You will complete a 10+ page individual project in which you conceptualize a new product (or service) of your choice. I only have a word count minimum of 2500 words. You are strongly encouraged to not go below 2500 words. I do not have a page maximum since I dont want you to feel constrained. I generally expect to see papers between 10-15 pages, but if you want to add more content, you are welcome to do so.

You should think of yourself as an entrepreneur (like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs) who wants develop a product that will be not only marketable but be of some significance (*You dont have to come up with something equivalent to the development of a personal computer in the 1970s, but think BIG). How can your product change how people live their livesor how can your product make someones life better? These are the questions to keep in mind when thinking about your ideas. The main goal for this final project is to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of CB in a fun and creative way. While I provide you with a detailed outline below, I don't particularly care how you approach it or how you structure it as long as you effectively integrate and apply the appropriate concepts to your product of choice.

In general, you are expected to introduce the area, provide a very brief analysis of the competitive environment (SWOT analysis), critique the affect, cognition, behavior, and environment of consumers, then discuss recommendations for how you would successfully influence them using the 4Ps, given what you now know about your consumers.

Again, this is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned during the term. You individually should assume ALL responsibility in carrying this project to completion. If you have any questions, you must come to see me or email me. No excuses for not completing this in a timely and adequate manner! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST FEW DAYS OF CLASS TO BEGIN!

IMPORTANT: You should bold all the concepts we used in class.

Suggested Outline (Use headings and subheadings!!!)

Cover Page (Separate page)

Provide a cover page with the name of your product/service followed by your name and section number.

Introduction (~2 pages)

What is your product/service? How is it an important consumer need?

Example: My product is a new hybrid BMW called the M10 that combines performance with sustainability etc.

What is the big picture? Specifically, what is the nature of the competitive environment (i.e., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)

Example: One weakness of BMW is that it has been a market leader for several decades, yet they are way behind in hybrid technology

What is the current positioning of this company in the minds of consumers? Is it appropriate based on what you know about your consumers?

Example: BMW is positioned as a luxury sports car, however, potential BMW owners are now looking for greater integration of technology, performance, and environmental consciousness.

Which personality factors, market segments, and target markets should be considered for this product or service?

Example: Currently BMW appeals to certain groups such asetc. However, marketers must take into account the psychographics of potential BMW M10 consumersetc. Additionally, psychoanalyses might suggest that it is an id product, yet many environmentally conscious consumers now consider cars to be an ego or superego type of productThis brand should consider the following cultural changes etc.

Critique of your Consumers (~7 pages)

Given our understanding of the competitive environment outlined above, what can learn from the consumer about how they think, feel, and behave? And what environmental factors need to be considered?

Example: This can be solved with applications of the interactions of affect, cognition, environment, and behavior. Specifically.

Affect

Example: Emotions, feeling states, moods, evaluations

Cognition

Example: Interpretation processes (e.g., senses, exposure, attention, comprehension), knowledge, memory, integration processes (e.g., attitudes, decision making), consideration set, etc.

Behavior

Example: Behavioral conditioning, cognitive learning, the 7 specific behaviors

Environment

Example: Macro/Micro and Social and Physical, Situations

Recommendations for Marketing Strategy (~4 pages)

Now you understand your consumersso how do you go about implementing a marketing strategy? In other words, how do you execute these concepts to influence YOUR specific consumers?

Example: For my primary target market I would employ the promotions element of the 4Ps by using advertising messages to influence their affect by using visual images of babies' faces to stimulate positive emotions I would also use the means-end chain to link cognitions of BMW M10 hybrid to functional consequences of, and values ofetc. The ELM could be used to change high and low involvement attitudes, etc

Additionally, I would conduct further research to understand areas of the brain that appeal to my potential consumers using fMRI technology and would consider using emotional advertising by creating an advertisement that saysetc.

Hint: See chapter 1, along with chapters 13-17.

Future Directions

What now? Where do you go from here? Any other technology that might be useful?

References (Separate page)

Provide references to your sources. Reference the book, Lectures, and any other sources that you used to create your final project. You do not need to cite the book every time you use a concept. Please avoid any direct quotes as they are a waste of space.

Note: There may be some very minimal overlap in certain sections above; however, you should NOT feel as though you are repeating yourself in any section. If you feel as though you dont have enough to write about, come by my office and Ill clarify or suggest areas that need to be covered or improved.

Good luck!

I heard some of you are struggling with ideas for project. Here is an idea if you don't have one. You can add more features, and also take some of these features for your existing ideas.....

Yeehaw

In Spring 2023, the comedic geniuses of MKTG 4120 created Yeehaw, an AI-powered robot assistant that is hilariously flexible and very efficient. This real-life robot friend is programmed to help you do well in school and in life and to make you laugh as it learns what you like and what you need.

Yeehaw is not your average virtual assistant. It's a robot that makes you laugh out loud and has some serious cooking skills. It has a lot of features to help you stay organized, learn new things, and keep your mind on the task at hand, all while keeping your sense of humor. This helpful robot keeps track of your schedule, organizes your to-do lists, and nudges you in a fun way to stay on track, making you laugh with witty one-liners.Yeehaw will do your shopping (go to grocery store etc). Yeehaw will however not purchase alcohol for you.

This funny friend knows how much money you have and how much you can spend. Yeehaw can make a wide range of delicious dishes from around the world.Yeehaw knows your food tastes and will go shopping ahead for the ingredients. These dishes will impress you as they can be original or creative but be assured they will be tasty and affordable. It will even make jokes about the food you like, which will make mealtimes a lot of fun. Yeehaw does not like to do dishes but will get upset if the dishes pile up.

Yeehaw knows when to send you funny reminders to get off social media, Netflix, and Snapchat and get to work. Yeehaw will give you a gentle, funny nudge to get you to study if your grades start to drop (but it knows how to get on your case as well).

Yeehaw is a real robot that can help around the house and make things more fun. It will do your laundry while acting like your favorite celebrities, make your bed with a flourish, clean your room, and keep the mood light and fun. Want to get to school? Yeehaw can take you there and bring you back, all the while telling you funny stories and anecdotes. And if you ever wonder about your friends, Yeehaw can keep an ear out and report if anyone is talking behind your back.

Yeehaw takes honesty very seriously and won't let you cheat on your homework. But it has a way of making your teachers, like Dr. Simon, grant your extensions when you need a little more time. It knows exactly how to contact and ask for more time to finish homework and quizzes in a way that even the strictest teachers can't say no to.