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HIGH-TECH MARKETING BUSINESS PLAN

5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary

Business Plan - Edit This Plan Acme will focus on three geographical markets, the United States, Europe, and Latin America, and in limited product segments: personal computers, software, networks, telecommunications, personal organizers, and technology integration products.

The target customer is usually a manager in a larger corporation, and occasionally an owner or president of a medium-sized corporation in a high-growth period.

5.1 Pricing Strategy

Acme Consulting will be priced at the upper edge of what the market will bear, competing with the name-brand consultants. The pricing fits with the general positioning of Acme as providing high-level expertise.

Consulting should be based on $5,000 per day for project consulting, $2,000 per day for market research, and $10,000 per month and up for retainer consulting. Market research reports should be priced at $5,000 per report, which will, of course, require that reports be very well planned, focused on very important topics, and very well presented.

5.2 Sales Strategy

The sales forecast monthly summary is included in the appendix. The annual sales projections are included here in Table 5.2.

Sales by Year

Sales_by_Year
Sales Forecast
Sales Forecast
Sales199619971998
Retainer Consulting$200,000$350,000$425,000
Project Consulting $325,000$350,000
Market Research $150,000$200,000
Strategic Reports $50,000$125,000
Other$0$0$0
Total Sales$592,000$875,000$1,100,000
Direct Cost of Sales199619971998
Retainer Consulting$30,000$38,000$48,000
Project Consulting$45,000$56,000$70,000
Market Research$84,000$105,000$131,000
Strategic Reports$0$20,000$40,000
Other$0$0$0
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales$159,000$219,000$289,000

Sales Monthly

Sales_Monthly
5.3 Milestones

Our detailed milestones are shown in the following table and chart. The related budgets are included with the expenses shown in the projected Profit and Loss statement, which is in the financial analysis that comes in Chapter 7 of this plan.

Milestones

Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
MilestoneStart DateEnd DateBudgetManagerDepartment
Business plan10/1/199511/19/1995$5,000HMDevpt
Logo design1/1/19962/1/1996$2,000TAJMarketing
Retainer contracts2/1/199612/31/1996$10,000HMSales
Stationery3/1/19964/15/1996$500JDG&A
Brochures3/1/19964/15/1996$2,500TAJMarketing
Financial backing presentations4/1/19969/15/1996$10,000HMDevpt
Initial mailing6/1/19967/1/1996$5,000HMSales
Office location1/15/19962/9/1996$5,000JDG&A
Office equipment1/15/19962/19/1996$12,500JDG&A
Other1/1/199612/31/1996$10,000ABCDepartment
Totals  $62,500  

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