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Chap 08
Chap 08
8
Marketing Strategy
Chapter 8
Marketing
Implementation
Marketing Implementation
8
Organization’s Leadership
8
Internal Products
The marketing strategy
Employee tasks, behaviors, values, & attitudes
Internal Prices
Employees’ job-related changes
Working harder; expanding abilities
Internal Distribution
How the marketing strategy is communicated (e.g., planning
sessions, workshops, formal reports, employee training)
Internal Promotion
Informing and persuading employees about the merits of the
marketing strategy (e.g., speeches, newsletters, etc.)
Chapter
8 Successful Implementing an Internal
Marketing Approach Requires
• The recruitment, selection, and training of employees must be
considered an important component of marketing implementation.
• Top managers must be completely committed to the marketing
strategy and overall marketing plan.
• Employee compensation programs must be linked to the
implementation of the marketing strategy.
• The organization should be characterized by open communication
among all employees, regardless of organizational level.
• Organizational structures, policies, and processes should match the
marketing strategy to ensure that the strategy is capable of being
implemented.
Chapter
8
Hypothetical Implementation Timeline
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10