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MKT 421 Assignment Distribution channel Article
Review (sports apparel company)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Purpose of
Assignment A well planned distribution channel
system is a key component of the marketing mix
that helps meet customer demands and achieve
company goals. This assignment will analyze the
role channels of distribution have in meeting the
needs of consumers in both a brick and mortar and
online retail setting. Scenario You work for a
newly formed sports apparel company and your
manager has requested you help the company
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MKT 421 Assignment Understanding Marketing and
Customer Relationships (2 Papers)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial
contains 2 Papers Purpose of Assignment
Understanding marketing as a multi-step process
relying on building successful customer
relationships is essential to helping
organizations grow and achieve their goals. This
assignment defines marketing, the customer value
proposition
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MKT 421 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com MKT 421 Week 1 Apply Why We
Buy a Product (2 Papers) MKT 421 Week 4 Apply
Marketing Lemonade (Part 1) MKT 421 Week 5 Apply
Marketing Lemonade (Part 2) MKT 421 Week 1
Practice 4Ps of Marketing MKT 421 Week 2
Practice Market Research Process MKT 421 Week 3
Practice BMW Video Case
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MKT 421 Final Exam Guide (New)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.mkt421guide.com 1. A __________ is a
road map for the marketing activities of an
organization for a specified future time period,
such as one year or five years. marketing
dashboard marketing plan operation plan mission
statement 2. What is meant by accelerating the
process? Increase advertising costs during
product launch Speed up new product time to
market Identify major competitors early Create a
new market space 3. The product life cycle refers
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MKT 421 Final Exam Guide (New, 2019)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com __________ is
best defined as the process of continuously
obtaining information on events happening outside
a company to recognize and interpret possible
trends that affect marketing. Relationship
marketing Digital marketing Customer relationship
management Environmental scanning A __________ is
often referred to as a business firm. government
agency nonprofit organization publicly owned
organization for-profit organization
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MKT 421 Final Exam Guide   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com 1. Blending the firm's
promotion efforts to convey a complete and
consistent message is the goal of Sales
management communications. Integrated promotional
marketing. Sales promotion communications.
Integrated marketing communications. 2 When an
advertiser pays a fixed amount (e.g. 70 cents)
each time a Web surfer clicks on the advertiser's
ad and links to the advertiser's website, this
process is called a(n) pioneering ad.
pay-per-view.
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MKT 421 Mapping the Product Life Cycle (PLC)
Presentation   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com MKT 421 WEEK 3 Mapping the
Product Life Cycle (PLC) Presentation Purpose of
Assignment The Product Life Cycle (PLC) is a
vital component of the marketing plan. Monitoring
products and services as they flow through this
process helps marketing managers adjust their
marketing strategies to keep products and
services thriving for as long as possible.
Monitoring this cycle helps companies and
organizations continue to maximize the value of
their
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MKT 421 Signature Assignment The Entrepreneurial
Marketing Manager   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to assess marketing
concepts and situations from an entrepreneurial
manager's point of view. Concepts and
relationships are discussed with a special focus
on aligning one's ethics and values with their
business actions and understanding the unique
differences in marketing strategy planning for
domestic business versus business abroad.
Assignment Steps Resources Marketing Ch. 7 pg.
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MKT 421 Solving the Problem Five-Step Marketing
Research Approach Presentation (2 PPT)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial
contains 2 Presentation The purpose of this
assignment is to place students in the active
role of a marketing manager with a problem
threatening the organization's survival. Students
will respond to a specific scenario that requires
them to address the concepts both critically and
creatively to solve the scenario's dilemma.
Scenario You are the marketing manager for a
local nonprofit charity whose funding is based on
membership
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MKT 421 Week 1 Apply Why We Buy a Product (2
Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Scenario You are sitting in
your home and you pick up a package of Oreos (or
some other product of your choosing). After
realizing that you have purchased this product
for years, you wonder, Why do I feel so strongly
about this product? You remember your readings
from Marketing class and decide to figure out why
you feel strongly about this product using the 4
Ps of Marketing and Marketing Strategy concepts.
