This task is for senior marketing students considering their careers in marketing and where to specialize. A list of 30+ recent and emerging marketing roles are provided for consideration and discussion. A helpful exercise for students to start thinking about building their specialist skills.
Recent and Emerging Marketing Roles Review the Teaching Activity
Although widely posted and discussed, one of marketing’s biggest branding failures – Colgate Beef Lasagne (or Colgate Kitchen Entrees) was fake. Students review the back story to find out how this happened and the importance of always validating sources for key decision making.
Fake Products and Marketing Information Review the Teaching Activity
An easy-to-play Excel-based game designed around customer value, needs analysis, target markets, competition, and profit management. Great game to teach the fundamentals of marketing. Instructional videos included.
Customer Value Game Review the Teaching Activity
In this fun puzzle, students will test their knowledge of marketing abbreviations. The activity has a list of 40 abbreviated marketing terms with a list of words that they need to match. But there are some leftover words to see which student team is the fastest at solving the puzzle.
A Guide to Marketing Abbreviations Review the Teaching Activity
While many of your students are studying marketing with the intention of being a CMO, the marketing career landscape is changing and they might end up becoming a Chief Customer Officer (CCO) instead.
CMO versus CCO: Understanding the Difference Review the Teaching Activity
Do you have students asking “What area of marketing should I go into?” It’s a common question for students nearing the end of their studies. Well, here is the solution – a quiz that sorts students into one of 24 profiles and then provides a summary of their work preferences and traits, along with suggested marketing specializations that they should pursue. A great -in-class or take home exercises.
Quiz: What Area of Marketing are You Most Suited For? Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity students identify the role and influence of marketing in various key projects for a company. It is a helpful exercise for students to understand the breadth and extent of how marketing impacts a company overall. Also a helpful activity for introducing the concept of internal marketing.
Does Marketing Have the Lead? Review the Teaching Activity
Students review two short promotional videos that will get students rethinking the “standard” benefits of everyday products. This is a great activity for distinguishing between product features and benefits, as well as tapping into core consumer needs and motivations.
What Benefits Are We Selling? Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students need to consider what is the primary purpose of marketing? While many students will opt for marketing plans, new products, communication campaigns – is that what marketing is really all about?
What Do You Want a Marketer to Do? Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students identify the importance of process, people, and especially physical evidence in the marketing mix of a service firm.
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The Role of the Additional 3P’s Review the Teaching Activity