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Business planning





Business planning

an ongoing process of making decisions that guide the firm both in the short term and for the long term


Business plan 

a plan that include the decisions that guide the entire organization  


Marketing plan 

a document that describes the marketing environment , outlines the marketing objectives and strategy and identifies who will be responsible for carting out each part of the marketing strategy .





functional planning 

a decision process  that concentrates on delivering detailed plans for strategies and tactics for the short term that support an organization's long-term strategic plan .


operational planning 

a decision process that focuses on developing detailed plans for day to day activities that carry out an organization's functional group .


Strategic planning 

* the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities .

* a managerial decision process that matches an organization's resources and capabilities to its market opportunities for long-term growth and survival


Strategic business units 

individual units within the firm that operate like separate businesses with each having its own mission , business , objectives , resources , managers and competitors .








Mission statement 

a formal statement in an organization's strategic plan that describes the overall purpose of the organization and what it intends to achieve in terms of its customers , products and resources .


Business portfolio 

the collection of businesses and products that make up company


Portfolio analysis 

the process by which management evaluates the products and businesses making up the company .


Corporate culture

the set of values , norms , and beliefs that influence the behavior of everyone in the organization .


Action plans 

individual support plans  included in a marketing plan that provide the guidance for implementation and control of the various marketing strategies within the plan .. action plans are sometimes referred  to as " marketing programs " .


Marketing implementation 

the process that turns marketing strategies and plans into marketing actions in order to accomplish strategic marketing objectives .





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