Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing
Ideas and resources for teaching marketing
The ‘expert-level’ marketing and positioning Sim Game is now available. This Sim Game is suitable for more advanced students and would need to be played over several weeks or even a full semester.
There have been substantial improvements made to the game, such as an interactive menu, as shown below.
The centerpiece of the student’s decision-making … See the full activity...
This workbook now has over 250 student activities designed in a worksheet form. This means that you can print or photocopy pages for students and use them in class as individual or group activities. It is an ideal resource for flipped classroom and active learning environments.
Each activity contains its own … See the full activity...
Here is the “advanced positioning marketing simulation game” now available for free download here…
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This is an extension of the initial game – so it has the same look and feel to students. However, it increases the complexity of decisions by introducing a number of new rule changes, such as:
This discussion activity is a variation of an existing exercise on this website, however it has been updated by the inclusion of an interactive spreadsheet to enable students to financially forecast the impact of this strategic decisions.
Here is a link to the spreadsheet… Music Festival Strategy Exercise
The purpose of this exercise is for … See the full activity...
This article discusses how the instructor can coordinate and manage the “logistics” of the marketing and positioning simulation game. This fun and engaging teaching activity is available for free download on this website – please see the article on the simulation game itself.
Please note that this article does not discuss how the game works – that is discussed … See the full activity...
In this discussion activity, students will look at the possible core competencies for Apple and discussed how appropriate that they are and how they would guide Apple’s marketing strategy.
This discussion exercise is suitable for students of marketing strategy and more advanced marketing students. It would be more suitable for use as a small group … See the full activity...
Preferred format: This teaching activity is designed for small groups of students to discuss the marketing mix implications of the consumer products classification scheme.
Student audience: This exercise is more suitable for students of introductory marketing.
Exercise time: The group discussion time should be around 15 minutes, plus any additional time for an overall … See the full activity...
Preferred format: This teaching activity can be run in small groups or as an in-class discussion.
Student audience: This discussion exercise is designed for introductory marketing students.
Exercise time: This activity will take around 10 minutes, perhaps longer as an in-class discussion.
Notes: There are several other discussion activities on this site for defining … See the full activity...
General Instructions for running the New Coke Case Study in class
Much has been written about the New Coke new product development and launch in 1985 and there have been numerous case studies published in various textbooks, along with numerous books. But what is different about this case study for New Coke is that students will role play a particular … See the full activity...
This is Part 2 of the New Coke Case Study. It is highly recommended that student groups undertake the New Coke Case Study (Part 1), which sets the marketing environment context for Coke’s decision back in 1985.
While the first part of the New Coke case … See the full activity...
Wet ‘n Wild is a chain of waterparks that are operated across Australia, the United States, and now China. The first waterpark in the chain was opened on the Gold Coast in Australia in 1984. Since that time they have expanded to eight locations, including Hawaii and Las Vegas.
In 2013, they opened a new water … See the full activity...
Mrs Mac’s is a food manufacturer of pies, sausage rolls and pastries based in Australia. Its primary market is Australia and New Zealand, with some export markets in south-east Asia. It has worked hard to create the positioning of traditional and home-cooked food.
This strategy has been generally successful with the brand well represented … See the full activity...
McDonald’s is a well-known fast food chain throughout the world. In recent years, it has worked hard to broaden its menu offering and try to broaden its food appeal. It has introduced some healthier options and has also added higher quality food and coffee as well.
In addition to having thousands of locations throughout the … See the full activity...
In this video-based mini-case, you will review two in the highly successful Blendtec collection. These YouTube videos are among the most successful viral campaigns; can you identify the reasons for their success?
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YouTube is one of the most popular internet sites in the world. It has a vast collection of video ranging from entertainment to music to TV … See the full activity...
In 2005, Coca-Cola introduced Coke Zero, a zero calorie version of their flagship product. This product did extraordinary well, but what launch and implementation challenges did they face?
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Coca-Cola first ventured into the diet soft drink market in the 1960’s with their Tab brand. In 1982 they broadened the Coke brand for the first time and launched Diet … See the full activity...
After significant success in the local market, the company is looking to market to the more affluent markets in Asia markets. But the question is how they should do this? Which option would you recommend from the list below?
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“Full of Fun” fruit juices are a novel range of drinks primarily targeted at children aged 4 to 12 years … See the full activity...
A chain of well-known surf wear stores is considering expanding to international markets, but they are unsure whether this is a good idea for their business – can you help them decide?
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Britney:
Thanks everyone for coming to the meeting. As you know, the company has been considering international expansion and I would just like to gather your … See the full activity...
This activity is based on a chain of fitness centers. They want to increase their ongoing level of promotional activity, but are unsure how best to promote themselves in the marketplace. Therefore, this activity requires you to determine the most appropriate promotional strategy (given the information in the following case study).
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Fitness Fast currently consists of eleven fitness centers … See the full activity...
Salespeople are part of an overall team. When a salesperson tries to work independently, the results are not always very effective. This activity highlights an ineffective situation for a mobile home loan salesman for a bank. Review the situation – what can you recommend to improve the firm’s current sales appointment practices?
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When customers phone the bank’s call … See the full activity...
This activity is based on a local regional bank that was become a little old-fashioned and behind the times. Their plan is to adopt a more modern image, whilst maintaining their strengths of being local and caring about their customers.
One of the first initiatives that they are undertaking is the development and launch of a new credit card… See the full activity...
