MKT 571 Marketing Environment Simulation and Summary

DETAILED ASSESSMENT

Background

As Marketing Manager at Gerlach Publishing, which exclusively publishes textbooks for Colorado public schools, you are responsible for researching and monitoring the company's macroenvironment and proposing necessary changes in marketing strategy. Key decisions you must make include: which changes in the macroenvironment are important to Gerlach's marketing efforts, what are the likely effects of those changes, and how Gerlach should respond to these changes.

Background

Gerlach produces science, social studies, math, and language arts textbooks for first through twelfth grade. In the past, the macroenvironment for your company has been fairly stable. However, information you've received from your...