Marketing Plan: General Mills

Instructions

Assist with 8-page marketing plan (Marketing Plan: General Mills) on following this format and use at least 3 sources (PLEASE DO THIS ASSIGNMENT ON GENERAL MILLS CEREAL)

Title Page

Table of Contents

· Use the headings show in this example as your table of contents.

Introduction to Organization and Product/Service and Microenvironment

· Background and explanation including the one or two products/services you are focusing on

· Include main actors in the micro environment (incorporate relevant aspects of Dropbox 2 into this part; see Chapter 3).

· Include a discussion of the main forces in the macroenvironment (incorporate relevant aspects of Dropbox 2 into this part; see Chapter 3).

Basic Marketing Research

· What marketing research does the organization plan (incorporate relevant aspects of Dropbox 2 into this part)?

SWOT Analysis

· Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats – a chart format is OK for this section – see SWOT section in the Sample Marketing Plan in the etext.

Marketing Plan: General Mills

· See the Competitive Review section in the Sample Marketing Plan in the etext.

Marketing Objectives

· Be specific, preferably with measurable objectives. Explain – see the Objectives and Issues section in the Sample Marketing Plan in the etext.

Positioning, Target Market and Segmentation

· Create a positioning statement or improve upon the one the organization currently has (this can be a short phrase or one-liner – see page 204 of the text under “Differentiation and Positioning” for examples).  What is the segment and who is the target market? Prepare a small chart similar to Table A1.1 in the Sample Marketing Plan in the etext.

Marketing Mix Strategies

Describe strategies for all 4 P’s of marketing, or how to improve what a company is currently doing; See the Marketing Strategy section in the Sample Marketing Plan in etext but describe these in further detail with full analysis for each separately – this may be your largest section of the report.

· Product

· Price

· Place

· Promotion and Integrated Marketing Communication (also incorporate Dropbox 5 into this area)

Ethical, Legal and Privacy Considerations

· What ethical and legal issues present themselves?  Consider any of these as relevant and describe how you would address these.

Conclusion  

Appendix (optional)

· Include any relevant data and graphs or web printouts that are too large to fit within the text of the report. This is an optional section.