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MKT 421 Week 1 Discussion Question 1   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Select an
organization with which you are familiar. How
does your selected organization use the different
components of the marketing mix? How does the
marketing mix affect the development of your
selected organizations marketing strategy and
tactics? How can your selected organization use
quantifiable elements to evaluate, monitor, and
control marketing effectiveness?
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MKT 421 Week 1 Discussion Question 2   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Assume you are
the newly hired marketing manager of a company.
As you spend time with other peer marketing
managers, you realize that the company doesnt
place an emphasis on planning within the
marketing organization. Why is planning important
in marketing? What are the essential components
of a marketing plan? How would you convince your
supervisor that the marketing department should
produce formal marketing plans?
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MKT 421 Week 1 Elevator Pitch (2 Papers)   FOR
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Tutorial contains 2 Papers Create a 700-word
elevator pitch that includes the following
Summarize your background and what makes you
unique (your competitive advantage/differentiation
) in a one-paragraph elevator pitch. Identify
three to four companies for whom you want to work
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MKT 421 Week 1 Individual Assignment Defining
Marketing   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resource University
Library Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which
you define marketing. Include in your paper your
personal definition of marketing and definitions
from two different sources. Based on these
definitions,
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MKT 421 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite
Brand Paper (2 Papers) (New)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 different papers Write a 750- to 1,000-word
paper in which you identify your favorite brand
and explain why it is your favorite. In the paper
you should do the following Identify a brand
about which you are passionate.
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MKT 421 Week 1 Marketing and Buying
Behaviors   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com MKT 421 Week 1 Marketing and
Buying Behaviors Marketing is really a study in
behaviors what do we consume and why. As you
start to sink your teeth into some new concepts
within marketing, reflect for a moment about your
own buying behaviors. Can you identify the
determining dimension or dimensions of your own
personal characteristics that explain why you
bought each
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MKT 421 Week 1 Practice 4Ps of Marketing   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Complete
the 4Ps of Marketing click and drag in
Connect. Note You have unlimited attempts to
complete this assignment.
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MKT 421 Week 2 Assignment Elements Of A Marketing
Plan Paper (New, 2 Papers )   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Papers Watch the video case study "Geek Squad
A New Business for a New Environment." Read the
case study discussion on pp. 88-89 of the
Marketing text. Keep this case study in mind as
you complete this assignment. Write a 1,050-word
report using your company or one
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MKT 421 Week 2 Discussion Question 1   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com What is
marketing research? How has the Internet affected
marketing research? As a part of your answer,
address time, cost, approaches, and validity. Why
is marketing research important to developing
marketing strategy?
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MKT 421 Week 2 Discussion Question 2   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com What is
competitive intelligence? What is the importance
of competitive intelligence and analysis in
modern-day marketing? How can a companys
marketing organization ensure that it is able to
identify newly emerging competitors in time to
plan and execute an effective marketing strategy
in response to these competitors?
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MKT 421 Week 2 Individual Assignment Marketing
Mix Presentation (2 PPT)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial contains 2
Different PPT Select a company currently
experiencing marketing changes. Create a 6-slide
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including a
title slide) that analyzes that company's
marketing mix
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MKT 421 Week 2 Individual Assignment Marketing
Mix   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com
Resources University Library, Internet Write a
1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you describe
the elements of the marketing mix (product,
place, price, and promotion). In addition, select
an organization with which you are familiar and
describe how each one of the four elements
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MKT 421 Week 2 Individual Assignment Personal
Branding Plan Paper (2 Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Different Papers Write a 750- to 1000-word
paper that does the following Summarizes your
background and what makes you unique in a
1-paragraph elevator pitch Identifies 3 to 4
companies you want to work for, and an
explanation as to why
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MKT 421 Week 2 Practice Market Research
Process   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Watch the Market Research
Process video in Connect. Answer the questions
that follow. Note You have unlimited attempts to
complete this assignment.
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MKT 421 Week 2 Team Assignment Marketing Plan
Phase 1   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resources University
Library, Internet Create a new product or service
for an existing organization. This product or
service will be the basis for your Marketing
Plan Paper. Obtain your instructors approval of
your product or service before beginning this
project. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper to
include the following
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MKT 421 Week 3 Assignment Positioning
Presentation (New, 2 PPT)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Presentations Using the same company you chose
for your Week 2 assignment, choose a product or
service the company offers on which to focus.
