MikesBikes Advanced Question of the Week: What happens if you invest in people and they leave?

May 21, 2019Business Simulation Hints Tips Cheats, Student Advice, Business Strategy, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

Good people will stay longer, are more motivated and will work harder if you provide them with an opportunity to learn, and grow. Some people will choose comfort and security, even if they’re not fully engaged with their jobs. This is both bad for them and for you. According to current research, opportunity for growth … Continue reading MikesBikes Advanced Question of the Week: What happens if you invest in people and they leave? →

Student Success Stories: Adrian Cenon from The University of Auckland

May 5, 2019Student Advice, Experiential Education, Business Simulator, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

Adrian Cenon is a Master’s student and MikesBikes Mentor from The University of Auckland. He was also recently invited by Audrea Warner, professor at the Graduate School of Management to share his experience using MikesBikes Advanced in the Managing People and Organizations course. We thought it would be a great idea for Adrian to share his experience … Continue reading Student Success Stories: Adrian Cenon from The University of Auckland →

Student Success Stories: Sajjad Arastu from The University of Auckland

April 30, 2019Student Advice, Experiential Education, Business Simulator, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

Meet Sajjad Husain Arastu, a Master’s student in International Business from The University of Auckland. He is currently sitting in first place in the Top 20 MikesBikes Advanced Hall of Fame. His $1,014.11 Shareholder Value has been unbeatable for two consecutive years now. Since then, he has been consistently trying to beat his own record. … Continue reading Student Success Stories: Sajjad Arastu from The University of Auckland →

University of Auckland Celebrates 20 Years of MikesBikes

April 14, 2019Teaching Methods, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

2019 marks the 20th Anniversary of using MikesBikes Advanced at the University of Auckland. The “MikesBikes Reunion” took place on the 25th of March to enable alumni to reconnect with their fellow team members and simulation users. MikesBikes Advanced is used at an undergraduate level in Management in Dynamic Contexts taught by Peter Smith and … Continue reading University of Auckland Celebrates 20 Years of MikesBikes →

MikesBikes Question of the Week: What does “Weighted Average” mean?

April 13, 2019Business Simulation Hints Tips Cheats, Student Advice, Business Simulator, Business Strategy, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

It is the average Price / Awareness / PR / Distribution / Quality index weighted by the volume of demand for each product. We use a weighted average to give a better indication of the overall level of value for consumers. For instance, if you have two products A and B with A priced at … Continue reading MikesBikes Question of the Week: What does “Weighted Average” mean? →

Part 2: Common Mistakes in Music2Go Marketing Simulation

April 10, 2019Marketing Simulation Hints Tips Cheats, Marketing Simulation, Student Advice, Experiential Education, Business Simulator, Business Strategy, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

Mistakes are the stepping stones to success. – John C. Maxwell What are the other common mistakes in Music2Go Marketing? In Part Two, we’ll talk about the importance of reaching the right customers and how to better allocate your Sales Promotion Mix. Here’s Part One of the article in case you missed it. Mistake #4: … Continue reading Part 2: Common Mistakes in Music2Go Marketing Simulation →

MikesBikes Introduction to Business Simulation is a 2019 Finalist for The EdTech Awards

April 7, 2019NewsCamille Canuto

We are happy to announce that MikesBikes Introduction is one of the Finalists for The 2019 EdTech Digest: Cool Tool Awards in the category of “Games for Learning/Simulation Solution.” About the EdTech Awards The EdTech Awards by EdTech Digest is one of the “largest and most competitive recognition program in all of education technology. Recognizing … Continue reading MikesBikes Introduction to Business Simulation is a 2019 Finalist for The EdTech Awards →

Professional Fraternity Exploring Entrepreneurship through MikesBikes Advanced

March 20, 2019Teaching Methods, Experiential Education, Business Simulator, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

The article below is written by one of our previous students, Michael Stewart from Boston University. Michael took the Managing a Growing Enterprise course with Professor Greg Stoller and used MikesBikes Advanced as part of this. Upon completion, he had the idea to incorporate MikesBikes Advanced into their program for this semester’s pledge class in their … Continue reading Professional Fraternity Exploring Entrepreneurship through MikesBikes Advanced →

Making Distribution Decisions in the MikesBikes Business Simulation

February 27, 2019Business Simulation Hints Tips Cheats, Student Advice, NewsCamille Canuto

What is Distribution? Distribution (place) relates to the ability of the firm to make products accessible to its target segments. This is achieved through distribution channels – in this case through retail outlets. The number of stores in the channel that decide to stock your products will depend on the retail price, margin, unit sales … Continue reading Making Distribution Decisions in the MikesBikes Business Simulation →

Student Success Stories: Peter Johnson from Des Moines Area Community College

February 11, 2019Student Advice, Experiential Education, Business Simulator, Business Strategy, Experiential Learning, Business Simulation, NewsCamille Canuto

Meet Peter Johnson, an Intro to Business student from Des Moines Area Community College. He managed to land the Top 7 spot in the MikesBikes Introduction Hall of Fame last Fall. We interviewed Peter to learn about his decision-making, strategy and what resources he used to help him succeed in the simulation. What is your … Continue reading Student Success Stories: Peter Johnson from Des Moines Area Community College →

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