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24736 Marketing Communications
SPRING 2019
Subject Coordinator: Dr. Valeria Noguti
ASSIGNMENT #1 (INDIVIDUAL)
Analysis of a marketing campaign for a meat substitute product
Value 30%
Overview
The assignment requires you to analyse a marketing communications campaign
within a specific product category. In doing so, you will understand the
managerial decisions that were made with respect to a campaign and appreciate
the need to plan marketing communications in a comprehensive and integrated
manner.
Details
Select a communication piece (e.g., TV, digital, or print ad, or social media ad,
guerrilla marketing material, etc.) from a marketing campaign related to meat
substitute products.
The product should be designed to resemble meat (any animal meat, i.e., beef,
chicken, pork, fish, etc.), though it does not have to be intended to be so similar that
people may not detect that it is not real meat when they taste it. The piece has to
mention specifically that the product is targeted at replacing real meat. For
example, VBites Cheatin’ sells “Beef Style Slices” making prominent in their
packaging that it is “a delicious meat-free alternative”. At the same time, products
that are not similar to meat are not suitable options for this assignment. For
example, an ad for a veggie pattie cannot be chosen for this assignment, unless it
specifically mentions the product is designed to resemble meat. A veggie burger,
on the other hand, can be used in the assignment as the word ‘burger’ is
associated with the idea of real meat. Overall, any non-real-meat product that is
labelled with any word that denotes meat can be used for this assignment, e.g.,
burger, meat, beef, chicken, etc. Usually they appear with modifying words such as
in the example above “Beef Style”, and most will mention some related attribute
such as that they are “100% plant based”, or “Vegetarian product”, or “Vegan”, etc.
The piece can be from anywhere around the world but note that in case it is not in
English you are required to provide full translation in your submission. You cannot
choose Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, or Nuggs, but any other brand adering to
the description above should be fine. Ask your workshop facilitator if in doubt.
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You are required to develop a critique of elements of the communication piece
for the brand (i.e., discuss both positive and negative aspects) in terms of the
communications objectives, creative strategies and tactics used, as well as the
target customer and category positioning (mental partitioning) involved. In
particular, look at positioning (market needs) and customer persona(s).
Essentially you are required to apply many class concepts. Make sure to
conclude with a paragraph stating overall how successful you think the campaign
is in reaching the objectives you can infer they want to achieve, and, discussing
at least one change (specifically to the material you c ...
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24736 Marketing Communications
SPRING 2019
Subject Coordinator: Dr. Valeria Noguti
ASSIGNMENT #1 (INDIVIDUAL)
Analysis of a marketing campaign for a meat substitute product
Value 30%
Overview
The assignment requires you to analyse a marketing
communications campaign
within a specific product category. In doing so, you will
understand the
managerial decisions that were made with respect to a campaign
and appreciate
the need to plan marketing communications in a comprehensive
and integrated
manner.
2. Details
Select a communication piece (e.g., TV, digital, or print ad, or
social media ad,
guerrilla marketing material, etc.) from a marketing campaign
related to meat
substitute products.
The product should be designed to resemble meat (any animal
meat, i.e., beef,
chicken, pork, fish, etc.), though it does not have to be intended
to be so similar that
people may not detect that it is not real meat when they taste it.
The piece has to
mention specifically that the product is targeted at replacing
real meat. For
example, VBites Cheatin’ sells “Beef Style Slices” making
prominent in their
packaging that it is “a delicious meat-free alternative”. At the
same time, products
that are not similar to meat are not suitable options for this
assignment. For
example, an ad for a veggie pattie cannot be chosen for this
assignment, unless it
specifically mentions the product is designed to resemble meat.
A veggie burger,
on the other hand, can be used in the assignment as the word
‘burger’ is
associated with the idea of real meat. Overall, any non-real-
meat product that is
labelled with any word that denotes meat can be used for this
assignment, e.g.,
burger, meat, beef, chicken, etc. Usually they appear with
modifying words such as
in the example above “Beef Style”, and most will mention some
3. related attribute
such as that they are “100% plant based”, or “Vegetarian
product”, or “Vegan”, etc.
The piece can be from anywhere around the world but note that
in case it is not in
English you are required to provide full translation in your
submission. You cannot
choose Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, or Nuggs, but any other
brand adering to
the description above should be fine. Ask your workshop
facilitator if in doubt.
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You are required to develop a critique of elements of the
communication piece
for the brand (i.e., discuss both positive and negative aspects)
in terms of the
communications objectives, creative strategies and tactics used,
as well as the
target customer and category positioning (mental partitioning)
involved. In
particular, look at positioning (market needs) and customer
persona(s).
Essentially you are required to apply many class concepts. Make
sure to
conclude with a paragraph stating overall how successful you
think the campaign
is in reaching the objectives you can infer they want to achieve,
and, discussing
at least one change (specifically to the material you chose for
this assignment)
that you think would make the campaign be more successful
4. (even if you think it
is already successful) and why.
It is likely that you will not have access to information about
the entire campaign,
so you can make informed inferences by using class content and
researching
industry information and other sources. You might not be able
to consider all the
stages (e.g., objectives and budgeting stages) as you would not
necessarily have
information, however, make an informed guess by stating for
example that they
“appear to” (or “don’t appear to”), and then provide an
explanation to why you
think they “appear to” (or “don’t appear to”).
Formatting requirements
- The report should use standard margins (2.54cm) and 1.5
spacing, 12 size
normal font.
- The report should include a cover page with student name and
number, the
tutorial the student is enrolled in (4pm, 5pm, or 6pm), and the
name of the
brand/product chosen. This should be followed by a page with
the chosen
communication piece details such as an image of a print ad, a
storyboard
snapshot and link to a video ad, etc.
