1. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Chapter 2: Planning Marketing Strategies Pride/Ferrell Foundations of Marketing Fourth Edition Prepared by Milton Pressley University of New Orleans

2. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Objectives 1.Describe the strategic planning process. 2.Explain how organizational resources and opportunities affect the planning process. 3.Understand the role of the mission statement in strategic planning. 4.Examine corporate, business-unit, and marketing strategies. 5.Understand the process of creating the marketing plan. 6.Describe the marketing implementation process and the major approaches to marketing implementation.

3. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. The Strategic Planning Process The process of establishing an organizational mission and formulating goals, corporate strategy, marketing objectives, marketing strategy, and a marketing plan

4. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Understanding the Strategic Planning Process

5. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Strategy A plan of action for identifying and analyzing a target market and developing a marketing mix to meet the needs of that market. The Marketing Strategy Wendy’s targets the “late night” market by keeping some of its locations open until midnight and beyond

6. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Effective Marketing Strategy Reflects overall direction of organization Coordinated with firm’s functional areas Contributes to achievement of: Marketing objectives Organizational goals

7. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Assessing Organizational Resources and Opportunities Core Competencies Market Opportunities Strategic Windows Competitive Advantage The place where opportunities, core competencies, and strategic windows meet.

8. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Core Competencies Things a firm does extremely well, which sometimes give it an advantage over its competition –McDonald’s consistent delivery of fast food –Starbuck’s gourmet coffee drinks –BMW’s production of sporty, luxury automobiles

9. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Plan A written document that specifies the activities to be performed to implement and control an organization’s marketing activities –Strengths –Weaknesses –Opportunities –Threats

10. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Market Opportunity A combination of circumstances and timing that permits an organization to take action to reach a particular target market. –Real estate is all about Market Opportunity –Explore www.realtor.comwww.realtor.com

11. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Strategic Window Temporary periods of optimal fit between the key requirements of a market and the particular capabilities of a firm competing in the market.

12. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Competitive Advantage The result of a company’s matching a core competency (superior skill or resources) to opportunities in the marketplace –cheaper, more widely available, stronger service support, higher quality

13. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. The Four-Cell SWOT Matrix

14. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Establishing an Organizational Mission and Goals Mission Statement Organizational Goals and Objectives Marketing Goals and Objectives

15. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Mission Statement Mission Statement Answers: –Who are our customers? –What is our core competency? Corporate Identity –Unique Symbols –Personalities –Philosophies

16. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Establishing an Organizational Mission and Goals Mission Statement

17. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Discussion Question After reviewing the mission statements for FedEx on the previous slide and the USPS (below), which do you think is the better statement? Why? Source: http://www.usps.com/postalhistory/_pdf/MissionandMotto.pdf#search='postal service. Accessed Sept. 13, 2009)

18. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Objective A statement of what is to be accomplished through marketing activities to match strengths to opportunities, or to provide for the conversion of weaknesses to strengths –Should be stated in clear, simple terms –Should be accurately measurable –Should specify a time frame for accomplishment –Should be consistent with business-unit and corporate strategy

19. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Developing Corporate, Business Unit, and Marketing Strategies Corporate and Business Unit Strategies

20. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Fig. 2.4 Levels of Strategic Planning

21. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Corporate Strategy A strategy that determines the means for utilizing resources in the various functional areas to reach the organization’s goals. Corporate Strategy Boeing continues to excel in producing innovative new jetliners such as the Dream Liner

22. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Business-Unit Strategy Strategic Business Units (SBU) –A division, product line, or other profit center within a parent company Market –a group of individuals and/or organizations that have needs for products and the ability, willingness and authority to buy Market Share –the percentage of a market that actually buys a specific product from a specific company

23. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Strategy Creating a Marketing Mix Target Market Selection

24. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Target Market Selection Selecting an appropriate target market may be the most important decision a company has to make. Target Market Selection L.L. Bean targets the outdoor enthusiast with many of its products

25. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Strategy Components of marketing strategy –Target Market Selection –Creating the Marketing Mix –Sustainable Competitive Advantage an advantage not readily copied by competitors Wal-Mart’s buying power as the world’s largest retailer

26. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Creating the Marketing Mix All marketing mix decisions should be consistent with the business unit and corporate strategies. Creating the Marketing Mix Tropicana’s marketing mix is designed to satisfy the needs of health-conscious customers

27. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Creating the Marketing Plan Marketing Planning –The process of assessing opportunities and resources, determining objectives, defining strategies, and establishing guidelines for implementation and control of the marketing program

28. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Table 2.1 Components of the Marketing Plan

29. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Implementation Realized Strategy Intended Strategy

30. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Implementing Marketing Strategies The process of putting marketing strategies into action –Intended Strategy –Realized Strategy Intended Strategy Implementation Realized Strategy

31. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Approaches to Marketing Implementation Customers –External customers –Internal customers Internal Marketing –External Customers –Internal Customers Total Quality Management –Benchmarking –Empowerment

32. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Approaches to Marketing Implementation Implementing Marketing Strategy Total Quality Management Internal Marketing Customer Relationship Management

33. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Marketing Activities Organizing Marketing Activities Organizing by Functions Organizing by Regions Organizing by Products Organizing by Types of Customers

34. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. The Control Marketing Process

35. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. After Reviewing This Chapter You Should: 1.Be able to describe the strategic planning process. 2.Know how organizational resources and opportunities affect the planning process. 3.Understand the role of the mission statement in strategic planning. 4.Be able to examine corporate, business-unit, and marketing strategies. 5.Understand the process of creating the marketing plan. 6.Be able to describe the marketing implementation process and the major approaches to marketing implementation.

36. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Key Concepts Strategic planning Marketing strategy Marketing plan Core competencies Market opportunity Strategic windows Competitive advantage SWOT analysis Mission statement Marketing objective Corporate strategy Strategic business unit (SBU) Market Market share Market growth/market share matrix Sustainable competitive advantage Marketing planning Marketing implementation Intended strategy Realized strategy External customers Internal customers Internal marketing Total quality management (TQM) Benchmarking Empowerment Centralized organization Decentralized organization Marketing control process Performance standard