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CONTROL
PLANNING
Figure 21.1
Planning - the pitfalls
Figure 21.2
(1)- Objectives, targets and mission
Figure 21.3
Objective trade offs
• Macro environment.
• Task environment
• Markets.
• Strategic issues.
• Marketing mix.
• Marketing organisational structure and organisation.
(3)- Marketing analysis
S - strengths.
W - weaknesses.
O - opportunities.
T- threats.
(4)- Marketing objectives
The sales and market forecasts provide the basis for all
subsequent planning and decision making.
Figure 21.4
Forecasting methods
Figure 21.5
Different ways of organising marketing activities
• Function.
• Product.
• Geographically.
• Segments.
• Matrix.
Functional organisation
Figure 21.6(a)
Product organisation
Figure 21.6(b)
Regional organisation
Figure 21.6(c)
Matrix organisation
Figure 21.6(d)
The marketing control process
Figure 21.7
Examples of marketing performance evaluation
methods
• Sales analysis.
Figure 21.8
Marketing costs and profitability analysis
Figure 21.9
Problems estimating marketing costs according to
Wilson et al 1992