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St Dominic's College

Assessment Task

Canvas Course: 12 Business Studies

Task Title: Marketing Report

Draft due: Term 4, Week 6, Fri 17th Nov, 9am


Due Date:
Term 4, Week 8, Fri 1st December Due at 9am

Task Type: Hand in task

Submission
Submit via Canvas
Instructions:

Outcomes being Assessed:

H2 Evaluates management strategies in response to


changes in internal and

external influences.

H4 Analyses business functions and processes in large


and global businesses.

H6 Evaluates the effectiveness of management in the


performance of

businesses.

H7 Plans and conducts investigations into


contemporary business issues.

H8 Organises and evaluates information for actual and


hypothetical business

situations.

H9 Communicates business information, issues and


concepts in appropriate

formats.

Task:

 Students are to evaluate the current marketing strategies for their chosen
product based on the primary and secondary research undertaken, analyse
their research and make recommendations accordingly.

Task Instructions:
Research:
 Select a breakfast cereal product currently on the market in Australia (e.g.
Kellogg’s Cornflakes, Uncle Toby’s Shredded Wheat, Carmen’s Super Berry
Muesli, Kellogg’s Coco Pops)

 Conduct primary and secondary research on your selected product. This is to


include: target market, marketing mix, buyers/users, and SWOT analysis.

Report:

Present your findings in a Business Report to the owners of the company. The report
is to be no longer than 1 500 words. Your report should include:

Executive Summary:

 A brief outline of the purpose of your report and the product you are
investigating.

Description of Product (Secondary research).

 What are the current marketing strategies being used by the company for your
chosen product?
 What is their current market?
 Who are their major competitors?
 How much of the market share do they currently control?
Situational Analysis

 SWOT Analysis: including analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities


and threats
 Identification of the business’s sustainable competitive advantage
 Identification of the target market: including potential customers and their
needs
 Where is the product situated within the product life cycle?
 Consumer/buyer behaviour: who buys it and/or uses it? Frequency of
purchase?

Evaluation of Primary and/or Secondary Research

 Evaluation of the current marketing strategies using the information gained from
the primary and secondary research undertaken. May include recommendations
for the company.

Reference List

Resources to Assist:

Canvas Course: HSC Business Studies

Cambridge textbook: HSC Business Studies

Class notes

This is all my own work. I have referenced any work used from other
sources and have not plagiarised the work of others.
By submitting this work you are indicating, as you would by signing
your name, that this is all your own work.

College Warning Procedures and consequences will be applied for


any student who does not follow the Student Assessment
Procedures outlined in the College Student Diary. These procedures
and consequences are clearly outlined in the Curriculum Canvas
Criteria Marks
 Provides detailed characteristics and features of the chosen product
 Identifies components of a SWOT analysis and the relationship between them,
draws out and relates implications for the chosen cereal product
 Identifies the components of the marketing mix and makes a judgement on their
relationship to the product’s success clearly evident 13-15
 Provides evidence of highly-developed planning and research skills through
selection and organisation of comprehensive primary and secondary research
data
 Communicates findings in the form of a sustained, logical, and cohesive
Business Report using detailed terminology and concepts

 Provides characteristics and features of the chosen product


 Identifies components of a SWOT analysis and the relationship between them,
relating implications for the chosen cereal product
 Identifies the components of the marketing mix and makes a judgement on their
relationship to the product’s success evident 10-12
 Provides evidence of developed planning and research skills through selection
and organisation of primary and secondary research data
 Communicates findings in the form of a structured and cohesive Business
Report using business terminology and concepts

 Provides some characteristics and features of the chosen product


 Identifies components of a SWOT analysis and recognises a relationship
between them, relating some implications for the chosen cereal product
 Identifies components of the marketing mix and makes some judgement on their
relationship to the product’s success 7-9
 Provides evidence of planning and research skills, through selection and
organisation of primary and secondary research data
 Communicates findings in the form of a structured Business Report using some
business terminology and concepts

 Provides basic characteristics and features of the chosen product


 Identifies components of a SWOT analysis and may/may not relate implications
for the chosen cereal product
 Recognises some components of the marketing mix and its relationship to the
product 4-6
 Provides evidence of limited planning and research skills, selecting basic
primary and secondary research data
 Communicates findings in the form of a basic Business Report using limited
terminology and concepts

 Provides elementary characteristics and features of the product


 May/may not use components of marketing mix or SWOT analysis
 Selects elementary primary and/or secondary research data 1-3
 May/may not communicate findings in the form of a Business Report

DRAFT MARKETING REPORT SCAFFOLD

Executive Summary:

 A brief outline of the purpose of your report and the business you are
investigating (leave until last, when you know what you have in your report).

Description of Product or Service. (Mostly secondary research. A site visit to


one or more supermarkets would be primary research however, it would
form a valuable part of your Situational Analysis.)

 Current marketing mix for the product being researched.


 Current target market
 Who are their major competitors?
 How much of the market share do they currently control?

Situational Analysis

 SWOT Analysis: including analysis (identify components and the relationship


between them; draw out and relate implications) of strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats. Also, the identification of the business’s
sustainable competitive advantage.

 Identifying Target Market: including potential customers and their needs.

 Where it is situated within the product life cycle

 Consumer/buyer behavior: who buys it and/or uses it, frequency of purchase?


Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Research

 Evaluation (make a judgement) - drawing together the report – i.e. primary


and secondary research. Recommendations? Is the business doing a good
job for the product or is there room for improvement?

Criteria Marks
Extensive evidence of research demonstrated for all aspects of 5
task
Thorough evidence of research demonstrated for all aspects of 4
task
Sound research demonstrated for most areas of the task 3
Basic research demonstrated for some areas of the task 2
Elementary research demonstrated 1

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