Sunday, October 26, 2008

Week 9 Blog DUE 10/31/08

Sports Marketing

So you've been doing blogs for several weeks now, so now I want you to research one. Find a blog that discusses the sports or entertainment marketing world. They are out there, just try googling. Tell me the name of the blog, who the author is (name and tell me about the person), and give me a few examples of what the posts are like. Make sure to include a link to the blog.

Fashion Marketing

So you've been doing blogs for several weeks now, so now I want you to research one. Find a blog that discusses fashion. They are out there, just try googling. Tell me the name of the blog, who the author is (name and tell me about the person), and give me a few examples of what the posts are about. Make sure to include a link to the blog.

Entrepreneurial Management

So you've been doing blogs for several weeks now, so now I want you to research one. Find a blog that discusses entrepreneurial issues. They are out there, just try googling. Tell me the name of the blog, who the author is (name and tell me about the person), and give me a few examples of what the posts are about. Make sure to include a link to the blog.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Week 8 Blog Friday 10/24


Blog For

Sports Marketing

Fashion Marketing

Entrepreneur


Ok, we are going to do something different this week. On Friday, we will have a short quiz on all the vocabulary from your particular class!!! Doesn't that sound like fun?!! It will be a multiple choice matching kind of thing and if you have your notes from all our conversations, it should be a piece of cake. So dig through the folder for your class, look at all the notes you took, and make sure you know all the terms. We will be going through some of them in class this week. See you Friday!!


Sunday, October 12, 2008

Week 7 Blog DUE 10/20/08


Ok, so we have already talked about this blog in class. Remember it is not due until we come back from MEA break. But it is due right away on Monday.....come with your blog completely finished and ready to discuss.


Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Using your cell phone, a digital camera, video camera, or as a last resort the internet, find and record photos of terms or other things we have discussed in class. Take a picture, put it on a word document, describe it, and then print it out. If you can't get your pics off your phone, describe each pic and be prepared to show me in class. You need to find five pictures. Have fun with this!!

Some words to think of are: sponsorship, product, price, promotion (advertising, promotion, selling, publicity), distribution, endorsement, product placement, and merchandise tie-in, naming rights, disposable income, and demographics. There are many more, but these will get you started.


Fashion Marketing
Using your cell phone, a digital camera, video camera, or as a last resort the internet, find and record photos of terms of other things we have discussed in class. Take a picture, put it on a word document, describe it, and then print it out. If you can't get your pics off your phone, describe each pic and be prepared to show me in class. You need to find five pictures. Have fun with it!!

Some words to think of are: product, price, promotion (advertising, promotion, selling, publicity), distribution, special event, trunk show, cooperative advertisement, plan-o-gram, assortment plan, couture, designer, bridge, and trend. There are many more, but these will get you started.

Entrepreneurial Management
Using your cell phone, a digital camera, video camera, or as a last resort the internet, find adn record photos of terms and other things we have discussed in class. Take a picture, put it on a word document, describe it, and then print it out. If you can't get your pics off your phone, describe each pic and be prepared to show me in class. You need to find five pictures. Have fun with it!!

Some words to think of are: small business, sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, and franchise. There are many more, but these will get you started.


Sunday, October 5, 2008

Blog Week 6 DUE 10/10/08

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

The Minnesota Twins will have a new ballpark after one more season. What will that ballpark be like compared to the metrodome? What amenities will it offer tiket holders? What promotions are they doing? What are they doing for season ticket holders as far as price and promotions? How are they promoting the ballpark in general? Are there any sponsor of the new ballpark besides Target? Go online and find the website of the new twins ballpark and answer the above questions.Remember to put your name, hour, and Friday's date at the top of your page. Your paper should also include the title of the assignment.


Fashion Marketing
Examine the following websites http://www.designcollectivempls.com/
http://beehiveco-op.com/
In your own words tell me the following:
What are these two websites? Give detailed descriptions
Who are their target market? Why?
What type of merchandise do they sell?
In what type of space are they located?
Based on the websites, how are their stores laid out?
If you were a local designer, how could you get your merchandise in the store?
Would you shop there? Why or why not?
There is a huge trend toward "indie" designs for everything from clothing to home.
Why do you think that is......you should be able to write a paragraph on this one.

Entrepreneur

Read the article from the link below. Its quite lengthy, so give yourself plenty of time. Its about working with vendors and suppliers. Please give me at least a 1/2 page summary of the article. What aspects of the article do you think are the most important to your business? Why? What tips will take from this article when writing your business plan?

http://www.entrepreneur.com/management/operations/purchasing/article66028.html