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Marketing Strategy Template Do you want more customers, leads or website traffic? Do you want to understand what marketing you can do and the results you could get from that? If you can answer yes to either of these questions writing a Marketing Strategy for your business is vital to your success. This template provides everything you ne ed to write a Marketing Strategy. Introduction why do you need a Marketing Strategy? A Marketing Strategy will: Ensure a strategic approach is undertaken to marketing guaranteeing all future marketing tactics are undertaken with a long term purpose in mind and deliver an ROI Have tangible, financial goals to aim for so the value of ongoing mark eting can be

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Marketing Strategy TemplateDo   you   want   more   customers,   leads   or   website   traffic?   Do   youwant   to   understand   what   marketing   you   can   do   and   the   results

you   could   get   from   that?

If   you   can   answer   yes   to   either   of   these   questions   writing   aMarketing   Strategy   for   your   business   is   vital   to   your   success.

This   template   provides   everything   you   need   to   write   aMarketing   Strategy.

Introduction  –  why  do  you  need  a  Marketing  Strategy?

A  Marketing  Strategy  will:

Ensure  a  strategic  approach  is  undertaken  to  marketing  guaranteeing  all  future  marketingtactics  are  undertaken  with  a  long  term  purpose  in  mind  and  deliver  an  ROI

Have  tangible,  financial  goals  to  aim  for  so  the  value  of  ongoing  marketing  can  bemeasured

Identify  potential  new  markets  and  ensure  that  sales  and  marketing  teams  have  a  focusrather  than  adopting  a  scattergun  approach

Ensure  your  brand  is  working  as  hard  as  it  can  to  portray  your  business Develop  reusable  marketing  messages  that  can  be  used  through  all  marketing Ensure  all  marketing  is  consistent

The  Xander  Marketing  10  step  Marketing  Strategy  process:

•What  it  is?

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1.   Business

2.   Objectives

3.   Marketplace

4.   Target   Market

5.   Competition

6.   USP

7.   Your   brand

8.   MarketingMessages

9.   Marketing   Mix

10.   Marketing   Plan

•What  does  it  sell?•Where  is  it  going?

•Business  objectives•Marketing  objectives

•What  is  the  size  of  your  marketplace?•What  are  the  current  trends  in  it?

•Who  is  your  customer?

•Who  is  your  competition?

•What  makes  your  business  unique?

•What  does  your  brand  stand  for?

•What  messages  should  run  through  yourmarketing?

•What  marketing  tactics  should  you  utilise  toexecute  your  strategy?

•An  action  plan  for  your  12  month  and  monthlyMarketing  Strategy

1.  Business

This  section  enables  you  to  identify  where  you  are  with  your  business  now  and  where  you  wantto  go  with  it.

What’s  the  business  name?

How  did  the  business  start?  What’s  the  history  of  the  business?

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Where  is  the  business  located?

Include  all  locations

What  products/services  does  the  business  sell?

What  is  the  vision  of  the  business?

What  does  the  business  aspire  to?

What  is  the  mission  of  the  business?

How  will  the  vision  be  achieved?

What  is  the  future  for  the  business?

Where  would  you  like  the  business  to  go?

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What  is  the  pricing  of  your  products/services?

Are  your  prices  high,  competitive  or  low?Why  are  they  priced  this  way?

SWOT  Analysis

Undertake  a  SWOT  Analysis  of  your  business.

StrengthsWhat  internal  strengths  does  your  businesshave?

WeaknessesWhat  internal  weaknesses  does  your  businesshave?

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OpportunitiesWhat external opportunities could yourbusiness  pursue?

ThreatsWhat  external  threats  are  there  to  yourbusiness?

2.  Objectives

What  are  your  business  objectives  and  how  can  your  marketing  objectives  help  you  achievethese?  Make  them  SMART  (Specific,  Measurable,  Attainable,  Relevant  and  Timebound).

What  are  your  business  objectives  or  goals?

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What  are  your  marketing  goals?

This  could  be  more  customers,  more  leads,  a  higher  profile,  more  business  from  existingclients,  new  services

3.  Marketplace

A  marketplace  is  the  competitive  landscape  you  operate  in.  Whether  that’s  selling  PCs  andunderstanding  how  many  PCs  are  bought  a  year  or  offering  a  service  to  SMEs  in  the  south  ofEngland  so  understanding  how  many  SMEs  there  are  in  the  south  of  England.

