Marketing Plans

MKTG 480
Closed
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Jeff Totten
Associate Professor
2
Timeline
  • January 28, 2018
    Experience start
  • February 23, 2018
    Component 1
  • March 5, 2018
    Component 2
  • March 23, 2018
    Component 3
  • April 13, 2018
    Component 4
  • April 20, 2018
    Component 5
  • April 27, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Arts, Business services, Consumer goods & services, Food & beverage, Government, Legal, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Retail, Technology, Banking & finance, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Marketing & advertising, Trade & international business, Transport, trucking & railroad

Experience scope

Categories
Marketing strategy
Skills
critical thinking written communication skills oral communication skills
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will form teams of three to five members to work on developing a marketing plan for a real-life business. Each group or individual will prepare a written marketing plan in five stages plus a final submission of the entire plan.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
25 learners
Project
35 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final product deliverables are:

a) a completed marketing plan for the company over the stated time period (usually a year), and

b) an oral presentation and discussion of the plan with the client.

Project timeline
  • January 28, 2018
    Experience start
  • February 23, 2018
    Component 1
  • March 5, 2018
    Component 2
  • March 23, 2018
    Component 3
  • April 13, 2018
    Component 4
  • April 20, 2018
    Component 5
  • April 27, 2018
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Each student or group is expected to meet with the client, present the final plan, and go over the plan. The plan will be turned in via five stages:

1. Intro & Competitive Analysis

2. Customer Analysis & Environmental Analysis

3. Marketing Objectives & Target Market(s)

4. Marketing Mix

5. Implementation, Control & Budget

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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