Table of Contents

Introduction Who Needs a Marketing Plan, Anyway Why So Many Marketing Plans Are a Waste of Time What Really Matters: The One Page Summary The Best of the Best The Road Map: Step by Step Writing the Plan The Big Show Marketing Plan Template Example Twenty Strategic Initiatives Common Questions Sources Acknowledgements

About the Author

Tim Calkins is clinical professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Reviews

"Tim Calkins tells what really goes on, and what should go on to on to prepare a winning marketing plan. I highly recommend this book to marketing and brand managers to help them create really pointed and impactful marketing plans." - PhilipKotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management "Tim Calkins provides the practical guidance that marketers are longing for. This book lays out a clear path to creating marketing plans that will get supported, and more importantly, drive results." - Ed Buckley, VP Marketing, UPS "For new marketers and experienced practitioners, Breakthrough Marketing Plans, provides a practical roadmap for developing effective marketing plans that actually serve as daily action guides rather than dusty shelf ornaments." - M. Carl Johnson III, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Soup Company "Tim Calkins is an award-winning professor and marketer. He knows why most plans fails and what needs to be done to make them useful: set measurable goals, choose a strategy and support it, develop key tactics, and keep it short. Breakthrough Marketing Plans is a wonderfully useful book that will change the way marketers and marketing students operate. Read it: it will make you a better marketer!" - Pierre Chandon, Associate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD "A simple, powerful roadmap to creating a simple, powerful marketing plan." - Professor John Quelch, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School "Stunningly simple. A great guide for anyone who strives to have clarity and impact from their marketing strategies - from the CEO to an entry level marketer. Tim Calkins is an academic with a real world view." - Randy Gier, Chief Consumer Officer, Dr Pepper Snapple Group "Tim demystifies and simplifies the critical exercise of driving out world class marketing strategies and executional plans . . .a must-read for any marketer needing help in articulating a strategy that is about both words and actions, and a must read for any CEO or CMO looking to establish a consistent marketing dialog throughout their organization." - Scott M. Davis, Senior Partner, Prophet "Tim Calkins offers an invaluable resource in the time-starved lives of today s marketing professionals." - Jeffrey Cohen, Global Vice President of Marketing, CIBA VISION "Tim Calkins has successfully distilled all the marketing theory behind powerful marketing plans into a very pragmatic approach that will not only help guide novice marketers but also will remind experienced marketing leaders of the core fundamentals to driving business growth." - Paul Groundwater, Vice President, Global Brand Leader, Trane, Inc. "Practical, action-oriented, to the point. Breakthrough Marketing Plans is a valuable tool for marketing professionals and business leaders alike." - Pete Georgiadis, President & CEO, Synetro Group

“Tim Calkins tells what really goes on, and what should go on to on to prepare a winning marketing plan.  I highly recommend this book to marketing and brand managers to help them create really pointed and impactful marketing plans.” -- Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management“Tim Calkins provides the practical guidance that marketers are longing for.  This book lays out a clear path to creating marketing plans that will get supported, and more importantly, drive results.” --Ed Buckley, VP Marketing, UPS“For new marketers and experienced practitioners, "Breakthrough Marketing Plans, " provides a practical roadmap for developing effective marketing plans that actually serve as daily action guides rather than dusty shelf ornaments.” -- M. Carl Johnson III, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Soup Company“Tim Calkins is an award-winnin

"Tim Calkins tells what really goes on, and what should go on to on to prepare a winning marketing plan. I highly recommend this book to marketing and brand managers to help them create really pointed and impactful marketing plans." -- Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management"Tim Calkins provides the practical guidance that marketers are longing for. This book lays out a clear path to creating marketing plans that will get supported, and more importantly, drive results." --Ed Buckley, VP Marketing, UPS"For new marketers and experienced practitioners, "Breakthrough Marketing Plans," provides a practical roadmap for developing effective marketing plans that actually serve as daily action guides rather than dusty shelf ornaments." -- M. Carl Johnson III, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Campbell Soup Company"Tim Calkins is an award-winning professor and marketer. He knows why most plans fails and what needs to be done to make them useful: set measurable goals, choose a strategy and support it, develop key tactics, and keep it short. "Breakthrough Marketing Plans" is a wonderfully useful book that will change the way marketers and marketing students operate. Read it: it will make you a better marketer!" -- Pierre Chandon, Associate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD"A simple, powerful roadmap to creating a simple, powerful marketing plan." -- Professor John Quelch, Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School"Stunningly simple. A great guide for anyone who strives to have clarity and impact from their marketing strategies - from the CEO to an entry level marketer. Tim Calkins is an academic with areal world view." -- Randy Gier, Chief Consumer Officer, Dr Pepper Snapple Group"Tim demystifies and simplifies the critical exercise of driving out world class marketing strategies and executional plans...a must-read for any marketer needing help in articulating a strategy that is about both words and actions, and a must read for any CEO or CMO looking to establish a consistent marketing dialog throughout their organization." -- Scott M. Davis, Senior Partner, Prophet"Tim Calkins offers an invaluable resource in the time-starved lives of today's marketing professionals." -- Jeffrey Cohen, Global Vice President of Marketing, CIBA VISION"Tim Calkins has successfully distilled all the marketing theory behind powerful marketing plans into a very pragmatic approach that will not only help guide novice marketers but also will remind experienced marketing leaders of the core fundamentals to driving business growth." -- Paul Groundwater, Vice President, Global Brand Leader, Trane, Inc."Practical, action-oriented, to the point. "Breakthrough Marketing Plans" is a valuable tool for marketing professionals and business leaders alike." -- Pete Georgiadis, President & CEO, Synetro Group