BIZ201 : Option 1 - Sales and Marketing Department Assessment
TASK 3
Once the Crystal Hotel Wellness Centre is ready for opening, it will need to be promoted to existing and potential new clients. There is already an opening event (luncheon) planned which is handled by the Functions and Events Department. The overall budget for promoting the opening of the centre is $35,000. The opening luncheon is budgeted to cost $23,000.
Your team has been appointed to plan additional promotional activities for the remaining $12,000. The budget is aimed for the promotion of the opening of the centre only. Continuous promotional activities as well as online advertising will be handled separately. The marketing team has done initial research and the promotional activities to be considered are listed in the Appendix 3. Negotiated pricing has been included as well.
REQUIRED:
Choose suitable promotional activities from the list provided to you and create a promotional budget for the Crystal Hotel Wellness Centre opening. Justify your choice of activities.