MBA 645 M Guidelines and RubricOverview
In Milestone One, you analyzed the brand implications of reopening the park, and you have delivered the analysis report in the form of a presentation. In your role as regional marketing director of one of the theme parks in the southeastern United States, you have been tasked by your CMO with designing a marketing plan to address the marketing and branding needs of reopening the park. You will create a customizable strategic marketing plan, which you will implement for your own park and share with the other regional directors of marketing. The other directors will implement the same strategy based on the needs and demographics of their respective parks.Your strategic marketing plan will be presented in a PowerPoint presentation. In this presentation, you will elaborate on the traditional and digital marketing methods and discuss how these marketing methods are aligned with each other. You will also discuss the crisis management strategies that should be implemented prior to the reopening of parks and perform some further analysis of legal and ethical issues, which might have negative impacts on the brand.
Prompt
Based on the information provided to you, share a completed customizable marketing plan for the reopening of the individual park. Your presentation should include the following critical sections with relevant guiding information:
- Determine two methods to be used for consumer research in developing the marketing plan. Provide rationale (Slide 1).
- Keeping the target audience in mind, determine three traditional marketing methods you will use in developing the marketing plan and provide a rationale. Your response should address the following (Slides 2–4):
- Keeping the target audience in mind, determine three digital marketing methods you will use in developing the marketing plan and provide a rationale. Your response should address the following (Slides 5–7):
- Explain how the traditional and digital marketing methods you have selected will work together to optimize the brand. Your response should address the following (Slide 8):
- Explain the crisis management strategies that should be implemented prior to reopening. Your response should address the following (Slide 9):
- Determine one legal and one ethical issue that could arise and negatively impact the organization’s brand image upon reopening, and provide proactive steps that could be taken now to prevent them (Slide 10).
What to Submit
Submit a narrated PowerPoint presentation with 10–12 slides. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide and FAQ: Where Can I Find Information on APA Style and PowerPoint Presentations for more information.
Note: In addition to the text on the slides, remember to include audio narration in your PowerPoint presentations to convey your information effectively. If due to technical challenges, audio narration is not possible, precise and extensive speaker notes should be used to address all the critical elements in the presentation. For example, you can use brief bulleted lists on the slide and include detailed explanations in your audio narration or speaker notes.
