This document outlines how to implement a marketing plan and the importance of implementation. It discusses defining marketing implementation as turning a marketing strategy into actions, tasks, and deadlines. It recommends setting expectations, building a team, communicating the plan, tracking tasks, monitoring progress, and being willing to adapt. A good implementation strategy prioritizes projects and ensures crucial tasks are not delayed. It also provides nine steps for a strategic marketing plan including setting goals, conducting research, identifying audiences, determining budgets, developing strategies and schedules, and creating evaluations.