ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR
MARKETING PLAN ASSIGNMENT
Dr. M. Wayne Alexander
Marketing 310
Principles of Marketing
Date
MARKETING PLAN ASSIGNMENT
CHOOSE AN ORGANIZATION
Retail organizations include Kmart, Wal-Mart, Target, Marshall Fields, Gap, sun Mart, etc.
Wholesale organizations include SuperValu.
Not-for-profit and nonprofit organizations include Dakota Clinic and Innovis Health, Prairie Public Television, and United Way. Such schools as the Moorhead Independent School District and Minnesota State University Moorhead are also acceptable.
The criteria for choosing an organization may include access to management personnel and to financial information.
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STRUCTURE
1. Do not use the word, “being,” to mean “because.” Say, “Because I came to class,” rather than “Being that I came to class.”
2. Punctuate correctly. Refer to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style if you need assistance.
3. Write in complete sentences. Do not write sentence fragments.
4. Do not write run on sentences.
5. Do not attempt to convey too much information in one sentence. Rather than write one long, wordy sentence write several short, clear ones.
6. Avoid writing in the passive voice.
7. Avoid using the verb, “to be,” including am, is, are, was, be, been, and being.
8. Do not use “there” or “it” or “this” as the subject of a sentence.
9. Do not begin a sentence with a number.
10. Spell numbers less than 10. Write as a numeral those 10 or greater.
11. Do not use the words “got” or “a lot.”
12. Write percentages with a number and percentage sign (58%).
13. Personal pronouns must agree with their antecedents (the nouns they represent) in gender and number.
14. A verb must agree with its subject in person and number.
15. Papers that contain the problems listed above will be returned and the grade of final drafts with these problems will be reduced.
THE WRITE SITE Visit the Write Site on campus after you have prepared a final draft. Then revise your final draft using Write Site suggestions.
SAMPLE ORGANIZATIONS
KMART
More than one hundred years ago, Sebastian Spering Kresge
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The article on the topic of ”Style in Writing” is helpful; define the purpose, conciseness of the topic, specific examples that support the topic. This will draw the audience attention to the importance of proper writing. In addition, did a good job listing tips to avoid possible problem and solution that will improve the style in writing.
Make sure that it is clear whom or what a pronoun refers to. Sometimes you will need to rewrite a
Throughout the past few weeks, each member has taken on assignments geared towards specific sections of the marketing plan, and the tasks given by our CBO. We have used our sessions to collaborate on ideas for each task in the marketing plan. Each member has dedicated their time and efforts outside of the video sessions to ensure the project is completed to the best of our abilities.
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