HND Business: Marketing Process, Planning & Farmfoods Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Farmfoods' marketing process and planning. It begins by explaining the concept of marketing in the 21st century and discusses the role of the marketing function within Farmfoods, including product/service management, marketing information management, promotion, and selling. The report analyzes how the marketing function interconnects with different departments such as finance, human resource management, and operations management. It also examines the extended marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion, people, process, and physical evidence) used by Farmfoods and Fulton's Foods. The report evaluates how the marketing mix contributes to Farmfoods' business goals and provides recommendations for improvement, such as establishing a cross-department workflow and focusing on customer needs. Furthermore, a marketing plan is presented, connecting strategic marketing with organizational objectives and incorporating SMART objectives, market research, situational analysis (SWOT, PESTLE, 5C), competitor analysis, value proposition, marketing strategies applied to the extended marketing mix, budget allocation, tactical actions, and control measures including ROMI and CLV. Finally, the report includes a comprehensive media plan with a budget and rationale for selected multi-media activities across digital, offline, and social media channels.

Higher National Diploma in Business Management
Unit 2 Marketing Process & Planning
The Marketing Concept, Functions
and Mix (Part 1)
Marketing Planning (Part 2)
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Contents
Part 1: Briefing Paper.......................................................................................................................1
1.0 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1
2.0 Explain the concept of marketing in 21st century.....................................................................1
3.0 Discuss the role of marketing function with suitable instances from the chosen firm .............1
4.0 Analyse how the marketing function works as well as interconnects with different
departments .....................................................................................................................................2
5.0 From the selected supermarkets explain the extended marketing mix with examples .............3
2.0 Evaluate how the marketing mix used by the chosen business come up with the success of the
firm in achieving business goal (150...............................................................................................5
3.0 Recommendations .....................................................................................................................5
9.0 Conclusions ...............................................................................................................................5
References .................................................................................................................................8
Part 2: Marketing Plan.....................................................................................................................9
1.0 Strategic marketing plan connects with the organizational objectives, corporate strategy and
mission ............................................................................................................................................9
2.0 SMART marketing objectives...................................................................................................9
3.0 Market research for the new product line launch.......................................................................9
4.0 A situational analysis...............................................................................................................10
4.1 Marketing audit, making use of appropriate analytical tools including SWOT, Pestle and 5C
analysis...........................................................................................................................................10
4.2 A competitor analysis including the market segments ...........................................................11
4.3 Sub-segments ..........................................................................................................................11
4.4 Taking new product value-proposition within eyes of the consumer......................................12
4.5 Making the marketing strategies applied to the extended marketing mix...............................12
4.6 Setting of an overall marketing budget, including allocation of planned spend......................12
4.7 Tactical actions........................................................................................................................13
4.8 Identifying appropriate control and monitoring measures to ensure achievement of objectives
including metrics to measure success such as Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI) and
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)...................................................................................................13
5.0 A comprehensive media plan that supports the planned marketing campaign .......................14

5.1 A media budget........................................................................................................................14
5.2 Recommendations and rationale for selected and integrated multi-media activities within the
set budget that meet the marketing objectives...............................................................................14
5.3 Appropriate channels for communication in context to digital, offline and social media.......14
5.6 Full justification for a multi-media plan based on quantitative and qualitative criteria..........15

Part 1: Briefing Paper
1.0 Introduction
Marketing is the promotional activity adopted by the managers of different organisation
in order to market their product and services (Jobber and Ellis-Chadwick, 2019). For better
understanding of the topic Farmfoods is the company taken into consideration. It is a British
frozen food and grocery supermarket chain located in Cumbernauld, Scotland, UK, founded in
1955. The report highlights explanation of role of marketing as well as how it connects within
various business units of a firm. Comparison of the methods in which enterprise take use of the
elements of marketing mix for achieving goals. A marketing plan that meets the objectives of
marketing and development of a media plan for supporting a marketing campaign of a company.
2.0 Explain the concept of marketing in 21st century
Marketing in 21st century collaborate both digital channels as well as traditional for
promoting their products and services. The marketing managers of Farmfoods use the
conventional channels such as television, radio, newspaper, flyers and many more in order to
showcase their products in the market to reach out end customers. The marketing in 21st century
is all about providing experience to the customers, depending on the age, wealthy and
geography, consumers of future generation will have less time, more choices, discretionary
income and will new spending patterns. Organisations have the advantage of the information
which is available and design more effective marketing channels.
