1. Watch the video “The Worst Marketing Blunders of 2019” (2:32)

• Research a brand that has experienced challenges in the business world over the last three years.
• Analyze and explain which of the 4Ps was most impacted. (Note: do not use one of the brands from the video)
• In hindsight, what could this brand have done to avoid the business challenge you identified?
• How could you implement some of the same strategies the Girl Scouts used when marketing your product or service?

Read and respond to your classmate’s (Ruth) post below:

Hello  Professor and Fellow Classes, I did my research on Wells Fargo bank.  This particular brand has faced quite a few challenges in the past three  years. Just to name a few the Federal Reserve froze all their growth to  two billion while they looked into the claim of account fraud. This was  not the only fraud case this brand has been dealing with. It also was  accuse  of situation involving their Zelle activities an in the same  year 2022 of rejecting African American home owners application more  than approving them. 

Of the 4 P’s in marketing I willnsay price. Because of their  unethical business practices this company lost potential customers as  well as a loss in revenue. When you look at the lawsuits as well as all  of the fines an sanctions that was enforced against Wells Fargo this  financial institution took a loss.

In the discrimination situation if they had treated all the customers  the same regardless of there skin color this issue would not have been  created. As for with the Federal Reserve, if Wells Fargo didn’t  misappropriate customer trust by foreclosing on homes , repossessing  customers cars, slamming consumers with overdraft fees an other immoral  actions then the Federal Reserve would not have initiated these actions  against them. With regards with the Zelle , there biggest share holder  Warren Buffett called them out on fraud an being evasive in there  transaction with Zelle. All these issues could have been avoided by  using good business practices. 

Using the girl scout marketing strategy of being at the right place,  having the right product an having your target customers will make your  brand more desirable to consumers. Basically you need to know what your  consumers want an need is the best strategy in marketing.