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| Introduction | |
| A Message from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation | p. iii |
| Acknowledgements | p. v |
| Features of the NRAEF ManageFirst Competency Guides | p. vi |
| Tuning In to You | p. viii |
| Professional Profile | p. ix |
| Introduction to Marketing | |
| What Is Marketing? | p. 3 |
| The Marketing Concept | p. 3 |
| The F... MORE | p. 7 |
| The Marketing Process | p. 10 |
| Product Life Cycle | p. 11 |
| Ethics and Legalities of Marketing | p. 14 |
| Assessing Your Business Situation | |
| What Is a Customer Need? | p. 21 |
| Factors Affecting Your Market Environment | p. 22 |
| Conducting Research | p. 23 |
| Analyzing Your Customers | p. 30 |
| Analyzing Your Competitors | p. 35 |
| Conducting a SWOT Analysis | p. 36 |
| Determining Your Strategy and Tactics | |
| Developing Your Marketing Strategy | p. 45 |
| Preparing Your Marketing Plan | p. 52 |
| Planning the Operating Details | p. 63 |
| Establishing Your Promotion Budget | p. 69 |
| Conducting a Feasibility Study | p. 70 |
| Setting Financial Goals | p. 71 |
| Planning to Evaluate | p. 74 |
| Setting Prices | |
| Choosing a Pricing Strategy | p. 81 |
| Differentiators | p. 85 |
| External Considerations When Pricing | p. 85 |
| Internal Considerations When Pricing | p. 90 |
| Calculating Prices | p. 95 |
| Planning and Implementing Your Promotion Mix | |
| Components of the Promotion Mix | p. 108 |
| Planning the Promotion Mix | p. 110 |
| Identifying Your Audience | p. 111 |
| Determining Your Promotion Strategies | p. 112 |
| Selecting Your Promotion Mix | p. 116 |
| Using Advertising | p. 116 |
| Using Public Relations | p. 123 |
| Using Sales Promotions | p. 129 |
| Using Personal Selling | p. 134 |
| Using Cooperative Marketing | p. 136 |
| Planning the Implementation | p. 137 |
| Preparing Your Staff | p. 139 |
| Tracking the Promotion | p. 140 |
| Evaluation and ROI | |
| Evaluating the Marketing Plan | p. 145 |
| Evaluating External Elements | p. 148 |
| Evaluating Return on Investment | p. 158 |
| Evaluating Operational Internals | p. 153 |
| Field Project | p. 165 |
| Index | p. 167 |
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