What to Do With a Marketing Plan After it is Written?
Writing a marketing plan takes a significant amount of time and thought. You must do research and match the needs of your target market to both your product or service and your marketing budget. Once you have finished the marketing plan, your next step is to use it to grow your business.
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Send to Distributors or Wholesalers
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One use for a marketing plan is to pitch distributors and sometimes wholesalers. When trying to convince a distributor to carry your product for sale to retailers, you'll most likely have to provide the company with a thorough marketing plan. A distributor takes a chance when ordering and carrying products on consignment and selling them to retailers. A wholesaler or distributor who agrees to work with your company needs to know that you have a clear and well-thought-out plan for marketing to end users (consumers).
Get a Loan or Investment
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The marketing plan is a key element of a complete business proposal. If you plan to seek funds from a bank or investor, you need to create and present a marketing plan. The marketing plan helps the investor decide if you have a realistic plan of action for attracting new customers. Marketing is one of the top factors in growing and sustaining a company. The proposal also provides marketing research information to help prove the viability of the plan to investors and lenders.
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Launch a Product
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Another use of a marketing plan is to help you launch a new product. A product marketing plan describes the features and attributes of your product in detail and matches it to the right target customer. Once prepared, you can pass your marketing plan to sales professionals so they can use it as a guide to sell the new product to customers. You can also prepare the plan before you even create the new product to help guide the production process.
Use as a Guideline
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Sometimes you need a marketing plan to simply use as a point of reference as you conduct business. After you write, finalize and implement the marketing plan, print it and keep it handy in your office as a resource. If you have any questions about how to market the product or service, such as where to promote or distribute the offering, just refer to the plan to keep you focused on your original goals and intentions.
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