Section 5
Steps to Creating a Marketing Plan
By Boundless

An organizational vision should be made up of two fundamental components: a core ideology and an envisioned future.

When defining a mission statement, remember that a mission statement answers the question, "Why do we exist? ".

Managers can use various methods of analysis to understand the firm's own capabilities, customers, and business environment.
The marketing objectives must be based on the company's financial objectives.

There are five steps you can follow to define your target market and become positioned to reach your potential customers.

By profiling customers and determining goals and tactics, you can create a marketing mix that will help you succeed in building a strong customer base.

To ensure that the marketing programs reach the objectives, marketers must focus on how to best implement the chosen strategy.