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Not-for-profit and nonprofit organizations include Dakota Clinic and Innovis Health, Prairie Public Television, and United Way. Such schools as the Moorhead Independent School District and Minnesota State University Moorhead are also acceptable. The criteria for choosing an organization may include access to management personnel and to financial information. Data on the Internet are helpful. Obtain approval for your choice of organization from your professor. A MARKETING PLAN The marketing plan should include the following topics. Note that Chapter 2 in your text also contains this information. I. Mission Statement. II. Situation Analysis a. Internal environment i. Organization background ii. Products iii. Financial and non-financial results iv. Channels b. External environment i. Markets ii. Competitive environment iii. Economic environment iv. Demographic environment v. Social and cultural environment vi. Political and legal environment vii. Technological environment c. SWOT analysis d. Critical issues III. Marketing Objectives IV. Marketing Strategies a. Target markets b. Product strategies c. Pricing strategies d. Promotion strategies e. Distribution strategies V. Recommendations for Change GROUP DYNAMICS Your professor will divide the class into small groups. Group members will want to share telephone numbers and e-mail addresses and settle upon a time to meet outside of class. Also, note the scheduled class times for meeting. The group members may divide the responsibility for particular parts of the marketing plan and assign a part or parts to individual group members. However, each group member is responsible for the entire assignment. The group may omit the name of a member(s) who does not complete his/her assigned responsibilities on time. The Peer Evaluation score can also reflect the group members’ participation in the process. HELPFUL HINTS FOR WRITING PAPERS WRITING MECHANICS 1. Print everything submitted. 2. Double-space everything. Double space between sections. Do NOT triple, quadruple or use any other spacing anywhere. Double space everywhere. 3. Set margins at one inch. 4. Do NOT right justify. 5. Always make back-up copies of the paper on disk, hard copy, etc. 6. Number the pages. Number the pages. Number the pages. 7. Use 12 point Times New Roman to prepare the paper. WRITING ORGANIZATION 1. Use headings, sub-headings, sub-sub-headings, etc. whenever you change the topic. Do not turn in a paper without headings, etc. 2. If necessary, obtain a style manual for heading examples. You can use the Marketing Plan Assignment format if you wish. 3. Indent the beginning of each new paragraph. 4. Include a cover page with the title of the project, your name, and any other information you deem useful. 5. Do not write the paper using an outline format. COMMON PROBLEM AREAS 1. Know the difference between their and there, two, too, and to, due and do, hear and here, loan and borrow, etc. and use these words correctly. 2. Spell all words correctly. Your word processing software includes a spell checking option. Word for Windows has a grammar checker built into it. Use them. 3. A sentence must include only one basic idea. Business readers prefer short, punchy sentences to long, involved, convoluted ones. 4. A Paragraph must contain at least two sentences. 5. A paragraph must include only one basic topic. Business readers prefer short, punchy paragraphs to long, convoluted ones containing several quite different topics. STRUCTURE 1. Do not use the word, “being,” to mean “because.” Say, “Because I came to class,” rather than “Being that I came to class.” 2. Punctuate correctly. Refer to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style if you need assistance. 3. Write in complete sentences. Do not write sentence fragments. 4. Do not write run on sentences. 5. Do not attempt to convey too much information in one sentence. Rather than write one long, wordy sentence write several short, clear ones. 6. Avoid writing in the passive voice. 7. Avoid using the verb, “to be,” including am, is, are, was, be, been, and being. 8. Do not use “there” or “it” or “this” as the subject of a sentence. 9. Do not begin a sentence with a number. 10. Spell numbers less than 10. Write as a numeral those 10 or greater. 11. Do not use the words “got” or “a lot.” 12. Write percentages with a number and percentage sign (58%). 13. Personal pronouns must agree with their antecedents (the nouns they represent) in gender and number. 14. A verb must agree with its subject in person and number. 15. Papers that contain the problems listed above will be returned and the grade of final drafts with these problems will be reduced. THE WRITE SITE Visit the Write Site on campus after you have prepared a final draft. Then revise your final draft using Write Site suggestions. SAMPLE ORGANIZATIONS KMART More than one hundred years ago, Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a modest five-and-dime store in downtown Detroit...and changed the entire landscape of retailing. The store that Kresge built has evolved into a multi-billion dollar empire of more than 1,800 stores and an Internet presence that reaches millions of online shoppers. The Kmart name has become a symbol of Americana, standing for quality products at low prices. The company keeps expanding its selection of exclusive brands, offering more products only available at Kmart stores. Martha Stewart Everday, Disney, Sesame Street, JOE BOXER, Jaclyn Smith, Kathy Ireland and Route 66 are continuously adding to their assortment. Throughout Kmart.com, shoppers are offered the choice of purchasing Kmart's fine products online. To bring consumers to the Web, Kmart also offers the BlueLight Unlimited Internet Service. At just $8.95 per month, BlueLight is the lowest-priced major Internet service in the country. PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING Prairie Public Broadcasting is a trusted public service dedicated to building an exciting and productive future for the prairie and its people. Prairie Public Broadcasting offers a window on the world through national and regional television and radio programming; creates a forum for the most important issues facing our region with locally produced, topical documentaries; partners with others to foster education for all ages; and utilizes digital technology and Web services to expand those valued services. Beginning with a single television transmitter in Fargo, Prairie Public Broadcasting has grown to become the premier broadcaster of public television and radio services throughout the prairie region. The Prairie Public Broadcasting Mission Statement. Prairie Public Broadcasting provides quality radio, television, and public media services that educate, involve, and inspire the people of the prairie region. 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