Week 9 Blog Assignment Due 3/30/07

OK everyone, this is it.......your last blog assignment. Please remember it is due at the beginning of the hour on Friday....some of you really need the points!!

Have a great week everyone. I've really enjoyed this term and I hope you have too!!

ADVERTISING

http://advertising.about.com/od/planning/a/interactivetv.htm

Please read the above article on the future of advertising. Of course you must write a brief summary and tell me if you think the items mentioned in the article could happen. Then tell me two things you think will happen in the future as relates to adveritising.

SALES AND MARKETING

http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2006/07/mastering_new_m.html

Please read the above blog entry of a blog I've really enjoyed reading as of late. In this entry, John Hagel talks about marketing in the future. Summarize the article and tell me two ideas he has that you think are the most realistic. Don't forget to tell me why you think so!!

ENTREPRENEUR

http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/teenstartups/article159566.html

Please read the above article on teen entrepreneurial ideas. Summarize the article and tell me two ideas you think would work best and why. Also, tell me what you could do to be entrepreneurial as a teen. Maybe some of you are already doing something!!

Week 8 Blog Assignment DUE 3/23/07

Your assignment this week is to find a podcast that discusses a topic that relates to your class. For those of you who don't know, a podcast is an audio discussion, lecture, speech, talk, interview, that is posted on the web for all to listen to. You are to search and find either an audio or video podcast. It should be at least five minutes long. Listen to the podcast and write a summary about it....make sure to tell me what you learned. Also, provide a link to the podcast. For extra credit you can download a podcast to your ipod or MP3 player. Share it with me and if I use it for class, you will get extra bonus points. I look forward to listening to all the great stuff I'm sure you will find!!

Some areas to search are:
podcasts.yahoo.com
getapodcast.com
podscope.com
podzinger.com

Happy Friday

I hope this makes you laugh as much as it did me!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lDBx1gBww

Week 7 Blog Assignment DUE 3/16/07

Are you a "sheepwalker" ? (no that's not a typo)

Please read the following article on Sheepwalking.... http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/02/sheepwalking.html

Please write a summary of the article and answer the following questions. This is more of a philosophical assignment than it is about business and marketing. However, concepts from the article can be applied to life and the business world.

• Do you believe in the concept of "sheepwalking"? why/why not
• Is the concept of "sheepwalking" applicable at WHS? why/why not and give examples
• What can schools do to avoid the pitfalls of "sheepwalking"
• Have you seen "sheepwalking" in action? give an example
• Are you a "sheepwalker"? why/why not
• What can you do to avoid becoming a "sheepwalker"

Only two more blog assignments to go!!!

Week 6 Blog Assignment DUE 3/9/07

The Jones Soda Phenomenon

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/92/jones-soda.html

Read the fabulous article about Jones Soda and its creators by clicking on the above link. Write a 1/2 page summary/interesting points about the article. Then write down three interesting pieces of information about Jones Soda company that directly pertain to your particular class. Either Advertising, Marketing, or Entrepreneur. You may want to google Jones Soda for further information. Find out what makes this company unique for business, what it cares about, and how it created a niche for itself. Have Fun!!

Week 5 Blog Assignment DUE 3/2/07

Remember---your blog assignments are due at the BEGINNING of the hour on Friday. Have an awesome week!!

ADVERTISING

This week you will be researching how advertising affects children. Find at least two different articles, but you are welcome to use more. Please summarize your articles and then answer the following questions:

1. How does advertising affect children?
2. What do they say are the negative implications of advertising on children? Are there any positives?
3. What laws have been passed that affect advertising to children?

Don't forget to site your sources

SALES AND MARKETING

This week we will be starting our marketing research unit. Do some research on different types of marketing research used by companies.

• List and describe 5 different kinds of marketing research
• Make sure to discuss the pro/cons of each to marketers
• Tell me something you learned from doing this research

Make sure you site your sources

ENTREPRENEUR

List and describe 5 of the top "at-home" businesses

• What are they- name and describe the business
• Investment (time and money)
• What is needed to start the business
• What makes this business a good business in general
• What makes this business a good "at-home" business

Make sure you site your sources

Week 4 Blog Assignment DUE 2/23/07

Ok guy, I'm taking it easy on you this week!! Below is this weeks blog assignment for all of Ms. O's classes. Remember, they will be collected at the beginning of the hour on Friday!!!


Use the Internet or other publication to find a current event article that pertains to your class. By current I mean within the last month. You should also try and find an article that is appropriate for what we are talking about in class. I would prefer that the article be from an industry publication. You may not use someone's blog (which we know is generally opinion generated).

Read the article
Write a brief summary of the article
Write how this article pertains to our class (be specific using terms from the class)
Label your paper in the following manner

• Your Name
• Hour
• Date (use 2/23/07)
• Name of Article
• Author
• Date of Article
• Name of publication and website (if your source is from the web)