Creation of a Marketing Plan

TASK

PESTLE analysis of Chick–fil–a company

Political Analysis

Political environment of the United kingdom affects companies performance to great extent. The regulations and rules of the government gets changed any time (Kotler,and et.al., 2018). Fluctuations in political system affect operational activities of business to great extent. Leaders and mangers of the company are not able to focus on the long-term strategies for the company because of change in the government and political environment.. Chick-fil-a have to change their rules and strategies in the company during the change in the policies, laws or government because of this change increase stress for leaders and mangers. Chick-file-a has to make changes in its operational activities by looking at new laws, this sometimes increase operational cost of business to great extent

Economical

Labor cost in the UK is increasing with time and Chick-fil-a required skillful and qualified workers in the company and this problem creating difficulties for the company because they have to spend more for the Labor. Chick-fil-a company provide fast food services to the public, and they want talented chef who are professional cooker or server. Changes in interest rate affect its operations, now company is unable to spend much amount because it will not be able to recover its cost. Hence such economic fluctuation affect business to great extent.

Social factor

This company is providing low price and better services to the people in UK but population requires more food related services from the Chick-fil-a. Social factors afcets buying behavior of person. Now people need healthy food more than fastfood, this behavior of them decrease sales of the firm if it is unable to offer them same products. Chick-fil-a is providing services to the people who are desperate about trying different variety of food. Firm takes care of their need and offer them products accordingly that help business in generating more sales in business unit.

Technological Factor

This factor effects the company positively because technology is improving food services in the fast food industry (Keegan., 2017). Cooking tools are more affordable now. Apart from this, social media has helped this sector in building relationship with mass audience and know more about their needs. This tool improves food services of the Chick-fil-a company, by this way enterprise become able to retain consumers and raise its brand image in the market.

Legal factor

legal factors mostly effect the Chick-fil-a A, as employment law has been changed and now companies are required to give extra leaves to staff that affect productivity of firm badly. Customer, contract law, hygiene regulations gives power to consumers. However, more so than ever, guest or customers, who are not satisfied with the service's can cause diverse impact on the other guests.

Environmental Factor

Chick-fil-a company is very careful about the Environment, and they have plant trees in their locality and campus, so they can provide fresh air to their guests and customers . This increase reputation of the company in the UK market and people who leave nearby the restaurant are happy with their work. Company takes care of waste management hence use resource well. It fulfills its corporate social responsibility that supports the firm in raising its brand image. 

Statement and justification

Smart Objectives

• To increase sales of company by 30% till the end of this year (Deepak and Jeyakumar., 2019). .
• To enhance number of consumers by 20% before June 2020.
• To open two more branches in UK till the end of this fiscal year.

A STP strategies of the Chick-fil-a and perceptual map of the company

STP is known as Segmentation, targeting and positioning. The STP model helps Chick-fil-a company's marketers to deliver, develop and relevant message that engage segmented to the target audience (Chernev., 2018).

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It is based on age, income, gender. It segregates the consumers on these parameters. company marketing campaign will focus on the people between 18 and 25 age group  and 25 to 35 Age group. 18 to 25 age group people are mostly student, and they are young people, company will target them through the digital making because in this group most of the people use social media platform, and they are closely attached with the internet. Company will also advertise their unique and customized food dishes to attract the youngsters towards the restaurant (Moutinho and Vargas-Sanchezs., 2018). People who come under the 25 to 35 age group company can advertise their food services on the newspaper and magazine because in this age group people like to read newspaper and magazine.

Geographic

Firm will also segment people on the bases of their geographic location, this makes changes in preferences of people hence entity will be offer them products and services as per their need. Mainly Chick-fil-a company will organize their food campaign and provide their services in the  selected county's in the UK. Because they are providing services to the people from the many countries and their focus will be on  whole public. This will also increase good image in the people mind and  it will change behavior of the people as well and  people will respect mangers and leaders of the Chick-fil-a company(Zimmerman and Blythe., 2017)..

Target

Targeting is the great tool of marketing that helps in targeting the correct end user those who like to buy company’s services. After the segmentation Chick-fil-a company 's company will focus on the probability and with increase growth of the company because it will show their presence in the market and company can expand their business more. Company will earn from the proving attractive fast food services to the people. And it will enhance their popularity and many people of the UK will come-in the Chick-fil-a restaurant for celebrating many events, parties and casual eating. It will increase growth and probability of the company, and they can also give competition to the other fast food chain company which are giving competition to the Chick-fil-a company. Company  can make better image in the market through their unique services. It will use differentiated targeting strategy that would be better in gaining attention of mass audience toward the firm.

