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
  1. Brand identity
  2. Brand recognition
  3. Brand awareness
  4. Brand relationship

Target Market

  • Exercise: Define your target market
  • Characteristics of a target market
  1. Psychographic
  2. Geographic
  3. Demographic
  4. Behavioral

Developing a Strategic Marketing Mix

  • Product
  • Price
  • Place
  • Promotion

Conclusion

  • Action plan
  • Evaluate results
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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