nga nguyen - csuf marketing portfolio
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Marketing Portfolio
Nga Nguyen
BA - Marketing
California State University, Fullerton
2016
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Table of Contents
Resume…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Executive Summaries
Market Research (Roomie App)…………………………………………………………………………….4
Advanced Business Communication (Walmart)……………………………………………………..6
Marketing Information Technology (Brave Little Ones)………………………………………....8
Lynda Certificate
Sales Fundamentals……………………………………………………………………………………………10
Public Relations Fundamentals …………………………………………………………………………..11
SEO Fundamentals………………………….………………………………………………………………….12
Google AdWords Essential Training…………………………………………………………………….13
Google Analytics Essential Training…………………………………………………………………….14
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NGA NGUY EN MY VALUE PROPOSITION
Travelling and working in different cultures make me more flexible and creative in approaching and solving new problems. Deeply understanding about various Asian markets and frequently working in high pressure environments allow me to perform well in multiple marketing projects at the same time.
EDUCATION
California State University, Fullerton. Fullerton, CA
B.A., Business Administration: Marketing, expected 2016
Related courses: Market Research, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Information Technology, Retail Marketing Strategy
Singapore Management University Singapore
2015 Global Summer Program. Focused on Asia Pacific business & hospitality services Worked in a cohort of 80+ international students from 16 different countries
MOST RECENT WORKS
5/15 – Present CSUF American Marketing Association Fullerton, CA
Director of Special Events
Managed Marketing Olympics – a full-week event with keynote speakers and competitions, attracted 140 attendants
Managed a committee of 5-9 members from 5 different cultural backgrounds. Communicated daily with AMA executive board, Advertising departments, Special Event members and guest speakers to make sure all events run smoothly
Directly managed 7/10 accounts and supervised 3 other accounts for AMA Marketers Networking Gala – an event connecting between 10 marketing companies and students to provide career development opportunities for 200+ AMA members.
03/16 – Present Agency|51 Advertising Santa Ana, CA
Account Executive Intern
Work with account managers to build partnership data for multiple industries; create pitching materials and propose promotional strategies for clients
09/15 – 02/16 CSUF University Extended Education Fullerton, CA
SEO Specialist
Read Google Analytics reports to gain insights from customers
Analyzed 10+ websites and developed strategies to have better SEO results and online traffic; tools used include: MozBar, Google AdWords and Google Search Console; used Visual Studio to edit HTML contents
5/15 - 09/15 !NCRDBL Brands, Inc. Santa Ana, CA
Online Marketing Intern
Conducted research, analyzed current efforts & proposed online marketing strategies for SuperMex Restaurants; topics covered include SEO, content marketing, social media, website redesign, emails and customer engagements
Built target customer profile for a new business; created contents and communicated through various online channels to reach the right audiences
SKILLS & ACTIVITIES
Proficient use of Census, BAO, MRI, Nielson and Tapestry reports to build target customers’ portfolio
Solid use & analysis of social media (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram).
Certified in Google Analytics, Google AdWords, SEO, Sales & PR
Strong use of Excel: apply regression analysis in sales forecast; excellent use of Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
Intermediate use of Adobe Photoshop for building social, email and web graphics
Ability to quickly learn and apply new softwares in my projects to work more effectively
Bi-literate: English & Vietnamese
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Launching Roomie App
MKTG 379 - Market Research
Instructor: Dr. Sunil Thomas, CSUF
Contribution:
● Created a prototype for the App
● Created the survey questions, ask people to fill in the survey
● Used Qualtrics to analyze the survey results
● Wrote recommendations
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the feasibility of launching a new
app that will help college students search for new roommates. The primary focuses of the
report are to obtain information from our target market to execute the needs and wants of
the app, to have effective brand management, and to create customer awareness. The
findings of our research will help the app have a higher success to generate customer
retention. Having Cal State Fullerton students as the target market the focus is to find:
market opportunity, understand consumer behaviors and needs, find the best methods to
connect to our consumers, and learning how to optimize the exposure of the app itself.
Methods of analysis included qualitative and quantitative research to help discover
the most desirable app features, common customer behaviors, and other related variables
that can affect the performance of the app. Qualitative research was executed with one-on-
one interviews with students to get an in depth insight of consumers desires and behaviors
when using an app. The quantitative research is based upon an online survey containing
fourteen questions answered by sixty-two respondents that gave numerical data
information for our app. The majority of the measurement is based on the percentage of
agreement out of the total number of collected data. In addition, two ranking scales were
incorporated into to the research to anticipate the customer's needs and wants.
Results of the data analyzed shows that there are some common trends and
expectation for Roomie app. First, a successful app needs to be reliable and trustworthy.
Secondly, accessibility and efficiency for the app is expected in order to provide useful and
accurate information. Finally, app features also need to be user-friendly, interactive, and
free of charge in order to get customers attention. It is recommended that:
● Active promotion via social media platforms and word of mouth are essential to the
success of the app.
● Collaborating with university departments and services can alleviate the number of
users for a newly-introduced app.
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● Creating online forum with engaging conversations about campus resources to
maintain a retention ratio.
The report also investigates the fact that the analysis conducted has limitations. Some of
them include:
● The probability of there being a variance in users’ needs and wants depending on
the specific time period of the year, which would affect the performance of the app
on a cyclical basis.
