Marketing Plan – Developing Strong Brands
3.4 Positioning (refer to Chapters 10 and 11 of your Kotler text).
Describe how your product/service meets the need(s) of your target market segments.
Describe how you are different from your key competition. What is the most distinguishing feature of your new product?
3.5 Marketing Mix (Describe the 4 P’s)
Product
What makes your product different from the competition?
What gives your product more value than the competition?
Price
What price will you charge and how will you determine what price to charge for your product?
How will you determine what your product is worth?
How will your pricing strategy set you apart from your competition?
Place
How do you plan to distribute your product? Do you have alternative delivery methods in mind? If so, describe in detail.
Will you take responsibility for distribution, or will you rely on an outside firm? How will you decide?
Promotion
What kind of promotional tools will you use? Describe in detail.
How will you determine what promotional tactics will work best?
With a limited promotional budget, how do you plan to gain market share?
How will you go about evaluating the results of your promotional campaign?