The centerpiece of decision-making is based around a SWOT planning sheet that is automatically produced and updated as the game progresses. Check out some screenshots of the key components of the planning sheet.
Example Screenshots of the Expert-level Sim Game Review the Teaching Activity
It is an ideal resource for flipped classroom and active learning environments. Each activity contains its own instructions and spaces for students to write their responses. The workbook takes many of the exercises on Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing and turns them into worksheet-based activities.
About the Student Workbook Review the Teaching Activity
This is a Excel-based Sim Game for marketing students. Lots of fun, with multiple learning outcomes for positioning, product management, and marketing financials.
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Advanced Positioning Simulation Game Review the Teaching Activity
The purpose of this exercise is for students to consider the financial consequences of various strategic decisions. Their goal is to increase overall profitability of this music festival event, while ensuring the foundation of a logical marketing strategy.
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Financially-driven Marketing Strategy Review the Teaching Activity
This page discusses how the instructor can coordinate and manage the in-class “logistics” of the marketing and positioning Sim Game. This fun and engaging teaching activity is available for free download on this website.
Instructor’s Guide to Running the Base Positioning Sim Game Review the Teaching Activity
In this discussion activity, students will look at the possible core competencies for Apple and discuss how appropriate that they are and how they would guide Apple’s marketing strategy
Apple and Core Competencies Review the Teaching Activity
In this discussion exercise, students can role-play and debate the unique marketing challenges associated with different classes of consumer products.
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Consumer Product Classification: Marketing Challenges Review the Teaching Activity
A discussion exercise designed for students new to marketing. Gets them thinking about the role of marketing, outside of formal definitions.
A “Too Simple” View of Marketing? Review the Teaching Activity
A role play version for a New Coke case study, where students assume the role of key participants in the decision. An interesting challenge for marketing students.
New Coke Case Study (Part 1) Review the Teaching Activity
This is Part 2 of the New Coke case study where students role-play characters or participants in the decision to develop and launch New Coke.
New Coke Case Study (Part 2) Review the Teaching Activity