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Creative Advertising Portfolio, Hayley E. Sunderman May 2017

Creative Advertising Portfolio, Hayley E. Sunderman

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Since I was a young child, all I wanted was to draw and write. I would compose entire binders of my artwork, as well as Microsoft Word documents of the beginnings of mystery novels. As I grew older, I let my self-doubt take over and I convinced myself that I was not talented enough to pursue any type of creative career path. I came into college as a Marketing major knowing that my future career options would be fairly vast. During my junior year, I realized my strong desire to work in creative advertising. Graphic design, copywriting, photography, videography, and …


Using Sport As A Global Change Agent: The United Nations Model Of Sport For Development, Meghan Burke May 2017

Using Sport As A Global Change Agent: The United Nations Model Of Sport For Development, Meghan Burke

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Since 2001, the United Nations (UN) has used sport as a development tool through the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP). This paper examines the issues in the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) movement that warranted the UN’s involvement and looks at how and why the UN uses sport. It will also offer recommendations on how it can continue to do so in a more sustainable way. Academics have struggled to find a way to measure the success of the SDP movement and the only evidence that exists that shows that sport is creating long-term …


A Taste Of Tuscany, Brigid M. Greaney, Taylor N. Palma, Jacqueline C. Herrick May 2017

A Taste Of Tuscany, Brigid M. Greaney, Taylor N. Palma, Jacqueline C. Herrick

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The purpose of this Honor’s Paper is to demonstrate the comprehensive scholastic work and practical experience that we—Taylor Palma, Jackie Herrick, and Brigid Greaney—have completed in the Hart School of Hospitality, Sport & Recreation Management at James Madison University. In this paper we will discuss our Themed Event project, A Taste of Tuscany, with its rationale rooted in Italian food and wine culture. Authenticity and faithfulness to the Italian ways were of chief importance throughout the planning and execution of our project. In outlining the details of our event, we have included the logistics, from menus to floor diagrams, …


The Expanded Auditor's Report: A Case Study From The United Kingdom, Maria Jones May 2017

The Expanded Auditor's Report: A Case Study From The United Kingdom, Maria Jones

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This paper examines whether or not the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board should adopt new standards similar to those recently adopted in the United Kingdom by performing a qualitative analysis of the information provided in the expanded auditor’s reports of four major UK grocery store chains both prior to and after the adoption of the new standard. In my analysis I find that the external auditor is frequently reporting on key audit matters and risks that are already being reported by management, and therefore already known to investors, suggesting little to no added value in the expanded auditor’s report.


Zeppy Low Calorie Alcoholic Beverages Business Plan, Allison Zeppuhar May 2017

Zeppy Low Calorie Alcoholic Beverages Business Plan, Allison Zeppuhar

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The documentation of a college-level student starting her first company in the alcoholic beverage industry. Allison Zeppuhar created a low calorie alcoholic beverage brand called Zeppy during her junior and senior year of college at James Madison University. This documentation includes an executive summary, a reflection of her findings, her timeline, an entity-relationship diagram, To Be Manufacturing and Customer Order process maps, and a progress journal.


An Analysis Of Original And Emerging Integrated Marketing Communication Touchpoints Among Recent Effie Award Winners, Amanda Zwerin May 2017

An Analysis Of Original And Emerging Integrated Marketing Communication Touchpoints Among Recent Effie Award Winners, Amanda Zwerin

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This study presents a brief overview of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) research, including effectiveness, and a discussion of the advertising competition landscape with a focus on the Effie Awards. We extend findings from the Quesenberry et al. (2012) study by investigating IMC touchpoint data within award-winning Effie campaigns from 2011-2016. Data was collected from the Effie database and then analyzed to explore how touchpoints have evolved. Results indicate that there are several new categories of touchpoints used in recent campaigns. We refer to these categories as Emerging Touchpoint Categories as a comparison against Quesenberry et al.’s category findings, hereafter referred …


Potable To Poisonous: An Analysis Of The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis, Christina M. Reilly May 2017

Potable To Poisonous: An Analysis Of The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis, Christina M. Reilly

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Flint, Michigan, switched its drinking water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in April 2014 to cut costs after a projected deficit. When an accumulation of lead and bacteria contamination was discovered over a year after the switch, Michigan was declared to be in a Federal State of Emergency. This case study investigates the events and actions leading to both the water contamination and public exposure of the crisis, as well as explores how the constituents responded and continue to be impacted by the events.