Marketing Assignment 1 and 2

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Assignment 1: Campaign Brief Due Week 3, Sunday midnight of your time zone (Weight: 10%)

“In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.” Seth Godin

Overview

In this assignment, you assume the role of Director of Marketing at a Fortune 500 company. The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has asked you to prepare a Campaign Brief to use at the executive team meeting. A brief is similar to a memo but, whereas a memo is mainly informative, a brief recommends a course of action and therefore it has a persuasive tone. Your brief in this case will focus on the product or service that you have chosen to promote in your Marketing Campaign Plan in Assignment 2. The purpose of the Campaign Brief is to summarize your research thus far and to present your strategy for marketing your product or service. Since the CMO and executive team are busy, high-level stakeholders, a brief is an appropriate vehicle to keep them informed without taking up too much of their time. To meet this goal, your Campaign Brief will be short and concise – only two to three pages long. Leverage what you have learned in the first three weeks of your marketing course, including the textbook readings, Week 2 Lecture Notes, articles, videos, and external resources. This assignment provides you with a practical application of the ideas you have been studying and useful preparation for Assignment 2.

Instructions

Use the JWI518_Assignment_1_Template provided in your course shell. The headings below mirror the sections in the template and provide you with some detailed prompts for each section. Respond to all the prompts and questions below to ensure that you include all required content in the assignment.

A. PRODUCT OR SERVICE

• Briefly describe the product or service you have selected for your marketing campaign. • What are key features of your product or service? Remember to be brief, but provide context.

For example, use the format “Feature: Brief summary of the feature.”

B. BUYER PROBLEM

• What consumer “need” does your product or service address? • What are the core results your buyers are seeking?

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C. TARGET AUDIENCE

• What are the key demographics and characteristics of your ideal target audience for this campaign?

• Is your target audience one segment, or should it be divided into two or more sub-segments? What are those segments?

D. VALUES AND BELIEFS

• What are the top two or three underlying values and beliefs that you will target for this campaign?

• How can you connect your product or service to the values and beliefs you have prioritized?

E. MARKETING MESSAGE

• What are the top three differentiators that distinguish your product or service from similar offerings sold by your competitors?

• Write a two-sentence value proposition for this campaign in a manner that is engaging but succinct.

F. SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY

• What are the top three channels you will use to advertise to reach the target audience you have identified, and what are their core demographic audiences?

• How will you use the social media channels you selected to engage your target audience and spread your marketing message?

G. REFERENCES

Campaign Brief Formatting Requirements

• Typed, using a professional font (size 10-12)

• Use the Assignment_1_Template provided in the course shell • Do NOT include a Cover page, as this is a professional brief and not a paper. Instead, use the

spaces that are provided for your name, the date, etc. in the template.

• References must be included and provide information that enables the reader to locate the original source. Application and analysis of course materials and resources are expected, and additional research is welcome.

• Your Campaign Brief should be two to three pages in length, including your References list

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Rubric – Assignment 1

CRITERIA

Unsatisfactory

Low Pass

Pass

High Pass

Honors

1. Describes the product or service and the buyer problem it addresses.

Weight: 20%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes the product or service and buyer problem.

Partially describes the product or service and buyer problem.

Satisfactorily describes the product or service and buyer problem.

Completely describes the product or service and buyer problem.

Exemplarily describes the product or service and buyer problem.

2. Describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

Weight: 20%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

Partially describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

Satisfactorily describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

Completely describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

Exemplarily describes the target audience and their top 2 or 3 values or beliefs.

3. Describes the top 3 differentiators and creates an effective value proposition for the campaign.

Weight: 25%

Does not or unsatisfactorily describes the top 3 differentiators. Does not create or creates an ineffective value proposition for the campaign.

Partially describes the top 3 differentiators. Creates a minimally effective value proposition for the campaign.

Satisfactorily describes the top 3 differentiators and creates an effective value proposition for the campaign.

Completely describes the top 3 differentiators and creates a strong and effective value proposition for the campaign.

Exemplarily describes the top 3 differentiators and creates an excellent and effective value proposition for the campaign.

4. Identifies 3 social media channels for the campaign and explains how they will be used.

Weight: 25%

Does not or unsatisfactorily identifies 3 social media channels. Does not or unsatisfactorily describes how they will be used in the campaign.

Identifies 3 social media channels; writes a poor or insufficient description of how they will be used.

Identifies 3 social media channels; writes a satisfactory description of how they will be used in the campaign.

Identifies 3 social media channels; writes a complete and effective description of how they will be used in the campaign.

Identifies 3 social media channels; writes an exemplary description of how they will be used in the campaign.

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CRITERIA

Unsatisfactory

Low Pass

Pass

High Pass

Honors

5. The Campaign Brief follows the template and is free from grammar and spelling errors.

References are provided in a manner that enables the reader to identify the sources.

Weight: 10%

The Campaign Brief does not follow the template and/or there are numerous grammar or spelling errors.

References are not included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources.

The Campaign Brief follows the template, but there are some grammar or spelling errors.

References may not be included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources.

The Campaign Brief follows the template, but there are a few grammar or spelling errors.

References are mostly accurate but some may not be included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources.

The Campaign Brief makes good use of the template and there are no grammar or spelling errors.

All References are included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources.

The Campaign Brief makes excellent use of the template and there are no grammar or spelling errors.

All References are included in a manner that enables the reader to quickly identify sources.