Please take the time to read and re-read these instructions for your final project. There are 20 points in the grading rubric for following instructions. There are another 20 points spelling, grammar, and for having at least three references, citing all of your references and having references for all of your citations and APA formatting. Please reach out to me with questions. 

It is a minimum of 7-8 pages including a separate Title page and a separate Reference page. There is no maximum number of pages.

Pick a good or a service that you are interested in and prepare a report on the Marketing Mix actually used for that product. You are required to choose a product by brand name. You may choose a well-known name like Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Coke or a lesser-known brand such as Louisville Slugger, Peavey, or Furby. It can be a familiar product such as a soft drink, automobile, backpack, a piece of sports equipment or a computer; or one that is of special interest to you that is less familiar to most of us such as deer stands, paint ball equipment, or a musical group. The choice is yours but my one criterion is just to ensure that there is enough marketing information readily available on the good or service.  Discuss this product/service/brand/product line in a single report describing Product, Place, Promotion, and Price.  There should be at least one page for each of the 4P’s.

                                                           Product

     This section is the heart of the marketing mix and should describe the product offering and product strategy. The product includes not only the physical unit but also its product depth and breadth of the line/service, package, warranty, after-sale service, brand name, company image, value and many other factors like the products life cycle stage. 

                                                            Place

     This section should describe the Place associated with your product. Place is concerned with making products available when and where customers want them.  A part of place is physical distribution, which involves all the business activities concerned with storing and logistical transporting of the finished products distribution channel and channel management. The goal is to make sure that the products arrive in usable conditions at designated places where they are needed. 

                                                         Promotion

     This section should describe the Promotion associated with your product. Promotion includes advertising, public relations, sales promotion and personal selling tactics that create attention, interest, desire and action. Promotion’s role in the marketing mix is to bring about mutually satisfying exchanges with target markets by informing, educating, persuading and reminding them of the benefits of an organization or product. 

                                                           Price

     This section should describe the Pricing strategies associated with your product. Price is what a buyer must give up to obtain a product.  The “value” they see associated with it versus competition which fosters lower pricing. What pricing strategy is used also relates to distribution availability (supply and demand).  It is often the most flexible of the four mix elements- the quickest element to change. It is an important competitive weapon and is very important to the organization because price multiplied by the number of units sold equals total revenue for the firm. 

PAPER FORMAT- USE APA Style

The following must be used for your paper:

Title (separate page following APA format)

Introduction

Product

Place

Promotion

Price

Conclusion

References (separate page following APA format)

There must be at least one paragraph after each main, level one, heading.

Subheadings or Level Two and Level Three

To help you organize your paper, you should also use subheadings along with main headings.  You do have to use the exact Level 1 headings above, but you do not have to use these exact Level two and three headings. You can choose the ones that fit your chosen product or service. Remember, you must have a paragraph under each heading or subheading. Here is the way to format APA headings using level one headings and level two, and three subheadings:

Level one Heading: Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading

Text starts a new paragraph.

Level two: Heading: Flush Left, Boldface, Title Case Heading

 Text starts a new paragraph

Level three Heading: Flush Left, Boldface Italics, Title Case Heading

Text starts a new paragraph

An example of this formatting is: 

Introduction (Level one)

     A paragraph introducing your paper.

Product

     At least one paragraph introducing your brand, product, service or product line and at least one paragraph for each Level two or three heading.

Positioning

Brand Name

Company Image

Features & Benefits

Packaging

Product Support Service

Warrant)

After-sale Service

Place

     At least one paragraph introduction place and at least one paragraph for each Level two or three heading.

Channels of Distribution

Type of Distribution

Convenience to Consumer

Promotion

     At least one paragraph introduction promotion and at least one paragraph for each Level two or three heading

Message Positioning

Advertising

Traditional Advertising

Social Media and Digital Communication

Consumer Involvement 

Personal Selling

Public Relations

Price

     At least one paragraph introducing price and at least one paragraph for each Level two or three heading.

Objective

Strategy

Impact of Competition

Conclusion

     At least one paragraph summing up your paper.

This paper be in APA format, Times New Roman Font 12 pt, double spaced. You should only use the third person perspective in a formal paper. First person and second person pronouns (I, me, we, us, you) should not be used in the paper. You must use at least three references. All references must also be cited in your paper. All citations in your paper must have a reference.