This activity is a mix of retailing design and customer experience challenges – that is, how could have Toys R Us modified their in-store offering and design for continued success – plus it also reinforces the impact of marketing environment factors and how they can derail a long-term successful strategy.
Redesigning the In-store Experience for Toys R Us Review the Teaching Activity
In this task, students review several marketing claims and identify whether the firm is making legitimate claims and is helping the natural environment OR whether they are engaged in greenwashing.
Are these Legitimate Marketing Claims or Greenwashing? Review the Teaching Activity
This role play exercise puts in a meeting scenario for a sustainable clothing company contemplating market expansion. Participants assume key roles within the management team, debating the merits and risks of entering new segments while maintaining the brand’s eco-conscious identity.
Should We Expand? Role Play Activity Review the Teaching Activity
Students play the role of marketing consultants to a candy manufacturer named “Sweet Tech”, who needs strategic marketing advice on setting priorities for their growth plans. The activity is based around the product/market matrix.
Choosing the Best Growth Strategy Review the Teaching Activity
This is a classic marketing case study from 2009. It was a major repositioning campaign for Domino’s Pizza (in the USA market) entitled “Pizza Turnaround”. It is based around two short videos.
Classic Case Study: Domino’s Turnaround Repositioning Review the Teaching Activity
A local fitness center has constructed a marketing plan. Unfortunately, it is not very well designed and has numerous problems. The task of your students is to identify at least 15 problems with the plan. A great exercise in understanding the role and purpose and structure of the marketing plan.
What’s Wrong with the Marketing Plan? Review the Teaching Activity
Your students take the role of a brand manager of a successful frozen-food brand. But it is in the maturity phase of the PLC and needs to pursue other growth options. Students evaluate five potential new lines and line extensions to help guide the brand forward.
Which Line of New Products Should We Pursue? Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students review seven market segments for a company looking to launch a dinner cruise in a town that has a sizable local population and a steady stream of tourists. Their task is to identify the best market segment to become the target market, based upon their characteristics, profitability, and long-term viability.
Pick the Best Target Market Review the Teaching Activity
Students explore positioning and the importance of differentiation by reviewing 10 competing restaurants in the same geographic market. Each restaurant has a unique positioning and students need to evaluate which ones will be more successful, as well as identifying an opportunity for a player in the market.
The Importance of Differentiation 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