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Criteria Possible Points Situation analysis (one-paragraph summary of the current situation) 5 Market summary (target customers; projections for growth) 5 Market Demographics (demographics, geographics, psychographics) 10 Market needs (what benefits are important and what are your customer needs?) 5 Market trends (identify and explain at least three trends) 10 Market growth (describe the growth of the market and provide evidence) 5 SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) 15 Competition (describe competition; describe marketing mix of a main competitor) 10 Product offering (listing of the products you now offer and explanation of how the 10[GB530| Marketing Management] 4 new product fits with these) Keys to success (three factors that will determine your success) 5 Critical issues (leveraging SWOT strengths and weaknesses) 5