3.0 Discuss the role of marketing function with suitable instances from the
chosen firm
Role of marketing function serves as the base of the firm, producing as well as
coordinating all the materials which represents business (Batat, 2019). Some of the role of
marketing function with reference to Farmfoods are as follows:
Product/ Service management: For marketing function, it is an essential role of
marketers to develop, obtain, maintain and improve a product or service mix. In case with
marketing function of Farmfoods, it is role of marketing to manage product line it helps them in
promoting variants of products in the market and reach out to favourable customers.
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Marketing- information management: Mostly all the businesses require information for
making healthy marketing decisions in order to get positive response in the market. In
Farmfoods, marketing function performs role of gathering, accessing, synthesizing, evaluating as
well as disseminating the information which is beneficial to them for improving availability of
their products.
Promotion: Promotion function aids in acquiring a desired outcome and to meet goals by
spreading the information about goods, services produced by the firm. Marketing function of
Farmfoods plays role of promotion function as it benefits them in showcasing their products and
services in front of many people and attain the organisational goals.
Selling: It is the sales of an entity who design products according to the needs and wants
of the consumers. The marketing team of Farmfoods performs role of making the products
according to the demand of the customers in order to increase sales of the organisation. It
improves their sales and market share in the marketplace and more new stores innovated.
4.0 Analyse how the marketing function works as well as interconnects with
different departments
Marketing function refers to the process of planning and implementing the promotional
and marketing strategies made by the managers of the organisation (Caliskan, Özen and
Ozturkoglu, 2020).
Marketing and finance management: The managers of marketing in Farmfoods helps
finance function in research, promotion and distribution in different markets for evaluating the
adequate budget to meet its needs for promotion, distribution. At same time, the finance
department make sure that the business manages with its financial abilities. The marketing
department is more focused on the market share and sales volume, whereas, the finance function
looks at the costs, cash flow as well as paying back investment.
Marketing and human resource management: the marketing managers in Farmfoods,
work with HRM department in order to give new and innovative product ideas, meet production
targets and develop a competent sales group. Moreover, human resource management, recruit
and train the employees according to requirements of the organisation. They also provide the
employees with seminars in order to make them capable of completing the task on time and
effectively.
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Marketing and operation management: the marketing managers ensures quality of the
product as well as design in such a way which fulfil customer needs. Furthermore, operation
management helps the business to attain sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.
This leads to increase in market share as well as strong customer base segment of the
organisation in the market. Manufacturers usually test products fully to make sure low defect
rates as well as meet its legal requirements.
5.0 From the selected supermarkets explain the extended marketing
mix with examples
Marketing Mix focus on various part of a comprehensive marketing plan, successful
marketing or bran promotion of products or services of any enterprise (Kitchen, 2020). Elements of
marketing mix in context to Farmfoods and Fulton's Foods are discussed below:
Elements of Marketing Mix Farmfoods Fulton's Foods
Product The product line of Farmfoods
is groceries which includes
fresh fruits and vegetables, dry
goods, confectionery, chilled
items, canned goods, cleaning
products and many more.
Fulton's Foods product line
is frozen foods like French
fries, soya chap, frozen
sweet corn, frozen spring
roll, frozen chicken and
many more.
Price The pricing strategy of
Farmfoods includes break-
even price in the company.
Cost-plus pricing strategy is
used by the marketing team
of Fulton's Foods.
Promotion In context to traditional
strategy, the Farmfoods use
public relations in the
company. Where as in modern
strategy, they use sales
promotions to promote their
products in the market.
The marketing team of
Fulton's Foods, use personal
selling in the traditional,
whereas direct marketing is
used in the modern in order
to market their products and
reach out to its end
customers.
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Place There are 341 total stores of
the Farmfoods which are on a
high scale of working in order
to attain objectives.
The Fulton's Foods consist
of 80 north of England
stores, mainly locate in UK
itself.
People There are approximately 4000
employees actively working in
with the purpose of achieving
targets. Off the job training is
being provide to them so that
they do not face any issues
(Kumar, Shankar and
Aljohani, 2020).
In Fulton's Foods, there are
1000 active subordinates
working in the organisation.
Training, seminars and
many more activities are
conducted so that they
interact with other people in
the company.
Physical evidence The physical evidence used by
the marketing team of
Farmfoods affects the
satisfaction of consumer. It
can be tangible or non-
tangible, just a proof of
purchase of the item.
The marketing group of
Fulton's Foods provide the
customers with proper bill
whenever buyer buy any
product. In order to make
records of the sales and
proper count of the profits
earned per day.
