New York (CNN) In the pantheon of sodas, Dr Pepper is the odd one out: It doesn’t have the popularity or sales of Coca-Cola or Pepsi, you can’t use it in a standard cocktail, and it doesn’t fall neatly into a category like cola or root beer. Click here to read the story at Read more…
Microsoft is adding a bunch of casual games to Microsoft Teams today, months after The Verge exclusively revealed the company’s plans. Click here to read the story at theverge.com. Discussion Questions: What is positioning? Why is positioning an important marketing concept? How would you describe Microsoft’s positioning strategy with its “Teams” product? Read more…
Analysts say Walmart’s marketing efforts take direct aim at rival Amazon, which tends to own online shopper demand on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Click here to read the story at modernretail.co. Discussion Questions: What is promotion? What type of promotion is Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Why do you Read more…
In a mega-deal that could have a huge impact on grocery shopping in America, Kroger and Albertsons announced Friday plans to merge. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is price as it relates to the marketing mix? Why is price such an important function of Read more…
Delta Air Lines, which has watched competitors map future plans with electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft startups, is joining the growing list of airlines looking to make short trips to and from airports faster and easier. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions: What is Read more…
The past few years have been tough for Burger King. Missteps during the pandemic caused the chain to lag behind competitors. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is competition? What is the difference between direct and indirect competition? Who might represent direct competition to Burger King? Who Read more…
Walmart is known for its low prices and the retailer seems determined to also be synonymous with convenient holiday shopping with new programs that promise to take much of the hassle of buying and returning Christmas gifts this year. Click here to read the story at retailwire.com. Discussion Questions: How Read more…
Despite its global domination of the online shopping space, Amazon, which is the largest e-commerce company in the world with an annual revenue of over $450 billion (via AxiomQ), has yet to become a dominant force in one of the prominent retail categories: grocery. Click here to read the story at Read more…
In the face of rampant inflation, the CEO of omnichannel cosmetics firm e.l.f. Beauty says the company chose not to increase prices on roughly one-third of its least expensive entry-level items, while simultaneously raising them on higher cost merchandise. Click here to read the story at pymnts.com. Discussion Questions: What is pricing? Read more…
GM’s latest bid to ramp up U.S. EV sales and surpass rival Tesla is a $30,000 all-electric SUV aimed squarely at the mass market. Click here to read the story at techcrunch.com. Discussion Questions: What is pricing? Why is price such an important part of the marketing mix? What factors influence Read more…