Discussion question assignment $(40$ points$)$: Post Topic questions to the discussion board by $11$:$59$ pm$,$ CST on Day $5($Friday$).$ In addition, respond to two peers by $11$:$59$ pm$,$ CST on Day $7($Sunday$).$ You must create a thread in order to view your fellow students' posts. Responses to discussion question topics should be a minimum of $250$ words.

The major project for this course is creating a marketing plan.$*$ Provide company name, a description, and URL, if available. You need to either select a small company or small non$-$profit that is already in business; however, if you work for a large company and would like to focus on that then concentrate on one small part; for example, your department. This project will become part of your portfolio created in the MBA Capstone course so create it for something that can be shared $($with whom you choose to share it with$).$ For example, if you create a plan for your department and are sharing confidential information you won$$t want to use it later in the Capstone class.

If consumers are being deluged by sensory overstimulation, what can a marketer do to cut through the clutter?

Using the principles of classical conditioning or operant conditioning, design two specific marketing objectives for a specific nonprofit $($provide a description and the URL if one is available$).$

What should ads say to help brands make the first $($non$-$compensatory$)$ cut in decision making to be included in a consumer$$s consideration set? What should ads say to help a brand be chosen, once in the set?

How might you obtain data to segment visitors to your city$$s public parks, by day of week and time of day? What would you expect to find?

Who do you suppose is the ideal customer segment to target for donations to each of the following: a$)$ American Cancer Society, b$)$ Bellevue University, c$)$ World Relief Funds?