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
Students review an award-winning education outreach project by Colgate known as “Education in a Box” designed for schools in Myanmar. While this sounds like a great initiative for providing education resources – was it really? Or was it a form of stealth marketing or just greenwashing?
Education CSR or Just Promotion? Review the Teaching Activity
Students review a ‘text and drive’ campaign promoted by an apparent funeral home in Canada. It turned out to be a public service announcement, but was it effective and would your students have approved the communications approach?
Ethics of Text and Drive Campaigns 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 activity involves analyzing market segments for Greenhills Shoes, a sustainable footwear company. Students will identify how to expand the brand without compromising its eco-friendly values, focusing on understanding brand positioning and the importance of sustainability in marketing.
Tapping into Customer Value Review the Teaching Activity
In this reflective task, students need to consider whether the choice of a CFO to run marketing is a logical decision in today’s data-driven business world. This is a great activity for students to think about their career from a strategic perspective.
Can a CFO Run Marketing? Review the Teaching Activity
This activity looks at one of the more substantial risks of using shrinkflation, which is negative consumer backlash and media attention. It focuses on a real situation for KFC and includes customer comments.
Risks of Shrinkflation Review the Teaching Activity
Students are faced with five challenging pricing scenarios or dilemmas. There are arguments for different price points, given the competitive and marketing environment situation. A good activity to learn the practicalities of pricing and to find out that price is much more than just a number.
Handing Challenging Pricing Decisions Review the Teaching Activity
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
Although widely posted and discussed, one of marketing’s biggest branding failures – Colgate Beef Lasagne (or Colgate Kitchen Entrees) was fake. Students review the back story to find out how this happened and the importance of always validating sources for key decision making.
Fake Products and Marketing Information Review the Teaching Activity