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
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 explore a scenario involving a management meeting at a bank, where the participants in this meeting are discussing the bank’s potential engagement with a social issue, namely problem gambling. The task is to review the meeting and work out what the bank should do and how much they should be involved in this social issue.
Should the Bank Support the Social Cause? 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
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
In this activity students are presented with a managers meeting that is discussing whether or not to implement mystery shopping market research program. There are good arguments for and against. The students need to decide whether they would implement the program.
Should We Use Mystery Shoppers? 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
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
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