Marketing Management



Marketing Management Assessment

Title: Critical Evaluation of the Contribution of Current              Marketing Management Theory and Practice

Word Count: 3500 words (+/-10%) excluding Appendix and Reference List

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Task

Context: The demand for tea brands is increasing as health-conscious shoppers have become aware of the multiple benefits that tea can provide.

Clipper is the UK's No 1 Fairtrade tea brand. Clipper manufacture and export a wide range of organic and Fairtrade teas and coffees – from Everyday Blends to Green Tea and infusions. Products are made with pure ingredients, from the highest quality sources, with nothing artificial added. The Clipper brand embodies ‘Natural, Fair and Delicious’. Today, Clipper products are sold in 52 countries around the world.International trade has become a key part of Clipper’s business, the company has been exporting Fairtrade and organic teas and coffees around the world for many years. Clipper Tea was the first Fairtrade tea company in the UK and leads the market in this area – even helping to set the Fairtrade standards.





You are a newly appointed Chief Marketing Manager and your role is to evaluate the implementation of market opportunity to launch a completely new and appealing brand within the Clipper portfolio suitable for the market in your country. In the formulation of your new brand you can choose to enter a new category of fast moving consumer goods or remain in the hot beverages category.

This assignment is divided into three elements. You will need to achieve an overall mark of 40% to successfully complete this module.

In your role as Marketing Manager:

Part 1.Using appropriate knowledge of marketing philosophies, concepts and theory, critically evaluate the strengths of Clipper’s marketing activity in delivering value with respect its current brands and consumers.(30%)

Part 2.Research and evaluate the key dynamics and trends in the competitive and external environments. Identify the key factors that underpin the opportunities for the new brand. Based on this, ‘suggest’ the potential target market for a new brand and include as Appendix 1a market research proposal that would enable you to qualify your ‘suggestion’. (note – you are not expected to undertake the market research) (30%)

Part 3. In accordance with your knowledge of the marketing planning process make appropriate recommendations to build a sustainablenew brand. Your suggestions for implementation must be underpinned with relevant theory and real-life/academic case studies. (40%)

Your arguments, findings and recommendations should be supported by theories, facts and figures published within academic books, journal articles, recognised business magazines and market intelligence reports.

Assessment Guidance

Part 1.

Students are expected to critically evaluate marketing management theory with applied discussion relating to Clipper and its existing brands. In doing so, students will consider how the organisation delivers value to consumers through the adoption of marketing theory and concepts; these may include, however are not limited to; market orientation and holistic marketing approaches.

Part 2.

Students should apply relevant frameworks to critically evaluate the competitive and external environments. Students must demonstrate that they have undertaken research using a wide range of relevant and current sources which must be referenced. In this section students will be expected to synthesise the market intelligence from their research, demonstrating the ability to evaluate what is relevant and significant for the market. Students will propose a market research strategy – students are not required to undertake primary research, this should be a market research plan and will form Appendix 1 of the report.


Part 3.

From the knowledge gained in Part 1 and the evaluation undertaken in Part 2 students will have identified key opportunities to launch and market a new sustainable brand. Students should provide a product rationale and overview, followed by formulation of objectives and recommendations. With reference to the marketing management process students will make recommendations on segmentation targeting and positioning (STP) strategy, brand building, shaping the market offering through application of holistic marketing management approaches, and implementation and control. It is expected that recommendations will be underpinned with relevant theory and organisational case studies.


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