Assignment: Marketing Plan
Create the first part of a marketing plan.
Write an 8-10 page paper in which you:
1. Write an introduction to your company. Describe your hypothetical company, ensure that it is based in the United States (name the state/city you will base it in), and the product it makes or the service it provides, and introduce the contents of your marketing plan.
2. Develop your company's mission statement.
3. Decide the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next year (short term) and the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next five years (long term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure both short- and long-term goals.
Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of website content, website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product /service adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement.
1. Develop an environmental analysis that includes competitive, economic, political, legal, technological, and sociocultural forces in the state that you're basing your company in.
2. Develop both a SWOT analysis and needs analysis for your product / service. Each analysis should examine three strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for your company.
3. Use at least three academic resources as quantitative marketing research to determine the feasibility of your product / service. These resources should be industry specific and relate to your chosen product / service.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.