Positioning

The main purpose of the Chick-fil-a is to provide attractive fast food dishes to the people. People will get food services on time and that can increase customer's experience and satisfaction (Quelch., 2017). It will use cost positioning strategy in which firm will offer cheaper products to buyers so that more consumers take interst in the firm. Company will offers their services in many countries at affordable rates and on the different places or promote in social media platforms because Chick-fil-a can target on the customers who are interested towards their restaurant. Chick-fil-a company has major focus is to provides healthy and hygiene food products and services to their guests. This will assist them to give better services or amenities to the customers, and they can treat their guests in better ways. Their marketing strategies are totally different and company can gain competitive advantages. And they can also take better positioning in the fast food industry.

Competitor analysis of the Chick–fil–a company

Marketing strategies by using 7 p's

Product

It is a major factor in marketing mix, that helps in serving satisfactory goods to consumers. Chick–fil–a will provide best fast food services to the customers in a very effective manner. Chick–fil–a fast food chain has qualified staffs and workers to serves hygiene and quality food products(Kotler and et.al., 2018). chicken sandwich is very popular dish in Chick–fil–a restaurant.  Chick – fil – a restaurant provides cab facilities to their guests for increasing their experiences and fully satisfy them. Chick–fil–a also provide quick and fast services to their customers, which include facilities like pure water, hygiene environment, comfortable sitting and varieties of foods. It will ensure to serve consumers quickly so that they feel better and satisfied.

Price

Chick–fil–a fast food chain company take money for their services and this company is controlled by the effective authority of country. It will implement the skimming strategy in which firm will offer cheaper products to consumers. They are giving better services as compare to the many other fast food chain companies and also price will be affordable. People who are having fewer salaries and who cannot pay their food bills, for those people give free of charge services. Most of the people suggest these restaurant because they are having experienced chefs and staff who treat customers nicely and they do not take extra money for the additional hygiene services to their guests. Company will use pricing strategies to increase their demand and customers satisfaction they are taking low price for the quality services because main aim of the Chick–fil–a is to provide quality services to their customers or guests in less price.

Promotion

Company will promote the products through social networking sites, this will help the organization in making direct contact with buyers. hygiene food services among the all generation of people and this company started many food services programs for the public in the UK (Johnsen., 2018). Those programs help this company to take competitive advantages in the market nad help them to identifying quality of food products. It is one of the famous fast food chain in the UK.

Place

It will use direct distribution strategy as it will be helpful in gaining attention of large audience. Chick–fil–a is having many restaurants in all over the UK and this company is grown into the world's  largest fast food chain company. They are serving fast food services in the different counties of the UK which include Atlanta, united states and Georgia (Chernev., 2018) . One of the main principle of the company is that hygiene food products will be provided to their guests. In the UK Expenditure on the Chick–fil–a account for the 7.4 percent of the GDP, expenditure on the food services generally been on the  increase ,with more financial spending on the food services of the public than the local food chain.

People

Chick–fil–a will provide training to their staffs or workers so that they can serves better or effective services to their customers.  Staffs in the Chick–fil–a company will get hire salaries as compare to the other fast food chain company . Training helps to increase ability in the workers and they understand importance of the customer's health and safety. Better salary motivate workers to give their best toward the full satisfaction of restaurant's guests. Chick–fil–a also use other ways to motivate their staffs . Leaders and mangers of the Chick–fil–a always  help their staffs or employees in the workplace and improve relation between the employees and superiors. It is good for the Company and employees of the company by which they can directly talk with their superiors and superiors always listen to their employees.

Process

Companies payment process for the customers will be easy because customers will be able to get proper receipt of the payment, and they just have to fill it by online or offline. There will be customer service column in its website where consumers would be able to raise their quarries and they will get quick solution on it. Company's Staff will help customers to fill the form and after filling the form they just have to pay for their food charges. In the entering phase – after the customers' arrival they don't have to register and pay internal bills for the food services (Johnsen., 2018). After the providing the food services, company's staff will provide customer's feedback form to the customers and also serves water and mouth refreshments. On the billing counter customers have to pay final bill of the food service and services provided by the Chick–fil–a company. In the last stage company give a evaluation form in which they have to give answer according to their satisfaction from the services and they have to share their experience in that.

Conclusion

As per the above report has been analyzed marketing plan of the Chick–fil–a company in which report has been provided PASTEL analysis of the Chick–fil–a company and in the marketing plan report has been provided objective of the marketing campaign in which report explain what are main objective of the company from the marketing campaign. This report has been concluded STP strategies of the company and provide perceptual map of the Chick–fil–a , it has been briefly explained Segmentation, targeting and position in the marketing plan of Chick–fil–a. This report has been provided 7 P's of the marketing mix for the Chick–fil–a  company and explain each and every piece properly. This report concluded, product, price, place, people, process etc in the Chick–fil–a Marketing Mix.

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