Module 5 Assignment: Customer Behavior and Strategic Planning

Over the past few quarters, your store has been getting less and less traffic, which has in turn reduced sales. You’re beginning to be concerned that the marketing for your store has started alienating customers (or that a local competitor is doing a better job reaching your customers). However, you know that it will take a lot of time and research to discover the cause of this loss of traffic.

You have a one-on-one meeting with your supervisor in a few weeks, and you think if you make a good enough presentation, you can get the go ahead for this lengthy research project.

Assignment

Your task is to develop a presentation discussing the impact demographics, psychographics, geographic, and behavioristics have on customer behavior, as well as the influence your target customer’s behavior has on a sustainable competitive market strategy. Display who your target customer is, why, and how you know. The whole idea is to “show what you know.”

You must present a PowerPoint presentation to your boss outlining your plans for customer research and new marketing development ideas. Your PowerPoint presentation should have a minimum of 10 slides: a title page, content slides, and a conclusion. You will present to the class for 15 minutes.

Grading Rubric

This assignment is worth a total of 50 points.

Grading Rubric
Criteria Not Evident Developing Exemplary Points
Submit your slide deck 0 pts
No slide deck submitted
2 pts
Slide deck does not have at least 4 slides
5 pts
Slide deck has at least 4 slides focused on a central theme
5 pts
Present within the allotted time 0 pts
No presentation completed
2 pts
Presentation is either one minute under or over 15 minutes
5 pts
Presentation is within one minute of the required 15-minute length
5 pts
Speak with appropriate volume, speed, and clarity 0 pts
No presentation completed
5 pts
Presentation cannot be heard, is too fast or too slow, or cannot be understood
10 pts
Presentation is spoken at an adequate volume, speed, and clarity
10 pts
Present your slides effectively 0 pts
No presentation completed
5 pts
Presentation is disjointed, unprofessional, or too reliant on slide deck text
10 pts
Presentation is professional and feels cohesive
10 pts
Discuss the impact demographics, psychographics, geographic, and behavioristics have on customer behavior 0 pts
Presentation does not cover this topic
5 pts
Presentation covers the topic, but does not connect it with a sustainable competitive market strategy
10 pts
Presentation covers the topic, and connects it with a sustainable competitive market strategy
10 pts
Discuss the impact demographics, psychographics, geographic, and behavioristics have on customer behavior 0 pts
Presentation does not cover this topic
5 pts
Presentation covers the topic, but does not connect it with customer behavior
10 pts
Presentation covers the topic, and connects it with customer behavior
10 pts
Total: 50 pts