ENTR 496
Writing a Marketing Plan
2 Undergraduate credits
Effective
May 5, 2015
– Present
Graduation requirements this course fulfills
This course focuses on the process of marketing plan preparation by having the students create an actual marketing plan for an individual product or service offering, a product line, or a business unit of a company. Topics include environmental scanning, SWOT analysis, market positioning of the offering, pricing, break-even analysis, sales forecasting, product placement, and promoting the offering.
Special information
Learning outcomes
General
- Principles and approaches to analyze 1) your business and its capabilities, 2) the environment in which your product offering is to function, and 3) your market and potential customers. You will also "define" or position your product / service offering for best possible success.
- Principles and methods to estimate sales and profits, as well as to monitor your plan and make sure it stays on track.
- Principles and techniques to implement your plan -- take your offering to market through product design, pricing, placement, and promotions (the 4 Ps of marketing).
- Techniques to "package" and sell your marketing plan to top management or bankers -- making you a star.
Fall 2020
| Section | Title | Instructor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Writing a Marketing Plan | Rogers, Deborah M | Books | Course details |