MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS [MARK302]
GROUP ASSIGNMENT IMC plan GROUP NUMBER:
DECLARATION
We are familiar with the University’s policy on plagiarism.
We have checked this work to ensure that it contains no instances of plagiarism.
Where the work of others has been relied upon, it has been duly acknowledged and clearly referenced.
We have submitted the identical project to Turnitin.
SURNAME FIRST NAME STU. NUMBER CONTRIBUTION SIGNATURE
(sections, not %) (can be typed)
ASPECT MAXIMUM MARK COMMENTS
MARK AWARDED (also see comments in project)
Executive summary & Intro. 05
Situation analysis 10
Target audience 10
Communication objectives 05
Marcom strategy 45
Marcom mix 10
Budget/imp/eval/control 05
Sources 05
Style & presentation 05
TOTAL [100]
WP REPORT ATTACHED YES NO
TURNTIN RECEIPT ATTACHED YES NO
LESS: PENALTIES1 (IF ANY) NOTES: 1. For (a) late submission: 5 marks per day, including
weekends; (b) failure to submit all required components; (c) non-
FINAL MARK AFTER PENALTIES compliance with group composition requirements (without prior
approval): 5 marks per person below/above specified group size; (d)
INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENTS2 (IF ANY) non-compliance with other assignment requirements. 2. Individual
group members’ marks may be adjusted based on individual
contributions.
Use the mark allocations as a guide to how much focus/length to allocate to each section of the plan, making sure to stay within 5000 words.
Use the assessment guidelines/criteria (table on last page of assignment handout) as a guide to what to include in each section.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION
1
SITUATION ANALYSIS
2
TARGET AUDIENCE
3
COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
4
MARKETING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
Message/creative strategy
Include at least 3 examples of campaign executions, in addition to your strategy. These may
include, but are not limited to:
TV/online ads (either a video or a storyboard is acceptable)
radio ads (either a recording or a script is acceptable)
print ads
out-of-home ads (e.g. billboards, posters)
mock social media pages/websites
direct mail/e-mails
press releases/event sponsorship/expos/activations
All executions must be your group’s original work.
Media strategy
5
MARKETING COMMUNICATION MIX
6
BUDGET/IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATION/CONTROL
WORD COUNT (MAXIMUM 5 000): ______
7
REFERENCE LIST
8
APPENDICES
These may include:
Supporting material (e.g. a competitor campaign that was referred to in the situation analysis;
statistics that you used as the basis of your target audience selection; a schedule of media costs
that you used when drawing up your budget)
Your campaign executions (if not included in the body of the plan)
Turnitin receipt/SI summary
Writing Place report (if applicable)