In this activity students review a series of common marketing claims that would be generally considered to be misleading. There are 12 examples to consider, with students making a judgment call on which ones to retain and which ones would be unethical and/or ineffective. A pragmatic approach to understanding marketing tactics.
Misleading Marketing Claims – or Not? Review the Teaching Activity
In this exercise, students are presented with 10 trade-offs between two firms – with their only difference being physical evidence. It is designed for students to understand that physical evidence has a significant impact on consumer perceptions and their choice of a suitable offering. A fun exercise for marketing students of all levels.
Does Physical Evidence Matter? 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
Another fun revision crossword for an array of marketing terms and definitions – ideal for reinforcing concepts and checking understanding at the end of term. Great for teams an in-class competitions.
Marketing Crossword Challenge Review the Teaching Activity
The Marlboro Man advertising is one of the most famous and successful marketing campaigns of all time, which every marketer should know about. In this mini case study, students explore how the Marlboro Man came to be, especially after the brand was initially targeted at female smokers, and review the marketing challenges that they faced along the way.
Classic Case Study: Marlboro Repositions for Success Review the Teaching Activity
This activity delves deeper into customer journey mapping and considers how to overcome the consumer’s pain points. Students look for ideas and then consider how valuable it is to reduce pain points and indeed, can we compete on that basis?
Overcoming Consumer Pain Points Review the Teaching Activity
Students advise a company that has created too many segments how to best combine them (using counter segmentation). A good exercise for students to understand the purpose of segmentation and to consider the trade-off between segment size and viability.
Counter Segmentation Review the Teaching Activity
In this discussion exercise, marketing research students are presented with several examples of research bias in focus groups. Their task is to identify how the impact of these biases can be minimized.
Research Bias in Focus Groups Review the Teaching Activity
This activity builds upon the existing Bud Light case study but focuses on the psychographic segmentation approach used by Bud Light. The exercise is designed for students to have a better understanding of what psychographic segmentation and how it can be used.
Bud Light and Psychographic Segmentation Review the Teaching Activity
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