Marketing Strategy
GROLSCH
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2. OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2.1 Market shares/ sales volume: ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2.2 Company reputation/ brand awareness: ------------------------------------------------------ 2 2.3 Geographical coverage/ Distribution Objectives: ------------------------------------------- 2 3. TARGET MARKET ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4. MARKETING MIX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 4.1 PRODUCT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Core Benefit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Actual product ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Standardise or adapt? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 4.2 PROMOTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Forms of promotion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 4.3 DISTRIBUTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 5.1 PPROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT ----------------------------------------------------------- 8 5.2 MARKETING BUDGET ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 6. APPENDIX --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Appendix A: Market Segmentation Categories and Selected Variables ---------------------- 9 Appendix B: key media in Russia:
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