Marketing Plan Worksheet Template Page 4

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Identify the important players in the purchase process for the firm's products:
Purchasers (actual act of purchase)
Users (actual product user)
Influencers (influence the decision, make recommendations)
Financial responsibility (who pays the bill?)
What do customers do with the firm's products?
Purchase
Purchase quantities and combinations
Purchase of complementary products
Purchase situations
Consumption
Characteristics of heavy users
Characteristics of light users
Consumption of complementary products
Consumption situations
Disposition
Issues related to the creation of waste (garbage)
Issues related to recycling
Where do customers purchase the firm's products?
Identify the outlets (intermediaries) where the firm's products are purchased:
Store-based retailers
Electronic retailers (Internet, television)
Catalog retailers
Vending
Wholesale outlets
Direct from the firm
Identify any trends in purchase patterns across these outlets (e.g., how e-commerce
has changed the way the firm's products are purchased).
When do customers purchase the firm's products?
Under the firm's control
Promotional events (communication and price changes)
Customer services (hours of operation, delivery)
Not under the firm's control
Seasonal patterns
Physical/social surroundings
Time perceptions
Competitive actions

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