BMI3C1 – FINAL MARKETING SUMMATIVE PROJECT

15% of final mark (10% for report, 5% for presentation)

Your task is to select a company to research and prepare a report and presentation for potential companies that would be interested in co-branding with your chosen company.

You must choose one specific product and research the company that produces it. Your research should consist of the following:

1)  Introduction and Company Profile

o  History of the company

o  Founder of the company

o  When was it founded

o  Main product/services sold

2)  Product Mix (p. 21 of textbook)

o  List other products that are sold by the company

o  Describe your chosen product

o  Explain the target market for your product (i.e. Demographics, psychographics)

o  How is the product packaged

o  Show examples of the products offered

3)  Promotion Mix (p. 22 of textbook)

o  Research advertising methods and sales promotions used by the company

o  Show the logo, slogan, colours, etc. that the company and/or product uses

o  Provide two examples advertisements (print ad or TV commercial)

o  Explain when and where they were shown and include a screen image of any videos you use

4)  Pricing Mix (p. 22 of textbook and in Chapter 7)

o  What pricing strategies are used for your company/product? (market skimming, penetration pricing, competitive pricing, or benchmark pricing) Note: You may have to make an educated guess based on pricing

o  Explain why you think these strategies are used

o  If the company sells a wide variety of products, select a few of them to analyze

5)  Place Mix (p. 22 of textbook)

o  What distribution strategies are used (intensive, selective, exclusive, integrated)

o  How does the company get the product to the consumer

o  Where are the products sold?

o  Where is the product produced?

o  In general, how does the company transport the products?

o  How can consumers purchase the product?

6)  Competition

o  Who is the competition?

o  Describe the products/services, prices of the competition

o  How much market share does your company/product have?

o  How can the company improve its market share?

7)  Corporate Social Responsibility

o  How is the company socially responsible? (be specific)

o  Provide proof (article) of what they have done

8)  Future Outlook

o  What does the future look like for the company?

o  Are there new products coming out in the near future?

o  What company/brand/product would you recommend to co-brand with this company and why?

o  Concluding statements

For your Presentation:

The presentation will be your opportunity to summarize the highlights of your report for the company who you want to co-brand with you. The presentation should be 5-7 minutes long and will be marked on the following:

o  Organization – is your presentation organized in a way which is easy for the audience to understand?

o  Content – does the presentation include all the important information and do you seem knowledgeable about it?

o  Visuals – are there visual representations in your presentation which engage the audience?

o  Mechanics – are there spelling errors and other grammatical errors in your presentation?

o  Delivery – do you give the presentation with confidence and look the audience in the eye?

MARKING SCHEME BMI3C – ISU Marking Sheet – 2014/2015

Student Name: Date of Submission:

Report

oTitle page o Table of contents o Page numbers o Images o Technical care

o Hard copy o Internal citation where necessary

Comments and Marks
1)  Introduction and Company Profile
o  History of the company
o  Founder of the company
o  When was it founded
o  Main product/services sold / /4
2)  Product Mix (p. 21 of textbook)
o  Describe your chosen product
o  List other products that are sold by the company
o  Explain the target market for your product
o  How is the product packaged
o  Show examples of the products offered / /5
3)  Promotion Mix (p. 22 of textbook)
o  Research advertising methods and sales promotions used by the company
o  Show the logo, slogan, colours, etc. that the company and/or product uses
o  Provide two examples advertisements (print ad or TV commercial)
o  Explain when and where they were shown / /6
4)  Pricing Mix (p. 22 of textbook)
o  What pricing strategies are used for your company/product? (market skimming, penetration pricing, competitive pricing, or benchmark pricing)
o  What are the pricing policies (p. 267 of textbook)
o  Explain why you think these strategies are used
o  If the company sells a wide variety of products, select a few of them to analyze / /5
5)  Place Mix (p. 22 of textbook)
o  What distribution strategies are used (intensive, selective, exclusive, integrated)
o  How does the company get the product to the consumer
o  Where are the products sold / /6
6)  Competition
o  Who is the competition?
o  Describe the products/services, prices of the competition
o  How much market share does your company/product have?
o  How can the company improve its market share? / /5
7)  Corporate Social Responsibility
o  How is the company socially responsible? (be specific)
o  Provide proof (article) of what they have done / /3
8)  Future Outlook
o  What does the future look like for the company?
o  Are there new products coming out in the near future?
o  What company/brand/product would you recommend to co-brand with this company and why?
o  Concluding statements / /6
9)  Presentation
o  Organization – is your presentation organized in a way which is easy for the audience to understand
o  Content – does the presentation include all the important information and do you seem knowledgeable about it
o  Visuals – are there visual representations in your presentation which engage the audience
o  Mechanics – are there spelling errors and other grammatical errors in your presentation
o  Delivery – do you give the presentation with confidence and look the audience in the eye / /20
Total Marks for ISU / /60