MARKETING PLAN: The systematic approach of assessing opportunities, defining objectives, determining strategies for implementation, developing coordinated criteria for evaluation and controls of marketing in an organization. Components typically include: executive summary, environmental scanning and analysis, SWOT analysis, marketing objectives, marketing strategies, marketing implementation, and evaluation / control. A good marketing plan is flexible and updated on a regular schedule. It can be created separately or as a part of the business plan. See also | SWOT | environmental scanning | environmental analysis | marketing strategies | marketing objectives | benchmarking | implementation | mission statement | business plan |
