Marketing

XBIT 4500
Closed
Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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Capstone and Internship Coordinator
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General
  • Undergraduate
  • 5 learners; teams of 4
  • 50 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
  • 2/2 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any
Categories
Marketing Communications Market research Sales strategy Marketing strategy
Skills
project planning business consulting business strategy marketing strategy
Project timeline
  • January 8, 2024
    Experience start
  • January 29, 2024
    Project Feedback
  • February 19, 2024
    Mid Point Feedback
  • March 29, 2024
    Final Project Feedback
  • April 4, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
Details

The Marketing programs provide students with rigorous training in the topics of consumer behaviour, marketing research, advertising, promotions, and strategy formulation in a dynamic marketing environment. The curriculum is designed to prepare students with the latest skills and perspectives essential for careers in marketing, advertising, sales management, product/brand management, retailing, e-marketing and marketing research. The use of technology both within and outside our Marketing Lab, including simulations, Internet exercises, projects and marketing software, is emphasized as a strong component of the different courses in marketing.

For more information including course details please see here.

Beginning in January 2024, teams of 3-5 students will work with your organization to support you with achieving your key business objectives by developing a recommended plan of action.

Please note dates are tentative based on university semester schedule.

Learner skills
Project planning, Business consulting, Business strategy, Marketing strategy
Deliverables
  • Project plan and weekly status reports
  • Final project report with recommendations and an executive summary
  • Presentation of recommendations from top one or two teams (via a virtual webinar format)
Project Examples

Marketing Consultancy Review

  • Marketing strategy review: Providing recommendations on what methods you can use to leverage and improve your marketing strategy, based on your organization's budget and current marketing strategy.
  • Marketing Mix strategy: Providing insight and recommending sustainable strategies related to the Marketing Mix (Product, Place, Price and Promotion).
  • Social Media: An analysis of how to leverage social media channels to reach different customer groups
  • Conduct external analysis (including customer, competitor, market and environment) as well as marketing mix performance.
  • Developing an integrated online/offline communication strategy with pop-up stores, outdoor display ads, and app features recommendations for a large fashion retailer promoting an app that encourages online shopping.

Social Media Inventory & Assessment

Assessment of essential elements such as

  • Contact links
  • History and “about us” sections
  • Products and services offered
  • Photos and videos of past projects
  • Advancements in the industry
  • Client testimonials
  • Collection and integration of media and press coverage
  • Collection and integration of industry certifications
  • Students can help you leverage your social media platforms to drive traffic to your site and win clients.

Social Media Marketing Plan

  • Conducting an audit of your current social media presence.
  • Developing strategies for improving your online presence by recommending programs, tools, methods of engagement, social channels, or communication pieces.
  • Developing strategies for increasing engagement on your various public accounts, blogs, or other marketing assets.
  • Conducting an assessment of the effectiveness of your current communication channel(s).
  • Identifying best practices to reach a new target audience.
  • Identifying best practices within your current market segment to achieve a larger market share.
  • Developing a 6-month roll out plan.
  • Creating example social media posts.

Marketing Communications Plan

  • Recommending changes to advertising and PR materials for improved the consistency across your organization’s existing marketing campaign.
  • Creating an integrated marketing campaign for a new product service.
  • Creating a rebranding campaign for an existing product.
  • Creating a social media or new media campaign to complement existing marketing communications.
  • A SWOT Analysis and PESTLE Analysis.
  • A qualitative and quantitative research summary.
  • A media plan for each communication channel.
  • An implementation schedule and feasibility study.
  • KPI Measurements.

SEO Strategy & Recommendations

  • Developing a plan that outlines your SEO strategy and provides general recommendations.
  • Providing content suggestions and recommendations to increase search visibility.
  • Increasing inbound traffic and optimizing the customer journey.
  • Increasing inbound leads and delivering ongoing content.

Sustainability Initiative Marketing Plan

  • Developing and prioritizing potential marketing strategies for a new sustainability initiative.
  • Auditing your existing marketing strategy for a sustainability initiative, its alignment with your mission and values, and its effectiveness in communicating your message to the target audience.
Additional company criteria

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

Be available to attend a single kick-off/project scope meeting with all teams during second week of term. The kick-off will be a Q & A opportunity for all teams to solidify understanding of scope and requirements.

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.

Be available to schedule and attend a final webinar presentation of project results during Week 8 of term. You can select the top one or two team solutions for presentations to minimize the load of multiple presentations.

Provide team feedback twice over the semester and complete a post course survey.

Commit to a minimum of 5 interactions with the five student teams remotely, approximately 4–6 hours minimum over the duration of the project. These contacts are likely to be question/answer sessions or requests for additional information or clarification.

Provide a dedicated contact to answer periodic emails or take phone calls as needed to address student questions in a timely manner. Students will be coached to make judicious use of your time.