Check back soon for announcements about the Direct Effect Innovation Challenge in 2022.
Meet our live clients, hear from participating faculty, and experience student-generated campaigns through our series of Direct Effect® Innovation Challenge videos.
Wilkes-Barre Direct Effect®
Innovation Challenge
April 2019
New York Direct Effect®
Innovation Challenge
September 2019
America250PA
Innovation Challenge
October 2019
Cincinnati Direct Effect®
Innovation Challenge
November 2019
America250PA Virtual
Innovation Challenge
October 2020
SUNY Farmingdale Direct Effect® Innovation Challenge
November 2021
DC Direct Effect®
Innovation Challenge
October 2022
Charlotte Direct Effect®
Innovation Challenge
April 2023
Direct Effect Innovation Challenges are experiential learning events that bring together students from multiple colleges to design and develop integrated marketing campaigns in response to real-life marketing challenges, all in a single day.
Think you might like to host near-by schools for a Direct Effect® Innovation Challenge? Would your organization like to serve as a live-client, or support an Innovation Challenge as a sponsor? There are plenty of ways to get involved. Get in touch by emailing:
Past In-Person Challenges
Cincinnati Direct Effect® Innovation Challenge
Six student teams from four colleges in the greater Cincinnati area were prompted to create an integrated marketing campaign to address Cincinnati Bell’s primary marketing concern: help the regional telecommunications company competing against larger national competitors by
Cincinnati Bell’s live-client challenge, developed for the Innovation Challenge event, was packaged for use in the classroom. To access the live-client challenge and its associated resources, please visit the Classroom Tools page.
Participating Schools
Winners
Xavier University
Miami University of Ohio
Past Virtual Challenges
SUNY Farmingdale Innovation Challenge
Seven student teams from six colleges across the country competed virtually to see who could create the best integrated marketing campaign in response to live-client Mohawk's business challenge: help the international paper company grow their virtual audience and opt-in lists while their primary lead generation source, The Mohawk Maker Quarterly, is temporarily out of service due to COVID restrictions.
Hosted by SUNY Farmingdale, this virtual Innovation Challenge was supported by the Direct Effect® Innovation Challenge Facilitator’s Guide, a free resource for schools to use when running their own Innovation Challenges, found on the Classroom Tools page.
Participating Schools
Winner - Farmingdale State College
