Course details
This course aims at integrating all of the marketing elements in a strategic planning framework. Emphasis will be made on areas of strategic importance, especially those which have significant implications and relevance for marketing decisions in competitive situations.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Strategically plan their marketing activities
- Understand the importance of marketing decisions on the long-term well-being of the organization
- Analyze the organization’s environment to support the development of strategies
- Understand what their strategic alternatives are
- Develop a strategy that is in line with their long-term objectives
- Define their competitive advantage and key differentiators
Course Outline:
Introduction
- What is marketing?
- Develop a marketing mindset in the organization
- Exercise: Define your marketing strategy
- Consistency between your marketing strategy and your company’s vision, mission, and values
Your Current Situation in the Industry
- SWOT analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
- Competition
- External factors: economical, political, regulatory, demographic, socio-cultural
Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning
- Product-market growth strategies
- Market penetration
- Market development
- Product development
- Diversification
- Marketing strategies
- Mass
- Differentiated
- Concentrated
- Brand management
- Brand identity
- Brand recognition
- Brand awareness
- Brand relationship
Target Market
- Exercise: Define your target market
- Characteristics of a target market
- Psychographic
- Geographic
- Demographic
- Behavioral
Developing a Strategic Marketing Mix
- Product
- Price
- Place
- Promotion
Conclusion
- Action plan
- Evaluate results
About BLI Consulting & Training
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