BUS508 Assignment 3: Promotional and Advertising Strategies

 

Assignment 3: Promotional and Advertising Strategies

Due Week 9 and worth 240 points

 

Select one (1) of the following categories of products to research: sports apparel, automobiles, home furnishings, or televisions. Use the Internet to research at least two (2) companies within the selected product category. Take note of the leading companies in this product group, as well as the types of marketing, pricing, and consumer-oriented promotional strategies that these leading companies within the product group use. 

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

• Compare and contrast the promotional strategies used by two (2) different companies for a similar product within the category that you selected.
• Recommend two (2) ways in which a company within the selected product group could use marketing information to differentiate itself in the marketplace to gain an advantage over its competitors. Provide a rationale to support your recommendations.
• Propose two (2) uses for consumer-oriented promotions that could assist a company in both the short and long term for the product group that you selected. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Analyze the strategic manner in which the leading company in this product group has made its pricing decisions by using one or more of the four (4) pricing objectives. Suggest two (2) actions that other companies within the same product group may take in order to differentiate themselves and gain a competitive advantage. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Determine the most effective advertising medium for a company in the selected product category. Support your response with two (2) examples of the effectiveness of the chosen medium.
• Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource. 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Apply the core marketing concepts and marketing orientation to develop viable marketing strategies that fit a variety of market environments, domestic and international.
• Analyze information technology applications and the application of decision support systems to gain a competitive advantage and more effectively control operations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary business.
• Write clearly and concisely about contemporary business using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

Discussion

“Financial Systems”  Please respond to the following:

From the case study and e-Activity, determine the importance of bankers having good working relationships with their clients. Support your response with two (2) examples that illustrate such importance.
From the scenario, examine the four (4) main accounting statements and determine which statement you believe to be the most critical in understanding a company’s current financial position. Provide a rationale for your response.

 

 

 ORION Journal

Journal Entry 8: Prepare a one to two (1-2) paragraph journal entry that examines your learning experiences with ORION in Week 9 of this course, that addresses the following:
Determine the primary manner in which ORION has increased your business knowledge in the related subject area.
Discuss specific challenges that you may have experienced with any of the subject matter presented, and point out the areas for which you would like more information.
Suggest at least two (2) possible applications of this week’s material to the company that you currently work for or hope to work for in the future.
* Note: To access ORION please see instructions in the Week 1 area.