Students are presented with multiple sales promotion (non-discount) tools being used by various clothing stores. By considering the array of customers (based on behavioral segments), students evaluate the likely impact of the sales promotions. An excellent activity for students to identify which types of sales promotion tools are effective for different retail settings.
Evaluating the Impact of Sales Promotions Review the Teaching Activity
This is a teaching activities designed to introduces students to the concepts and challenges of new products and the decision of whether to introduce them. It is a good foundational task to lead into this teaching activity: New Product Evaluation Challenges.
Key Challenges of New Products Review the Teaching Activity
This teaching activity is designed for small groups of students to discuss the most appropriate market research design for different situations and management problems. Four marketing scenarios are provided to review.
What Research Design Should We Use? Review the Teaching Activity
In this task, students construct a new product evaluation scoring model and then assess a number of new product opportunities to determine whether the firm should go ahead and develop and launch the product. Great discussion exercise to understand the role of new product selection and prioritizing.
New Product Evaluation Challenges Review the Teaching Activity
In this task, students use Porter’s Five-forces model to help analyze the fast-food industry in the U.S. They have been provided with key information and data to enable a deeper level of industry analysis.
Industry Analysis Using Porter’s Five Forces Model Review the Teaching Activity
Students are provided with two debate questions, as well as some for and against points to get them started and thinking about the role and impact of shrinkflation. Debate are often a good method of generating a deeper understanding of a topic. Shrinkflation extends beyond just pricing, to brand management, promotion, ethics, customer trust, and profitability.
The Ethics of Shrinkflation: Debate Ideas Review the Teaching Activity
Students are presented with three scenarios where large brands or industries are expected to be more socially responsible. But is that the essence of marketing? Indeed, do we need to rethink the definition of modern-day marketing? This is a discussion task variation of the debate task of the same name.
Do Firms Have a Social Responsibility? (Discussion Task) Review the Teaching Activity
In this debate exercise, students are faced with three debate situations, in regard to social responsibility. In particular, they address the question of whether large brands need to “do more” than just meet customer needs and make profits? Indeed, has the scope of marketing expanded?
Do Firms Have a Social Responsibility? (Debates) Review the Teaching Activity
Students assume the role of a Communications Manager for a local government area, and to select the best communications campaign to persuade residents that a change to smaller waste bins is a positive change for the overall good. An activity that covers social marketing, communications, and perceptions.
Communicating the Social Change Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students will review a podcast episode on social media marketing and platforms, and explore the best platforms for different types of business and situations. A handy overview of the main social media players.
Choosing Social Media Platforms Review the Teaching Activity