29478 - Marketing 2

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Computer Science and Information Technology (cod. 8030)

Learning outcomes

The goal of this class is to provide a deep understanding in strategic and operational marketing. At the end of this class students will be able to: - analyze consumers' decision process - understand segmentation and positioning strategies - analyze competitive environment and understand firm's competitive advantage   - acquire a framework for understanding the use of operational marketing tools

Course contents

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of strategic and operational marketing.  Main topics:  - definition of marketing  - market driven management - consumer behavior: needs, motivations, choice process - how to measure consumers' response - segmentation, markets attractiveneess, positionign strategies - new products introduction - brand management - distribution decision - price policies - marketing communication

Readings/Bibliography

J.J. Lambin "Market driven management - Marketing strategico e operativo" 5 edition, Mc Graw Hill

Assessment methods

Written exam with multiple choice and open ended questions.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandra Zammit