Saturday 23 May 2015

Tips On Sample Marketing Plan

By Tammie Caldwell


All businesses are started with one common objective which is always to make profit to the owner or owners of the firm. In order for a business to do this it has to ensure that their sales is enough to generate revenue to enable them to stay in business. There are many ways through which the business can booster their sales which includes lowering prices of their products, discounts and also providing high quality products. However, how a business markets its goods will have a great impact on their sales. This is because sometimes a business might have a good pricing policy and also good quality products but still fail. This is because of how they present their goods to the final market which is why we should look at a sample marketing plan.

A good marketing plan should be able to recognize its target group. It should recognize the customers they intend to sell to which include details on their age, location, gender and also their precise needs and wants which your product intends to attend to. This will enable you in choosing best advertising strategy.

Having a budget for marketing is also a major concern for any firm that needs the whole process to be successful. You should establish how much the whole process will require from the beginning to the end, also the cost should be able to take care of the changes that might take place in the future. However, the change of plan needs to be informed by the figures of returns on investment.

Evaluation of all the effects of the marketing plan on the final sales turnover should be conducted from time to ensure efficiency is maintained. This will inform the management on whether the current plan is working or not. If it is not successful then you should consider adopting a new one or making adjustment to the current.

Distribution channel of your goods and services is also an important aspect to pay attention to when marketing your goods. You can either use your website or small scale distributors in the provision of your goods and services. This will enable you cover your whole intended market well.

Pricing and also positioning strategy should also be taken care of by the plan. Your pricing policies should be able to attract customers. It should not be too low as low prices are associated with low quality goods.it should not also be too high to discourage potential buyers from purchasing them.

Evaluation of the whole plan should be done at a minimum interval of annual basis. Through this you will be able to compare its performance from time and establish any necessary adjustment that should be made to it.

Every firm would want a reasonable return on its investment. However, this is not always the case as the firm does not operate in isolation from competition with other similar firms. Thus the firm needs to generate a strategy that will influence the customers into buying from them and not from the other firms. This is where the marketing plan offers you the edge.




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