What  is  your  marketplace?

List  all  the  marketplaces  you  could  operate  in

What  is  the  size  of  your  marketplace/s?

Marketplace Size  of  marketplace %  of  marketplace  youwould  like

What  marketplace  do  youoperate  in?

What  is  the  size  of  market  interms  of  money,  number  ofcustomers,  geography?

As  a  percentage  how  much  ofthis  marketplace  would  youlike  to  acquire,  now  and  inthe  future?

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Is  it  a  growing  or  declining  market?

Explore  this?  Where  will  the  market  be  in  5  years  and  10  years  time?

What  are  the  current  trends  in  your  marketplace/s?

What  is  being  said  in  the  news  about  your  marketplace?

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4.  Target  Market

This  section  looks  at  your  customers  and  the  types  of  customers  you  would  like.

Who  are  your  current  customers?

Who’s  your  biggest?  Who’s  your  smallest?  What’s  an  average  customer  like?What  are  their  demographics?- Consumers:  age,  gender,  career  level  etc- Businesses:  industry,  location,  job  title  etc

Who  is  your  ideal  customer?

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Describe  them  in  detail.  Why  are  they  your  ideal  customer?

What’s  on  your  customer’s  mind?

What’s  hot  on  their  agenda  now?  What  other  brands  do  they  buy?  What  problems  do  theyhave?

Segment  your  target  market

Target  market Description Decision  makerList  all  your  target  markets Why  would  they  use  your

product  or  service?Who  is  the  decision  maker(may     only     be     applicablewhen  selling  to  businesses)

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Competitor  analysis

Competitor Positioning Assessment Your  businessadvantage

Name  of  competitorHow  is  theirbusiness  positioned?

What  is  yourassessment  of  thethreat  of  thisbusiness  to  you?

Why  wouldcustomers  come  toyour  business  ratherthan  yourcompetitors?

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5.  Competition

Who  are  your  competitors  and  why  are  you  better  than  them?  Think  about  who  else  offers  yourproducts  and  services  directly  and  indirectly.  For  example  a  marketing  agency  would  competewith  another  marketing  agency,  but  it  could  also  compete  with  a  website  design  agency  if  websitedesign  is  one  of  its  services.

How  are  you  positioned  against  these  businesses?

What  are  your  strengths?  Why  would  a  customer  come  to  you  rather  than  thesebusinesses?

You  may  want  to  use  the  grid  below  to  plot  your  competitive  positioning.  Take  two  measuresand  plot  them  on  the  X  and  Y  axis.  Measures  could  be  small  businesses  at  one  end,  largebusinesses  at  the  other  end.  Or  premium  and  expensive  brand  at  one  end  and  low  quality  andcheap  brand  at  the  other  end.  Plot  where  your  competitors  are  on  this  grid  and  plot  where  youare.

Where  are  you  positioned  now?  Where  would  you  like  to  be  positioned  in  the  future?

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6.  USP

Your  unique  selling  proposition  is  the  one  thing,  or  combination  of  things  which  makes  yourbusiness  unique.

What  is  your  company  status  in  the  marketplace?

How  do  customers  view  you?What  are  your  perceived  strengths?Are  you  a  premium  brand,  standard  brand  or  bottom  of  the  range  brand?

What  is  your  unfair  competitive  advantage?

What  is  the  one  thing  about  you  which  puts  your  competitors  at  a  disadvantage?What  edge  do  you  have  on  your  competitors?

What  is  your  USP?

Ideally  you  would  have  one  USP.  However  this  may  be  a  combination  of  factors.

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Why  is  it  unique?

Describe  a  real  life  example  where  you’ve  delivered  on  this  USP

7.  Brand

A  brand  is  a  complex  area  and  requires  more  detail  than  this  document  can  go  into.  However  itneeds  to  be  considered  as  part  of  a  Marketing  Strategy.  Firstly,  what  is  a  brand?  We  define  it  asa  ‘promise’.  A  brand  portrays  your  business  vision,  mission,  values  and  key  messages.  It  needsto  position  and  differentiate  your  company  in  the  marketplace  and  it  needs  to  appeal  to  your

What  are  your  brand  values?

Value DescriptionName  yourvalue?  Whatdoes  yourbrand  standfor?

