Business 100
Paper details:
PART 1: Manufacturing is a complicated and expensive process for things from cars to soft drinks, but much progress has been made over the years at making them more efficient:
After many years of losing manufacturing overseas the US has made great strides to bring it back over the past decade.
New – 10 American Inventions that revolutionized manufacturing
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2016 Industrial Manufacturing Trends
(Links to an external site.)
For next week, submit a 4-5 page powerpoint presentation showing:
The role the US has played in manufacturing historically
Why US manufacturing jobs have come back
What will drive the return – where will the gains come from?
PART 2: Germanna CC was so impressed with your earlier work on their vision, they’ve hired you as a consultant again. This time they want you to make media suggestions for their new advertising campaign. The marketing faculty wants to use television advertising but you disagree.
Watch the 2 attached videos discussing the definition and importance of digital media, and then see how marketing giant Pizza Hut used social media to promote and evolve their brand:
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWqIMQux-g ) ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Ei7CxXwuo )
Pizza Hut – Twitter
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submit a 4-5 page powerpoint presentation summarizing your recommendations on:
– who are the target audiences for Germanna (plural), and what is the unique message you need to deliver to each of them
– one page each on 2-3 advertising vehicles you’d recommend should be used, and why (target audience and basic message)
– one page (optional) – which vehicles should NOT be used, and why
PART 3: Before next week’s class everyone needs to create a list of the 5 most important items of workplace legislation established since 1963. Here are two articles that will help you come up with the list:
The U.S. Department of Labor Timeline
(Links to an external site.)
Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
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What I’d like you to do is list the name of the legislation, the year, and a brief description. I’ll help you by giving you the first one:
Name Year Description
1) Title VII Civil rights act 1963 Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
To help frame this – and how complicated an issues laws are for HR professionals, watch this attached video:
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn6MK_blDck )