In this activity, consumers visit a well-known store to buy some furniture, but the salesperson operates in their own interests, rather than meeting the needs of the customer. The dilemma here is the trade-off between long-term sales and brand management and short-term profitability. What is the best approach?
The centerpiece of decision-making is based around a SWOT planning sheet that is automatically produced and updated as the game progresses. Check out some screenshots of the key components of the planning sheet.
It is an ideal resource for flipped classroom and active learning environments. Each activity contains its own instructions and spaces for students to write their responses. The workbook takes many of the exercises on Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing and turns them into worksheet-based activities.
This is a free Excel-based Sim Game for marketing students. Lots of fun, with multiple learning outcomes for positioning, product management, and marketing financials.
The purpose of this exercise is for students to consider the financial consequences of various strategic decisions. Their goal is to increase overall profitability of this music festival event, while ensuring the foundation of a logical marketing strategy.
This page discusses how the instructor can coordinate and manage the in-class “logistics” of the marketing and positioning Sim Game. This fun and engaging teaching activity is available for free download on this website.
In this discussion activity, students will look at the possible core competencies for Apple and discuss how appropriate that they are and how they would guide Apple’s marketing strategy
In this discussion exercise, students can role-play and debate the unique marketing challenges associated with different classes of consumer products.
A discussion exercise designed for students new to marketing. Gets them thinking about the role of marketing, outside of formal definitions.
A role play version for a New Coke case study, where students assume the role of key participants in the decision. An interesting challenge for marketing students.
