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Reasons to create a marketing plan include helping you set clear objectives, define your target market, identify customer needs and build out tactics to increase sales.  \nAnother benefit is prioritizing activities and allocating resources, including time, money, and staff to identify the most effective marketing channels and activities that generate the highest return on investment.  \nOverall, a marketing plan helps determine the metrics to measure the effectiveness of marketing activities and choose the most appropriate based on resources and market conditions.  \nSample marketing plan questions:  \n› The problem you solve. Describe the customer pain points you solve with your product or service.  \n› The target market you sell to. If there’s more than one target market, list them all. Be as specific as you can.  \n› If you’ve created a customer profile, outline the details. Have you thought about creating one of more customer profiles of the specific type of people you plan to target?  \n› The channels you use to distribute to your customers. What methods will you employ to sell your goods or services? Make a note of each here. For example, you might sell online, through third-party websites, direct via a retail outlet etc.  \n› Build credibility. Describe steps to improve your credibility (industry knowledge and experience, speaking at industry events, generated positive stories, proven track record.› Partnering and collaboration. Identify two or three possible marketing partners who sell to the customers you want to reach. Discuss how you’d plan a joint marketing initiative.  \n􁌥 [youngassociates.co. nz](youngassociates.co. nz) 􁧡 [info@youngassociates.co. nz](info@youngassociates.co. nz) 􁌴 04 384 1322  \n1 . Strategic overview  \nThe problem you solve  \n{Enter text –describe the customer pain points you solve with your product or service.}  \nThe target market you sell to  \n{Enter text – if there’s more than one target market, list them all. Be as specific as you can.}  \nIf you’ve created a customer profile, outline the details below  \n{Enter text – have you thought about creating one of more customer profiles of the specific type of people you plan to target? If so, discuss this here.}  \nThe channels you use to distribute to your customers  \n{Enter text – what methods will you employ to sell your goods or services? Make a note of each here. For example, you might sell online, through third-party websites, direct via a retail outlet etc.}  \nBuilding credibility  \n{Enter text – describe steps to improve your credibility (industry knowledge and experience, speak industry events, generated positive stories, proven track record.}  \nPartnering and collaboration  \n{Enter text – identify two or three possible marketing partners who sell to the customers you want to reach. Discuss how you’d plan a joint marketing initiative.}  \n2 . Digital plan  \nWebsite optimization  \n{Enter text – outline how your website attracts online traffic. Using search keywords, providing online content, linking to reference sites etc.}  \nCreating online leads  \n{Enter text – describe what are you doing to encourage the collection of prospect contact details.}  \nContent marketing  \n{Enter text – outline how you use content marketing to build interest in your business and to demonstrate credibility and industry knowledge.}  \nMarketing automation  \n{Enter text – identify the marketing software you use to track leads and keep in contact with customers automatically.}  \nSearch engine optimization  \n{Enter text – document the tactics you use to get to the top of search.}  \nOnline advertising  \n{Enter text – outline your advertising strategy and list which online platforms you advertise in e.g. , Google Ads, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, You Tube etc.}  \n3 . 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