Innovative Student Marketing Project

University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Assistant Professor
2
Timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • January 10, 2025
    Company background and challenge introduction
  • January 17, 2025
    Team formation
  • February 28, 2025
    Draft marketing report
  • April 2, 2025
    Final presentation
  • April 5, 2025
    Final marketing report
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Digital marketing Social media marketing Communications Market research Competitive analysis
Skills
planning sustainable business marketing project management promotional strategies research communication branding
Learner goals and capabilities

Market Research Skills: Ability to analyze data and trends to inform marketing strategies.

Digital Marketing Knowledge: Understanding social media, SEO, email marketing, and online analytics.

Brand Management: Developing and maintaining a brand's identity and reputation.

Presentation Skills: Communicating ideas and strategies confidently to stakeholders.

Learners
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
50 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Final report

Presentation/Poster presentation

Project timeline
  • January 8, 2025
    Experience start
  • January 10, 2025
    Company background and challenge introduction
  • January 17, 2025
    Team formation
  • February 28, 2025
    Draft marketing report
  • April 2, 2025
    Final presentation
  • April 5, 2025
    Final marketing report
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples

Market Research Project: Student research on consumer preferences in a specific market, then analyze and present findings.

Brand Redesign Challenge: Choose an existing brand and create a new branding strategy, including logo design, messaging, and positioning.

Social Media Campaign: Develop and execute a short-term social media marketing campaign for a local business, tracking engagement and results.

Content Creation Project: Write a series of blog posts or articles for a specific audience, focusing on SEO and engagement techniques.

Influencer Partnership Plan: Develop a proposal for collaborating with influencers to promote a brand, including target demographics and engagement strategies.

Community Engagement Initiative: Create a marketing plan for a community event, focusing on promoting local businesses and increasing community involvement.

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

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available at the beginning of the semester to present students the company's background and challenge (45 mins) and address learners’ questions during the semester; as well as the end of semester to evaluate students' solutions (75 mins). It can be virtually or in person.