Course outline
Definitions• Marketing – what does it really mean?
• What is Marketing strategy?
• What is a value statement?
Creating effective value statements
• Different methods of creating value statements
• How to use a good value statement
Creating and setting marketing objectives
• What is a good objective?
• Strategic marketing tools
Information systems
• What should they contain?
• Why are they useful?
• Some examples
• Benchmarking and reports
Frameworks for creating Marketing Strategy
• Traditional frameworks
• Flexible frameworks
Selling involving the implementation of a Marketing Strategy
• Leadership and implementation issues
• Internal communication
