Monday, April 30, 2007

Week 12 MONDAY April 30 2007

Commercial Day: )

Reading Pie and line graphs (worksheets) as a class.

Next:  Go online and find an advertisement that is targeted at Teenagers.  When you find an ad, you are to use the sheet provided to critic/analyse it.  Here is a link to some good ads http://www.veryfunnyads.com/

When you are finished, try the practice test at the following link.  Questions 1,2,4,5,9 and 10 are important

 http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/quizzes/chapter_4_self-quiz.htm

HOMEWORK:  TEST on Ch 4 WEDNESDAY

Week 11 FRIDAY April 27 2007

Hand in Store Design

Finish watching Coca Cola documentary and discuss
Hand in question sheet

What are Mode, Mean, and Medium?  Remember for the
TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!

Week 11 THURSDAY April 26 2007

Commercial Day:)

We are going to watch  a documentary on Coca Cola, perhaps the most successfully marketed product in history!

HOMEWORK: Finish Store Design

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Week 11 WEDNESDAY April 25 2007

Powerpoint Presentation on Market Research

(powerpoint available here:  http://www.tutor2u.net/business/presentations/marketing/marketresearchmethods/default.html  )

HOMEWORK: Finish your store design for FRIDAY (I've given you an extra day so there should be NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS!  Remember I will mark you on how your design increases sales and decreases shrinkage.  15 marks

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Week 11 TUESDAY April 24 2007

Commercial Day :)

Class lecture, notes, and discussion on store layout/design (including designing to increase sales, how to decrease theft, and how to create the desired atmosphere)

Go to the following LInk and read the article "I am Woman, Hear me Shop"

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2005/nf20050214_9413_db_082.htm

Activity/Assignment:  Now is your chance to put some of your new knowledge to work.  You are to design a store of some kind.  It can be a clothing store, grocery store, convincience store, any kind of retail establishment.  

Here is a link with some sample layouts:

http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/view/index.aspx?catID=.Examples.SmartDraw.Floor_Plans.Facility_Floor_Plans_%26_Retail_Layouts

        Create a diagram of the basic layout of the store

        Include a legend of the main features of the store (types of products, where they are sold etc)

        Include a brief description of WHY you chose to layout your store the way you did.  
 
HInts:  Keep in mind storage space/stockroom/offices, FLOW of customers, shrinkage, if you are high end or low end, items at eyelevel, loss leaders etc.....

15 MARKS!!

HOMEWORK:  If you do not finish this in class, it is DUE THURSDAY!!


Week 11 MONDAY April 23 2007

Marketing News/Bee TV

Read Section 4.3 and complete worksheet "E".  When you are finished, please show your work to Mr. Southwell and then keep the worksheet in your binder to study from

When you finish the first sheet, read Section 4.4 and complete the written and mix/match questions on handout 4.4


HOMEWORK:  Finish worksheet 4.4 and hand it in for marks

Friday, April 20, 2007

Week 10 FRIDAY April 20 2007

What is 'snipping' (street marketing) discussion

Video "Kings of the Street"


After watching the video, answer the following questions

1. What is snipping?

2. What are some of the benefits of using young males to promote record labels literally on the streets? Explain?

3. In the video, it talks about how it is okay for politicians to distribute flyers but not Street Teams.  Is this a double standard?  Is it justified?  Why or why not?  

HOMEWORK:  Read Sec 4.3 in the textbook on collecting primary data and fill in worksheet "E"  

Have a great weekend!


Thursday, April 19, 2007

Week 10 THURSDAY April 19 2007

Commercial Day :)

Assignment on Primary and Secondary Data/Advertising on TV

There will be a handout given and explained in class.  You will have class time to work on the assignments.  Here are the 2 links that you will need for the secondary data portion of this assignment.  Good luck with your "Hover Shoes"


http://www.gaebler.com/Television-Advertising-Costs.htm

http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Ratings/

HOMEWORK: Finish todays "Hover Shoes TV advertising assignment" for Tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Week 10 WEDNESDAY April 17 2007

(where do famous company name come from?)
 The cost of primary market research


Read section 4.2 on pg. 127-132
 Complete worksheet " C " and show it to me for completion marks.
        Complete worksheet " D " and hand-in for marks

When you are finished write down you 5 favourite TV shows and (if possible) the times and days that they are on T.V. (we will use this tomorrow)

Hand in work from yesterday!!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Week 10 TUESDAY April 17 2007

Commercial Day!
Presentations from Fridays assignment!


Today's assignment.

Part 1: Read pg 122-123
1. What is the difference between Quantitative and Qualitative research

Part 2: Use the following 2 links to and complete the following surveys at "Environics.net" on Social Values

Survey #1 http://fireandice.environics.net/surveys/fireandice/main/fireandice.asp?surveyID=1

Survey #2 http://3sc.environics.net/surveys/3sc/main/3sc.asp

Part 3: Once you've completed the surveys answer the following questions>
1. How does this website describe you?
2. Describe the 'tribe' you were placed in by the website?
3. How do you think that Environics Research Group uses the information from the survey?
4. Do you feel the diagnosis is correct?


Week 10 MONDAY April 16 2007

Read aloud and handout on 'What is Market Research' pg. 123-125

HOMEWORK: Tomorrow you will be either handing in a written copy of your answer to question #3 from Friday's assignment  (link below) or present an oral response to question #3 with your group.  

http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/studactivities_ch04_01.html

Friday, April 13, 2007

Week 9 FRIDAY April 13

Friday the 13th/ Chapter 3 TEST

When you are finished your test go the the followng link and work on a rough copy Questions one and two on your own.  

http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/studactivities_ch04_01.html
 
Then find a patner and make a good copy of question one and two together (which is what question 3 asks you to do)  

Have a great weekend!!

Week 9 THURSDAY April 12 2007

Comercial day
Vocabulary Bingo as a review, Review discussion, and one final review sheet.  
Chapter 3 TEST TOMORROW!!!

The Projects were done well!!

Week 9 WEDNESDAY April 11 2007

Sorry, I'm away at a meeting today!

POP QUIZ!!! (Open notebook)

Classwork: Two worksheets to review international marketing and competition for the Chapter 3 TEST on FRIDAY

Week 9 TUESDAY April 10

PROJECTS ARE DUE TODAY!!!
Comercial Day
Communism vs. the Free Market Discussion


Class/Homework : Chapter 3 Review Questions 1-8 pg 118-119

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Week 8 WEDNESDAY April 4 2007

Final Time to finish your presentation on International Marketing.  I will be looking for evidence that you understand why or why not companies will go international.  

PRESENTATIONS!!
 Good luck and have a great long weekend!

Week 8 TUESDAY April 3 2007

Commercial Day!
Powerpoint Presentation and Discussion on International Marketing!

Continue to work on you GROUP international marketing project (link below)
http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/studactivities_ch03_03.html

(You will present your skits/presentations TOMORROW)

Week 8 MONDAY April 2 2007

School Store Opening Day!  Don't forget to drop by!

Hand out on Market Share/ Discussion "what is Market Share"


One you finish your handout sheet, please hand it in, arrange yourself into groups of 2-3 and work on the following international marketing project at this link:
http://www.worldofmarketing.nelson.com/studactivities_ch03_03.html

Week 7 FRIDAY Mar 30 2007

Guest Speaker on Employee/Employer Rights!

The speaker is from the BC Federation of Labour