Customer & Market Discovery
Scenario
Welcome to your first day as a Digital Marketing Executive
You are now working on a real client — Spice Garden Restaurant
Before you start promoting the restaurant, I want you to think like a marketer.
We will go step by step. Just follow along.
Customer & Market Discovery
Scenario
Welcome to your first day as a Digital Marketing Executive
You are now working on a real client — Spice Garden Restaurant
Before you start promoting the restaurant, I want you to think like a marketer.
We will go step by step. Just follow along.
The client owns a restaurant called Spice Garden.
They want to:
Attract more customers
Increase sales
Build a strong brand presence.
About the Client: Spice Garden
“As a Digital Marketing Executive, your first step is NOT promotion…
It is understanding marketing and the market clearly."
Pre-Lab Preparation
Topic : Introduction of Marketing
1) What is meant by Marketing
2)Types of Marketing (Traditional & Digital)
3) Types of Market (B2C & B2B)
4) Market Segments (Luxury & Mass Market)
Task : Identify Marketing Activities
Think like a marketer.
What are the different ways Spice Garden can promote itself?
Step 1 : Understand the Business
Think:
What does the business sell?
Who are the customers?
Look at the business (Spice Garden)
Identify what they sell (food, service)
Think who visits (students, families, office people)
Step 2 : Think Like a Customer
Ask yourself:
What would attract me?
Why would I visit this restaurant?
Imagine you are the customer
Ask what attracts you (offers, food, ambience)
Think why you would visit/order
Step 3: Brainstorm Ideas
Think of different ways to promote:
No right or wrong ideas
Step 4: Cover Both Types
Include:
Traditional (flyers, banners)
Digital (social media, ads)
Think of offline methods (flyers, banners)
Think of online methods (Instagram, ads)
Mix both types in your ideas
Step 5: Write 5 Activities
Example:
Social media posts
Festival offers
Flyers
Influencer promotion
Google ads
Select your best ideas
Write at least 5 activities
Keep each point short (1 line)
Spice Garden wants to attract the right customers, not just more customers
As a Marketing Executive, your goal is to identify the right audience.
Task 2 : Identify Customers, Classify Customers & Market Segmentation
Identify Customers
Step 1: Understand the Business Context
Start by thinking practically:
- Who usually visits a restaurant?
Now observe the dataset carefully:
Look at group sizes
Notice order patterns
Identify frequent vs bulk orders