Social Media Content ideas

Use this link to read an article on how to successfully incorporate social media into a promotional campaign.

25 Creative ways to use social media

Are salespeople leaders of a company

Watch this TED talk and post comments about your opinions on the importance of salespeople and leadership.

TED talk - How great leaders inspire action

Asking the right questions

Watch the short video below and provide some comments on how to ask questions

Asking questions in the sales process Video

Steps to selling

Please read the article from the link below and post a comment on your opinions of the article.  Do you believe these steps will make a better salesperson?

selling article

What makes great sales people?

Marketing 5/9 - 6/10

Monday 5/9  - Virtual Business - Promotion
  LO SWBAT - Manipulate different forms of promotion and see income impact
Tuesday - VB - Purchasing
 LO SWBAT - Manipulate different forms of Purchasing and see income impact
Wednesday - VB - Pricing
   LO SWBAT - Manipulate different forms of Pricing and see income impact
Thursday - VB Staffing
  LO SWBAT - Manipulate different forms of promotion and see income impact
Friday - VB Full version
  LO SWBAT - apply marketing skills using an on-line game

Monday 5/16 - Market Research - Survey basics
  LO SWBAT - identify four types of survey questions
Tuesday - Market Research - Topic focus
  LO SWBAT - Write a one paragraph focus statement for a research plan
Wednesday - Survey writing
  LO SWBAT - Write five survey questions that cover the research focus statement
Thursday - Survey writing
  LO SWBAT - Write five survey questions that cover the research focus statement
Friday - Survey writing
  LO SWBAT - Write five survey questions that cover the research focus statement

Monday 5/23 - Consumer behavior
  LO SWBAT - list two groups of consumers
Tuesday - Consumer Behavior
  LO SWBAT - Write a list of consumer traits
Wednesday - VAL Survey
  LO SWBAT - Complete a consumer behavior survey
Thursday - Design a product
  LO SWBAT - describe the key elements to a package
Friday - Technical Skills assessment
  LO SWBAT - understand testing skills

Monday 5/30 No School
Tuesday - Market Research - Evaluate survey
  LO SWBAT - compare his/her survey to necessary outcomes
Wednesday - Lab time - finish writing survey
  LO SWBAT - Write a quality customer loyalty survey
Thursday - Tally Spreadsheet
  LO  SWBAT - Create a spreadsheet for tally survey results
Friday - Tally Spreadsheets
  LO SWBAT - input numbers into spreadsheet

Monday 6/6 - Senior Board day - NO school
Tuesday - Tally Spreadsheets

  LO SWBAT - input numbers into spreadsheet
Wednesday - Data Analysis
  LO SWBAT - create graphs for each survey question
Thursday & Friday - Final
  LO SWBAT - explain the results from his/her survey.

Economics 4/18 - 5/8

Monday - TE ch 5.3
   LO - SWBAT - discuss the cost and benefits of minimum wage laws
Tuesday - Ch 5 discussion
  LO - SWBAT - list specific elements of labor and increasing their human capital
Wednesday - Ch 5 Discussion - labor unions
   LO - SWBAT - describe the requirements to start a union
Thursday - TE ch 5.4
  LO -  SWBAT - list the advantages and disadvantages of joining a union
Friday - Virtual Business PF - lesson #13 Intro to investing
  LO - SWBAT -  list three types of investments

Monday - TE 5.5
  LO - SWBAT list two effects of wages increase on the labor market
Tuesday - Review ch 5, practice test
  LO - SWBAT write short summaries on ch 5 topics
Wednesday - Guest Speaker Union
  LO - SWBAT demonstrate labor market knowledge on an exam
Thursday - Guest speaker Investing- Ellis Gone all day
  LO SWBAT write checks, post to a bank register
Friday - Test Ch 5- Ellis gone all day
  LO SWBAT explain one investments risk factor

Monday-Introduction to  bank account - Ellis gone all day
  LO - SWBAT reconcile a bank account with five transactions
Tuesday- Bank Account Reconcilation-  Ellis gone all day
  LO - SWBAT explain the three different types of insurance
Wednesday- Begin ch 7 - Ellis gone all day
  LO - SWBAT describe specific advantages and disadvantages of three different investments
Thursday - Ch 7 overview
  LO - SWBAT describe basic components to market competition
Friday- TE ch 7.1 Market structure
  LO - SWBAT identify four market structures

Marketing 4/18 - 5/6

Monday - Expert Panel Presentation
  LO - SWBAT - present their specific Visual Merchandising topic with examples and definations
Tuesday - Expert Panels Continued
  LO - SWBAT - present their specific Visual Merchandising topic with examples and definations

Wednesday - Visual Merchandising concluded - pictures
  LO - SWBAT - identify technical elements from Visual Merchandising pictures
Thursday - Web Activity - Visual Merchandising pricing and web training
  LO - SWBAT - list specific prices for equipment necessary in VM
Friday - Test Visual Merchandising
  LO - SWBAT - show VM knowledge on an exam

Monday - Pelican Reward Selling scripts
  LO - SWBAT write a sales script for phone sales
Tuesday - Prospecting
  LO - SWBAT list specific businesses targeted for our project
Wednesday - Finish prospecting, - turn in prospecting list
  LO - SWBAT complete a prospecting list
Thursday - Ch 21 reading activity  - Ellis gone all day ICDC
  LO SWBAT list details of distribution components
Friday - Ch 21 writing activity
  LO SWBAT write an analysis of distribution channels using specific web based examples

Monday-Ch 22 Reading activity
  LO - SWBAT explain the difference between carriers
Tuesday- Ch 22 web career activity - Distribution careers
  LO  - SWBAT list details of specific careers in distribution
Wednesday- Ch 22 writing activity
  LO -  SWBAT describe specific advantages and disadvantages of superstores in local economies
Thursday- Debrief ICDC
  LO - SWBAT list five reasons to be a DECA member and travel to ICDC
Friday- Selling review
  LO - SWBAT describe positive and negative examples of selling

Intro to Business 4/18 - 4/22

SWBAT demonstrate types of promotion through role play and test. Explain selling steps.

Monday - Grades, Promotion Role Play, Promotion Wheel
Tuesday - Promotion Test, Highlight Selling LAP
Wednesday - Selling Overheads
Thursday - Selling Practice Test, Win at Selling Worksheet
Friday - Apprentice

Intro to Business 4/11 - 4/15

SWBAT demonstrate types of promotion through role play.

Monday - Finish Apprentice, Finish Promotion Overheads, Promotion Role Play
Tuesday - Promotion Role Play
Wednesday - Apprentice
Thursday - Promotion Wheel
Friday - No School

Intro to Business 4/4 - 4/8

SWBAT identify 4 parts of promotion.

Monday - Promotion Overheads
Tuesday - Promotion Questions p3, 5, 7
Wednesday - Promotion Activity from Newspaper
Thursday - Apprentice
Friday - No School