TY - BOOK AU - Taylor,James Walter TI - Marketing planning: : a step-by-step guide SN - 0132420414 U1 - 658.8 PY - 1997///] CY - Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall KW - Marketing KW - Planning KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Includes index; Introduction; Marketing planning and strategy : what it is and why it is needed; What we know about what makes business profitable; The product life cycle : how the PLC drives your markets; Every company has strengths and weakness : how to understand and use your company's strengths and weaknesses; How to conduct a focused market review; How to conduct a competitive analysis; Analyzing your environment and dealing with what is "out there"; Where do you want to get to? Developing your own mission statement; Marketing intelligence and your customers; Sales force planning and management; Advertising, sales and trade promotion; All competition is now global; Technology--it is changing everything you do in business; Pulling it all together to develop a winning strategic marketing plan ER -