Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing
Ideas and resources for teaching marketing
Simbound is an online turnkey content creation and evaluation system developed to address the need of the modern digital marketing course leader which aims to go beyond a simple presentation centered approach with his or her course. Belonging to the experiential learning family of resources it employs simulation, gaming and interactive e-learning functionality. The resource … See the full activity...
There are lots of examples out there of successful viral videos, which give the impression that social media is an easy way to build brand awareness and generate new customers – but is social media really a jackpot machine that will pay off to all firms?
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The following is a summary of the key findings of a 2013 report … See the full activity...
In this video-based activity, students will review an overview of a marketing launch of a chocolate bar that has been reintroduced into the market in the UK. The video provides a good overview of the launch campaign.
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Wispa is a brand of a chocolate bar owned by Cadbury. It was originally launched in the 1980’s but was later withdrawn … See the full activity...
In this task, students review the results of a recent online market research survey undertaken by a firm. Given the survey was conducted online and was optional, your task in this exercise is to determine how valid the results are likely to be.
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For this exercise, let’s assume that a bank wanted to conduct a customer satisfaction survey … 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...
From Bricks and Mortar to Online Retailing
In this exercise, you need to review the key findings from recognized industry forecasting firm regarding the potential impact of online retailing on traditional shopping centers and retailers. The challenge is to determine the best way forward for these traditional retailers.
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Traditional shopping centers (shopping malls) are under significant pressure to adapt … See the full activity...
This mini case study profiles the successful launch of Winkiwoo, a new division of a photo printing firm, which has successfully tapped into the new internet and digital world, with an innovated Facebook related photo product.
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A company from regional Australia (called Winkiwoo) has experienced tremendous success with their innovative Facebook photo books product. Surprisingly, the new-to-the-world product, which … See the full activity...
The table below contains the standard top-level website metrics that every marketer needs to be familiar with. Your task is to assess the relative performance of these websites.
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| Site A | Site B | Site C | |
| Visitors | 10,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
| Visits | 40,000 | 120,000 | 400,000 |
| Pageviews | 200,000 | 150,000 | 2,000,000 |
| CPC budget | $5,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 |
| Bounce rate | 20% | 80% | 50% |
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The table below contains some top-level online results of a few websites that has invested in Google advertising. Your task is to determine how well they have performed and whether they should continue.
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| Site A | Site B | Site C | |
| Impressions | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| CTR | 10% | 5% | 1% |
| Site visitors | 1,000 | 500 | 100 |
| Conversion rate | 1% | 5% | 10% |
| Actions |
A travel agency, with more than 100 outlets throughout Australia, views a direct and/or online marketing approach as a great opportunity to hold more clients, win new business and increase overall sales. However, they cannot agree on which particular tools to use – refer to excerpts of their manager’s meeting below – can you help them decide?
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Justin:
