2009年10月10日 星期六

Week 4

Topic: Introduction to Marketing Framework
Date: 10/13/2009
Time: 6:30-9:20pm
Classroom: TR-510

Agenda:
6:00-6:30pm
Early bird session: group discussion
Each team may hold 30 minutes of group discussion on the case "
Starbucks Coffee: Where Growth Is Hot-But Boiling Over?". All teams are required to come up with answers to those questions for discussion and share your findings in the class.

6:30-7:00pm Case Discussion
1. Company-wide Marketing Strategy
2. Planning Marketing
3. Company Portfolio
4. Marketing Mix

Case: Live Nation
Questions:
1. What's Live Nation's Mission?
2. Base on the product/market expansion grid, provide support for the strategy that Live Nation is pursuing.
3. How does Live Nation's strategy provide better value for customers?

7:00-8:00pm
Lecture
Outlines:
1. Marketing analysis: 5Cs
2. Segmentation, targeting, positioning
3. Marketing mix: 4Ps
4. Customer acquisition and retention

8:00-8:15pm Break

8:15-9:20pm Case Study

Video 1: McDonld's commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyMkGeQ3R0

Video 2: Starbucks commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfOPYsk6nf4

Questions for Discussion:
a. Describe Starbuck’s major products through the use of the BCG grow-share matrix.
BCG-Boston Consulting Group.
b. Using the Product/Market Expansion Grid, shown in Figure 2.3, identify potential growth opportunities for Starbucks.
c. What competitive strategies have been developed by Starbuck’s to combat inroads made by such companies as McDonalds?

Assignments:
1. Group report to the case "Starbucks Coffee". Due by 10/16.
2. Group report to the case "Dunkin Donuts". Due by 10/20.
Questions:
1. Evaluate Dunkin’ Donuts using the 5Cs4Ps framework–Compare and contrast DD and 2. Starbucks
3. What is DD’s competitive advantage vs. Starbucks’?
4. What is DD’s value proposition and positioning strategycompare to Starbucks’?
How does DD promote its products?

5 則留言:

  1. Group 2 and 4 have sumbitted their assignment, case study of "Starbusks Coffee", in the class.

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  2. The Case "Live Nation" will be posted for homework. Each group take this case as reference for your Company's Mission. No need to submit your report to those questions asked.

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  3. Do you have the answers for the " Questions for Discussion " ? (:

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  4. Hi Stella, answers are all subject to how you see the marketing strategy adopted by parties.

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  5. Please can u send me the answers for the video case ?

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