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To keep one’s business on course this plan must be geared toward the business’s mission—its product and service lines, its markets, its financial situation and marketing/sales tactics.  \n♦ The business must be aware of its strengths and weaknesses through internal and external analysis and look for market opportunities.  \n♦ The business must analyze its products and services from the viewpoint of the customer—outside-in thinking. What is the customer looking for and what does the customer want (benefits)? The business must gain knowledge of the marketplace from its customers.  \n♦ The business must analyze its target markets. What other additional markets can the business tap into and are there additional products or services the business can add?  \n♦ The business must know its competition, current and potential. By identifying the competitor’s strengths and weaknesses the business can improve its position in the marketplace.  \n♦ The business must make decisions on how to apply its resources to the target market(s) .  \n♦ The business must utilize the information it has gathered about itself, its customers, its markets, and its competition by developing a written Marketing Plan that provides measurable goals. The business must select marketing/sales tactics that will allow it to achieve or surpass its goals.  \n♦ The business must implement the plan (within an established budget) and then measure its success in terms of whether or not the goals were met (or the extent to which they were) . The Marketing Plan is an ongoing tool designed to help the business compete in the market for customers. It should be re-visited, re-worked, and re-created often.  \nMARKETING PLAN OUTLINE  \nThere is no single \"right\" way to approach a marketing plan. Your marketing plan should be part of an ongoing self-evaluation process and unique to your business.  \nA. Mission Statement  \n1. State the purpose of the marketing plan.  \n2. Review business goals and objectives as well as specific strategies to reach them.  \nEverything your company does should be guided by and consistent with your Mission Statement. This is a short (one or two paragraph) statement of the fundamental nature of your business, answering the questions: \"What business are we in?\" and \"Who do we serve?\"  \nThe mission statement is the one place you can be general, rather than specific. This is your vision of the business: it's philosophy, and what makes it different from any other business.  \nIf you don't already have a mission statement, write one down. Refer to it often as you develop your marketing plan. An opportunity that takes you away from your business mission is not a good opportunity for you. A strategy or tactic that does not carry the business towards fulfilling its mission is faulty and should be revised.  \nB. Diagnosis: Where are you right now?  \nIn order to determine how to get where you want to be, you need an accurate, objective picture of where you are now.  \nWrite a brief statement assessing the current state of the business:  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nC. Product/Service  \n1. Identify each product or service in terms of name, trademark, color, shape or other characteristic, including packaging and labeling.  \n2. What is your competitive advantage? How does your product or service differ from the competition in terms of exclusive processes or superior ingredients, or other features.  \n3. What are your strengths versus your competition's?  \n4. What are your weaknesses versus your competition's?  \n5. Determine the cost of each product or service.  \n6. Determine the price you charge for each product.  \n7. 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