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Develop a 10-page marketing plan based on research promotion, pricing, distribution, advertising, and product mix.

Introduction

Completion of this portfolio work project will help you understand the key components of a marketing plan.

Scenario

The Vice President of Marketing at MSH Brands (or at your employer or future employer company) has asked you to participate as a member of a marketing management team for the pet food group (or for their product line) for the company. MSH Brands is one of five companies competing in the pet food market. Your membership on the team will require you to make decisions regarding promotion, pricing, distribution, advertising, and product mix.

Your Role

You are a Brand Manager at MSH Brands. You are being asked to develop a marketing plan for a new pet food product (or new product or line extension at your employer or future employer.)

Requirements

You are to develop a marketing plan including the following elements based on your research promotion, pricing, distribution, advertising, and product mix. Include the following in your marketing plan:

1. Business context. Describe the new product to be featured. What are the features and benefits? What is the company reason for bringing this to market? What are the corporate objectives for it?
2. Situation analysis. How will this new product complement the existing product portfolio or product line? Who is the target market? Who are the competitors? Use at least two different types of figures and two tables to present the data used for the situation analysis. At least one figure should present data at a single point-in-time, and at least one figure should present data over time. Be sure to correctly label all elements of your figures and tables in the plan and appendix.
3. Marketing strategy. What is the overall marketing strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives? What is the product positioning statement?
4. Marketing mix. What is the promotional strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives? What is the pricing strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives? What is the distribution strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives? What is the advertising strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives?
5. Effectiveness. How will you measure the effectiveness of this marketing plan?

Deliverable Format

Requirements:

• Marketing plan is 10 pages (in addition to the title, reference, and appendix pages). Use the Marketing Plan Template [DOC] as a resource.
• Use at least two different types of figures and two tables to present the data. At least one figure should present data at a single point-in-time, and at least one figure should present data over time. Be sure to correctly label all elements of your figures and tables in the plan and appendix.

Related company standards:

• The marketing plan is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines (located in MBA Program Resources), including single-spaced paragraphs.
• In addition, include the following in your marketing plan:
  • Title page.
  • References page. Use at least three scholarly resources.
  • APA-formatted references.

Evaluation

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Apply marketing theories and models to develop marketing strategies.
  • Articulate the context of the business.
• Competency 2: Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing strategies and methods.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing strategies.
• Competency 3: Use data to support evidence-based marketing decisions.
  • Evaluate the situation including the product portfolio, target market, and competitive environment of the business.
  • Evaluate the marketing mix for a product.
• Competency 4: Analyze the role of technology and social media in effective marketing strategies.
  • Analyze the expected effectiveness of the marketing plan.
• Competency 5: Communicate marketing needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.
  • Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.