Reporting
Reporting
Reporting
A. Macro-Environmental Analysis
• economic environment
-inflation rate and peso-dollar exchange rate and gross
domestic product (GDP)
• socio-cultural environment
-relevant socio-cultural factors that may affect the
manner of how the product will be marketed
• demographic
-utilize information that is easily accessible
-includes characteristics such as; age, geographic
location, education level, occupation, income, etc.
• technological
-relevant or recent technological development that
favorably or unfavorably affect the product
• natural/environmental
-includes pollution, global warming, natural disasters,
etc.
• politico-legal
-bills currently pending on the senate or in congress
-includes trade and tariff policy, tax structure, laws, etc.
B. Micro-Environmental Analysis
• the company
-is evaluated in terms of its organizational ability to implement
marketing strategies
• suppliers
-relationship between the company and its suppliers is
assessed
-supply chain should be investigated
• marketing intermediaries
-distribution network is explained and reviewed
-intermediary relationship is explained
• customers
-identify the geographic, demographic, and psychographic
profile of customer
• competition
-brand competitors are identified
-discusses recent competitive actions
• publics
C. SWOT Analysis
Strengths- superior customer service, excellent store location,
a unique product
Weaknesses- poorly trained staff, undifferentiated product or
service, poor stock management
Opportunities- entering a young developing market, increase
of government grant to increase consumption of your product,
acquiring distribution rights for a acomplimentary product
Threats- new competitor entering the market, new regulations,
increased trade barriers
4.) THE MARKET
A. Market Size
-show the size of your market
B. Market Needs
-know your market intimately to be able to serve its needs
C. Market Trends
-is based on the historical trends, segment or sub-segment’s
growth rate is projected over the plan period
5.) OBJECTIVES and GOALS (“where the business
needs to be”)
A. Pricing Strategy
when developing pricing strategy condsider the following;
the customer’s sensitivity to changes in price
what revenue is needed to break-even
what the price says about your product (value, quality,
prestige)
B. Product Strategy
when developing the product strategy consider the following;
what level of quality does the product have
how many features does it have and can they be removed or
added
does the design and/or service deliver what the customer
value?
C. Place Strategy
when developing your place/distribution strategy consider the
following;
what distibution channels and methods will you use
if you will have a retail outlet and where it will be located
the geographic area your product/service be available in
D. Promotion Strategy
-your promotional strategy will ensure that consumers find out
about about your product or service.
there are four main promotional tools;
• Advertising
• Selling
• Sales Promotion
• Public Relations
7.) FEEDBACK and CONTROL