1. Gilbert A. Churchill, Jr. J. Paul Peter Chapter 20 Implementing and Controlling Marketing Activities Marketing

2. Organizing Marketing Within a Company Slide 20-1a Function-Based Organization Geographic-Based Organization Marketing Research Sales Product Planning Territory Region Country

3. Organizing Marketing Within a Company Slide 20-1b Customer-Based Organization Product-Based Organization Government Customers Industrial Customers Large Corporate Customers Product Categories Brands Products

4. A Network Organization Slide 20-2 Figure 20.1 Core Firm Strategic Alliances Joint Ventures R & D Finance Global Strategy Manufacturing Information Marketing Vendor Partnering Customer Partnering Resellers Divisions An organization of independent business units interacting with one another Management

5. Implementing Marketing Plans and Strategies Slide 20-3 Staff Marketing Positions Coordinating Marketing Activities Communicating Ideas and Information Motivating Employees

6. The Control Process Slide 20-4a Figure 20.3 Compare Realized Results with Objectives Objectives Met or Exceeded Find Reasons Objectives Not Met Find Problems Objectives Set Too Low? Excellent Objectives Plan and Implementation Raise Objectives Evaluate for Performance Improvement Measure Realized Results The process evaluating performance against of objectives, plans, and strategies and making changes when and where needed.

7. Slide 20-4b Figure 20.3 Objectives Not Met Find Problems Measure Realized Results Objective Set Too High? Faulty Plan? Faulty Implementation? Combination of Problems? Lower Objectives Change Plan and Reimplement Change Implementation Start Over Compare Realized Results with Objectives The Control Process

8. by product type by customer type by geographic region by price or discount by sales method by payment method by order size by salespeople by reason for purchase Sales analysis can be broken down: Sales Analysis Slide 20-5 Gathering, classifying, comparing, and studying company sales data

9. Profitability Analysis Slide 20-6 Revenues 100,000 199719981996 Expenses Profit Profit Margin 95,000 5,000 5.0 % 102,000 95,000 7,000 6.9 % 100,000 93,000 7,000 7.0 % Profit Margin = Revenue - Expenses Revenues The difference between sales revenues and costs to produce them

10. employee training toll-free customer hotlines e-mail comment cards internal survey research external independent survey Customer Satisfaction analysis may include: Customer Satisfaction Analysis Slide 20-7 Customer Satisfaction is the feeling that a product (i.e., perceived performance) has met or exceeded the customer’s expectations.

11. Products - the reason for existence Markets - where products are sold Customers - user profiles Competitors - their influence Distribution channels - selling paths Sales administration - selling efficiency Pricing - profitability planning Advertising - overall program Sales promotion - sales inducement Areas to be audited include: The Marketing Audit Slide 20-8 In-depth, systematic reviews of an organization’s SBU’s environment, objectives, plans, strategies, activities, and personnel of concern to marketing.