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Purpose Design Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
SB
SARAH BERCHILD She / Her
Founder & CEO
(3)
3
Preferred learners
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
Categories
Marketing Data analysis Communications Market research Competitive analysis Customer segmentation
Skills
marketing strategies target market market potential integrated marketing communications goal setting marketing metric system performance appraisal marketing mix innovation
Project scope
What is the main goal for this project?

Designing for companies who do good. From helping the environment to designing products for women, we provide innovative and immersive experiences in the digital and physical world.


Our Goal:

We want to better understand our target market and the overall market, so we can uniquely position ourselves within our industry.


We would like to collaborate with students to create a marketing strategy and plan.

This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

  • Familiarizing themselves with our company’s values, offerings and services.
  • Researching our target market and market potential.
  • ----including Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning (STP) and
  • ----marketing mix Product, Price, Place, and Promotion 4P
  • Researching the industry and competitive landscape.
  • Recommending strategies to improve our positioning, brand, products and services.
  • ----including Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) plan.
  • Marketing plan performance evaluation matrix.
  • Situational and environmental analysis.


Bonus steps in the process would also include:

  • Identifying our company’s competitive advantages
What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

  • Familiarity with our company’s services
  • Understanding of our target market and market potential
  • Understanding of our industry and competitors
  • Recommendation of strategies to improve our company’s services
  • Setting up marketing strategy.
  • Providing marketing plans and methods to evaluate the outcomes.


Bonus steps would include:

Final deliverables should include

  • Clarifying marketing goals (SMART).
  • Setting up strategies and plans to reach those goals.
  • And creating metric systems for measuring the achievements upon set goals in different time periods.
How will you support learners in completing the project?

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

  • Our products and services
  • Our current understanding of the market
  • Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter.
Supported causes
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About the company

Designing for companies who do good. From helping the environment to designing products for women, we provide innovative and immersive experiences in the digital and physical world.