...used the Internet to bolster sales and marketing efforts, interactive learning experiences, and not-for-profit campaigns, for example. Thus, communication networks have vastly expanded, enabling businesses to reach out to thousands of consumers, clients, and strategic partners. However, for Internet ventures to succeed, identity branding should be considered. Understanding Internet marketing strategies and how to build and secure an online presence will help you brand your Internet identity in the marketplace. eMarketing Overview In business, developing an Internet branding treatment requires significant pre-planning. It’s always wise to review industry marketing standards and current online business trends. Familiarizing yourself with eMarketing principles and promotional techniques will give you a great head start at transferring your marketing plan to an online platform. Cameron has just checked the number of visitors and new e-mail inquiries on her organization's recently created Web site. It's looking good! She gets to work answering as many inquiries as she can before lunch. In a similar organization, Jill is using the Internet to read the latest industry trade publications. She comes across Cameron's Web site. Jill is impressed. She's thought about creating an organizational Web site before, but feels that the market isn't big enough to warrant one right now. Cameron and Jill display very different approaches toward marketing on the Internet. The Internet continues...
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...accountability of Internet professional service firms. "eStrategy" -- the identification, design and implementation of business solutions for eCommerce. Pipedream.com 04/03/00 Proprietary and Confidential Pipedream.com – Retail Application Services Executive Summary Opportunity Competition between online etailers for customers is at an all time high. However, most etailers mirror traditional brick-and-motor business models: open a store, drive traffic to it, and hope for sales, while failing to take advantage of the Web’s ability to create networks of consumers through online communities, content, and partnerships. The Concept Pipedream.com has created a new weapon in the retailer’s arsenal of strategic partnerships turning single consumers into networks of consumers. Recognizing this market need, Pipedream.com has developed a service that will greatly improve how Internet retailers entertain and service its customers. Integrating services and content will enable retailers to tap into new networks of consumers and save on web site development and maintenance. Our unique approach of providing applications and content will transform online marketing in our effort to build a synergistic global community of business partners and consumers. Pipedream.com revenues will be generated directly from our retailer partners in the following areas:...
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...| Title slide | 2 | Executive Summary | 3 | Statement of the marketing challenge and evidence in support | 4++ | Analysis of current situation to include: * Market description for wallets overall and specifics of Big Skinny target market(s) * Competitive analysis of Big Skinny direct competitors, comparing on important features such as thinness, cost, depth of product mix, revenues etc. * Analysis of Big Skinny's website * Analysis of Big Skinny's prior online and offline (traditional) promotion efforts * Management considerations * Financial considerations | 5++ | Analysis of each of the 7 techniques discussed in the case study, including advantages and disadvantages of each specific to Big Skinny | 6++ | Recommended online media plan (must be compiled from some or all of those seven techniques outlined above). Recommendation should include at least three of the online tools, may have more if the case facts justify it | 7++ | Recommended offline (traditional) media to support online efforts to sell Big Skinny wallets | 8 | Management and financial challenges to implement your recommendations | 9 | Endnotes | 10 | Bibliography | 11 | Exhibits, if any | Case Study 3: Big Skinny Wallets Due: End of Week 6 Case Overview Big Skinny CEO Kiril Alexandrov is an expert at selling his company's product -- ultra thin wallets -- through in-person interactions and conventional media. He has been very successful based to a large extent...
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...9 Nike Business Overview 117 9 Nike’s Business Overview Business Overview: Nike, Inc. is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Virtually all Nike products are manufactured by independent contract manufacturers, many of which produce for other globally recognized brands. Most Nike products are made outside of the United States. Nike, Inc. also includes six U.S.-based wholly owned subsidiaries. This report covers activities of the Nike brand, as well as Brand Jordan and Nike Golf, which together represent about 90 percent of company revenues, unless where otherwise noted. Nike has a long-term goal of incorporating subsidiary companies into its corporate responsibility efforts and reporting. Nike, Inc Subsidiaries Cole Haan Holdings Inc., based in Maine, sells dress and casual footwear and accessories for men and women under the brand names of Cole Haan, g Series and Bragano. Nike Bauer Hockey Inc., based in New Hampshire, manufactures and distributes hockey ice skates, apparel and equipment, as well as equipment for in-line skating and street and roller hockey. Hurley International LLC, based in California, designs and distributes action sports apparel for surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and youth lifestyle apparel and footwear. Nike IHM Inc., based in Oregon, makes AIR-SOLE cushioning components used in Nike footwear products...
