Feasibility studies are done on ideas, campaigns, products, processes, and entire businesses, and they look at how things work, if they will work, and if there are potential problems. Feasibility studies are assessment tools, not just reports to try and sell your business to investors. They should consider both the pros and cons and analyze a variety of potential business scenarios.

A marketing plan maps out specific ideas, strategies, and campaigns based on feasibility study investigations, and is intended to be implemented. Think of market feasibility studies as a logistical study, and a marketing plan as a specific, planned course of action to take.

Market feasibility studies give you a more realistic sense of whether or not your business can survive. Marketing efforts, pitch decks, and similar documents will always highlight your company’s best potential. A market feasibility study helps you gauge your probability of success after reviewing all of the issues and competitors.