The 36th Marketplace Live Tournament

Registration for the 36^th Marketplace® Live Tournament is now open!

WHAT IS THE MARKETPLACE® LIVE TOURNAMENT?

The Marketplace® Live Tournament provides participants with a realistic experience in managing an entire international firm. With a diverse mixture of teams from universities around the world, participants gain insight into the mindset and strategies of other players and cultures.

The competition will be held over the course of nine weeks and is completely web based. Participants will compete against each other using the Strategic Corporate Management Simulation.

The students will start an international electronics firm. Their firm will be responsible for introducing a new line of microcomputers into the world market. All competitors will start with exactly the same resources and knowledge of the market. The students will be responsible for marketing, manufacturing, human resources, finance, and accounting.

WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THE TOURNAMENT?

The price to participate in the tournament is $50 per student.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

The tournament welcomes both undergraduate and graduate business school students. Any number of teams can participate from the same organization or institution. Teams must consist of 1-6 students per team. Students can only enroll in the tournament if they work under the tutelage of an instructor (in other words, students cannot enroll independently from their school).

WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE PAST?

Some of the countries that have participated in the past include: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Peru, Poland, United States, and more!

ARE THERE PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS?

Prizes will be awarded to the top team in each universe.

HOW DO I REGISTER MY TEAMS?

Registration for the event will open on August 26^th and close on September 23^rd.

Instructors must register their teams through the instructor website. If you have not participated in a Marketplace® tournament before and do not have the “Competitions” icon in your instructor screen, please contact Marketplace Support to have the competitions feature added to your instructor profile.

For more information about the Marketplace® Live Tournament, please contact our support team at [email protected] or +1-865-522-1946.

About Marketplace Simulations

Marketplace Simulations is a family of over 30 marketing and business simulations designed for university business courses and executive business programs. Our business simulation games allow students to experiment with business strategies, test business ideas, and experience the consequences of their actions in a virtual business environment. With a purpose to create business education tools that are both engaging and transformative, our most popular and best simulation games include Introduction to Marketing, Venture Strategy, Strategic Marketing, and Business Fundamentals. Other top selling games include, Introduction to Business and Strategy, Conscious Capitalism, and International Corporate Management. For more information or to schedule a personal tour of an online simulation game, please contact one of our Product Specialists at +1-865-522-1946.