MARKETINGPORTFOLIOYihong(Dion)Leow

MARCH1,2016

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KPMGMarketingStrategyProjectProjectPurpose:DesignamarketingstrategyforKPMGtogainmoreclientsandemployeeapplicants. Createdummyadvertisement.Aimatbothpotentialclientsandemployees.MarketResearchResults:Received55responsesinaperiodofoneweek.ResultsandconclusionswereintroducedintotheMarketingPlan.

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SAMPLEMARKETRESEARCHQUESTIONS

MARKETINGPLANOUTLINE

CompanyPurpose:KPMGwasfoundedin1987toprovidethreecoreservicestoawidearrayofprofessionalclients:auditing,tax,andadvisory.Ithasdevelopedtobeaglobalbrandspecializinginprovidingsaidservicestoitspeople,itsclients,andthecapitalmarkets.

TheNeed:Therisingimportanceoftransparencyamongcompaniesasweenterthedigitalageputspressureonfirmstoprovidereliableandaccuratestatisticsoftheirfinancialbackgroundstotheirshareholders.Theidealwaytodothisistohireobjectivethirdpartyaccountantsandauditorstodoublechecktheirfinancialstatementsonaregularbasistoensureshareholdersandcustomersthattheyareafinanciallysoundinvestment.

Mission:KPMGseekstogatherknowledgethroughanalyzingfinancialinformationonindustriesandbusinesstrendsandturningitintovalueforclientsandcapitalmarkets.Throughhiringthenation’stopaccountantsandauditors,KPMGservesitsclientsbyprovidingaccuratefinancialanalysisoffirmsandadvisingappropriateactionsthattheirclientscouldtakewiththeinformationtheygive.Thiswouldhelpshareholders,investors,andmanagementsintheiruseofthefinancialstatements.

MarketPotential:TheultimatemarketforKPMGisthecurrenttotalmarketforauditing,consulting,andfinancialadvising.JustbycalculatingthetotalrevenuesoftheBig4intheUnitedStatesin2013,thisamountcomestogethertobemorethanUS$25billion,whichisagoodindicatorofKPMG’smarketpotentialinthecountry.

Competition:KPMGiscurrentlyinclosecompetitionwiththreeotherbigauditingfirms:Deloitte,PwC,andEY.However,althoughitscompetitorsareseeminglymorespecializedintheauditingsectors,KPMGdistinguishesitselffromitscompetitorsbyprovidingawiderarrayofservicesincludingconsultingservices.

ExpectedPenetration:KPMGcurrentlyholds15.29%oftheBig4’ssalesandisgrowingatanaveragerateof7%.Basedonthecompetition,themarketpotential,andanaveragemarketgrowthrateof8%,KPMGshouldaimtohold17%ofthemarketoverthenext5years,

increasingitsannualrevenuestoapproximatelyUS$10billionin2019.ThiswouldrequireKPMGtohavearevenuegrowthrateofapproximately10%eachyear.

MarketingStrategies:Inordertoachievetheexpectedpenetration,KPMGwillemploythefollowingstrategies:

CorporateImage:KPMGwillcontinuetoprovideitsexcellentservices.Additionally,KPMGshouldmakeuseoftheword-of-mouthpyramidtospreadpositivenewsaboutitselftothepublictogainmorepublicity.KPMGshouldalsointegratethecomplimentsofitsclientsintoarticlesandpressreleasesandsendthemtothemedia.

Position:Markettargets(lock):Firmsinneedofauditing,consulting,andfinancialadvisoryservices.Productimage(key):KPMGprovidesauditing,consulting,andfinancialadvisoryservicesandshouldhighlightitsemphasisondigitalforensicsandcybersecurity.Statistically,morepeoplerelateKPMGtoitsauditingandfinancialadvisingservices.Thiscouldhurtthecompany’sconsultingrevenues.WeadvisethatKPMGimplementaseparationstrategyforitsconsultingservices.KPMGwillkeepits

auditingservicesunderthesamename,butcreateaseparatebrandforitsconsultingservices.

Productline:TaxServices,AuditingServices,ConsultingServices,FinancialAdvisory

Price:BecauseKPMGholdsthe4thhighestmarketshareoftheauditingandtaxindustries,theyhavestrongcompetitionwithDeloitte,PwC,andEY.Becauseofthis,theycanimplementaGrossProfitTargetpricingstrategy,whichmeansthattheywouldapplytheirdesiredgrossprofitmarginanddeterminearatetosetfortheirservices.

