DECA Competitive Events

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DECA Competitive Events
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MN State Only Events

• You compete in these events at districts and
  state..NOT NATIONALS
• If you place 1st-3rd at state, you may attend
  nationals to participate in a leadership academy
• You may compete in 1 or 2 of the following
  events.
• All are INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

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MN State Only Events

• Public Speaking (2008 Topic)
• When you are talking to business people in your
  community about DECA, they arent familiar with
  the program. Your local Chamber of Commerce has
  invited you to speak about DECA at their upcoming
  meeting. During this time, your chapter advisor
  suggests it may be important to tell them about
  the conferences, the program of competitive
  events, community service projects, and other
  areas where your chapter is specifically
  involved.
• You've been granted 3-5 minutes to address the
  Chamber.

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MN Events Cont..

• Employment Interview
• Entry Level
• Advanced Level
• Sales Demonstration (see category list)
• Hard Lines
• Soft Lines
• General Lines
• Direct Sales

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MN Events Cont..

• Soft Line Sales Typically, retail mens,
  womens and childrens apparel items sold by a
  sales person on a sales floor.
• Hard Line Sales Typically, retail home
  appliances and tools, sports and recreation
  equipment, and electronics sold by a sales person
  on a sales floor.
• General Line Sales Typically, home furnishings,
  cosmetics, jewelry/gift items, toys and computer
  software sold by a sales person on a sales floor.

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National Events

• You compete in these events at district, state,
  and nationalsif you qualify.
• Must place in top 12 at districts to advance to
  state, and top 3 at state to qualify for
  nationals
• There are 2 categories.Series and Written
• Some are individual, some are team events

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Series Events, Individual or Team

• You may select to compete in EITHER the
  individual or the MDM Team.NOT BOTH.
• For both events, you take the written test which
  is worth 100 points (I have sample tests for you
  to study from!)
• You are given the role play the day of
  competition ( I have sample role plays for you to
  practice with)

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Individual Series Events

• AL Associate level employee
• ML Management level employee
• Compete in
• 100 point test
• 2 role plays- 10 min to prepare, 10 to present

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Individual Series Events

• Accounting Applications
• Apparel Accessories AL/ML
• Business Services Marketing
• Food Marketing AL/ML
• Quick Serve Restaurant Management
• Restaurant Food Service Management
• Retail Merchandising AL/ML
• Vehicles Petroleum

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Team MDM Events

• MDM Management Decision Making
• 2 people
• Compete in
• 100 point test
• 1 role play- 30 min to prep, 15 to present

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Team MDM Events

• Business Law Ethics
• E-Commerce
• Financial Analysis
• Hospitality Services
• Sports Entertainment marketing
• Travel Tourism

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Written Projects

• 1-3 people for each event
• May select only 1 type of written project to
  compete in
• Must place in top 12 at districts to advance to
  state, must place in top 3 at state to advance to
  nationals

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Written Projects- Marketing Research Events

• In challenging economic times, some local
  businesses will have declining sales while others
  might weather the conditions well. In either
  case, understanding customer spending patterns
  and trends can be critical to business success.
  The 2009 topic is the development of marketing
  strategies based on the results of marketing
  research.
• Identify how a company can maintain and expand
  its current customer base.
• Develop a plan to implement your strategy.

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Written Projects- Marketing Research Events

• Your business will fall into one of the following
  areas. The topic is the same for all 4. Paper is
  30 pages! 15 min presentation.
• Business Financial Services Marketing
• General Marketing
• Hospitality Recreation Marketing
• Retail Marketing

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Written Project-Marketing Rep Events (optional)

• Papers are 10 pages in length
• The following are each events guidelines
• Advertising Campaign
• 100 point test,1-3 people for event, 20 min
  present
• Fashion Promotion Plan
• 1 person for event, no test, 20 min present
• Tech Sales
• 100 point test, 1 person for event, 20 min present

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Special Events

• Quiz Bowl
• Roseville will have a team that will compete at
  state.
• 1-4 people, quizzed on various DECA and Marketing
  questions
• Go directly to state competition

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Special Events- Chapter Projects (optional)

• 1-3 people per project
• 30 page paper, 15 min presentation
• Compete at State, not districts
• Plan an event for the chapter to participate in
• Events will fall into one of the following areas

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Chapter Projects (optional)

• Civic Consciousness
• Creative Marketing
• Entrepreneurship Promotion
• Learn and Earn Project
• Public Relations Project

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Recap

• You must compete in 2-3 events, can be a
  combination of the following
• Select 1 or 2 MN State Only Events
• Select individual or team series events
• Select 1 written project
• You may compete in Quiz Bowl or Chapter Projects
  in addition to your 2-3 events