The Marketing PlanThe structure of a plan that can actually be executed.MarketingThe plan's structure.1Situation analysisMarket, customers, competitors, and your own position.2ObjectivesSpecific, measurable, with dates attached.3StrategySegments, targets, position — the choices made.4TacticsThe mix decisions that follow from the strategy.5ActionsWho does what, by when, with what budget.6ControlWhat is measured, how often, and what triggers a change.Most plans fail at the actions step: strategy is agreed, but no one ownsthe work or holds the budget.The Marketing Planlearnposters.com
The Marketing Plan — printable business wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

The Marketing Plan, step by step

The plan's structure.

  1. Situation analysisMarket, customers, competitors, and your own position.
  2. ObjectivesSpecific, measurable, with dates attached.
  3. StrategySegments, targets, position — the choices made.
  4. TacticsThe mix decisions that follow from the strategy.
  5. ActionsWho does what, by when, with what budget.
  6. ControlWhat is measured, how often, and what triggers a change.

Most plans fail at the actions step: strategy is agreed, but no one owns the work or holds the budget.

Questions about the The Marketing Plan poster

What’s on the The Marketing Plan poster?
6 numbered steps. The plan's structure. Situation analysis — Market, customers, competitors, and your own position.; Objectives — Specific, measurable, with dates attached.; Strategy — Segments, targets, position — the choices made.; Tactics — The mix decisions that follow from the strategy.; Actions — Who does what, by when, with what budget.; Control — What is measured, how often, and what triggers a change.. Most plans fail at the actions step: strategy is agreed, but no one owns the work or holds the budget.
Who is the The Marketing Plan poster for?
The Marketing Plan belongs to the Marketing section rather than to a school year, because business is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning strategy can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Marketing Plan poster?
A plan without numbers, owners and dates is a statement of intent. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Marketing Plan belongs on the wall where that business work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Marketing Plan?
Working With Agencies, Competitor Analysis and Distribution sit alongside The Marketing Plan in the Marketing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Working With AgenciesCompetitor AnalysisDistribution
Is the The Marketing Plan poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Marketing Plan downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Marketing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Marketing Plan poster print at?
The Marketing Plan is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Marketing Plan loses nothing.Printing guide

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