Industry Research Project

MKTG 4560
Closed
Schulich School of Business
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timeline
  • January 13, 2017
    Experience start
  • March 30, 2017
    Experience end
Experience
4 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Marketing strategy
Skills
communication market research marketing communications social media strategy digital marketing
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will do industry research on your competitors, potential customers and your strengths, competencies, and weaknesses, which informs their strategic digital marketing recommendations for you.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
Project
80 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will submit a 3-page executive summary and accompanying documents on the research and analytical work that has been performed. Students will also hold a 7-minute presentation on their findings with a 10-15 minute Q&A period. As an industry partner, you should expect details on how a digital marketing strategy can help your new product launch, brand repositioning, etc.

Project timeline
  • January 13, 2017
    Experience start
  • March 30, 2017
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Could you benefit by having a group of 4th-year student consultants research a marketing challenge that is unique to your organization? Students will do industry research on your competitors, potential customers and your strengths, competencies, and weaknesses, which informs their strategic digital marketing recommendations for you. The project scope could include, but is not limited to, be related to ongoing marketing initiatives such as;

  • new product launch
  • brand campaign
  • segment analysis
  • brand repositioning for the purpose of market expansion
  • Competitive analysis
  • new target markets, etc.

Additional company criteria

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

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