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...MARKETING PLAN Senior Care Plus Final Draft Marketing Management Keller Graduate School of Management Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2.0. Situation Analysis Overview 4 2.1. Market Summary 4 2.2. SWOT Analysis 8 2.2.1. Strengths: 8 2.2.2. Weaknesses: 8 2.2.3. Opportunities: 9 2.2.4. Threats: 9 2.3. Competition 9 2.4. Product Offering 10 2.5. Keys to Success 10 2.6. Critical Issues 10 3.0. Marketing Strategy Overview 11 3.1. Mission Statement 11 3.2. Marketing Objectives 12 3.2.1. Brand Identity 12 3.2.2. Value Proposition 13 3.2.3. Estimated Unit Sales 14 3.3. Financial Objectives 15 3.4. Target Markets 15 3.5 Positioning 17 3.6 Pricing Strategies 18 3.7. Marketing Attack Strategy 19 3.7.1 Advertising 20 3.7.2 Public Relations 21 3.7.3 Internet 21 3.7.4 Sales Promotion 22 3.8. Marketing Research 24 4.0 Controls Overview 24 4.1. Progress Milestones 25 4.2 Marketing Organization 26 4.3 Contingency Planning 26 4.4 Conclusion 27 References 29 1.0 Executive Summary The aging population of America is, no doubt, booming. Thus, a good number of businesses have been organized that cater to this sector of society. One of these are those retail stores that serve the needs of the senior population. Senior Care Plus (SCP) was conceptualized to specialize on the sales and service of specialized lifts, mobility aids, bed and bath safety products, medical alert systems...
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...paper I will give a brief overview of a software solution for each of these three departments. A software solution for accounting would be NetSuite. This software allows a company to see their outstanding invoices and bills in real-time. NetSuite has a budgeting feature that allows the company to see the upcoming years projected objectives. It also allows the company to generate up to the moment reports so you can evaluate the companies spending. NetSuite allows for different types of currency to help the company exchange money. It also has the ability to connect to multiple bank accounts and pay bills for the company with online bill pay. A software solution for human resources would be Lawson. Lawson gives the company the ability to track their employees. It keeps up with what days each employee works and for how many hours the employees worked during that day. Lawson allows both the company and the employees to view the system. Lawson keeps up with sick time and vacations time that an employee accumulates and uses. It also allows both the company and employee to see benefits that the company gives each employee. The company can have an online pay check system instead of having to send out a paper version of the employees pay stub. A software solution for marketing would be interlinkONE. interlinkONE delivers an online integrated marketing solution to companies that want to build, manage, execute and measure all aspects of their marketing efforts in one solution. interlinkONE...
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...B2B Marketing Plan of FedEx 1.0 Introduction According to Hutt and Speh (2004), Contemporary businesses operate in an environment that gets fiercely competitive by the day. To deal with this intensity of rivalry the typology of business networks has experienced extensive changes. One of the marked changes that businesses are undertaking is a change in marketing techniques. In an era where switching costs are low making customer loyalty to be shaky, old marketing strategies are no longer efficient. To attain a competitive edge and to attain sustainability, companies are being forced into the aspect of not only concentrating on current customers but actively looking for prospective customers. These changes in organizational buying and selling behaviour can be explained by the concept of B2B marketing. The goal of this paper therefore is to write an managerial report on B2B communication at FedEx. To achieve this goal it is imperative by understanding the fundamentals of B2B marketing. The second section will be a brief overview of the company in question, FedEx. This will be followed by the crux of the report an exploration of B2B marketing at FedEx. The paper will then be concluded by a summary of the major points covered. 2.0 Fundamentals of B2B Marketing Business to business branding hereinafter referred to simply as B2B is a marketing terminology that is used to describe a multi layered commercial strategy between businesses. Biemans (2010) explains that B2B...
