Competitive Events Listing for 2007-2008

Welcome to the 2007-2008 Competitive Events Listing. Clicking on the links below will transport you to the official guidelines for each of DECA's Competitive Events.

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Introduction with Overview Changes
Written Statement of Assurances (PDF format)
Written Statement of Assurances (Word document)
Competitive Event Checklist
2007-2008 Competitive Event Sponsors
Competitive Event Listing


Individual Series # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Accounting Applications 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. ACT ACT ACT
Apparel & Accessories Marketing 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. AAM AAM AAM
Automotive Services Marketing 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. ASM ASM ASM
Business Services Marketing 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. BSM BSM BSM
Food Marketing 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. FMS FMS FMS
Hotel & Lodging Management 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. HLM HLM HLM
Marketing Management 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. MMS MMS MMS
Quick Serve Restaurant Management 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. QSRM QSRM QSRM
Restaurant & Food Service Management 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. RFSM RFSM RFSM
Retail Merchandising 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. RMS RMS RMS
Sports and Entertainment Marketing 1 Yes N/A 10 mins. 10 mins. SEM SEM SEM


Management Team Decision Making # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Business Law & Ethics 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. BLMDM BLMDM BLMDM
Buying & Merchandising 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. BMDM BMDM BMDM
Financial Analysis 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. FMDM FMDM FMDM
Hospitality Services 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. HMDM HMDM HMDM
Internet Marketing 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. IMDM IMDM IMDM
Sports & Entertainment Marketing 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. SMDM SMDM SMDM
Travel & Tourism Marketing 2 Yes N/A 30 mins. 15 mins. TMDM TMDM TMDM


Marketing Research Events # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Business & Financial Services 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     BFR
General Marketing 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     GMR
Hospitality & Recreation 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     HRR
Retail Marketing 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     RMR


Written Chapter Team Events # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Community Service Project 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     CSP
Creative Marketing Project 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     CMP
Entrepreneurship Promotion Project 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     EPP
Learn & Earn Project 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     LEP
Public Relations Project 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     PRP


Marketing Representative Events # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Advertising Campaign 1 to 3 Yes 11 pages None 20 mins. ADC ADC ADC
Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan 1 to 3 Yes 11 pages None 20 mins.     FMP
Technical Sales Event 1 Yes N/A None 20 mins. TSE TSE  


Business Management & Entrepreneurship # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Entrepreneurship Written 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     ENW
International Business Plan 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     IBP
Internet Marketing Business Plan 1 to 3 No 30 pages None 15 mins.     IMBP
Entrepreneurship Participating-Independent 1 No 11 pages None 20 mins.     ENPI
Entrepreneurship Participating-Franchising 1 No 11 pages None 20 mins.     ENPF


Special Activity # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
DECA Quiz Bowl 1 to 4           DQB  


Online Activity # of Participants Written Exam Entry Length Prep Time Presentation Time Performance Indicators Sample Exam Sample Event
Stock Market Game 1 to 3 No       SMG Guidelines & Login
Sunkist Challenge 1 No            
Virtual Business Challenge 1 to 3 No       VBC Online