You know what they say: behind every happy customer, there’s a dedicated Product Specialist. Okay, so maybe “they” don’t say those exact words, but we do. At Marketplace Simulations, we have an incredible support team that works tirelessly to provide hands-on help for our business simulation instructors and students. Our Product Specialists have decades of… Read More »
Knoxville, TN – Marketplace Simulations is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP). HBP will distribute three levels of marketing simulations beginning fall semester 2018. Now available to educators and students through Harvard Business Publishing are: Introduction to Marketing – Bikes Strategic Marketing – Bikes Advanced Strategic Marketing – Bikes The… Read More »
Have you thought about using simulations? Maybe you’ve seen your colleagues incorporate simulation edtech tools into their classrooms successfully. Maybe you’ve read about them online. Maybe you have so much on your plate at the start of the semester, you can’t even imagine making a big change. We’ve heard from our instructors that using simulations… Read More »
Are you searching for a new program that supplements your existing course material in a fun and interactive way? Instead of competing with technology, Marketplace Microsimulations allow you to embrace it and engage your students. Here are six reasons why incorporating a microsim is a great way to engage students in an experiential classroom. 1.… Read More »
Discover the latest news, updates, and articles with the Marketplace Simulations seasonal newsletter. Learn about the release of our newest serious business games. Understand the pedagogy behind simulation learning and how it can impact your course. Read news and articles that influence higher education today. Click to Read More
In a previous post, 5 Teaching Methods to Maximize the Learning Potential of Business Simulations, we outlined how to structure an entire class around a business simulation to maximize students’ learning and real-world experience. The five teaching methodologies listed in this previous post from February, are big changes from what you’d expect to see in… Read More »
We had the pleasure of participating in another AMA (American Marketing Association) conference last month. Our team members, Martin Klima and Ernie Cadotte, joined more than 600 marketing educators and researchers who met in sunny Las Vegas to discuss the challenges facing the marketing professionals in the digital age. The conference offered an exciting combination… Read More »
We would like to invite you to review the new Marketplace® Live version of the Supply Chain and Channel Management simulation. It includes: All the new Marketplace Live features (details in the ILS blog) New geographic regions Enhanced/redesigned contracts A simplified marketing module The writing and reviewing of supply chain contracts has been greatly simplified… Read More »
As students tackle business simulations, they enjoy the experience that comes with applying newly learned business concepts/theories in the safe environment of the classroom. However, the benefits of business simulations go beyond the application of hard skills. Such exercises are also conducive to the development of soft skills, also known as Emotional Intelligence. The highest… Read More »
And the winner of the Spring 2014 Marketplace Logo Design Competition is…Atlas Technologies from Brigham Young University in Idaho. Twenty-four teams entered, over 300 votes were cast, and three teams rose to the top. Student Joseph Hedrick represented the Atlas Technology team which received 82 votes. The proud instructor of the winning team is Michael Luchies.… Read More »