment Session 4: Market Analysis (2) – Buyer Behaviour DEVELOPING DOMESTIC MARKETING STRATEGY Session 5: Strategy Development Session 6: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning Session 7: Marketing Mix (1) – Product and Price Policy Session 8: Marketing Mix (2) - Distribution and Communications Policy Session 9: Student Presentations (Project Stage 1) STRATEGIC MARKETING CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION Session 10: Developing and Maintaining Long-Term Customer Relationships Session 11: Marketing Implementation Session 12: Marketing Control Session 13: Student Presentations (1) (Project Stage 2) Session 14: Student Presentations (2) (Project Stage 2) and Class Revision Key Learning Objectives : Develop capacity to analyse a situation/environment and identify/integrate relevant information Design and implement a marketing plan in coherence with the organisation’s strategy and environment TODAY’S SESSION • Review of last session • Market Analysis • • • • Student presentation Conducting a situation...
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...com/marketing/ marketing book link macro-environment (noun) DEFINITION OF MACRO-ENVIRONMENT Larger societal forces that affect the micro-environment. EXAMPLES OF MACRO-ENVIRONMENT IN THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: Scanning and Analysis All organizations should continuously appraise their situation and adjust their strategy to adapt to the environment. One technique used by organizations to monitor the environment is known as environmental scanning. It allows marketers to understand the current state of the environment, so that the organization can predict trends. The Macro Environment There are a number of common approaches for how the external factors, which describe the macro environment, can be identified and examined. The segmentation of the macro environment according to the six presented factors of the PESTEL analysis is the starting point of the global environmental analysis. Environmental scanning is one technique used by organizations to monitor the environment. The Dynamic Environment It is important to place equal emphasis on both the macro and micro-environment and to react accordingly to changes within them. The Marketing Environment Two key levels of the marketing environment are the micro-environment and the macro-environment. The Micro-environment The micro-environment includes the company itself, its suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets, and competitors. The company aspect of micro-environment refers to the internal environment of the...
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...HNC BusinessUnit 4 Marketing Principles Learning outcome 2 Micro & Macro Environment Objectives of presentation • Discover the micro marketing environment (internal) • Discover the macro marketing environment (PEST FACTORS-external) • Explain ‘The Marketing Audit’ and how the elements influence marketing decisions Integrated Marketing Integrated marketing strategies take advantage of a combination of communication tools and media to spread a message such as one-to-one marketing, mass marketing and direct marketing. The strategy is developed to ensure the company will deliver the intended value to those customers through a blend of marketing mix tools. Example of an Integrated Marketing Plan Environmental Analysis Environmental analysis is a vital exercise to complete by any company that will explore and understand the external local, national or international forces that might affect your business. The factors are largely outside the direct control of any company and can sometimes have a negative impact on their plans. Equally this can be very important as it will support the business and marketing strategy allowing the company to take advantage of potential opportunities whilst minimising the potential threats to the company. The Marketing Environment According to Philip Kotler, “A company’s marketing environment consists of the internal factors & forces, which affect the company’s ability to develop & maintain successful...
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...Marketing analysis of ABC Learning 1. Introduction ABC learning is an Australian company that is the world’s largest provider of early childhood education services before the failure. ABC learning was established in 1988 in Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland by Eddy Groves (ABC Learning Centres Australia, n.d.). It had 43 child-care centres in2001. In 2005 ABC rapidly expanded, reaching 697 childhood education centres in Australia. After the influence of the financial crisis the index dramatically decrease, the company had to facing bankrupt. In order to keep centres operating the government provide investment recently. In this report, I will discuss the reasons for success and ultimate failure of the company. Then answer some question. In the end, I will give some suggestions. 2. Analysis 2.1 analysis of environment Marketing environment is a significant factor that affects business. Marketing environment can bring threat to business. It would appear in many of the marketing environment issues which are unfavourable factors to corporate marketing activities. If enterprises do not take appropriate measures to avoid the risk, these factors will lead to difficulties in marketing, pose a threat. Environment also can make opportunities to business. For enterprises, environmental opportunities are an important foundation for developing business situation. Use PESTLE analysis; there were three aspects of environment factors that impacted on ABC in this case. The first is social...
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...------------------------------------------------- Question - What is marketing process? Explain the steps in marketing process. Introduction The activities of marketers both reflect and shape the world we live in. Every year new products and services are launched and some of them succeeds on an unprecedented scale. As in the case of Apple's iPod, iPhone, and also iPad. They all are great inventions and highly successful in market. According to marketing concept, the organisation must find ways to discover unfulfilled customer needs and wants and bring products that satisfy those needs and wants. This can be done in a sequence of steps that is called marketing process. After reading this you will understand - what is marketing process, and the steps involved in marketing process. Meaning of Marketing Process The Marketing Process of a company typically involves identifying the viable and potential marketing opportunities in the environment, developing strategies to effective utilise the opportunities, evolving suitable marketing strategies, and supervising the implementation of these marketing efforts. Marketing process involves ways that value can be created for the customers to satisfy their needs. Marketing process is a continual series of actions and reactions between the customers and the organisations which are making attempt to create value for and satisfy needs of customers. In marketing process the situation is analysed to identify opportunities, the strategy...
