Marketing Challenge

Marketing Challenge: Fire the Client?

Marketing Challenge: Fire the Client? By

Seems like a top client is subtly demanding a kickback—what would you do? Answers are due to ginger.conlon@dmnews.com by May 31.

The High Price of Success: Answers

The High Price of Success: Answers

What would you do with an employee that's a master marketer—and a grade A jerk? See what our readers had to say.

Marketing Challenge: A Million-Dollar Branding Disaster

Marketing Challenge: A Million-Dollar Branding Disaster By

You've spent mega money on a rebranding campaign—only to discover an assistant hadn't done due diligence on tagline research. It's an expensive mess. What would you do?

Too Much Information? Answers

Too Much Information? Answers

Would you hire the "ideal" candidate that had one big flaw? See what our readers had to say.

Marketing Challenge: The High Price of Success

Marketing Challenge: The High Price of Success

What would you do with an employee that's a master marketer—and a grade A jerk? Send your responses to Editor-in-Chief Ginger Conlon (ginger.conlon@dmnews.com) by March 28.

At What Price Loyalty? Answers

At What Price Loyalty? Answers

Loyalty and the dangers of social media. Here's how our readers would tackle the problem.

Marketing Challenge: Too Much Information?

Marketing Challenge: Too Much Information?

Would you hire the "ideal" candidate that had one big flaw? Send us your answers by Thursday, February 28 and you could see your name in print.

Is a loss leader sustainable? Answers

Is a loss leader sustainable? Answers

It's a thorny question. See what our readers had to say about it.

At What Price Loyalty?

At What Price Loyalty?

This month's challenge revolves around loyalty and the dangers of social media. How would you tackle the problem?

November 2012 Marketing Challenge: Answers

November 2012 Marketing Challenge: Answers

If your edgy branding campaign was generating a lot of buzz but at the same turning off a large demographic—what would you do?

October 2012 Marketing Challenge: Answers

October 2012 Marketing Challenge: Answers

If you were the head of consumer insights at a company, would you turn in a marketing colleague for questionable compensation practices?

Is a loss leader sustainable?

Is a loss leader sustainable?

As Rashima Karden and Bill Dunbar waited to present their case to Zap Electronics CEO Jenna Savas, uncertainty failed to unnerve them. They knew their decision was sound.

Bad branding causes Diet Dazzle to lose its luster

Bad branding causes Diet Dazzle to lose its luster

A fictitious soda company launched a new branding campaign, and it's causing some friction. See how you would react to this month's marketing challenge.

The wrong marketing compensation is risky business

The wrong marketing compensation is risky business

Compensation is a thorny issue. Check out of marketing challenge and see how you would deal with our scenario. We'll print the best answers.

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