Describe  how  you  live  this  value

What  are  your  business  values?

Value DescriptionName  yourvalue

Describe  how  you  live  this  value

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target  market.

 

If  your  brand  was  a  car  what  car  would  it  be?

By  understanding  this  you  can  see  how  that  car  positions  and  markets  itself  and  use  ideasfrom  here.  You  may  also  want  to  consider  what  supermarket,  celebrity  or  biscuit  yourbrand  would  be.

Describe  your  brand  in  a  sentence

What  one  word  epitomises  your  brand?

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8.  Marketing  Messages

Now  that  you  have  identified  your  USP,  you  know  your  target  market  and  your  brand  values,what  marketing  messages  should  you  use  throughout  your  business?

What  are  the  benefits  of  your  business  and  product/service?

List  them

What  are  your  marketing  messages?

Concept Message

Name  a  concept/benefit  of  your  business  orproduct/service

What  marketing  messages  convey  this?What  imagery  can  convey  this?

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9.  Marketing  Mix

Despite  being  number  9  on  this  list  this  part  is  key.  Consider  all  the  marketing  tactics  yourbusiness  could  utilise.  Some  marketing  tactics  are  below.  Describe  what  your  business  could  do

with  each  of  these.

Marketing  Mix

Channel Outcomes What  could  your  businessdo?

Website Leads,  sales  through  yourwebsite

Search  engine  optimisation Ranking  highly  in  searchengines

Google  AdWords Driving  traffic  to  yourwebsite

FacebookInteracting  on  Facebook,driving  targeted  traffic  toyour  website

Twitter Interacting  with  customersand  potential  customers

LinkedInInteracting  with  customersand  potential  customers

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Video/YouTubeProduct  videos  orinformative  videoseducating  your  customers

BlogsArticles  educatingcustomers.  Would  help  withSEO

Discussion  forums Sharing  knowledge

Email  marketing  –  leadgeneration

Generating  leads  throughemailing  targeted  lists

Lead  generation  landingpages

Leads.  Visitors  exchangeemail  address  for  freeinformation

Email  marketing  –  leadnurturing

Warming  leads  up  thatprovide  email  address

Email  marketing  –newsletter

Keep  your  customers  up  todate

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Affiliate  programme Advertising  on  otherwebsites

Direct  mail Lead  generation

PR Building  awareness  in  themedia

Advertising  (online)Brand  building  and  drivingtraffic,  enquiries  and  newcustomers  online

Advertising  (offline)Brand  building  and  drivingtraffic,  enquiries  and  newcustomers  offline

Collateral  productionSupporting  sales  andmarketing  brochures  andcase  studies

Educational  marketingEducating  prospects  andcustomers  through  whitepapers,  blogs,  emails  etc

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Telemarketing Appointments  or  sales

Left  blank  for  other  tactics

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Marketing  Mix  for  the  next  12  months

Channel 12  month  objectives 12  month  outline  plan Initial  activity

Name  the  channel  (fromabove)

What  are  your  objectivesfor  this  channel  over  the

next  12  months?

How  are  you  going  toachieve  these  objectives,

at  a  high  level?

What  do  you  need  to  inthe  next  month?

10. Marketing  Plan

Now  it’s  time  to  pull  everything  together  into  an  executable  plan.  Use  the  table  below  to  plan  what  you  would  do  with  each  channel  over  the  next12  months:

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Monthly  plan

Activity Completed  date OwnerEach     month,     list     all     theactivity  you  are  going  to  doe.g.  Write  a  white  paper  orcreate  monthly  newsletter

When  should  each  activity  becompleted  by

Who  is  the  owner  of  thisactivity  in  your  business?

Month  1

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Month  2

Month  3

Month  4

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Month  5

Month  6

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Month  7

Month  8

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Month  9

Month  10

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Month  11

Month  12

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If you achieve your objectives as defined in Step 2 how much newbusiness  will  your  business  have?

What  is  your  ROI  from  marketing?

How  much  of  a  marketing  budget  would  you  be  prepared  to  invest  to  get  that  return?

What  is  your  marketing  budget?

List  everything.  Include  the  cost  of  your  internal  employees  and  external  agencies  orfreelancers.  Also  determine  a  budget  for  advertising  which  could  be  online  and  offline  andAdWords