What are Core Competencies?
This activity explores the concept of core competencies and their role in the development of a marketing strategy.
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What are Core Competencies? Review the Teaching Activity
This activity explores the concept of core competencies and their role in the development of a marketing strategy.
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What are Core Competencies? Review the Teaching Activity
This student discussion exercise is built around a video where the founder and CEO of the Dollar Shave Club discusses how the business was built and has been made successful.
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A Successful Entrepreneurial Start-up Review the Teaching Activity
Students are presented with various BCG matrixes where the portfolios are tracked over time and they need to identify why the portfolios follow these patterns and what are the strategic implications.
Reading Trends in the BCG Matrix Review the Teaching Activity
In this activity, students are presented with several BCG matrix examples and are required to identify the positives and the concerns with the structure of the portfolio.
Analyzing the BCG Matrix Review the Teaching Activity
In this discussion case, students of marketing strategy will examine whether a campaign to block competitive moves is warranted? This case looks at Crystal Pepsi vs Tab Clear.
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A Too Aggressive Competitive Marketing Strategy? Review the Teaching Activity
A exercise for marketing students where they create and interpret a perceptual map. Contains a download for a free online template for perceptual mapping.
Creating and Interpreting a Perceptual Map Review the Teaching Activity
A discussion exercise where students need to develop a marketing mix for a particular target market – Ideal for explaining the value of market segmentation and target markets.
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From Market Segmentation to the Marketing Mix (Fitness Centers) Review the Teaching Activity
A discussion exercise where students need to develop a marketing mix for a particular target market – Ideal for explaining the value of market segmentation and target markets.
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From Market Segmentation to Marketing Mix (Drinks) Review the Teaching Activity
In this in-class teaching exercise for marketing, students are introduced to the concept of aligning the firm’s marketing mix to the needs of a target market, using the fast-food industry as the example.
Segmenting the Fast Food Market Review the Teaching Activity
A role play version for a New Coke case study, where students assume the role of key participants in the decision. An interesting challenge for marketing students.
New Coke Case Study (Part 1) Review the Teaching Activity