Scenario 1 you are the marketing manager for the firm of


Select the scenario for your Week 3 and Week 5 final project marketing plan.

Scenario 1: You are the marketing manager for the firm of your choice responsible for developing the tactical and strategic marketing plan. You are also responsible for the successful implementation and evaluation of the plan and have full P&L responsibility for your product/service line.

Scenario 2: You are the owner of a small to mid-sized business. You are currently developing your marketing plan for the upcoming year. The marketing plan will include both the tactical and strategic plan elements. You will also discuss the implementation and evaluation of the strategic marketing plan.

In Week 3, you will answer the following:

Outline your selected scenario and details about the firm and/or product line.
Discuss which of Michael Porter's basic strategies you will use to market this product and why.
As you know from your reading, consumers have different product needs and use products differently. Segmentation seeks to group different demands and needs into clusters with similar demand patterns. Using the dimensions of market segmentation, determine which markets you will target with your marketing plan. Outline your target market in detail.
Outline the stages in the consumer decision making process for your selected product or service. Be sure to discuss how consumers evaluate alternatives and what mediums they use in the information search stage.
Conduct research to determine where improvements should be made to your product or service line. Discuss these improvements and the estimated cost in developing and launching these enhancements. This could be a product line extension, a service improvement, new packaging, Web site enhancements, etc. The purpose of this element of the marketing plan is continuous improvement. You should justify the need of these enhancements based on your research, such as a review of the competition, feedback from customers, or a review of the marketing environment.
Submit a 4- to 5-page paper written in APA format. Search the South University online library for peer-reviewed articles to justify your marketing plan. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles for your paper.

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