In this mini-case, students explore why a new business with a “good idea” failed to be successful. Please note that is a shorter video for the longer, more detailed, case on Real Burger World (RBW) – a firm that gained attention in the UK by its exposure on a business start-up reality TV show.
Classic Case Study: Real Burger World (Mini Case Version) Review the Teaching Activity
This case study examines the challenges of brand repositioning using Jaguar’s 2024 strategy. Students will analyze key marketing decisions, including the promotional video and their concept car launch. The case encourages critical thinking about creative messaging, brand management, strategy, DEI issues, and the risks of targeting new consumers while potentially alienating loyal customers.
Jaguar Rebranding and Repositioning Case Study Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students assume the role of a marketing analyst for a fast-food chain. They use data and a regression model which shows different marketing and operational factors that influence sales. Their task is to understand and use the model to make recommendations to enhance marketing effectiveness and drive sales growth.
Understanding Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students will explore profiles representing different types of charity (and social causes and not-for-profit) supporters and donors. These profiles will help them understand the diverse factors that drive charitable behavior, as they highlight each charity supporter’s persona, motivations, and attitudes toward giving. An ideal activity for understanding motivations and consumer behavior in a social marketing context.
The Psychology of Donations Review the Teaching Activity
Students review a management team meeting discussing the for and against of establishing a consumer panel for a bank. Their task is to determine whether or not the bank should move to this research approach or continue with their annual customer survey only. A good activity for a deeper understanding of the role and purposes of consumer panels in marketing research.
Should We Create a Consumer Panel? Review the Teaching Activity
Consumer panels are a key tool in marketing research, widely used for their cost-effectiveness and ability to provide continuous insights. Instead of relying solely on one-time studies, companies often use consumer panels to gather ongoing feedback from selected customers. In this activity, your students will get a good understanding of consumer panels and how they work, as well as why they are widely used and what are their risks and limitations.
Using Consumer Panels for Marketing Research Review the Teaching Activity
Students examine the role and purpose of a buyer persona by reviewing three buyer personas for consumers in the health and fitness market. They also have the opportunity to develop and build their own buyer persona.
What’s the Role of Buyer Personas? Review the Teaching Activity
This teaching activity explores the benefits and risks of cobranding, primarily focusing on the Coca-Cola – Oreo limited edition products launched in late 2024. A good introduction to the concept of cobranding and why it is a powerful marketing tool.
Cobranding of Coke and Oreos Review the Teaching Activity
Generating consumer reviews can be a powerful approach to making services tangible, building trust in the brand, and reducing purchase risk for first-time customers. In this activity, students assess different approaches to generating more consumer reviews and evaluate which ones are likely to be more effective.
Techniques to Generate Consumer Reviews Review the Teaching Activity
This is a points-based game built around 10 ethical and social dilemmas (trade-offs). In each round, students need to make a strategic decision that will add/remove points for profits, customer satisfaction, staff satisfaction, and ethical behavior. But what is more important to your students – profit maximization or running a well-balanced business? Designed as a game to make ethical decisions fun, enjoyable, and more real-world based. Note: This is an updated version of the existing Marketing Ethics Decision Game.
Marketing Ethics Game: Version 2 Review the Teaching Activity