Using a Mind Map Marketing Plan may be more important than using a Mind Map Business Plan.
Many entrepreneurs put together a Business Plan when they want to acquire finance. 
If you don't have a Business Plan look at our article on creating a practical Mind Map Business Plan, which can not only be used to raise finance, but to actually run your business.
A Marketing Plan while less often used, is equally, if not more, important. Knowing how you are going to take your business to the market requires some serious thinking about who you are and what you are offering your customers.
Using a Mind Map Marketing Plan will allow you to quickly and easily put together a plan that works. Mind Maps allow your Marketing Plan to come alive, yet still explore all the necessary options.
Use our Mind Map Marketing Plan guide to help you draw up your own marketing plan. Simply follow the instructions at the end of this article to have the first draft of your Marketing Plan within a few minutes. As we mentioned in our Mind Map by example article, using examples and templates to get you Mind Mapping is the easiest and quickest way to get started.
Things will also be much easier if you make use of Mind Map Software for your Marketing Plan. Try Free Mind Map software to get a feel for Mind Mapping before you try some of the commercial Mind Map Software products.

Before we look at our Mind Map Marketing Plan, let's explore some important points that you need to keep in mind when drawing up your marketing plan.

Who is your purchaser?


Knowing who wants your product or service is the very best place to start. The better you know your customer, the better your Mind Map Mark
eting Plan will be.

Knowing your customer will also allow you to get an idea of the market share that you will be able to take. Knowing what competitors your customers buy from will also give you a good insight into how you can ensure you get your fair share of the market.



Mind Map your Ideal Customer and use this with your Mind Map Business Plan and Mind Map Marketing Plan to attract customers that love what you have to offer.

Where do you want to go?

The success of your Mind Map Marketing Plan is also largely determined by your vision of the future. Try projecting yourself five years into the future. What do you want your business to be?
 Look back at where you are now. Can you build a roadmap to get there?

Having this future vision will enable you to put to a Mind Map Marketing Plan that all your stakeholders (you, your staff, your customers, your suppliers) can buy into.

How are you going to promote your product or service?

Before you can start with this, do you have a Unique Selling Proposition (USP). You Mind Map Marketing Plan depends on you having an idea of what you provide from the customer's point of view. Put yourself into your customer's shoes. You will then see your business through their eyes. Do you like what you see?

Now that you have done some visualisation of your business, you are better equipped to put together your Mind Map Marketing Plan. We've put together a short bullet list with headings to serve as an outline for your Mind Map:

Objectives

Company Background

Objectives of the plan

Vision

Buyers

Description of buyer

Competition

Who is the competition?

Direct competitors

Indirect competitors

Promotional Activities

Publicity/PR

Direct Marketing

Advertising

Personal Selling