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Week 1 - Marketing essentials - John Loftus
Topic Description
Discussion Presentation - power point slides for week 1
Discussion Course outline - refer to printed copy - available on WebCT
Activity

Recognise current knowledge - related to class objectives

Prepare to compare with new knowledge at end of class

Activity

Appreciate different views of marketing:

Introductions - interests - why marketing?

Video

Divergent views on the role of marketing

How many viewpoints can you see in the video?

Discussion

Importance of Marketing from:

  • social,
  • economic, and
  • business management viewpoints.

 

Essential knowledge:

  • Marketing, production, sales, and community focused organisations
  • Targeted marketing
  • Marketing mix variables
  • Marketing strategy definition
Role play

"Marketing is not just advertising"

Formulate questions that marketing managers need to ask.

Discussion Share responses to the role play
Break Short break
Video

CSR Focus question: How is brand image related to:

  • corporate social responsibility (CSR),
  • ethics, and
  • legislation?

Look for answers in the CSR video.

Discussion

Discuss answers to focus question

Appreciate essential knowledge:

  • Brand image,
  • CSR,
  • ethics, and
  • relevant legislation.
Case study

Case: "what is modern marketing really about?"

Develop answers to case questions

Discussion Prepare to share answers to case questions at next class
Review Summary of essential marketing concepts
Reflection

Compare new knowledge with prior knowledge.

Submit form for feedback and recognition of current knowledge

Readings Prescribed reading to be completed before next class

Links

BizEd CSR

Brand image and CSR case studies

The activities at the end of the reading could form the basis of your major project.
Anita Roddick

Founder of The Body Shop (explore examples of CSR)

Bendigo bank

Bendigo bank communities

(explore relationships with community support and brand image)

Resources

AGIMO
Austrade
Libraries
Planning tools
Statistics data
Statistics models
Tutorials
Wharton
Wikispaces

Texts

Berenson, M.
Best, R.
Chaffey, D.
Cole, K.
Monger, B.
Summers, J.
Turban, E.