develop a marketing plan for a new, fictional flip-flop brand that will be launched in the UAE

the project is to develop a marketing plan for a new, fictional flip-flop brand that will be launched in the UAE. Students will need to analyse the various environments (external, competitor and consumer) that relate to the flip-flop market and based on this analysis, develop an appropriate marketing strategy for their new flip-flop brand based on concepts covered in the course. Executive Summary 1. External Environmental Analysis Demographic Environment Economic Environment Cultural Environment Political Environment Technological Environment Natural Environment 2. Competitor Analysis Direct and Indirect Competitors Competitor Analysis Table Competitive Positions Competitive Objectives (market share etc) Competitive Strategy 3. Consumer Behavior Needs Analysis Do consumers seek to fulfill rational, emotional, symbolic or social needs with this product? Decision Making Process Analysis What does the consumer do in each of the stages of the decision making process? Include any internal or external consumer behavior variables affecting the process. Types of Decision Making 4. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning Provide a short description of the product market Identify the different segments within the market and describe them using relevant segmentation dimensions Describe your chosen target market(s), objectives and strategy Describe your positioning strategy Provide a perceptual map 5. Product Strategy Product Objectives Product Mix What type of consumer product are you producing and where is it on the product lifecycle? Specify the core, actual and augmented product. Outline any product or brand development strategies 6. Distribution strategy Distribution Objectives Explain your distribution channel. Is it direct or indirect? Who are the channel members? How are marketing functions shared? Is there a vertical marketing system? Is there potential for any channel conflict (what type)? What numbers of marketing intermediaries will you use? Who are they? Where are they located? Do you need a reverse channel? 7. Pricing strategy Pricing Objectives Detail the price. Are you using value-based or cost-based pricing? Demand and Price Sensitivity New Product Pricing Strategies Product Mix Pricing Price-Adjustment Strategies 8. Marketing Communications strategy Marketing Communications Objectives Promotion Mix What mix of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, sponsorship, direct response marketing, public relations/publicity will you use? Is it push and pull? Develop examples of your communications with reference to the Six-steps of Communication Effectiveness 9. Customer Relationship Activities Customer Relationship Objectives Service activities, handling of complaints, staff issues (training, empowerment ...) Relationship Activities What will you do to keep customers and create loyalty? How will you manage different customer relationship groups? Will you use database management? 10. References at least 6 I just need number 1,2&3 External Environmental Analysis, Competitor Analysis & Consumer Behavior.. each one of thses three have to be in 2 pages Notes on Assessment 1-You will submit it to the SafeAssignment area provided. The plagiarism detection software will compare your assignment with your classmates’ assignments, previous year’s assignments and search the Internet and electronic journal databases for instances of plagiarism. Reports containing plagiarism will be awarded zero. 2-When preparing the group marketing plans it is important to draw on research to support your critical analysis. It is essential that your research is referenced. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. You are asked to use APA referencing style referencing where necessary and to link each reference to the reference page.