Signature Assignment: Part B: Strategic Marketing Plan On Coca Cola
Internal Data
Evaluate internal sources of information available to you inside the organization and what information you will receive from each source. Identify 3-6 sources of internal data. Insert or remove rows as needed.
Source
What it Measures
Data
Potential Usage
Example: Sales data
Monthly sales by specific product
Average sales that month in US dollars for each of 10 products. Data can be segmented by business and consumer markets.
Can be used for trend analysis, projections, and to measure effectiveness of promotions.
Secondary Data
Evaluate secondary data sources and the specific information you need from each source. Insert or remove rows as needed.
Source
What it Measures
Data
Potential Usage
Example: retail store analytics
Dollar value of sales by quarter by major product categories
Total sales of major players
Market Share Analysis
Seasonal patterns
Primary Data
Evaluate primary data needs to create and evaluate the marketing plan. Insert or remove rows as needed.
Source
What it Measures
Data
Potential Usage
Example: Focus group
Product usage, motives, identify group level satisfaction, decision process, etc.
Qualitative
Identify different reactions of market segments to product. Identify marketing opportunities, product/service flaws and opportunities
Customer Relationship Management
Establish customer touchpoints and develop appropriate CRM events for customer acquisition, retention, and profitability. Insert or remove rows as needed.
CRM Touchpoint
Purpose & CRM Objective
Data
Potential Data Usage
Example: Customer profile information on website
Starts the account for visitors: name, geography, email address (Customer acquisition)
Presale: geographic location; customer id, source of reference
Email address
Post sales: address, product purchased, quantity, price.
Track new and returning customer counts, total period purchases by customer ID, geographic sales data. Can be used for loyalty rewards, retention, and targeted marketing.