● The app is only accessible for smart-phone users.
● There has been no existing forecasting figures or records in this particular research
area. Therefore, launching Roomie app is based on trial-and-error in order to find
out ways to improve.
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Improving Walmart
BUAD 301 - Advanced Business Communication
Instructor: Michael Collins, CSUF
Contribution:
● Proposed 3 solutions to improve Walmart’s customer services, including: training
program, in-store task specification and Social Media promotion.
● Created graphic designs used in the reports and presentation
This report analyzes ways for Walmart to become more productive, while increasing
customer and employee satisfaction through the company. Titanium Consultant Company
presents recommendations for fixing issues on employee wages and benefits, financial
problems improving customer service, reducing operating costs, and Branding issues.
Employee wages and benefits, financial problems
Low wages have been a problem with Walmart, creating protests. The cost to pay workers
to a range where they would be happy is not much. A recent study by UC-Berkeley found
that it would cost $0.46 a customer per trip, an amount that would increase the current
wage of $8.48 to $12.00
Improving customer services
The information for scores for customer service have been calculated by data from ACSI
(American Customer Satisfaction Index.) This data was conducted from 1995 to 2014, in
recent years since 2002; Walmart has had lower scores than competing stores one being
Target, its largest competitor. Three major issues were addressed, with solutions. The first
is products being stocked. Many items are damaged, and even past their expiration date.
The shelves are unorganized; having so many items has lead to crowded aisles. Upgrading
customer service training programs and adding more in-store guards will help solve those
problems. Secondly, there are not enough cashiers present at all available checkout lanes.
Increasing cashiers will be a cost but in the end it will lead to better customer satisfaction.
Lastly, unfriendly and unhelpful services are at the core of Walmart’s low score. An
aggressive marketing campaign online to build strong relationships with customers will
help that.
Reducing operating cost
Energy use is a big factor and can easily fixed with improving on interior and exterior
renovations. Having all light bulbs replaced with LED and implementing solar roof panels.
Employee overtime sets a lot of pressure to lower managers making employees do drastic
things, individual managers need to follow company policy and not fall under pressure.
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Marketing is a huge cost, a way to reduce a cost is to eliminate it, and one of the priciest is
reducing television commercials.
Branding solutions
Walmart already has a number of its own store labels, from Price First, Great Value, and
Sam’s Choice. The development of premium private label has a great potential for walmart.
This will premium label will be for higher quality products that will cost more, but will
show their commitment to current customers and future customers about their quality in
their products. The high quality items that Walmart should focus, should be food, apparel,
and beauty products.
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Brave Little Ones
MKTG 353 - Marketing Information Technology
Instructor: Dr. Yuna Kim, CSUF
Contribution:
● Conducted market research in hand-made printed clothing industry, described
industry and defined market competitor. Presented the result using SWOT analysis.
● Involved in creating target persona, proposing Google Adwords strategies and
forecasting campaign budget
This report analyzes current business performances of Brave Little Ones - an online
children's clothing shop located in Huntington Beach, California; in order to build up a
detailed target customer profile for the store and to propose appropriate marketing
strategies to help increase monthly sales and brand awareness.
Current online marketing efforts
Brave Little Ones have an official website to provide detailed product information and to
perform as a selling portal. They also maintain several social media accounts such as
Instagram (with more than seven thousand followers), Facebook and Pinterest; and plan
to expand their media coverage through opening new Twitter, YouTube, and Google+
accounts.
Market Research
SWOT analysis was applied, resulted in Brave Little Ones’ current strengths such as unique
products, great social responsibility, well-organized website and good contents on
Instagram. Their weaknesses include rarely-updated Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest; and
a limited target segment. The store should utilize opportunities from a growing Online
Baby and Infant industry and from seasonal factors; as well as consider threats from both
online and brick-and-mortar kid clothing stores in the area. Based on ESRI’s Tapestry
Segmentation report, Brave Little Ones defined the Boomburbs segment as their ideal
target customer; who are married women with one or two kids at the age of less than five
years old, work full-time, have median annual income and focus on their family and their
kids’ future.
Recommended Strategies
Some actionable recommended strategies for Brave Little Ones include: frequently
updating on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and incorporating social media contests to
deliver interactive content, gain higher traffics and obtain positive attention from
consumers. A Google AdWords strategy was proposed, with four main campaigns (named
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Sales, Brand. International and Charity); thirteen Ad-Groups and a list of various relevant
and popular keywords. For the AdWords campaign, a budget of maximum $150 for a
month was divided among three week, with weekly proportions of 20%, 30% and 50%
respectively. In addition, a Facebook Ad campaign was suggested, with a daily budget of
$35 which will reach about 4500 people within Facebook community. The ad will target at
all female users aged 18-65+ who are interested in charities, voluntary causes, children
and parenthood; and will emphasize on a 10% discount of the next purchase for all Brave
Little Ones’existing customers.
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Lynda Certificate
Certificate 1: Sales Fundamentals
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Certificate 2: Public Relations Fundamentals
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Certificate 3: SEO Fundamentals
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Certificate 4: Google AdWords Essential Training
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Certificate 5: Google Analytics Essential Training