The assignment allows you to analyse and present a marketing communication campaign of competing brands within a specific product category. In doing so, you will understand the managerial decisions...

The assignment allows you to analyse and present a marketing communication campaign of competing brands within a specific product category. In doing so, you will understand the managerial decisions that were made with respect to an advertising and sales promotion campaign and appreciate the need to plan marketing communications in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Details Select a communication piece (e.g. TV ads or print ads or direct mail pieces, etc) from a 2016 or 2017 communication campaign in Australia of only one of the following 4 “product” categories (Note: a “product” can be a good or a service). • ‐  Beverage products (No Food products in this category) • ‐  Travel or tourism products (No Car brands in this category) • ‐  Office product (Not Entertainment products/IT products/Mobile Phones) • ‐  Health (or Fitness) or Personal Hygiene Products (Not cosmetics or perfumes) You are required to: 1. Critique elements of the communication piece for two brands (i.e. discuss the negative and positive aspects), within your selected “product” category (or sub‐ category) in terms of the communications objectives, creative strategies & tactics used as well as the target customer and market partitioning/competitive frame involved. Essentially you are required to apply many of the concepts we have/will have covered/discussed in class. this is the MAIN component of the assignment 2. Discuss to what extent you believe the two selected brands appear to be using communications/campaign planning approaches such as those we have discussed/you have read about to develop their communications campaign. Consider this component in reference to the entire campaign and not just the individual piece of communication used in the critique. this is not the main component of the assignment but must be included, for e.g. in the conclusion or towards the end of your report) If you don’t have access to information about the entire campaign, then answer “to what extent” in relation to the single ad. You might not be able to consider all the stages (e.g. objectives and budgeting stages) as you would not necessarily have information, however, you should consider a few of the stages from the question stating they “appear to” (or “don’t appear to”). and then provide an explanation to why you think they “appear to” (or “don’t appear to”). Formatting requirements • ‐  The report should be typed, using standard margins (2.54cm) and 1.5 spacing, 12 size normal font.