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...from the‘‘marketing disaster’’ Managing Markets KCB ID: 12449. Course Instructor: J.Naidoo Student ID: 12449 INTRODUCTION: That assignment consists of two parts. In first part, we will discuss the macro environmental factors that will affect BP (British Petroleum), when they have to consider their future strategic decision in order to regain their market position in the USA. In second part, we will suggest a marketing plan for BP to consider to recover from this ‘‘marketing disaster’’. The disaster is the Gulf of Mexico oil platform (which is the Deepwater Horizon) explosion occurred, millions barrels of oil have been leaked in the region for a few months. That infiltration is the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The goal of macro environment analyse is to see that marketing opportunity and threats were given by changes and trends in macro environment. Focusing on them for marketers helps to take decision and modifies their strategies and plans. The marketers wish to know which elements of macro environment affect their planning and how they influence future strategies. We will see the strong point and factors of macro environment which are the social and cultural environment, political and legal environment, economic...
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..."Marketing ideas have made singularly little penetration into the centres of influence of the construction industry. To some extent this follows from the character of the industry as an agglomeration of service organisations, not without structural relationship to one another, but serving a clientele from which individuals seek service very infrequently." (Jepson & Nicholson, 1972: p.1) Although times have and are changing the above statement despite being written over twenty five years ago is still to some extent very true. The subject of this assignment is a construction firm that has recently designed and implemented a marketing management strategy. The objective of this assignment is fourfold, firstly the company’s approach to marketing management will be documented this will then be related to marketing management theory Then by analysing data collected through research the effectiveness of the strategy will be discussed. Finally using marketing management theory as a foundation recommendations will be made to identify where the initial strategy could be improved in order to promote future business development and success, in line with the strategic mission of the company. The organisation in question has strong foundations, since it’s incorporation in the mid fifties turnover has grown in line with inflation. In 1984 the Company was purchased by the son of the original managing director, he took up the role of new managing director. By the beginning of the 1990’s it became...
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...MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS: LECTURE 2: RAZZAQUE MARK1012: LECTURE 2 MARKETING STRATEGY & MARKETING ENVIRONMENT Mohammed Abdur Razzaque: School of Marketing Associate Professor MARK1012: LECTURE 2A Marketing Strategy Strategy Marketing Environment Consumer and Business Market Introduction to Marketing Marketing Research 1 MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS: LECTURE 2: RAZZAQUE Lecture objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain company‐wide strategic planning and its four steps Discuss how to design business portfolios and develop growth strategies Explain marketing’s role in strategic planning and how marketing works with its partners to create and deliver customer value Describe the elements of a customer‐driven marketing strategy and mix, and the forces that influence it List the marketing management functions, including the elements of a marketing plan, and discuss the importance of measuring and managing return on marketing investment L 2L2A-3 3 Strategic planning: A task and a process The task of selecting an overall company strategy for long‐ run survival and growth. The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organisation’s goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities. Sets the stage for the rest of the planning in the firm such as annual plans and long‐range plans which deal with the company’s current businesses and how to keep them going. Strategies follow a hierarchy Corporate level...
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...Marketing Plan Outline Compiled by: Dr. Vandana T Khanna Componenet Glucose Batch_01_Crysta Xylose ls Arabinose Glucose Batch_02_Crysta Xylose ls Arabinose Sample Name RT 11.067 12.129 14.059 11.05 12.114 14.059 AREA 3034 275827 9379 8235 415303 14410 % AREA 1.032 93.875 3.192 1.871 94.409 3.275 % 0.97 81.39 3.19 1.80 83.50 3.34 Sample Name Batch_01_Crystals Components Glucose Xylose Arabinose RT 11.067 12.129 14.059 11.05 12.114 14.059 Area 3034 275827 9379 8235 415303 14410 % Area 1.032 93.875 3.192 1.871 94.409 3.275 % 0.97 81.39 3.19 1.80 83.50 3.34 Batch_02_Crystals Glucose Xylose Arabinose I. Executive Summary A high-level summary of the marketing plan II. The Challenge Brief description of product to be marketed and associated goals, such as sales figures and strategic goals 1|Page III. Situation Analysis a. Company Analysis Goals Focus Culture Strengths Weaknesses Market share b. Customer Analysis Number Type Value drivers Decision process Concentration of customer base for particular products c. Competitor Analysis Market position 2|Page Strengths Weaknesses Market shares d. Collaborators Subsidiaries/joint ventures and distributors etc. e. Climate MICRO ENVIRONMENT Elements close to a company that impact the company's ability to serve its customers. There are six components of the microenvironment: the company's internal environment, composed of the management personnel and including the finance...
