Assignment Steps

Develop a minimum 700-word branding strategy and marketing communication plan in Microsoft® Word.

This document should address at least 5 elements of the Situational Analysis and the Product, Place/Distribution, Promotion, and Price Strategies (modified below) sections of the marketing plan (from the Situational Analysis and the Product, Place/Distribution, Promotion, and Price Strategies lists below).

The five elements you select should only come from the options provided below. You must include a measurement of customer loyalty and retention in your strategy document.

You may include more than the minimum to provide clarity and coherence to your document.

Situational Analysis:

Vision, Mission, Strategic objectives, Values

Strengths/Weaknesses

Competitor's Strengths/Weaknesses

Market Segments

Product, Place/Distribution, Promotion, and Price Strategies:

Creating a Brand Image

Maintaining Brand Image

Branding Concerns

Promotion/Integrated Marketing Communication

Advertising Strategy/Objectives

Push and Pull

Media Strategy

Advertising Execution

Public Relations/Strategies

Note: Charts/graphs/tables do not count toward the word count.