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Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.

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The purpose of this project was to examine the retail grocery industry in the United States. Focusing on three highly successful regional grocery chains, I used primary and secondary research to determine if these chains should expand nationwide for increased revenue and profitability.

ContributorsIsrael, Dylan (Author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Mokwa, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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For my Barrett Honors Creative Project, I created a guide titled, Digital Marketing and Social Media Branding Guide for Newly Established and Growing Pediatric Therapy Companies in 2022. I created this guide as I have noticed a lack of knowledge regarding social media and digital marketing within pediatric therapy companies

For my Barrett Honors Creative Project, I created a guide titled, Digital Marketing and Social Media Branding Guide for Newly Established and Growing Pediatric Therapy Companies in 2022. I created this guide as I have noticed a lack of knowledge regarding social media and digital marketing within pediatric therapy companies due to a lack of resources. As a Social Media Specialist for a small pediatric therapy company, I know that pediatric therapy companies that are new or rather small can benefit from a visual, research, and example-based guide so they can succeed on various digital marketing platforms. The purpose of my guide is to assist owners and marketing professionals within the pediatric therapy industry who are starting their journey or need a little extra help with marketing by helping them set and attain their marketing goals and develop strategies, tips, and tools that can support them in their marketing efforts. My guide will have everything they need to know - right at their fingertips. In order to create this guide, I obtained secondary research from various online sources and guides to identify the industry background and supporting information for the guide, analyzed it, and derived common facts, themes, tips, and advice. Second, I conducted primary research by surveying 365 marketing students at Arizona State University through Qualtrics and analyzed that research. The purpose of this survey was to discover how familiar respondents are with pediatric therapy, services, companies, as well as their social media usage, types of content they would interact with, and to see if they would follow a pediatric therapy company. Third, I created my 57-page digital guide via Canva.com using the information I found through my secondary and primary research. The guide has a total of six sections: Section 1) Starting Steps, Section 2) Social Media, Section 3) Digital Marketing, Section 4) Management Tools, Section 5) Advertising, and Section 6) Final Tips. This paper component explains the pediatric therapy industry, my reasoning and methodology for creating the guide, the information that is in the guide, recommendations, and next steps.
ContributorsLynch, Shelby (Author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Dietrich, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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The FIFA Men’s World Cup is returning to the United States for the first time since 1994 and will be the very first edition to host 48 teams, 80 total games, and have three host countries. The bid process for this edition of the World Cup is extremely complicated, and

The FIFA Men’s World Cup is returning to the United States for the first time since 1994 and will be the very first edition to host 48 teams, 80 total games, and have three host countries. The bid process for this edition of the World Cup is extremely complicated, and the final host cities for the United States are not yet known. What follows is a recommendation to FIFA on who the ten host cities from the United States should be in 2026. Based on the FIFA Bid Book that the bid from the United States, Canada, and Mexico sent to FIFA, along with additional research and surveys sent to fans, the final ten host cities from the United States should be Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York/New Jersey, Miami, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and Baltimore/Washington DC. Further, it is shocking that the City of Phoenix did not submit a bid to host games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Following the recommendation of the final ten host cities, a potential bid for Phoenix to host the games is created that likely would have won the city the rights to host matches because of Phoenix’s high potential revenue, new stadium, and city location. Ultimately, if Phoenix would have sent this bid to FIFA, they would have an extremely strong case for hosting games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

ContributorsGaspari, Kyle (Author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Mokwa, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor) / School of Community Resources and Development (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Our thesis focuses on sports medicine and specific rehabilitation techniques. It highlights the aspects of marketing and bioscience/health for these various sports medicine rehabilitation techniques. The several different rehab techniques we focused on were Scraping, Cupping, and Normatec, where we will highlighted how these are marketed, such as what they

Our thesis focuses on sports medicine and specific rehabilitation techniques. It highlights the aspects of marketing and bioscience/health for these various sports medicine rehabilitation techniques. The several different rehab techniques we focused on were Scraping, Cupping, and Normatec, where we will highlighted how these are marketed, such as what they are advertised to do, while researching the health benefits and results of the techniques, and if these techniques produce the best recovery effects, and are effective, for athletes.

ContributorsKeever, Tabitha (Author) / Weintraub, Lauren (Co-author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Mokwa, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Our thesis focuses on sports medicine and specific rehabilitation techniques. It highlights the aspects of marketing and bioscience/health for these various sports medicine rehabilitation techniques. The several different rehab techniques we focused on were Scraping, Cupping, and Normatec, where we will highlighted how these are marketed, such as what they

Our thesis focuses on sports medicine and specific rehabilitation techniques. It highlights the aspects of marketing and bioscience/health for these various sports medicine rehabilitation techniques. The several different rehab techniques we focused on were Scraping, Cupping, and Normatec, where we will highlighted how these are marketed, such as what they are advertised to do, while researching the health benefits and results of the techniques, and if these techniques produce the best recovery effects, and are effective, for athletes.

