BUS2343 Marketing
Marketing is the biggest buzzword in today’s economy. And it’s true, if no one knows about your product no one will buy it. Many people today think that successful marketing is just a matter of creating a webpage, posting your product online and advertising it on social media, but good marketing encompasses much more than that.
This course will define what marketing is. It will outline its fundamental elements. It will emphasize strategic thinking when it comes to marketing and will help the student evaluate ways to establish and grow a business.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Marketing II will examine real-life marketing strategies and ways to incorporate them in promoting a business. Students will learn the fundamental elements of marketing learn the various types of marketing. They will use this information to develop successful marketing strategies. By the end of this course the student will learn:
- The fundamentals of marketing
- The core principles of marketing
- Business-oriented marketing versus consumer-oriented marketing
- The definition of a brand
- How to make a business stand out
- How to identify the core concepts of a marketplace
- How to engage in marketplace strategic analysis
REFERENCE MATERIALS
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- (2013) Introduction to Marketing Published by: Study.com  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xz5Kv-7VYÂ
- (2012) Marketing Principles (v.2.0) Jeff Tanner. What is Marketing? pg 8-24, The Marketing Plan, pg. 29-31, Strategic Planning pg. 36-47. (Online) Available at: https://2012books.lardbucket.org/pdfs/marketing-principles-v2.0.pdf
- (2012) Non-Traditional Marketing. Marketing Schools. (Online) Available at:http://www.marketing-schools.org/types-of-marketing/non-traditional-marketing.html
- (2008) Fundamentals of Marketing Basics (Part 1), Steven Van Hook, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBvzS_fJ2gÂ
- (2007) Did You Know 2,0, Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, XPLANE, June, (Online)Â Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U
- (2008) Fundamentals of Marketing Basics (Part 1), Steven Van Hook, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBvzS_fJ2g
- (2011) Four Principles of Marketing Strategy, Brian Tracy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLMv5aexto
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