Digital Marketing

Reviewing Brand Health Metrics

This teaching activity is designed to help your students interpret multi‑year brand health metrics. A table of consumer statements is presented over a three year period and students need to identify how well the brand is being managed and it strengths and weaknesses – as well as identifying what is most likely happening to their marketing mix. It is a good exercise for students to translate metrics into a narrative story.

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Classic Case Study: Old Spice Brand Repositioning

This case study examines Old Spice’s classic 2010 brand repositioning, in which the long-established men’s grooming brand released a video ad titled ‘The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.’ The commercial quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, not only boosting Old Spice’s sales and market share but also redefining how companies could successfully reposition a well-established (and even dated) brand.

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Understanding ROMI as a Marketing Metric

This is a discussion task that is designed to build upon the calculations that your students completed in the Introduction to ROMI Calculations activity. It will deepen their understanding and help them handle varying ROMI situations and improve their ability to explain how ROMI works and why it matters. 

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Burger King’s Whopper Detour Case Study

This case examines the Whopper Detour campaign for Burger King. This innovative and very successful campaign was built around a fun and playful digital-driven approach using geofencing on their mobile app. It is another classic case study that your students should review. Includes a short case study video.

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Classic Case Study: Share-a-Coke Campaign

In this classic case study, students review Coca-Cola’s iconic “Share a Coke” campaign, one of the most talked-about marketing initiatives in recent years. They will examine where it was launched, why Coca-Cola pursued it, the tactical steps that brought the campaign to life, and how its success was measured.

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Creative Communication and Sales and Promotion Orientation

This activity examines the Crocker Bank “We’ve Only Just Begun” campaign from the 1970s. It is considered a TV advertising CLASSIC and was a breakthrough in understanding of powerfully tapping into customer emotions. BUT… the campaign did not align with the bank’s strategy, highlighting one of the challenges of being a marketer is the sales and promotion era. Also a great activity to discuss emotions and storytelling.

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Classic Case Study: Run Like a Girl

This classic case study – the “Run Like a Girl” campaign – provides students with insights into how authentic storytelling and social advocacy can transform brand communication. They will explore how brands can successfully shift from product-focused messaging to engaging with social issues by using authentic storytelling.

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