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How to build a solid marketing plan. What makes an effective marketing plan.TRANSCRIPT
Marketing Planning
July 13, 2009
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Presented to Marketing Management class at University of Notre Dame
Carol PhillipsPresident, Brand Amplitude, LLC
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Marketer of the Year 2008
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What is …..
Standard Question
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http://www.systemicmarketing.com/marketing-definitions/
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"Marketing is the process of making selling unnecessary.“
--Jennifer AakerProfessor at Stanford University
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“Marketing encompasses activities that maximize the
value to the customer and the return on investment when
bringing a product or service to market.“
--Sam DeckerChief Marketing Officer at Bazaarvoice
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"Marketing extends from understanding what the
customers need to making sure they get it and are happy with
it.“
--Nigel DessauChief Marketing Officer at AMDwww.Twitter.com/NigelDessau
"Marketing is a set of activities or processes aimed at creating satisfactory exchanges for both
customers and sellers.“
--Harsha GangadharbatlaAssistant Professor at the University of Oregon
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Marketing = Process & PurposePurpose + Process
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Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for
creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have
value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.
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"Marketing is the process organizations use to create value for their members, customers, donors, and other stakeholders. Effective marketing results in stronger brands. The strength of a brand reflects the quality of its relationships with its stakeholders.
A strong brand can be an organization's most valuable asset. In this way, effective marketing returns measurable value to the organization.“
--Carol PhillipsAdjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame
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Who Is Responsible for…..
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• Based on mass media advertising and reach– Trust is gained through
familiarity. – A brand is built over a
long time.– Marketing is responsible
for the brand.– Consumers are targets
Old Paradigm New Paradigm
• Based on total customer experience– Trust is gained through
experience. – A brand can be built in a
short period of time.– Everyone in the
company is responsible for the brand.
– Consumers are co-creators
Scope of Marketing is BroadeningChanging Perspective
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwaX40EnUdM
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Procter & Gamble's Jim Stengel described a major cultural shift that is turning the world's largest marketer into a starter of conversations and a solver of consumers' problems rather than a one-way communicator. "It's not about telling and selling," said the chief marketing officer of the company that once lived by that simple mantra. "It's about bringing a relationship mind-set to everything we do."
Stengel Exhorts 4A's: 'It's Not About Telling and Selling'P&G's CMO Ditches Simple Mantra for Dialogue-Driven CommunicationsAdvertising Age, March 01, 2007
Relationships Are Key
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Marketing Activities
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What is it? (Product & Competition)
Who will buy it? (Target & Need)
Why will they buy it? What differentiates it? (Marketing Mix)
What does success look like? (Goals and Objectives, Milestones)
Marketing Planning
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4 P’s = Marketing MixProductPlacePricePromotion
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DIFFERENTIATE OR DIE
(the hardest interview question I ever had)
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Marketing plans set the course
“This is where are going, and this is how we are getting there.”
-J&J executive
“The marketing plan is the road map.”
-Pepsi executive
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Marketing Plans Set The Course
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The sad reality: many marketing plans are terrible
“5% of them are good, most of them suck wind.”
-Eli Lilly executive
“Maybe 20% of companies do it right. Most have absolutely no clue.”
-Gillette executive
“So much of marketing is common sense, but it all goes away when you write marketing plans.”
-Barilla executive
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Most Plans Are Terrible
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The typical marketing plan
Is more than 100 pages long
Begins with a long, detailed situation analysis
Ends with many programs, lots of details, lots of tactics
Is presented in a big meeting with dozens in the audience
Typical Plan
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Marketing plans are the bridge between information and action
Data Programs
Insights Tactics
Ideas Initiatives
Analysis Budgets
Marketing
Plan
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Best Plans Bridge Insights to Action
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A marketing plan needs to start with clear goals/objectives
• A marketing plans has to start with the goal in mind: what are we trying to achieve?
• Goals should be SMART
– Specific, Measurable, Aggressive, Realistic, Time-specific
• Having too many goals is a problem. Best is to have one or two
• Goals/objectives should tie to the financials of the business
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Start with Objectives
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An organization might also have non-financial goals
• Profit results are an important thing, but not the only thing
• Building a strong, enduring business is also critical
• As result, a marketing plan will often have a non-financial objective
– Speaks to how you are going to deliver the profit number– Provides a more robust direction than simply using a financial target
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Non-Financial Goals
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Breakthrough Marketing PlansOutline
Executive Summary
State of the Business/SWOT
Goals/Objectives
Strategic Initiatives and Rationale
Tactics and Rationale
Financial Implications
Milestones
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Outline
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Focus is critical
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the 100 other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully.
I’m actually as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done.”
-Steve Jobs, Apple
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Focus Is Critical
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Strategic initiatives are the big moves
• Strategic initiatives are the most important things you need to do in order to deliver the goals/objectives – Usually 3-5 strategies is best
– Too many strategies dilutes focus– Great strategies reflect choices
• Strategic initiatives should convey action…this is what we will actually go and do
– “Increase buying rate with our heavy users.”– “Engage young people, especially college students.”– “Launch new, premium item and drive trial.”
• Successfully executing against the strategic initiatives should deliver the goals/objectives
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Strategic Initiatives
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Tactics are the specific actions
• Tactics highlight precisely how the strategic initiative will happen
• Tactical moves include specific action steps
– Pricing changes– Advertising plans – Packaging changes– Product development projects
The 4 Ps
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Tactics = Actions
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Three critical insights
1. Marketing plans are recommendations
2. The best marketing plans communicate clearly and persuasively
3. Simplicity is always best
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Three Insights
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Carol [email protected]
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