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MRKT 3005: Brand Marketing (Providence Campus): Professor Kenney's MRKT 3005 Class

Use this guide for resources on company, industry and brand marketing research.

Assigment and Best Bet databases

Project Information for Brand Marketing Case Project could include the following information on the Brand:"Starbucks"

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The Market (current sales,five year sales history target customer(s)

Best database for current sales and five year sales history-

Morningstar

Best database for targeting customers- A page that helps with these next two databases - pvd.library.jwu.edu/mriplusandsrds

MRI+ Reporter (GfK) - read this information about how to use SRDS and MRI+ and interpret data in this database

also

Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS) - read this information about how to use SRDS and MRI+ and interpret data in this database

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Achievements (major achievements of the Brand)

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)-  Search using these terms- brand name (example-starbucks), the term "brand", the term "award"

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History

Best database

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)-  -Company Profiles - MarketLine Report

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The Product(s) (current product line(s)

Best database

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)-  -Company Profiles - MarketLine Report

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Recent Developments (new products,new distribution, acquisitions)

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)-  Company Information - Related Information -Newspapers - Full Text

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Promotion( basic advertising strategy)

 

Brand Values (Mission statement, community involvement)

 
 

If you still need to pick a brand

Contact your librarian for help

Off-Campus Help -Procedure