Project Events Manager

We are looking for students to help us plan a charity eventStudents in this position will overlook the UMF team’s project through a logistical lensStudents will help facilitate the UMF team events and ceremonies.The student will play a key role in helping the project manager create a more efficient work process.

Analyzing Sales Trends

We believe we have a good handle on our customer but we are lacking some knowledge into the acquisition of our customers. It is important for us to go back to the data we have on our sales process to determine key trends and patterns that will help us make informed decisions for the future of our business. Some areas that we hope to analyze include, but are not limited to, sales cycle length, average sale price, average ROI/customer, buying behaviours, etc.

Marketing Plan

Our company advertises thousands of products online. We hope to revamp our marketing strategy to attract more customers.We want students to help us build a marketing plan to grow and engage our target market.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our current marketing goals and strategies.Researching how customers perceive our brand and marketing.Recommending new channels we should use for promotion.Identifying an appropriate budget for advertising.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending updates to our messaging that can better explain our value proposition.

Blogging

.We would like to collaborate with students to create blog posts that drive more traffic to our website.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our goals, target market, products and services.Recommending topics for our blog posts.Drafting blog posts relevant to our business.Revising blog posts based on feedback.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending ways to market our blog.

Data Collection Research Assistant

We would like to collaborate with students to support our interview process by assisting in data collection and verification of results. This will provide us with prepared datasets that are ready for further analysis.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with interview procedures and participating in training activities.Assisting researchers in contacting participants and setting up interviews.Recording, organizing, and storing results according to conventions.Verifying that data is recorded accurately.Cleaning data to ensure consistency and usability.Suggesting new research questions or modifications to improve the interview process.

B2C Product Launch to New Market Research

As a B2C company, our primary goal is creating products that are closely aligned to our market segment’s wants and needs, so that we can maximize our sales. We have recently created a new product to increase the breadth of our product line. It will be important to gather information on buying behaviour, experiences, expectations, and perception of both our brand and our largest competitors.Tasks may involve: Creating an unbiased survey with questions regarding consumer experience with our brand, perception of our products/services, and opinions on our competitors.Creating effective conversation questions for customer interviews.Determining the best way to reach customers and how to motivate them to provide feedback on the company (we will distribute the survey accordingly).Analyzing trends within primary data collected through the survey and interviews, and reporting on them.