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Since you include an action plan in the business plan that contains metrics (like profit, expansion, list of products/services and similar), going over these after some time, you can evaluate if the planning is being successful or not.
Business plan is the road map of your business to see where it will go in a certain time period, without a business plan there is no way to reach your targets and you may loose the business and this is the unhealthiest position you can get into.
Marketing plans are tools which help business owners succeed in their business. A market plan is usually a list of strategies and goals which help guide the business owner in their decisions. They are usually part of a an overall business plan. The marketing plan is useful in determining the time and money spent on advertising. If a person is new to the world of business, it is an excellent idea to formulate a strong business plan which includes a marketing plan.
This depends on your definition of marketing. In a marketing focused organization the marketing plan is the business plan and considers all aspects of successfully bringing a product or service to market. However if you're in a business context such as pitching your business ideas your business plan will be more focused around projected earnings and a timing plan. Most of the time when a business plan is mentioned it refers to the documentation put together before the business is formed which outlines the market opportunity, how the business will be run, financial projections, etc. In this case the marketing plan would be a component of the larger business plan. For ongoing business operations, the marketing plan becomes the document that guides the company.
Roughly, a Sales Plan is your strategie for achieving sales (purchases). A Sales forecast is an estimate at the beginning of a time period of how much one expects to sell.