Develop a 6-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:
- 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?
- Situation analysis. How will this new product complement the existing product portfolio or product line? Who is the target market? Who are the competitors?
- Marketing strategy. What is the overall marketing strategy to support the achievement of the corporate objectives? What is the product positioning statement?
- 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?
- Effectiveness. How will you measure the effectiveness of this marketing plan?
Deliverable Format
Requirements:
- Marketing plan is 6 pages (in addition to the title, reference, and appendix pages). Use the Marketing Plan Template [DOC] as a resource.
- 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.
