Case Study of the Week: Learn a Foreign Language Month

Dec 18, 2023

Marketing Communications

You are to assume the role of the marketing communications specialist for Speak Now, a subscription-based language learning app. The senior vice president wants you to create messaging that will inform the public that December is “Learn a Foreign Language Month” and persuade them to use Speak Now.

Speak Now offers customers quick daily lessons in over 40 languages. The lessons include real conversations using common words and phrases, games and interactive help with pronunciation. Speak Now is priced at $12.99/month or $125.00 for a lifetime subscription.

December has been named “Learn a Foreign Language Month” and the senior vice president feels this is a great tie-in to promote the company and grow the customer base. The senior vice president wants you to:

  • Choose effective social media platform(s) for promotion
  • Create marketing strategies
  • Write specific content that both informs and persuades

Questions?

Randi Bibiano
Competitive Events Specialist
randi@deca.org

Randi Bibiano is DECA's competitive events specialist. In this role, she conceptualizes and authors role-play scenarios for the collegiate and high school division’s competitive events programs. She also manages DECA's online competitive events and serves as a liaison to volunteer efforts at DECA's educational conferences.

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Classroom Connection

Career CLuster:

Marketing

Instructional Area(s):

Promotion

Performance Indicators:

Explain the use of social media for digital marketing
Explain the role of promotion as a marketing function
Explain the concept of marketing strategies
Write mobile marketing content