ContributorsKeever, Tabitha (Author) / Weintraub, Lauren (Co-author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Mokwa, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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The gender pay gap is a well-known issue that many organizations seek to mitigate. While great strides have been made, even more concerning is the gender wealth gap: the disparity between the wealth owned and retained by women in modern society. Solving this issue is even more difficult due to

The gender pay gap is a well-known issue that many organizations seek to mitigate. While great strides have been made, even more concerning is the gender wealth gap: the disparity between the wealth owned and retained by women in modern society. Solving this issue is even more difficult due to the engrained beliefs and behavior women exercise in regards to finance. To address the core issues of education and confidence within this realm, this thesis creative project centered around researching female financial values, knowledge, and confidence across nuanced disciplines to inform the brand strategy and messaging for a website housing financial literacy competencies for young females.
ContributorsSwanton, Gabrielle (Author) / Eaton, John (Thesis director) / Mokwa, Michael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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An analysis of Major League Baseball (MLB) attendance drivers and fan segmentation strategies to identify ways in which teams can attract fans. Core elements of drivers and fan segments are identified then practically applied to three modern MLB franchises. The thesis concludes with recommendations for each of the chosen franchises,

An analysis of Major League Baseball (MLB) attendance drivers and fan segmentation strategies to identify ways in which teams can attract fans. Core elements of drivers and fan segments are identified then practically applied to three modern MLB franchises. The thesis concludes with recommendations for each of the chosen franchises, as well as, for MLB as a whole, outlining how the league and teams can more effectively serve their fanbase and improve attendance.
ContributorsBrown, Jake (Author) / Mozilo, Dominick (Co-author) / Pleskovitch, Jack (Co-author) / Mokwa, Michael (Thesis director) / Eaton, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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This thesis explores data-driven engagement strategies for the ASU Baseball team to implement in order to increase student attendance at their home games, held at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, given that all general students have a financial buy-in to their collegiate athletic programs. Developing a loyal fan base is essential to

This thesis explores data-driven engagement strategies for the ASU Baseball team to implement in order to increase student attendance at their home games, held at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, given that all general students have a financial buy-in to their collegiate athletic programs. Developing a loyal fan base is essential to a team’s overall success, leading to an increased sense of pride and passion for on-field heroism. Our research team's focus was on analyzing the brand positioning of the Sun Devil Baseball program to determine what opportunities exist within the program. Our methods included collecting secondary data and conducting primary research via a Qualtrics survey administered to undergraduate students on ASU’s campus. The survey results were then used to propose data-driven engagement strategies covering various aspects of campus life in order to provide a well-designed value proposition. Additionally, we used findings from our secondary data to evolve our recommendations past student attendance and into overall presence as well. Through conducting research of different histories, examining the current situation, then identifying an opportunity to grow along with a plan of action, this creative project will cover multiple key areas of a student brand report.
ContributorsBerge, Nicole (Author) / Personale, Caitlin (Co-author) / Mokwa, Michael (Thesis director) / Eaton, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / School of Sustainability (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Liga MX soccer is on the rise with 18 clubs that are part of the league. The league has had some hardships with acquiring sponsorship. Two big sponsors for the league are BBVA Bancomer and Voit. The focus of this marketing plan is to look at current trends and factors

Liga MX soccer is on the rise with 18 clubs that are part of the league. The league has had some hardships with acquiring sponsorship. Two big sponsors for the league are BBVA Bancomer and Voit. The focus of this marketing plan is to look at current trends and factors that are associated with the league. Recommendations are given for the league to acquire sponsors to help the league continue to grow and succeed.
ContributorsMims, Ambreiah (Author) / Lee, Christopher (Thesis director) / Eaton, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Liga MX soccer is on the rise with 18 clubs that are part of the league. The league has had some hardships with acquiring sponsorship. Two big sponsors for the league are BBVA Bancomer and Voit. The focus of this marketing plan is to look at current trends and factors

Liga MX soccer is on the rise with 18 clubs that are part of the league. The league has had some hardships with acquiring sponsorship. Two big sponsors for the league are BBVA Bancomer and Voit. The focus of this marketing plan is to look at current trends and factors that are associated with the league. Recommendations are given for the league to acquire sponsors to help the league continue to grow and succeed.

ContributorsMims, Ambreiah (Author) / Lee, Christopher (Thesis director) / Eaton, John (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor)
Created2022-05