This is a 20 multiple-choice question video quiz on the PRICE MIX. It is a fun and interactive approach to revision for students, and a helpful insight for instructors on which new product topics need further explanation and discussion.
In this in-class activity, students need to review a seemingly successful and profitable burger chain. A great learning exercise for brand management versus short-term profits.
This 3rd installment in the Sim Game series takes the experience to a whole new level. This game is suitable for advanced marketing students to be played over a semester or term.
In this activity, students look at the output from a market share (market concentration) spreadsheet and attempt to interpret the results and consider the how it may affect marketing decisions.
In this activity, students will review a simple table containing market share and sales information, in order to interpret the marketplace.
The right pricing strategy? 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, … See the full teaching activity…
In this mini-case, students review the efforts of the J.C. Penney department store to more efficiently compete on price, primarily underpinned by a cost-cutting program. But is this the best approach?
Allocating fixed costs to products, in order to more fully assess product profitability, can be determined in different ways with different outcomes. In this simple example, students assess the impact of allocating fixed costs to its products profitability.
In this case study, the student task is to determine whether the firm should continue with its current strategy (which is mainly priced-based) or does it need to adopt a new approach?
Retailers often face the challenge of deciding between ‘everyday low pricing’ and ‘high-low’ pricing. The student task is to determine the best pricing approach.
