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Marketing Management MBA- Business Administration Jan-2010 Kodak Marketing Plan for Two Newly Introduced Products Submitted by: Prashant Kumar Dubey Executive Summary This report gives an environmental appraisal for the Kodak, UK. PLEEST tool has been adopted to do the environmental analysis. After the analysis, two new products have been introduced aiming to increase the market share of Kodak in the United Kingdom. Target segment has been selected and justification given for the choice for both the products. A detailed marketing plan consisting of details of the product and recommendations for the RD, pricing, distribution and promotions strategies has been developed. An organization structure for the team handling†¦show more content†¦Strategies guide a business to a sustainable future. (Bob De Wit and Ron Meyer, 2005). To decide strategies it is important to know the environment around the organization which can have an impact on the business in some way. 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