Developing Successful Marketing and Corporate Strategies
Last Revised August 1, 2007

Chapter Learning Objectives

1.

Understand the steps in the strategic planning process.

2.

Discuss the importance of developing customer-oriented mission statements.

3.

Explain how to design business portfolios.

4.

Understand how marketing strategy and marketing mix fit into the strategic planning process.

I. Strategic Planning

A. Mission Statement

 

 

B. Objectives and Goals

   

C. Business Portfolio Analysis

 

1. Strategic Business Unit

 

2. Boston Consulting Group Approach

  

Marketing Share f

Marketing Growth h

High

Low

High

 

 

 

Low

 

 

 

 

D. Marketing Plan

1. Environmental Assessment: SWOT analysis (see mindtools).
a. Strengths:

 

b. Weaknesses

 

c. Opportunity

 

d. Threats

 

 

2. Target Market

3. Marketing Mix

 

 

E. Implementing the strategy

 

 

F. Monitor and adapt.