Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Marketing (2022)

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Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities

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    Demonstrate creativity and innovation.1

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    Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.2

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    Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.3

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    Demonstrate integrity.4

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    Demonstrate work ethic.5

Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills

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    Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.6

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    Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.7

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    Demonstrate respect for diversity.8

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    Demonstrate customer service skills.9

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    Collaborate with team members.10

Demonstrating Professional Competencies

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    Demonstrate big-picture thinking.11

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    Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.12

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    Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.13

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    Manage time and resources.14

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    Demonstrate information-literacy skills.15

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    Demonstrate an understanding of information security.16

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    Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.17

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    Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.18

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    Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.19

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    Demonstrate professionalism.20

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    Demonstrate reading and writing skills.21

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    Demonstrate workplace safety.22

Examining All Aspects of an Industry

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    Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.23

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    Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.24

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    Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.25

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    Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.26

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    Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.27

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    Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.28

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    Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.29

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    Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.30

 Addressing Elements of Student Life

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    Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.31

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    Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.32

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    Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.33

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    Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.34

Exploring Work-Based Learning

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    Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.35

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    Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.36

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    Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.37

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    Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.38

Examining Marketing and Business

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    Analyze the marketing concept and its historical development.39

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    Explain the components of the marketing mix.40

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    Review the components of a marketing process/cycle.41

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    Explain the functions involved in marketing goods and services.42

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    Describe current trends in marketing.43

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    Compare the different types of organizations.44

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    Explain the nature of business activities.45

Planning for Business Operations

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    Identify the parts of a business plan.46

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    Identify business resource partners.47

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    Identify the parts of a marketing plan.48

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    Explain basic financial statements.49

Communicating in the Workplace

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    Describe the communication process.50

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    Demonstrate the effects of nonverbal communication on interactions with others.51

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    Write various types of professional communications.52

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    Demonstrate telephone etiquette.53

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    Demonstrate online etiquette.54

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    Explain concerns and opportunities related to electronic device use.55

Examining Technology in Marketing

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    Analyze the effects of technology on marketing.56

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    Use technology to perform marketing tasks.57

Developing Professionalism in the Workplace

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    Use feedback to improve performance.58

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    Explain the importance of diversity, opportunity, and inclusion within the work environment.59

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    Examine ethical behavior in the workplace.60

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    Demonstrate positive working relationships.61

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    Demonstrate professional workplace behavior.62

Understanding Economics in Organizations

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    Describe the nature of economics, economic activities, and economic resources.63

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    Describe the effects of competition on for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.64

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    Compare different types of business ownership.65

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    Analyze the role of profit in private enterprise.66

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    Evaluate multilevel marketing opportunities.67

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    Diagram supply and demand.68

Introducing Data-Driven Marketing

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    Identify the role of marketing information.69

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    Explain qualitative and quantitative market research methods.70

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    Explain the role of ethics in marketing research.71

Developing Product/Service Planning Skills

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    Identify the role of product/service/cause planning in marketing.72

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    Describe the types of product/service mix strategies.73

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    Describe the product/service life cycles.74

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    Describe the importance of branding in marketing.75

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    Explain the difference between brand name and brand.76

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    Explain the use of national and private brand names in marketing.77

Examining Channel Management

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    Explain the concept of channel management.78

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    Describe the channels of distribution.79

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    Trace the channels of distribution for a selected product/service.80

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    Identify shipping and receiving processes.81

Understanding Product/Service Positioning

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    Describe market identification and segmentation.82

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    Explain positioning and its relationship to target market.83

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    Develop a positioning map.84

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    Determine the competition for a selected product or service.85

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    Determine a product/service’s position relative to the competition.86

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    Determine the target market of a selected product/service.87

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    Determine the most effective channels to position the selected product/service.88

Pricing Products and Services

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    Explain key factors in determining selling price.89

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    Explain the differences between pricing a good and pricing a service.90

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    Describe the relationship between supply and demand and its effects on price.91

Promoting Products and Services

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    Examine the concept of the promotional mix.92

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    Determine the promotional mix for an existing product or service.93

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    Compare the types of technology used to market goods and services.94

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    Compare various types of promotional media.95

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    Identify components of ads.96

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    Prepare an advertisement that encompasses knowledge of the marketing mix.97

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    Explain the concept of visual merchandising.98

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    Explain advertising campaigns.99

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    Create a press release and related media materials.100

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    Explain the concepts of push and pull as they apply to an existing product or service.101

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    Describe ethical issues related to promotion.102

Selling Products and Services

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    Identify the types of selling and the tools used for each.103

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    Explain the function of a planogram in selling merchandise.104

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    Explain the importance of customer service.105

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    Describe how to receive and handle customer complaints and compliments.106

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    Explain customers’ buying motives.107

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    Demonstrate the selling process for a selected product or service.108

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    Demonstrate how to process a sale.109

Understanding Risk Management

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    Explain the nature and types of business risk.110

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    Describe methods for managing risk.111

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    Explain security issues related to business.112

Developing a Career

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    Analyze personal interests, personality traits, skills, and aptitudes.113

  • 114

    Research career opportunities in marketing.114

  • 115

    Apply various job search strategies.115

  • 116

    Develop a résumé.116

  • 117

    Develop a digital portfolio.117

  • 118

    Compose a cover letter.118

  • 119

    Complete a job application.119

  • 120

    Participate in a mock interview.120

  • 121

    Write a follow-up letter after an interview.121

  • 122

    Describe networking skills for professional development.122

  • 123

    Develop a personal marketing plan.123

  • 124

    Identify employment tests and personality profiles.124

  • 125

    Identify the procedure to follow in resigning from a position.125

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
Marketing

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