Identify the important attributes for your chosen
product and select two key variables for your
perceptual map. Prepare a perceptual map for your
chosen product/brand and using a minimum of seven
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MKT 421 Week 3 Discussion Question 1   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Select a
product with which you are familiar. What stage
is your selected product at in the product life
cycle? Provide rationale for your answer. Based
on your knowledge of the product life cycle, what
types of changes will occur to your selected
product as it continues through the product life
cycle? How will this affect the marketing of your
selected product?
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MKT 421 Week 3 Discussion Question 2   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Select a
product or service. Then select three different
organizations that provide your selected product
or service and compare the prices associated with
your selected product or service. What is the
difference between the prices among the different
organizations? What is the rationale for this
difference?
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MKT 421 Week 3 Individual Assignment Marketing
Research Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resources University
Library, Kudler Fine Foods Virtual Organization Us
e the Virtual Organization link on the student
website to access additional company information
on Kudler Fine Foods. Write a 1,050- to
1,400-word paper in which you justify
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MKT 421 Week 3 Individual Assignment Perceptual
Map Presentation (2 Sets) (New)   FOR MORE
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contains 2 different papers   Review "perceptual
mapping" located on the Week 2 ERR page. Review
the example perceptual map in Exhibit 4-14 in Ch.
4 of Basic Marketing. Select an industry with
many competitors. Select two key variables that
segment the competition.
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MKT 421 Week 3 Practice BMW Video Case   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Complete the
BMW video case in Connect. Answer the questions
that follow. Note You have unlimited attempts
available to complete this assignment
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MKT 421 Week 3 Team Assignment Marketing Plan
Phase 2   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resources University
Library, Internet Use the product or service you
selected for your Marketing Plan Phase I
Paper. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in
which you address the following Identify the
segmentation criteria that will affect your
target
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MKT 421 Week 3 Team Strategy and Positioning
Analysis Part 1 (2 Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial contains
2 Papers Select a new product or service that
will be launched by either an existing
organization or one you will create. Obtain your
instructor's approval of your product or service
before beginning this project. Complete the
following assignment using the "Strategy and
Positioning Analysis" template. Develop a
2,100-word analysis explaining the following
headings Describe the organization's
background, industry,
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MKT 421 Week 4 Apply Marketing Lemonade (Part
1)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com S
cenario Your team is looking for a way to make
some revenue as either a for-profit or
not-for-profit organization. This organization
can market locally, nationally, or
internationally. The product that you have
decided to sell is lemonade. To make the endeavor
work, you will have to define
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MKT 421 Week 4 Assignment Marketing Research
Report (2 Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial contains 2
Papers Use the same company from your Week 2
assignment. Your company has decided to launch a
new line of products. Create a 1,400-word report
and include the following information ? Identify
a new product/service. ? Choose the target market
for your product/service, and describe your
target market in detail. ? Develop at least one
question for each characteristic of the target
market
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MKT 421 Week 4 Discussion Question 1   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com What is a
distribution channel? What is the relationship
between channels of distribution and logistics?
How does geographical location affect your
selection of distribution channels?
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MKT 421 Week 4 Discussion Question 2   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com What are the
similarities and differences between promotional
push strategies and promotional pull strategies?
What is an example of a situation in which an
organization would use a push strategy? What is
an example of a situation in which an
organization would use a pull strategy?
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MKT 421 Week 4 Individual Assignment Blue Ocean
Strategy Paper (2 Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Different Papers Write a 750- to 1,000-word
paper that describes the importance of blue ocean
strategy and identifies a product or service that
would be considered a blue ocean move. Include
the following A description of blue ocean
strategy and its importance
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MKT 421 Week 4 Individual Assignment Using
Perceptual Maps in Marketing Simulation   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Resources
Using Perceptual Maps in Marketing
simulation Complete the simulation, Using
Perceptual Maps in Marketing, located on the
student website. Write a 1,050- to 1,450-word
summary in which you address
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MKT 421 Week 4 Logistics and Distribution   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com MKT 421
Week 4 Logistics and Distribution There are
basically five approaches for entering an
international market usually the choices and
risks are very product dependent. Assume you are
a consultant specializing in global logistics and
distribution. There are four clients that are
planning to enter an international market (China)
with different products. Using the following
factors for your choices, pick any two clients
and complete their matrix below
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MKT 421 Week 4 Practice Final Price and Profit
Equations   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Complete the Final Price
and Profit Equations case analysis in Connect.
