Week October 13, 2014 – October 17, 2014 DECA NEWS: STILL WANT TO JOIN DECA? GET YOUR FORM AND $$ IN TODAY! Sign up for Dodgeball Tuesday night and 5K Run! DECA INITIATION MONDAY – FLEX - AUDITORIUM Due This Week: Operations Research Presentations & Paper due Wednesday – Oct 15 th Vocabulary due Friday & Test Friday

 Early Work: What is an open-ended question?  Today’s Objective: Managing Marketing Information/Communicating in the Workplace Managing Marketing Information/Communicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary Please put in your composition book Vocabulary  Finish up all written work  Finish up all presentation work  Be ready to turn in and present on Wednesday  Questions?  Homework: Abstract #2 due Friday ☞ Point of the Day: Marketing research involves the process & methods used to gather information, analyze it, and report findings related to marketing goods and services. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world! Magical Monday Manners Moment

 Early Work: What is a forced-choice question?  Today’s Objective: Managing Marketing Information/Communicating in the Workplace Managing Marketing Information/Communicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary Due Friday!  Complete all work on your Business Operations Research paper, print, and place in a three prong folder.  Be sure your presentation is ready to go – Each person in group should have a speaking part and all members should be able to answer questions easily.  Homework: Marketing NOW – discussion Wed. ☞ Point of the Day: Primary Data is collected for the first time. Things will look better in the morning. Tough Tuesday – Name that Company

 Early Work: What is the best part about Marketing Research?  Today’s Objective: Managing Marketing Information/Communicating in the WorkplaceManaging Marketing Information/Communicating in the Workplace  Activities  Presentations today!  Turn in your written paper  Marketing NOW Discussion  Homework: none ☞ Point of the Day: Primary Data is collected for the first time. Find a happy place. Find a happy place. Find a happy place. Work Wear Wednesday & MKTG NOW Discussion

 Early Work: Newspaper Day – The Free Lance Star What grade do you expect on this project?  Today’s Objective:  Activities  Finish any presentations not done yesterday  Vocabulary – Due Tomorrow  Test Friday!  FRED begins today!  Homework: none for today ☞ Point of the Day: Secondary data is data already published like the US Census data on populations. We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Throw Back Thursday – Share a Weird Fact today!

 Early Work: Will you use the Operations Research Project for DECA SLC?  Today’s Objective:  Activities  Vocabulary – Please leave composition book in basket  FRED continues!  Journal – “My Business Operations Research Project Reflection – What I liked & didn’t like”  Homework: Service Saturday is tomorrow! ☞ Point of the Day: SWOT – Strengths-Weaknesses- Opportunities-Threats No one can order me to stop dreaming. Foxes Friday - The Week’s Wrap-Up & Good News!

Vocabulary Defined & Due on Friday Vocabulary Test on Friday – Be ready! 151. Fixed Assets 152. Fixed Costs 153. FOB Origin Pricing 154. Follow the Leader Pricing 155. Follow-Up 156. Food & Drug Administration 157. Form Utility 158. Franchise 159. Free Enterprise System 160. Freight Forwarders 161. Fresh Cuts 162. Gatekeeper 163. Generic Products 164. Geographic Segmentation 165. Globalization 166. Goal 167. Good 168. Goodwill 169. Green Marketing 170. Grocery Store 171. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 172. Gross National Product (GNP) 173. Gross Margin 174. Gross Sales 175. Handle Objections 176. Headline 177. Heuristic Decision Making 178. Hierarchical Management Style 179. Hit 180. Home Meal Replacement (HMR) Please number and date your Vocabulary in your composition book!

 Managing Marketing Information  Explain the nature of sales forecasts  Identify tips/skills for navigating the Internet when conducting research  Conduct a marketing research project  Prepare a marketing research report  Present marketing research findings and recommendations  Use trade journals, periodicals, and electronic resources for research and professional development  Communicating in the Workplace  Reporting information/data in a written document  Reporting information/data in an oral presentation accompanied by visual presentation software or printed aides CTE Competencies Linked to SOLs

Once you have gathered and analyzed your research, then determined the best course of action, you are able to make that presentation to the business you did the research for and about! Presentations are something you will continue to do long after this high school class. The more you prepare for them, the easier they will become, leading you to maybe be titled a “Gifted Presenter” in your future! Have fun with this presentation – it is the basis for your State Leadership Conference presentation!

 R-E-S-P-E-C-T EVERYTHING!!!  Your supplies – bring your stuff every-day! Bring your book every-day! Bring your notebook & composition book every- day! Bring pen/paper/thinking cap/open mind ever-day!  Place all bags on the floor under your table!  Wait for Teacher instruction before beginning activity!  Passes out of Class - No Exit First 10/Last 10  One person out of room at a time  Pass Board – USE IT!  Keep it short!  Stay in your seat until you are dismissed from class – the bell tells Teacher when class is over; Teacher then dismisses you.  No talking while Teacher or others have the floor.  Watch your language and mind your manners, please.  All School Rules will be followed without question.