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...Marketing Final Project Team 1 Ryan Marshall, Manuela Antonova, and Joshua Booth Mr. Coffee Smart Optimal Brew WeMo Enabled Marketing Plan Executive Summary A recent primary research survey has found that 70% of occasional coffee drinkers view the Mr. Coffee brand as an inferior or budget coffee brewing device that does not make a superior cup of coffee (Appendix, Opinion survey). Brands such as Keurig, Cuisinart, and DeLonghi inspire more thoughts of quality coffee than Mr. Coffee. Other consumers are opting to spend several dollars per cup of coffee at coffee houses such as Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Dunkin Donuts, and even McDonalds (Appendix, Opinion survey). Mr. Coffee is a part of American iconography appearing in movies, books, and other arenas of pop culture. It appeared in loosely translated interpretations in the Back to the Future movie trilogy of the as 1980’s as “Mr. Fusion”, it was referenced in the TV show Seinfield, and in the title of the short story by Raymond Carver, “Mr. Coffee and Mr. Fixit.” According to a recently conducted survey Mr. Coffee was the most identifiable home coffee brewer. Brand recognition is not a problem in the current marketing environment. Mr. Coffee has many entries into the home coffee making market. Most of the devices are on the lower end of the price scale and easily obtained at every local big box store. These devices are sold alongside similar devices presented by direct competitors with very little differentiation. Recent...
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...Mobile | Marketing Plan Final Draft | Best Buy | | Yolanda Scott | 2/24/2013 | | Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………..Page 4 2.0 Situation Analysis (Overview) ……………………..………………………………....Page 4-5 2.1 Market Summary……….………….……………………………………………........Page 5-6 2.2 SWOT Analysis..……………………………………………………………………...Page 6-7 2.3 Competition……………………………………………………………………….......Page 7-9 2.4 Product (Service) Offering…..……………………………………………………….Page 9-10 2.5 Keys to Success…………….………………………………………………………Page 10-11 2.6 Critical Issues…..………...…………………………………………………………….Page 11 3.0 Marketing Strategy..…...…………………………………………………………..Page 11-12 3.1 Mission…………………….…………………………………………………………..Page 12 3.2 Marketing Objectives……….………………………………………………………Page 12-14 Table of Contents Cont….. 3.3 Financial Objectives…….…………………………………………………………Page 14-15 3.4 Target Markets………………………………………………………..……………….Page 15 3.0 Marketing Strategy (Overview)…………………………………………………..Page 15-16 3.5 Positioning…….........................................................................................................Page 16-17 3.6 Pricing Strategies…………………………………………………………………...Page 17-19 3.7 Marketing Attack Strategy……………………………………….…………………Page 19-20 3.8 Marketing Research……...……………………………………………………........Page 21-22 4.0 Controls………………………………………………………………………….……..Page 22 4.1 Progress Milestones……………………………………………...……………….Page 22-23 4.2 Marketing Organization…………………………………………………………...
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...APPEN DIX Writing a Marketing Plan Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks. —Paul “Bear” Bryant, football coach, University of Alabama 2A for the firm, marketing objectives and strategy specified in terms of the four Ps, action programs, and projected or pro forma income (and other financial) statements—enables marketing personnel and the firm as a whole to understand their own actions, the market in which they operate, their future direction, and the means to obtain support for new initiatives.2 Because these elements—internal activities, external environments, goals, and forms of support—differ for every firm, the marketing plan is different for each firm as well. However, several guidelines apply to marketing plans in general; this Appendix summarizes those points and offers an annotated example. WHY WRITE A MARKETING PLAN?1 A s a student, you likely plan out much in your life—where to meet for dinner, how much time to spend studying for exams, which courses to take next semester, how to get home for winter break, and so on. Plans enable us to figure out where we want to go and how we might get there. For a firm, the goal is not much different. Any company that wants to succeed (which means any firm whatsoever) needs to plan for a variety of contingencies, and marketing represents one of the most significant. A marketing plan—which we defined in...
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...a Marketing Plan Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you’ll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don’t have a plan. That’s why it’s easy to beat most folks. —Paul “Bear” Bryant, football coach, University of Alabama WHY WRITE A MARKETING PLAN?1 A s a student, you likely plan out much for the firm, marketing objectives and strategy in your life—where to meet for din- specified in terms of the four Ps, action programs, ner, how much time to spend study- and projected or pro forma income (and other ing for exams, which courses to take financial) statements—enables marketing per- next semester, how to get home for winter break, sonnel and the firm as a whole to understand and so on. Plans enable us to figure out where we their own actions, the market in which they want to go and how we might get there. operate, their future direction, and the means to For a firm, the goal is not much differ- obtain support for new initiatives.2 ent. Any company that wants to succeed (which Because these elements—internal activ- means any firm whatsoever) needs to plan for ities, external environments, goals, and forms a variety of contingencies, and marketing repre- of support—differ for every firm, the marketing sents one of the most significant. A marketing plan is different for each firm as well. However, plan—which we defined in Chapter 2 as a written several guidelines apply to marketing plans...
