Principles of Marketing
Assignment 2: Business Environment and Marketing ResearchUsing the Waters Bottling Companyin Module 1, continue to build the Marketing Plan Sections for the product you have selected/ invented/ created. Complete the following in MS Word: Be concise but complete in your analysis of each plan element. Your employer wants to know you have left nothing out in your analysis.This assignment represents Section 2 of the Marketing Plan. Use the Marketing Plan guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 2 – Marketing Research & Target marketing (Module 2).Section 2 – Market Research & Targeting (Module 2)Market ResearchResearch Methods & Data MiningMarket Research ProcessConsumer BehaviorB2C vs. B2BConsumer Decision Making ProcessFactors Affecting B2C and B2B consumer behaviorMarket SegmentationMarket Segmentation ConceptsSegmentation ProcessSegmentation StrategiesTarget MarketingRelate all responses using the WBC scenario and the product you have selected to market in Module 1. Create a 4- to 6-page Word document for your Marketing Plan sections. Apply a standard business writing style using the Market Planning Guide sections as your (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work. Be sure to cite your work in the APA format.Use the following file-naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M2_A2.doc.Submit your Word Document to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Week 2, Day 7.