Integrated Marketing Communications Plan for Tourism Industry

THMG 308
Closed
College of New Caledonia (CNC)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Dooseon Jung
Instructor
(3)
3
Timeline
  • January 5, 2020
    Experience start
  • December 1, 2017
    Creative Pitch
  • December 8, 2017
    Media Plan
  • February 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 23, 2020
    Checkpoint #1
  • March 21, 2020
    Checkpoint #2
  • April 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Small operations who don't have a polished marketing department
Hospitality, tourism & culinary arts, Hospitality, Travel & tourism
Categories
Communications Market research Marketing strategy Hospitality, tourism & culinary arts
Skills
promotional strategy marketing strategy integrated marketing communications strategy
Learner goals and capabilities

Do you want a review of your current marketing strategies and recommendations for improvement? In this assignment, student-consultants will work in groups to help you evaluate and improve your current marketing strategies. Depending on your needs, students can assist with strategy development, market segmentation, positioning and branding, product pricing, promotions, personal selling, distribution systems, cross-cultural marketing strategies, and assessment of customer satisfaction.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
36 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will present a completed marketing plan based on your needs. This plan can include, but is not limited to:

  • Industry best-practices
  • Consumer behaviour analysis
  • Brand management recommendations
  • Product pricing and distribution recommendations
  • Market segmentation analysis
  • Cross-cultural strategies
  • Promotional materials, including email campaign copy and social posts
  • Trend analysis
  • Evaluation strategies

Project timeline
  • January 5, 2020
    Experience start
  • December 1, 2017
    Creative Pitch
  • December 8, 2017
    Media Plan
  • February 1, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 23, 2020
    Checkpoint #1
  • March 21, 2020
    Checkpoint #2
  • April 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Project includes, but are not limited to:

  • Analysis and assessment of your current marketing strategy
  • Determining a new, or more specific, target segment
  • Providing messaging strategies to enhance your product's brand
  • Creating a promotional campaign
  • Recommendations for product pricing and distribution
  • Cross-cultural marketing strategy development
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Help the student event by providing helpful resources, such as: Facilities, participants, equipment and supplies, budget as needed

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.