University of Missouri Kansas City Marketing Plan Research Report For this project, you will complete a 5-page, double-spaced marketing research report. Be

University of Missouri Kansas City Marketing Plan Research Report For this project, you will complete a 5-page, double-spaced marketing research report. Before you begin, I would strongly recommend that you review feedback you received on your Business Model Canvas project (Attached with feedback on BMC project #1). I have uploaded a marketing plan template in this week’s module, which provides a description of the sections one would normally expect to find in a marketing plan. You don’t necessarily need to have every section from the template in your submission, but I would expect to see the following at a minimum:

1)Secondary market research- this is the research you do using existing sources. You should estimate the size of your market, check customer prices/offerings, identify costs associated with your venture idea, etc.

2)Primary market research for this class, we do not ask you to gather primary data, but you will need to provide an example of what you would use if you were going to collect primary data (for instance, an example of a survey with the questions you would want to ask potential customers). I have uploaded two extra about primary market research titled “Market Research Basics” and “Surveys and Focus Groups” that should be helpful (You will find it Attached).

3)Competition- this is a great place for a visual aid. You want to map out your competitor’s prices and offerings and show where you fall in the competitive landscape.

4)Advertising/promotion mix- how are you going to market your product/service? How much is it going to cost to do so? Before you say, “we’re going to have a Facebook page so our marketing is going to be free”, ask yourself how many times you have purchased a product through a company’s Facebook page!

5)Pricing- you may want to refer back to the Chapter 9 lecture as you consider internal and external factors and set your prices. (Attached)

6)Sales forecast- we won’t be creating any pro-forma financial statements in this class, but I do want you to wrap up your marketing report by using the information about your market size, the percentage of the market that you think might buy your product/service, and your price(s), to estimate sales. This would be another great place for a visual aid (perhaps showing the first 12 months, or first 3 years, or some meaningful sales forecast). I know you have to do a lot of guessing here, but that’s the nature of starting a new venture!