Hello everyone, I have an Assignment for you today. This assignment must be DONE by Wednesday, September 9, 2020, no later than 10 pm. By the way, I need this assignment to be PLAGIARISM FREE & a Spell Check when completed. Make sure you READ the instructions CAREFULLY. Now without further ado, the instructions to the assignments are below:

Instructions

Marketing Sports Equipment

The purpose of this assignment is for you to propose a sales promotion based on what you know about the product and the target market. For this assignment, read Case 2 that is titled “Marketing Sports Equipment” on page 364 of your textbook. After reading and studying the details of the case, respond to the following questions with thorough explanations and well-supported rationale:

1. Academy Sports + Outdoors offers products that would appeal to a variety of target markets. Identify a minimum of three target market groups using the following denotations: TM1: xxx, TM2: xxx, and TM3: xxx. Remember to think about demographic, behavioral, psychographic, and geographic criteria when defining each target market.
2. For each of the target markets identified in question #1, what two types of consumer sales promotions (discussed in Chapter 12) should Academy Sports + Outdoors offer? Explain.
3. Looking at each target market you proposed in question #1, what are two types of media that might be the most effective in reaching each of the target markets? Which two might not be as effective? Include your rationale.
4. The case states that Academy Sports + Outdoors receives a high volume of requests for sponsorship activities. Based upon the target markets you identified, what sponsors would you recommend that the company partner with?

Your response should be a minimum of two, double-spaced pages. Include a title page and references page. References should include your textbook and a minimum of one additional, credible source. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and must be cited per APA Style guidelines.

By the way, I several attachments below. The first two attachments is the Case 2 that is titled “Marketing Sports Equipment” on page 364 of your textbook. The Third attachment is the Unit Study Guide. Next is the key terms from Chapter 12. Following that is some more detailed informations such as the type of promotions from the textbook & examples. If you want to reference any of the information from the screenshots the source is —> Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communications, 8th Edition Author:Kenneth E. Clow; Donald E. Baack Chapter 12 pages 338-364. Outside resources are welcomed to be used but must be a credible source.