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Targeting Charity Donation Segments

In this activity, students work in groups to create tailored fundraising campaigns designed to appeal to one specific donor profile. Each campaign will look to address the unique motivations and behaviors of the market segment while seeking to maximize engagement and, of course, long-term donations. and ongoing support.

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Debate: Using Humor Appeals for Behavioral Change

This debate activity explores whether a humorous anti-drink-driving campaign can lead to meaningful behavior change or if it primarily generates attention. Students will review the case study and a focus group discussion to understand differing perspectives before forming groups to debate the topic. It is a variation of another teaching activity of Using Humor Appeals for a Social Marketing Cause.

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Using Humor Appeals for a Social Marketing Cause

This activity examines a hypothetical drink driving campaign that sought to use humor to create awareness and modify behavior, rather than using a traditional fear appeal associated with anti drink and drive messaging. Your students will evaluate the campaign’s likely effectiveness and the ethical considerations of using a humor appeal for a serious social change message.

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Jaguar Rebranding Mini Case Study

This is a mini case study of brand repositioning using Jaguar’s 2024 strategy. It is a shorter version of the full case study also on this website, Students will analyze their promotional video and their overall rebranding and repositioning strategy. Therefore, this mini case is more suitable for an in-class discussion task, especially around brand and positioning topics.

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The Psychology of Donations

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.

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The Ethics of Shrinkflation: Debate Ideas

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.

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Do Firms Have a Social Responsibility? (Discussion Task)

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.

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