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...ATHE-Level-6 Diploma in Management Strategic Marketing Unit 6.5 Submitted to: London Churchill College Submitted by: Student ID: Date of Submission: Table of Contents: Introduction: 2 Task 1 3 1.1 Assessment on the role of strategic marketing in an organization: 3 1.2 Analysis on the relationship between corporate strategy and marketing strategy: 3 1.3 Analysis on how marketing strategy is developed: 5 Task 2 6 2.1 Evaluation on approaches to internal environmental analysis 6 2.2 Evaluate approaches to external environmental analysis: 7 2.3 The integration of Internal and external environment analyses: 8 Task 3 9 3.1 Analysis on decisions and choices to be made at a corporate level: 9 3.2 Assess how these decisions influence marketing at business unit and functional level: 10 3.3 Analyze approaches to competitive positioning of organization: 11 Task 4 12 4.1 Identify a range of strategies that can contribute to competitive advantage 12 4.2 Analyze marketing communications strategies 13 4.3 Analyze marketing strategies, their application and implementation for an organization 14 References: 15 Introduction: Marketing is one of the most critical and vital functional area. According P. Kotler & A. Chernes, (2012) Marketing is a managerial process for offering products and services for consumption in...
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...MARKETING PLAN RESEARCH DEFINITION: A marketing plan is a business document written for the purpose of describing the current market position of a business and its marketing strategy for the period covered by the marketing plan. Marketing plans usually have a life of from one to five years. PURPOSE: The purpose of creating a marketing plan is to clearly show what steps will be undertaken to achieve the business' marketing objectives. CONTENT OF MARKETING: A marketing plan for a small business typically includes Small Business Administration Description of competitors, including the level of demand for the product or service and the strengths and weaknesses of competitors. 1. Description of the product or service, including special features 2. Marketing budget, including the advertising and promotional plan 3. Description of the business location, including advantages and disadvantages for marketing 4. Pricing strategy 5. Market Segmentation The main contents in marketing plan are: * Executive Summary Brief statement of goals and recommendations based on hard data. * Environmental Analysis Presents data on the market, product, competition, distribution, macro-environment. (Product fact book) S.P.I.N.S. Situation “Where am I”, Problem identification/Implications “What is happening”, Needs Assessment “Why is it happening”, Solutions “What can I do about it” Market Situation: Data on target market, size and growth for past years...
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...convey the detailed environmental analysis conducted, as well as the identified SWOT and PEST analysis, both internal and external environments for Nando’s Restaurant that is based in Singapore. 2. Environmental Analysis 2.1 Definition of Environmental Analysis “Environmental analysis presents information regarding the organization’s current situation with respect to the marketing environment, the current marketing objectives and performance.” (Houghton Mifflin Company. Appendix C Sample Marketing Plan.) “Before developing any marketing strategy, one should immerse in what you know about the markets in which you are interested. One should read all about the markets. Look at what the competitors are doing in those markets. Talk to customers or potential customers in those markets. Consider any trends that affect those markets.” (Don Sexton. 2010. Trump University Marketing 101 – Maco Trends.) 2.2 Importance of Environmental Analysis A marketing environmental analysis is a vital step in identifying all internal and external environmental elements that that might affect the business performance and evaluating the level of threat or opportunity. These factors are largely not able to be controlled by the organisation but the business and marketing strategy is adaptable to take advantage of the opportunities they present while minimising the potential threats. PEST and SWOT are closely related approaches to environmental analysis. PEST analysis measures the market potential...
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...Marketing Audit A Marketing Audit is a comprehensive, systematic, periodic and independent examination of a company’s or business unit’s marketing environment, objectives, strategies and activities with a view to determine problem areas and opportunities and recommending a plan of action to improve the company’s marketing performance. The purpose of a Marketing audit is to identify whether there are any working practices that could be more effective. There are essentially two types of Marketing audits in existence, which are, • Internal marketing audit • External marketing audit The timing of a marketing audit depends on the Company. In general, marketing audits are usually carried out every 6 months. Twice per financial year. The personnel likely to be involved with a Marketing audit are as follows, • The Owner / CEO • Marketing Director • Marketing Manager • The Chief Accountant • The Head of Finance Characteristic of a Marketing Audit The 4 main characteristics of a Marketing Audit are as follows, • It is broad rather than narrow in focus The term “marketing audit” should be reserved for a horizontal (or comprehensive) audit covering the company’s marketing environment, objectives, strategies, organization, and systems. In contrast a vertical (or in-depth) audit...
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