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Assignment 2: Part B: Your Marketing Plan
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points
In Assignment 2, using the same company from Assignment 1, you will focus on the
company's mission, introduction, and branding.
Note: You may create and /or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion
of this assignment.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Develop a branding strategy for your product that covers the brand name, logo,
slogan, and at least one (1) brand extension.
2. Assemble a marketing strategy for your product, and determine an appropriate
time table to implement your plan). Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Prepare a positioning statement. Include a perceptual map that shows your
company's position against its competitors. From this map, create a statement that
depicts your position. For example, "Our product is the fastest in its class for half
the price." Note: See pp. 54 - 55 in the textbook for examples of perceptual maps.
You may use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other equivalent software to create
your perceptual map.
4. Examine the relevant consumer behavior for your target market. Explain the main
reasons why the brand name, logo, slogan, brand extension, as well as the
positioning statement and marketing strategy are right for the identified target
market.
5. Develop your company's mission statement and company introduction.
6. Use at least three (3) academic resources as quantitative marketing research to
determine the feasibility of your product / service. These resources should be
industry specific and relate to your chosen product / service. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific
format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name,
the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
3. Analyze the marketing framework including the concepts of the 5Cs, STP, and
4Ps.
4. Examine the marketing science of customer behavior and products in the
marketing exchange process and create dynamic strategies for competing.
5. Evaluate the basis for market segmentation and approaches to segmentation.
6. Evaluate target customer segments and positioning products within these
segments.
7. Examine the marketing science of customer behavior and products in the
marketing exchange process and create dynamic strategies for competing.
8. Develop branding strategies for existing and new products.
9. Use technology and information resources to research issues in marketing
management.
10. Write clearly and concisely about marketing management using proper writing
mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the
paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.