This document discusses strategic marketing management and the marketing planning process. It addresses two main questions of strategic marketing which are determining the organization's main activity and goals. The strategic planning process involves analyzing the external and internal environments, formulating goals and strategies, and implementing and controlling the strategies. The marketing plan guides marketing activities and includes elements like the business mission, objectives, SWOT analysis, target market strategy, marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. The marketing process involves developing the plan, implementing it, and evaluating and controlling the results.