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Unit 2 Marketing Research Project

Learning Targets:

  • I can identify and differentiate between the the different types of primary marketing research.
  • I can define target market.
  • I can

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KELLOGG'S Cereal Project

A Study in Product Development

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You are Hired!!

You have been hired as the new President of Product Development for Kelloggs.  

You have been given the task of creating a new cereal to help them regain their cereal market share.  

Your cereal will be designed to reach a new niche market that is not currently being addressed.

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Project Requirements

Include the following information in your project:

  • Design a primary research vehicle (survey)
  • Research and collect data
  • Analyze data to help you create a new, successful cereal
  • Definition of Target Market
  • Product Development
  • Determine a price
  • Determine place of distribution outlets
  • Promotion of new cereal

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Primary Research--Survey

Each partnership / person must create a survey.

The survey must be distributed to at least 20 different people.

The survey must ask questions to learn about their consumers and determine a marketing mix that will satisfy a particular target market.

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Primary Research--Survey

Your data collection will be done exclusively by creating a survey.

How do you make an effective research survey that will get you the most information in the easiest way?

1. Define your surveys purpose

2. Keep it short and sweet

3. Closed ended questions - yes, no, multiple choice

4. Give specific choices

5. Limit the number of ranking options

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Primary Research--Survey

What should you learn from your survey?

What is your purpose?

Include 8-10 questions

Must be Closed Ended questions

What psychographic data  / market knowledge needs to be learned here to help create an effective product and find your niche?

FAVORITE CEREALS, COLORS, TASTE / FLAVOR, SHAPES, INTERESTS, TEXTURES, SIZE, PACKAGING, CELEBRITIES / ATHLETES / PEOPLE ADMIRE / CORE BENEFIT 

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Survey  Requirements

Consumer Demographic info:

Name: _____________________________________

Year in school ___        Gender____ Homeroom __________�

Titled:                       Cereal Product Development Team

  • Between 8-10 MAXIMUM closed ended questions
  • No OTHER, 5 answer choices MAXIMUM
  • Name(s) of survey creators on the bottom of the sheet
  • Correct spelling and grammar
  • Print one and submit to Lueder/Brown for approval by the end of class on 9/13
  • Survey is a TEST Grade - All decisions made for final cereal product must be based on research data from your survey!