Marketing
This is the name given to the "face" of a product, often designed with bright colors and logos.
Packaging
This is the primary goal of any business—to make more money than it spends.
Profit
This is the "tax" you pay on top of the price of an item at the register.
Sales Tax
The shape of the official DECA logo.
A Diamond
You should always wear this type of clothing to a DECA competition.
Professional / Business Attire
When a store puts a sign saying "Buy One, Get One Free," they are running this. (Can also be associated with discounts)
A Sale / Promotion
A person who starts, organizes, and manages their own new business.
Entrepreneur
A plan for how you are going to spend and save your money.
Budget
The blue jacket that members wear to formal events is called the DECA...
Blazer
Before you start talking to the judge, you should greet them with a firm...
Handshake
This "P" of marketing is simply where the customer buys the product.
Place
If you own a business with one other friend, your business is called this.
Partnership
Money that is borrowed and must be paid back, usually with interest.
Loan / Debt
This is the state-level competition you attend before making it to Internationals.
SCDC / States
This is the person sitting across from you who is grading your performance.
The Judge
A name, term, or design that identifies a company and makes it different from others (like the Nike Swoosh)
Brand
This is the term for the people who work for a company.
Employees
This is the amount of money a business earns before expenses are taken out.
Revenue
What is the term for a local DECA group at a specific school?
A Chapter
In a roleplay, you are given a specific "Scenario" or "Problem" that you have to...
Solve
People who actually use the product are called "consumers," but people who buy it are called this.
Customers
Companies like Apple or Coke that are owned by many stockholders are called this.
Corporations
When you put money into a bank account, it is called a "deposit." When you take it out, it's called this.
Withdrawal
Every DECA Diamond has this many main points or "pillars."
Four
At the very end of your presentation, you should always ask the judge if they have any of these.
Questions