This is a 20 multiple-choice question video quiz on the PROMOTIONAL 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 task, students will review a billboard ad, which promotes a benefit derived from product augmentation. Students will then discuss the role and value of augmenting a product.
This activity is built around a new flavor campaign for the well-known snack brand Pringles. This campaign is a mix of a sales promotion and a product line extension.
In this activity, students will review the new product development process for the launch of the KFC Zinger sandwich (burger) range in 2017 into the USA market. Students need to consider the role of KFC’s new product and outline the key steps that the firm undertook in their product development process.
Given the continued level of interest in the “new” Coke 1985 product replacement, this is a video-based student activity based upon the market factors leading up to the decision.
Do your students agree with KFC’s decision to extend their brand into chicken flavored nail polish? Why/why not?
The student activity is based around a video for a brand of healthy drinks called “neuro”. The video shows the brand being promoted using a variety of promotional tools.
In this activity, students will consider the role of a logo in the firm’s overall brand – what role does it play, how important is it?
This task is based on an excerpt from a study on Millennials (Gen Y) – and their view of marketing communication from banks – so how can we reach them?
This viral sales promotion met its various marketing objectives, but questions can be raised about the brand’s integrity and fit with positioning because of the use of an sexual appeal in the campaign.
