Building a marketing plan : a complete guide /
Ho Yin Wong, Kylie Radel, Roshnee Ramsaran-Fowdar
- 1st ed.
- New York, N.Y. : Business Expert Press, 2011
- xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Marketing strategy collection, 2150-9654 .
- Marketing strategy collection .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-212) and index
Introduction to marketing planning -- The situation analysis -- Analyzing the target market, part 1, marketing research -- Analyzing the target market, part 2, consumer behavior and the target marketing process (segmentation, targeting, and positioning) -- Marketing objectives and strategy formulation -- Planning for products and brands -- Planning for pricing -- Planning for integrated marketing communications -- Planning for distribution channels and market logistics -- Marketing implementation and control -- Appendix: Pindari Boomerang Factory marketing plan example
"This book aims to provide a comprehensive, holistic, and practical framework for the essential business process of marketing planning. It is targeted toward students of marketing and business practitioners-- marketers and nonmarketers alike-- and draws together elements of theoretical concepts, strategic thinking processes, latest research findings, and marketing applications in a straightforward, logical manner"--Abstract