In a new page start the critique, which should contain the
following parts:
5. • Campaign Brief Description
• Categor Positioning and ‘Involvement by Motivation’ Grid
• Target Customers
• Marketing Communications Strategy and Objectives
• Creative Strategy and Tactics
Include references after the critique. If there are any
appendices, include last.
- Maximum limit of 800 words, excluding cover, chosen
communications piece
information, references, and appendices (if any).
- Appendices should not contain any content expected in the
main body of the
report and should only be included if deemed really necessary.
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Submission requirements
- Hard copy of your assignment at the beginning of the
workshop on the
assignment due date.
- Submit a soft copy on Turnitin via UTSOnline.
6. - Referencing: if the assignment is not properly referenced in
text and does not
include a references list, marks will be deducted. For further
information on
referencing see UTS Business School Guide to Writing
Assignments.
Other requirements
- Marks will be deducted for late submission of the assignment.
- If there are any unforeseen changes to the information in this
document, they
will be announced on UTSOnline and/or in class. It is your
responsibility to note
any changes.
Marking Criteria
The assignment will be marked using the following criteria:
Conviction (50%) Quality of the argument: strong,
sensible, deep, focused, conclusive
Completeness (40%) How well the topic/issue is covered;
both positive and negative aspects are
covered; supported by reliable
sources/material
Presentation (10%) How well the paper is presented;
written-expression; proper referencing
20. covered; supported by reliable
sources/material
Presentation (10%) How well the paper is presented;
written-expression; proper referencing
Conviction (50%)
Quality of the argument: strong,
sensible, deep, focused, conclusive
Completeness (40%) How well the topic/issue is covered;
both positive and negative aspects are
covered; supported by reliable
sources/material
Presentation (10%) How well the paper is presented;
written-expression; proper referencing
Conviction (50%)
Quality of the argument: strong, sensible, deep, focused,
conclusive
Completeness (40%)
How well the topic/issue is covered; both positive and negative
aspects are covered; supported by reliable sources/material
Presentation (10%)
How well the paper is presented; written-expression; proper
referencing
UTS 24736 Marketing Communications
SPRING 2019
22. Communications
Mix
MC Strategy
Integrated MC and Budgeting
Creative Strategy
Media Strategy
Evaluation and Metrics
Introduction to MC
MC Industry
Buyers
#1: Advertising, sponsorship
#2: Direct marketing,
personal selling, sale
promotion, field and
experiential marketing,
placement, exhibitions,
packaging, licensing
#3: Digital, PR
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24. Advertising Print and broadcast ads, Packaging, outer,,
Packaging inserts, Cinema, Brochures
and booklets, Posters and leaflets, Directories (e.g. yellow
pages), Reprints of
ads, Billboards, Display signs, Point-of-purchase displays,
DVDs
Promotion Contests, games, sweepstakes, lotteries, Premiums
and gifts, Sampling, Fairs
and trade shows, Exhibits, Demonstrations, Coupons, Rebates,
Low-interest
Financing, Trade-in allowances, Continuity programs, Tie-ins
(Cross-selling)
Events and experiences Sports, Entertainment festivals, Arts,
Causes, Factory tours, Company museums,
Street activities
Public Relations (PR) Press kits, Speeches, Seminars, Annual
reports, Charitable donations,
Publications, Community relations, Lobbying, Company
magazine
Online and social media
marketing
Websites, E-mail, Search ads, Display ads, Company blogs,
Third-party
chatrooms, forums, and blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other
platform messages,
YouTube channels and videos
Mobile marketing Text messages, Online marketing, Social
media marketing, Apps
Direct / database marketing Catalogues, Mailings,
52. Communications
Marketing
Communications
Mix
MC Strategy
Integrated MC and Budgeting
Creative Strategy
Media Strategy
Evaluation and Metrics
Introduction to MC
MC Industry
Buyers
#1: Advertising, sponsorship
#2: Direct marketing,
personal selling, sale
promotion, field and
experiential marketing,
placement, exhibitions,
packaging, licensing
#3: Digital, PR
54. Note: Worldwide; 2010 to 2018
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on
page 8.
Source(s): GroupM; ID 236943
399.26
418.28
434.04
451.14
467.58
485.17
503.67
521.38
543.71
563.02
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
56. U.S. dollars)
Largest global advertisers 2017
Note: 2017
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on
page 8.
Source(s): Advertising Age; OnlineMarketing.de; ID 286448
11.2
10.5
8.6
8.5
7.2
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Samsung Electronics
Procter & Gamble Co.
L'Oréal
Unilever
Nestle
Spending in billion U.S. dollars
http://www.statista.com/statistics/286448/largest-global-
advertisers
65. -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
35.0%
India
Russia
China
Australia
United States
Brazil
Wo rld wide
United Kingdom
Italy
Japan
Germa ny
Fra nce
2018 2017 2016
Year-over-year change
Russia:
16: $6.6 bi
17: $8.7 bi
75. value)
• Use: After Eight chocolate
• Product class dissociation: Dove is “not soap”
• User: Lynx/Axe (from teen repositioned to uni guy “Find your
magic”)
• Competitor: Avis ”we are number 2, we try harder”
• Benefit: Wash and Go shampoo
• Heritage or cultural symbol: Patek Philippe watches
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The Economist
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• Problem: getting people to subscribe at full price
• Research: problem caused by targeting wrong consumers
• Readers: loyal, open-minded and comfortable when challenged
• Non-readers: lack of awareness or misconception about
content
• (what do you think about the publication?)
• Task: encourage new audiences to re-evaluate their
understanding of the
brand, ie.e, get the right target market (open-minded people,
comfortable
when challenged, “globally curious”) to do this re-evaluation so
that they
would subscribe; need to screen out the wrong target (someone
not likely
to read it)