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Winning the Game: Your Strategic Marketing Plan
 
If you want your small business to compete with the "big boys"
you should have a "strategic marketing plan." A strategic
marketing plan basically spells out how you will use your
available resources to meet your company's stated goals
and objectives. (You do have goals right? If not that's a topic
for another article.) Here's what you need:

1) State your Objectives:

Companies usually set objectives in terms of desired profit,
total sales, or market share. Profit tends to be the most popular
company focus. Market share refers to how much of the market
you snag compared to your competitors. Other objectives can
be your total sales, number of loyal customers, or customer
satisfaction. Company objectives always provide a time frame
and are verifiable which is why objectives are usually stated
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2) Situation Analysis:

Looks at the current business environment and can be
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channels of distribution, and economic conditions. By
taking an overview of the whole picture and stating
your strengths and weaknesses, you'll have
a clearer understanding of how well your company will
compete.

3) Target Market:

Who are your customers? Your company can't sell to everyone,
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company's success. Look at demographics such as how much
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4) Positioning:

The picture created in your customer's eyes about your
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5) Marketing Mix:

The final step is to develop plans for each aspect of
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Product
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Price

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D) Price/ How will my product/service be priced in
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By keeping all of the above in mind you'll design
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the game and compete with your competitors.

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