1. Strategic planning involves developing a strategic fit between a company's goals, capabilities, and marketing opportunities. It includes defining the company mission, setting objectives and goals, designing the business portfolio, and planning marketing and other functional strategies.
2. Marketing plays a key role in strategic planning by providing guidance, identifying opportunities, designing effective strategies, building value chains, and forming delivery networks.
3. Customer-driven marketing strategies are built around market segmentation, targeting, positioning, and developing an effective marketing mix of product, place, price, and promotion.