PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
PROJECT GUIDELINES
Students need to learn by
Objectives experience Marketing
concepts
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● Students will work in their
Modus of existing groups (5 - 6 students)
● The groups need to identify a
Working company (can be a start-up also)
to understand the business
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Organization selection:
● The firm should have a
minimum of 20 or more
Points to employees on role
● Should be a B2C company
Keep in Mind ● In case the organization has
multiple products/ brands,
then their primary product/
brand to be used
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Deliverables:
● Groups need to submit a
Points to project report as well as
Powerpoint presentation
Keep in Mind ● Groups will be provided an
opportunity to present their
findings, learnings and
recommendations
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The project report should cover all concepts learnt and at a minimum should cover the following”
● Need, want, demand, market offerings, customer value and satisfaction,
exchange and relationships
● Value proposition - existing and potential (as per students’ perspectives)
● Marketing orientation to the company follows. The students’ perspectives on
how to change the orientation to societal marketing concept
● CRM or MIS or IT infrastructure in their company to capture customer data if
any
● 4Ps of marketing - Marketing Mix concept basics
● Targeting and segmenting
● The student can report on how to increase engagement and loyalty to improve
customer lifetime value
● Basic market research to understand any marketing variable (related to that
firm’s main product in case of multiple products)
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Presentation
● The report must be converted into presentation not to exceed 20 slides
(excluding backups) and will be expected to be presented by all group members
● Date for presentation will be scheduled and informed
● Time available will be 10 minutes of presentation + 10 minutes Q&A. Groups
exceeding time will be stopped
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● Evaluation will be basis ability of the
group to bring alive the Fundamentals of
marketing concepts in the report and in
the presentation.
● Weightage will be provided to groups that
engage well with the owner/leadership of
Evaluation the firm, customers, prospect and more
● Report can have an appendix containing
images, interview materials,
questionnaire, proof of multiples visits in
the form of logbook, data in the case of
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