April 11
Today's Agenda:
Guest Speaker: Leigh Bohmfalk, Vice President of Wells Fargo,
& Lisa Spinazze, of Cybersight
Student Presentation: Blue
Light for K-Mart, by Team 3 (Ravi B., Shivani M., Swen W.)
Lecture Topic: Developing
Digital Products for Online Distribution
Preparation for the Next Class:
Readings: None
Case Analysis: DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force.
Discussion questions:
- What is DigitalThink's competitive advantage in this IT training
market? Is it making best use of that competitive advantage in its
current business model? Explain why.
- How large is the potential market for DigitalThink? What segment(s)
is it concentrating on? What segment(s) should it concentrate on?
- To effectively generate sales, what skills/traits should its
salespeople possess? Among the 5 sales candidates, whose resumes
appear in Exhibit 6, who do you think will be most effective in
selling this unique type of product? Why?
- Recommend a marketing program (advertising, PR, customer service,
pricing, etc.) that can better support the sales force and allow them
to deliver results.
Oral Presentation Prep: News Brief by Team 4 (Alice H., Anongrat P., Tico S.)
Other Deliverables: None