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...1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Overview Objectives Methodology Structure INTRODUCTION 6 7 9 9 11 CHAPTER 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 THE NATURE OF BRANDS 12 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 22 23 2.9 Introduction What is a Brand? The Layers of a Brand Product and Service Brands Branding & the Buying Process The Importance of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Emotional Loyalty The Concept of Brand Equity 2.8.1 The Value of Brands to Customers 2.8.2 The Value of Brands to Companies Conclusion CHAPTER 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 BUILDING BRANDS 24 25 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 32 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Introduction Overview of the Brand-Building Process The Value Proposition 3.3.1 Added Value 3.3.2 Distinctive Brand Identity Developing the Framework and Communicating the Value Proposition Building Customer Relationships Characteristics of Successful Brands Conclusion 1 BUILDING SUCCESSFUL BRANDS ON THE INTERNET CHAPTER 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 THE INTERNET 33 34 34 35 35 39 40 43 Introduction Overview of the Internet 4.2.1 The Defining Characteristics of the Internet The Growth of the Internet The Internet & e-Commerce The Impact of the Internet on Business Conclusion CHAPTER 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 BUILDING BRANDS ON THE INTERNET 44 45 45 47 48 50 51 52 57 59 60 Introduction The New Dynamics of Brands The Importance of Customer Loyalty Online Increasing Returns Economics and First-Mover Advantage Viral Marketing 5.5.1 The Case of...
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...Internet marketing, also referred to as i-marketing, web-marketing, online-marketing, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) or e-Marketing, is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. The Internet has brought media to a global audience. The interactive nature of Internet marketing in terms of providing instant response and eliciting responses is a unique quality of the medium. Internet marketing is sometimes considered to have a broader scope because it not only refers to the Internet, e-mail, and wireless media, but it includes management of digital customer data and electronic customer relationship management (ECRM) systems. Internet marketing ties together creative and technical aspects of the Internet, including: design, development, advertising, and sales. Internet marketing also refers to the placement of media along many different stages of the customer engagement cycle through search engine marketing(SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), banner ads on specific websites, e-mail marketing, and Web 2.0 strategies. In 2008 The New York Times, working with comScore, published an initial estimate to quantify the user data collected by large Internet-based companies. Counting four types of interactions with company websites in addition to the hits from advertisements served from advertising networks, the authors found the potential...
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...McBride Marketing Paper Robert Greenleaf BSA/310 November 1, 2012 GARY TEED Marketing is an essential tool to the success and implementation of any marketing plan or strategy. Businesses rely heavily on the targeting the right customers desiring specific needs. There are many considerations to analyze when approaching the development of a successful marketing strategy. Marketing is defined as “the process by which companies create value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return” (Armstrong & Kotler, 2011, p. 5). Today’s business environment is constantly evolving and reshaping; consequently, business organizations must cater their marketing strategies to the global, digital fast paced business world that we live and operate in. Businesses must consider market research, media requirements, target markets, and other considerations in order to have a successful marketing strategy. According to Armstrong and Kotler (2011), “By creating value for consumers, they in turn capture value from consumers in the form of sales, profits, and long-term customer equity” (p. 5). McBride currently has a marketing strategy that would be considered to outdated or ancient compared to today’s digital, mobile, and internet related businesses. The following issues will discuss intricate avenues of approach to design a compelling, competitive, trend-setting strategy that...
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...Module 4 Case Study MKT 501 Strategic Marketing Trident University International December 27, 2011 MEMORANDUM To: Vice President of Marketing, Old Navy From: Marketing Consulting, Subject: Analyzing Old Navy’s promotion strategy This memorandum documents the review of Old Navy’s current market strategy. Old Navy has decided to utilize online video instead of television. In addition, as part of the company’s positioning strategy, it is launching its first campaign that specifically targets men. It also announces a slogan very similar to one of the Marine Corps “looking to enlist a few good men”. Some additional changes include new denim washes and styles, as well as more tailored shirts and pants to meet the changes/demands of its target buyers. TRIDENT will evaluate if this new market strategy shift from television to online video is the best promotional strategy for your company. Old Navy’s Target Market Viewing Habits Assumptions: a) Television advertisement is not very effective for the company. b) It is difficult to reach men for an item of clothing through commercial advertisements. c) Men are not in the right mindset when watching TV. For instance if he is watching sports, he may not pay attention to a clothing commercial. Old Navy’s Target Market Buying Habits Assumptions: a) Men are starting to spend outside the basics. They are now focused on getting healthier; therefore they go for more comfortable lifestyle products...
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