Marketing Communications Consultancy

COM 4958
Closed
Florida International University
Miami, Florida, United States
Professor
(2)
5
Timeline
  • August 28, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 2, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 5, 2021
    Final Presentation
  • December 5, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Large enterprise, Any, Small to medium enterprise
Retail, Food & beverage, Entertainment, Hospitality, Insurance, Apparel & fashion, Telecommunications, Technology, Education, Consumer goods & services, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Marketing & advertising, Travel & tourism, Cosmetics & beauty, Liquor, wine & spirits, Public relations & communications, Airlines, aviation & aerospace, Sports & fitness
Categories
Communications Market research Marketing strategy
Skills
advertising public relations marketing research creative strategy communications strategy
Student goals and capabilities

Student-consultants will work in groups to develop an integrated marketing communications plan for your organization.

The ideal company is a B2C type of company and interested in young adult and multicultural markets.

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
30 Students
Project
90 hours per Student
Students self-assign
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Each student-consultant group will submit a complete Campaign Plan Book including, but not limited to the following:

  • Executive Summary
  • Situation Analysis (Secondary Research)
  • Problems and Opportunities (SWOT)
  • Primary Research (qualitative and quantitative)
  • Creative Recommendations
  • Media Plan (social media, online advertising, offline marketing, etc.)
  • Public Relations Plan
  • Administrative Implementation Section
  • Evaluation Section
  • Limitations
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix (All documents used in the development of the campaign)
  • Brief Student Bio (one paragraph on each team member with photo)


Project timeline
  • August 28, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 2, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 5, 2021
    Final Presentation
  • December 5, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Starting mid-August, student-consultants in groups of 5-6 will spend up to 540 cumulative hours researching, analyzing and creating a tailored communications plan for your organization.


Based on your guidance, the plan will help you overcome a specific challenge or opportunity your organization is facing.


This project will assist your organization in communicating and engaging with Millennials and Gen Z. It will be especially effective if you are thinking of introducing a new product/service or you are interested in re-branding/positioning.


Areas of focus for this project will include, but are not limited to:

  • Primary/secondary market research
  • Campaign creative theme and brief
  • Media planning (social media, online advertising, offline marketing, etc.)
  • Public relations strategy
  • Administrative/implementation strategy.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Share branding guide and other creative assets.

Be available to answer questions after first briefing.

Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student’s questions or provide additional information.

Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).

Client brief can be done via SKYPE but final in-class presentation to the client must be attended IN-PERSON by the client