Marketing Currents is a weekly current events news service that highlights unique and relevant business and marketing campaigns throughout the school year. The questions provided for student discussion will help to create a bridge between industry strategies/trends and the topics you are covering in class.
Taco Bell’s newest location ditches the dining room and has four drive-thru lanes instead. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is place as it relates to the marketing mix? How might this story demonstrate the concept of place? Based on information from this story, describe how Read more…
With more people preparing coffee at home because of the pandemic, the market for fun-flavored creamers and beans — Almond Joy! S’Mores! Strawberry cheesecake! — is exploding as we bring our Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks taste buds to the living room. Click here to read the story at axios.com. Discussion Read more…
Get ready to turn up the heat because 7-Eleven, Inc. is officially entering Brainfreeze Season – a time to hang loose, try new things, make unforgettable memories and take summer from a ten…to an ELEVEN. Click here to read the story at qsrmagazine.com. Discussion Questions: What is promotion? What is Brainfreeze Season? How might Read more…
Apple’s introduction of a credit card in 2019 was the first step: Apple not only wanted to be the recipient of your money, it wanted to have a hand in how you manage that money. Click here to read the story at wired.com. Discussion Questions: What is a BNPL service? Read more…
Target is stuck with too much home decor and too many TVs. To clear out the glut, it will ramp up discounts. Click here to read the story at philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Discussion Questions: What is product management? Why is product management an important function of marketing? How does this story illustrate Read more…
Roughly two weeks after Taco Bell brought back Mexican Pizza to the menu — with the help of Doja Cat and Dolly Parton — fans are finding the item sold out in many restaurants across the country. Click here to read the story at nrn.com. Discussion Questions: Why do you think Taco Read more…
Turns out Trader Joe was a real guy, and his shrewd instincts led him to create a counter-culture grocery empire. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions: What is entrepreneuership? Who is Joe Coulombe? How does the story of Joe Coulombe represent an example of entrepreneurship? What does Read more…
More than eight decades after the beverage was founded in the hills of Tennessee, Mtn Dew is taking over the Adventure Center at Doe Mountain, the main entry point to 8,600 acres of mountain wilderness that sits outside the town of Mountain City, Tenn. Click here to read the story Read more…
Following a “successful first foray” into NFTs with Adidas Originals in January, Prada is introducing NFTs to its own limited-edition Timecapsule product drop collection, the Italian luxury house says. Click here to read the story at voguebusiness.com. Discussion Topics: What is a brand? What is a luxury brand? What makes Prada Read more…
The state wants travelers to “Find Your Vibe” when visiting Connecticut this summer in its new $3 million advertising campaign. Click here to read the story at hartfordbusiness.com. Discussion Questions: What is tourism? What is a destination? In your opinion, is Connecticut a destination? Why or why not? What is Read more…