| CODE | LAS1023 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Marketing: The Art and Science of Customer Retention | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | I - Introductory Level | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Marketing is both an art and a science, focusing on building long term, value laden, profitable relationships between organizations and their customers and various publics. This Unit aims at introducing students to the following topics: - The Marketing Concept; - Marketing Management Philosophies; - The S.W.O.T. Analysis; - Customer Buying Behaviour; - The Importance of Marketing Research and Market Segmentation; - The Marketing Mix and Customer Driven Marketing Strategies; - Marketing in the Digital Age, Relationship Marketing and Customer Care. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Explain the basic concepts of marketing, customer care and relationship marketing; - Identify the main marketing management philosophies; - Define customer buying behavior; - Recognize the importance and relevance of marketing research as a tool supporting decision making in organizations; - Identify the methods used to successfully segment markets. 2. Skills: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Discuss and apply the marketing concept and marketing management philosophies to different organisations; - Conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis; - Use market research to support decision making within organizations; - Define market segments; - Use the marketing mix as a tool of strategy, targeting different market segments. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Greval, D. & Levy, M. (2008) Marketing. New York: Mc. Graw Hill. Required Readings: - Baran, Roger J. Galka, R.J., Strunk, D.P. (2008) Principles of Customer Relationship Management. New York: Thomson South-Western. - Cannon, J.P., Perreault, W.D., & Mc. Carthy, E.J. (2008) Basic Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach. New York: Mc. Graw Hill. - Chaffey, D. & Smith, P.R. (2009) E Marketing Excellence: Planning and Optimizing your Digital Marketing. London: Butterworth Heinemann. - Churchill, G.A., & Brown, T.J. (2007) Basic Marketing Research. New York: Thomson South-Western. - Kotler, P.& Armstrong, G. (2008) Principles of Marketing. New Jersey Pearson Prentice Hall. - Peter, J.P., & Olson, J.C. (2010) Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Strategy. New York: Mc. Graw Hill. - Shiu, E., Hair, J., Bush, R. & Ortinau, D. (2009) Marketing Research. Berkshire: Mc. Graw Hill. - Wilson, R. M.S., & Gilligan, C. (2005) Strategic Marketing Management: Planning, Implementation and Control. London: Elsevier Butterworth – Heinemann. Suggested Periodicals: - Journal of Marketing - Quarterly Review of Marketing - European Journal of Marketing - Journal of International Marketing. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claire Micallef |
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