Revised edition of the author's How to write a marketing plan, 2013.

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Situation analysis : the marketing audit -- Objectives -- Strategies and action plans -- The distribution plan -- The advertising and promotions plan -- Costs and budgets -- Writing the plan -- Presenting the plan, follow-up and revision -- Mini-plans and quick plans -- Appendix : Marketing plan for the UK market.

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