BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 2: Research and Plan a Marketing Campaign — assessment criteria

Learners develop an understanding of how marketing research is conducted in order to plan a marketing campaign.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Perform market research in a given context using different methods and tools.
A.P2Explain features of a market for a given context.
B.P3Explain the way in which a product is marketed in a given context.
B.P4Explain the effectiveness of the marketing of a product in a given context.
C.P5Produce a plan for a marketing campaign for a new product in a given market.
C.P6Explain decisions and approaches taken in own plan for a marketing campaign for a new product in a given market.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse a market for a given context, based on own detailed market research. marketing nationally and internationally
B.M2Analyse the effectiveness of the marketing of a product in a given context. campaign for a new product
C.M3Analyse decisions and approaches taken in own detailed plan for a marketing campaign for a new product in a given market.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the findings of own comprehensive market research for a given context.
B.D2Evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing of a product in a given context.
C.D3Justify decisions and approaches taken in own plan for a comprehensive marketing campaign for a new product in a given market.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluatePerformExplainAnalyseJustifyProduce
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore how different markets are researched using different models and tools
  • B. Explore approaches to product marketing nationally and internationally
  • C. Develop a plan for a marketing campaign for a new product

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