Prentice Hall Strategic Marketing Plan Audit (Financial Times Series)

ANALYSE AND EVALUATE YOUR COMPANY'S STRATEGIC FOCUS Strategic marketing planning presents a major challenge in today's increasingly competitive global market. Companies need to find a balance between both short-term efficiency and long-term effectiveness in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage within the market place. . This audit describes how to develop an effective marketing plan and provides a step-by-step guide to evaluating its effectiveness. It enables you to review every aspect of your company's marketing strategy, helping you to: . Understand the nature of a strategic marketing planning Write a mission statement which is tailored to your organisation Set clearly stated and precise marketing objectives Implement both tactical and strategic marketing strategies