Process The team of Farmfoods
identify the clients, select
shipping address, chose
payment method, read the
entire order and then confirm
it when done.
The marketing team of
Fulton's Foods provide
proper guide while a person
is in the store and also
labelling is done so that they
can easily read.
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2.0 Evaluate how the marketing mix used by the chosen business come up
with the success of the firm in achieving business goal (150
With the help of marketing mix, the business organisation gets a clear idea what product
or services they offer to the people and are they satisfying their needs and wants or not (Solimun
and Fernandes, 2018). They benefit in planning successful offers of the product, also implement
the planning, developing and effective marketing techniques used by the company. The
marketing-mix provides business with a roadmap of the company's objectives to strengthen their
ability and avoid unnecessary cost in order to gain success. It keeps on tracking the performance
so that in any case loss occur, can be cured soon. It makes the firms to choose right product, right
people, at the right time and price. It contains everything which a firm can
3.0 Recommendations
From the above report it is recommended that:
 The marketing team of the Farmfoods are suggested to establish a cross-department
workflow in the organisation, as other people can also give their idea on behalf of it. This
will engage the whole enterprise as well as increase the effectiveness and efficiency of
the organisation. Through this they can easily reach out to local people by showcasing the
products in local markets by producing more on its advertisement and promotional
activities.
 They should work with the audience in mind, which will help them in fulfilling the
needs, wants and demand of the customers. They need to do proper research of the people
in different countries so that marketing can be done in that way only. They should
analyse their customer data properly so that they can achieve their targets of tapping
specific amount of number with the time period.
9.0 Conclusions
Marketing is an essential part for all the organisation as it helps them in marketing their
products and services in several areas. Marketing in 21st century aids in promoting the products
in both the ways digitally as well as on the stores. Role of marketing functions includes
product/service management, marketing information management, promotion and selling. The
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marketing function in the organisation is essential as it is beneficial for all the departments
including finance, human resource management and operation management. Elements of
marketing mix involves product, price, place, promotion, people, process and physical evidence.
Marketing mix plays and important role in businesses to achieve its success and set objectives.
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References
Books and Journals:
Batat, W., 2019. Experiential marketing: Consumer behavior, customer experience and the 7Es.
Routledge.
Caliskan, A., Özen, Y. D. Ö. and Ozturkoglu, Y., 2020. Digital transformation of traditional
marketing business model in new industry era. Journal of Enterprise Information
Management.
Jobber, D. and Ellis-Chadwick, F., 2019. EBOOK: Principles and Practice of Marketing, 9e.
McGraw Hill.
Kitchen, P. J., 2020. Marketing communications. In A reader in marketing communications (pp.
1-9). Routledge.
Kumar, A., Shankar, R. and Aljohani, N. R., 2020. A big data driven framework for demand-
driven forecasting with effects of marketing-mix variables. Industrial marketing
management, 90, pp.493-507.
Solimun, S. and Fernandes, A.A.R., 2018. The mediation effect of customer satisfaction in the
relationship between service quality, service orientation, and marketing mix strategy to
customer loyalty. Journal of Management Development.
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Part 2: Marketing Plan
1.0 Strategic marketing plan connects with the organizational objectives,
corporate strategy and mission
Strategic marketing plan refers to the process of following and writing a plan to attain a
particular marketing goal (Benzo, Mohsen and Fourali, 2017). The strategic marketing plan helps
the marketing team of Farmfoods in setting their goals that can be measured and achievable
easily with the set mission of the company. It also benefits in evaluating the planned strategies
with the past so that current performance of the firm can be counted. Moreover, the objectives
are easily achievable through this plan as proper planning is done in the beginning only which
decides to increase the lead quality by 20% within a month.
2.0 SMART marketing objectives
The marketing objective of SMART are as follows:
Specific: Increasing the lead generation and achieve marketing objectives (Cahya, 2019).
Measurable: 20% of the performance can be measured in amount.
Actionable: Some more techniques can be applied for generating leads and the set
strategies should be implemented in order to take the action.
Relevant: The main aim of setting up this objective is to attain the sustainable
competitive advantage in the marketplace to increase the awareness of the product.
Time bound: It can be completed in 2 months.
3.0 Market research for the new product line launch
Confectionery is the product line that is effective for the marketing team of the
Farmfoods, it includes nutritious bars, gum jelly products, chewy candy, fillings, chocolate dips
and breads, sugar candies and many more.
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