Swinburne marketing students, competitors in the Microsoft 'Protege' competition, make their presentation, 2011

A team of marketing-savvy Swinburne students have left their mark on the first ever Australia-wide tertiary Microsoft 'Protege' competition. After impressing the judges in the first two rounds, Swinburne's 'Team Projectile' was invited to further showcase their marketing planning prowess at last week's grand final in Sydney. The team demonstrated how they would market the new Windows Smartphone to Australian tertiary students. Ryan Bayly, Sam Burrell, Stacey Galloway and Anthony Artusa, finished in fourth place in the grand final. Judy Rex, Deputy Head of Marketing and Operations Management at Swinburne, accompanied the team to Sydney. Photograph appeared in the Media Centre Release: 'Students showcase marketing skills' on 29 June 2011