BSBMKG502 – Establish and adjust the marketing mix

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 1 – Marketing Mix Component

BSB51915 Diploma of Leadership and Management

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY 1 COVER SHEET

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This assessment must be based on where you work (or have worked most recently).

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Evidence of the ability to:

• use leadership techniques and strategies to facilitate team cohesion and work outcomes including:
• encouraging and fostering shared understanding of purpose, roles and responsibilities
• identifying and resolving problems
• providing feedback to encourage, value and reward others
• modelling desired behaviour and practices
• develop policies and procedures to ensure team members take responsibility for own work and assist others to undertake required roles and responsibilities
• establish processes to address issues and resolve performance issues
• support team to meet expected performance outcomes including providing formal and informal learning opportunities as needed
• develop performance plans with key performance indicators (KPIs), outputs and goals for individuals or the team which incorporate input from stakeholders
• communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders about team performance plans and team performance
• facilitate two-way flow of information between team and management relevant to team performance
• evaluate and take necessary corrective action regarding unresolved issues, concerns and problems raised by internal or external stakeholders.

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To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

• explain how group dynamics can support or hinder team performance
• outline strategies that can support team cohesion, participation and performance
• explain strategies for gaining consensus
• explain issue resolution strategies.

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Activity 1 –Marketing Mix Component

1. Summary including; identification, size & scope of workplace. (e.g. ABN, Legal name & trading name, form & function of the enterprise where you work (Word count: 50 words)

2. Describe your Key Product or Service (Be specific). (Word count: 50 words)

3. Identify one (1) key feature and one key benefit of your product or service in your workplace?
4. Feature

iii. Benefit

4. In your workplace who are your existing customers (current Market) for the product/service demographic? (Min 6 demographics)

5. Using above product, establish four (4) 4ps marketing mix (product, price, place and promotion) also include information on how each element of the marketing mix has been used and one (1) positioning strategy to best match the market to which the product or service is being targeted?

(Word count minimum: 100 words)

Existing Product:

• Product
• Price
• Placement
• Promotion

Positioning Strategy:

–           Product

–           Price

–           Placement

–           Promotion

6. Create a SWOT Analysis of your chosen Product/Service. 4 points each Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats:

7. Describe how your current and existing customers’ lifestyle, social and economic factors can affect marketing mix? (Word count: 150 words)