However,KPMGisranked11intermsofconsultingservices.Becauseitdoesn’thaveasstrongapositionintheconsultingdivisionasitdoesinitsauditingandtaxservices,itshouldimplementaFollowtheLeaderpricingstrategyifitdoesdecidetogothroughwiththeseparationstrategy.

Distribution:BecausethisisKPMGUS,thecompanyshouldplacefocusontheUnitedStates.KPMGhasauniquePositionofhavingtop-notchdigitalforensicsandcybersecuritywithitsservices,whichfitsthedemographicoftheUnitedStateshavingtheworld’smostproblemswithInternethackingandtechnologicalinfiltration.

Promotion:RecommendedMediaMix

Firm %TV %Print %Online %Radio

KPMG 5% 50% 45% 0%

Accordingtoourstatistics,peopleprefertolearnaboutrecruitinginformationviacareerfairs,one-on-oneapproaches,andsocialmedia,inparticular,Facebook.Totakethatfeedbackintoaccount,weproposethatKPMGinvestmoreadvertisingintosocialmediaplatforms.TheyshouldspendmoremoneyimprovingontheirFacebookpageandcreateawarenessoftheircollegerecruitingprocessthroughFacebookevents.TheymightevenwanttoconsiderhiringmoreCommunicationsmajorsfortheirPublicRelationsteamtoaidtheirstrategyatpromotingtheircompany.

KPMGshouldalsoinvestmoremoneyintopaidtargetedadvertisementsonFacebookbecauseittargetsspecificpeoplethroughtheirprofessionalandacademicinterests.

KPMGshouldalsosetupmorecompanyboothsaroundcollegecampusestogeneratepublicityandawarenessoftheircompany.TheyshouldnotonlytargetspecificschoolslikeViterbiandMarshallalthoughthatistheirdemographicforrecruits.TheyshouldhaverecruitingboothsonotherpartsofcampustorecruitCommunications,Economics,andevenMathmajors.

MarketInformationSystem:MIScouldbeimprovedbytrackingtheirbrandsentiment.KPMGshoulddothisbybeingmorepersonallyinvolvedoncampus.TheirrecruitersshouldbereadilyavailableforstudentsandbemoreproactiveinspreadingthenameofKPMGoncollegecampuses.KPMGshouldalsoconsiderconductingmoresurveysamongpotentialclientsandrecruits,aswellascurrentemployeesandclients,togathermoreinformationonhowtheycanimproveontheirservicesorwhattheirprospectsarelookingfor.

SalesForecast

Basedonthemarketpenetrationgoalsanditscurrentsalesrevenue,KPMGshouldexpecttoconstantly

increasetheirrevenuesbyaboutfromtheirvariouslinesofworkandeventuallyhold17%oftheBig4’srevenue,growingatarateof10%eachfiscalyear,andeventuallyearningapproximatelyUS$10billioninsalesin2019.

Future

AsKPMGestablishesitsdominanceintheAmericanconsultingmarket,theycantaketheirspecializationinriskandtechnologicalconsultingandbranchitoutintoglobalmarket,providingthesameexcellentservicestheyhavetotherestoftheworld.

USCSingaporeStudents’AssociationRole:SocialMediaAmbassadorandMarketingRepresentative

- Maintainpresenceonsocialmedia(mainlyFacebook)- Eventscreationandmaintenance- Marketresearchtobetterpositionsubsequentevents- Networkingwithmemberstoensurerepeatattendanceatfutureevents

NumberofExecutiveBoardMembers:7NumberofOrganizationMembers:250-300CurrentStudentsandAlumni

Event:WelcomeBacktoSchoolDimSumBrunchRole:EventCreatorandMaintenance,Promotion,Networking

- Gotfeedbackfromattendeesonwhatcouldbeimprovedatthenextevent- Retrievedcontactinformationfromeveryonetoensureassociationsremainsin

contactwiththemEstimatedAttendance:20-30RealAttendance:50-60

- UnprecedentedattendancefromotherAsianorganizations(HongKong,Taiwan,China,Malaysiaetc.)

Event:ChineseNewYearSSACollaborationwithUCLARole:EventCreatorandMaintenance,Promotion,Networking,LiaisonwithUCLASSA

- NetworkedwithassociationmembersfromotheruniversitiesaroundLosAngeles- Receivedfeedbackforimprovementsonfutureevents- Recruitedtransferstudentsaspotentialmembersoftheorganization

EstimatedAttendance(fromUSC):30-40RealAttendance(fromUSC):70-80