Note You have unlimited attempts to complete
this assignment.
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MKT 421 Week 4 Practice Supply Chain Video
Case   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com
Complete the Supply Chain video case in
Connect. Answer the questions that follow. Note
You have unlimited attempts to complete this
assignment
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MKT 421 Week 4 Team Assignment Marketing Plan
Phase 3   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resources University
Library, Internet Use the product or service you
selected for your Marketing Plan Phase I
Paper. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper to
include the following information
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MKT 421 Week 4 Team Strategy and Positioning
Analysis Part 2 (2 Papers)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Papers Use the same product and organization
you identified in your Week 3 Strategy and
Positioning Analysis. Develop a 1,750-2000-word
analysis that includes Describe how your
marketing efforts and marketing mix will change
with each phase in the product life cycle
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MKT 421 Week 5 Apply Marketing Lemonade (Part
2)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com S
cenario Using the same organization and the
lemonade drink from the Week 4 Learning Team
assignment, develop an analysis for the bank. The
bank will be using this information to make their
final decision on how, and if, to fund your
companys new and unique lemonade. Through your
research,
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MKT 421 Week 5 Discussion Question 1   FOR MORE
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Department of Citrus and a coalition of consumer
groups have launched an attack on your company
for deceptive marketing because your company
markets its SunShine drink as fruit juice even
though the drink contains less than 5 fruit
juice. Marketing SunShine drink as a fruit juice
leads parents to believe that they are purchasing
a healthy juice for their children. What ethical
and moral issues are involved in this situation?
Should these issues affect the marketing of
SunShine drink? Explain why or why not.
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MKT 421 Week 5 Discussion Question 2   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com You are the
marketing manager for a leading coffee chain.
Your company has made the decision to expand
internationally, specifically into China. What
are some environmental factors that you will need
to consider in marketing your coffee in China?
Which of one of these factors would have the
largest effect on the companys marketing
strategy? Explain why.
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MKT 421 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Environmental Factors   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mkt421guide.com Resources University
Library, Internet Select an organization with
which you are familiar that conducts both
domestic and global marketing. Write a 1,050- to
1,400-word paper in which you identify
the environmental factors that affect global and
domestic marketing
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MKT 421 Week 5 Individual Assignment Map the
Supply Chain Paper (2 Sets) (New)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com This tutorial
contains two sets of Paper Select an
industry. Write a 750- to 1,000-word paper that
identifies each link in the supply chain and the
purpose and value in each.
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MKT 421 Week 5 Practice Google An Integrated
Marketing Communications Perspective   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com Complete the
Google An Integrated Marketing Communications
Perspective video case in Connect. Answer the
questions that follow. Note You have unlimited
attempts to complete this assignment.
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MKT 421 Week 5 Practice Product Advertising at
Kelloggs   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Advertising at Kelloggs case analysis in
Connect. Note You have unlimited attempts
available to complete knowledge checks.
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MKT 421 Week 5 Team Assignment Final Marketing
Plan and Presentation (2 sets) (NEW)   FOR MORE
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contains two sets of Paper and Presentation   Comb
ine your Strategy and Positioning and Product,
Pricing, and Channels papers along with your
promotional strategy into a single Marketing
Plan. Write a 6,000- to 7,000-word paper that
integrates your previous Learning Team
assignments into a final Marketing Plan. In
addition to your previous papers, include the
following
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MKT 421 Week 5 Team Promotional Strategy Paper
and Presentation (2 Papers and 2 PPT)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mkt421guide.com This Tutorial
contains 2 Papers and 2 PPT Prepare a 15- to
20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
illustrating your promotional strategy. Also
Write a 6,000- to 7,000-word paper that
integrates your previous Learning Team
assignments into a final Marketing Plan. In
addition to your previous papers, include the
following
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