Topic: MARKETING UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENT

Topic: MARKETING UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENT Order Description Unit 5 Topic: Delivering Value 4.0 FINANCIALS TIP Refer to the BEMP Guide in Doc Sharing for assistance on this section. The Financials Section contains some good examples for you to follow. Also refer to your Kaplan text sample marketing plan at the end of Chapter 2. 4.1 Break-Even Analysis •?Explain when you will break even •?Include a break-even table/chart •?Explain the break-even table/chart 4.2 Sales Forecast •?Include your sales forecast for the first year by month. •?For the second and third years, include your forecasts by quarter. •?Identify the risks you face. •?Identify the most important components of sales performance. •?Keep your chart(s) relatively simple and reduce the total number of categories so that your investors can quickly discern the information. Again, refer to the BEMP Guide in Doc Sharing for assistance on this section. 4.3 Expense Forecast List your expenses for the following items for the next three years: [GB530| Marketing Management] 2 •?Web site •?Advertising •?Printed Material •?Development of retail channel •?Other (list) 5.0 CONTROLS •?How will you monitor expenses/revenue? •?Identify what methods/reports and how often. •?How will you assess marketing effectiveness? •?How will you assess changes in the market environment? 5.2 Marketing Organization •?Roles and Relationships in Your Marketing Functions (who will be responsible and who will implement this Brand Extension Marketing Plan?) 5.3 Contingency Planning • Identify risks • How you will monitor risks? • How you will adapt to adversity? • What options will you have? The components of your Brand Extension Marketing Plan for Unit 5 are evaluated using this rubric. Unit 5 Brand Extension Marketing Plan Assignment and Grading Rubric Criteria Possible Points Break-even analysis including: a statement on when you will break even; inclusion of a break-even table/chart; and explanation of the break-even table/chart 20 Sales forecast including: breakdown of first year by month and breakdown of second and third years by quarter. Identified risks and the most important 20 [GB530| Marketing Management] 3 components of sales performance Expense forecast: list of expenses for the next three years 10 Controls: stated how you will monitor expenses and revenue; identified what methods/reports will be used; stated how you will assess marketing effectiveness; and stated how you will assess changes in the market environment Marketing Organization: identified in some detail the roles and relationships in your marketing functions Contingency Planning: identified your risks and how you will monitor them; explained how you will adapt to diversity. 10 Writing: appearance; spelling/grammar; organization