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CPE Credits
10 Credits: Management Services
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study
Course Description
This course teaches you key components of marketing strategy and tactics including: identification, analysis and selection of target markets; development of product/service lines; pricing; distribution systems; advertising and promotions; service marketing; and international marketing. Major forces impacting marketing strategy are discussed, such as consumer behavior, completion, and regulating forces. Also covered are marketing information systems, search-related marketing, interactive marketing and E-commerce, and multichannel marketing.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Chapter 1
- Recognize the definition of the marketing management concept; and
- Identify the four P’s of the marketing mix; and
- Define customer relationship management (CRM).
Chapter 2
- Identify the nature of marketing research; and
- Recognize different techniques for gathering data for marketing research.
Chapter 3
- Recognize necessary components in the definition of a market; and
- Identify some characteristics of market segmentation.
Chapter 4
- Identify the advantages of a full-line competitor; and
- Recognize procedures to evaluate cost-profit decisions.
Chapter 5
- Identify characteristics of group behavior.
Chapter 6
- Recognize theories used to determine the needs and wants of consumers; and
- Identify some factors driving the increased power of consumers; and
- Identify some of the protection services available to the consumer.
Chapter 7
- Recognize different classifications of consumer goods.
Chapter 8
- Recognize the characteristics of good planning and development to help avoid product failure.
Chapter 9
- Recognize some characteristics of good branding; and
- Identify different degrees of branding familiarity; and
- Recognize uses and characteristics of labeling.
Chapter 10
- Recognize the price determination power of consumers; and
Chapter 11
- Identify how the concept of price elasticity affects sales and pricing decisions; and
- Recognize the use of discount and allowances.
Chapter 12
- Identify traits of different pricing approaches; and
- Recognize the concept of non-price competition; and
- Identify the behavioral aspects of pricing decisions.
Chapter 13
- Recognize components of the promotional mix; and
- Recognize how promotional factors affect profitability.
Chapter 14
- Identify advertising objectives; and
- Explain when advertising is most effective.
Chapter 15
- Recognize the effective use of personal selling; and
- Identify components of an overall personal selling effort; and
- Recognize methods for developing a plan for compensation.
Chapter 16
- Recognize guidelines used to manage the sales force; and
- Identify examples of sales compensation packages.
Chapter 17
- Identify advantages of different retail organizations; and
- Recognize characteristics of multi-line stores; and
- Recognize different retailing trends.
Chapter 18
- Identify different wholesaler classifications; and
- Differentiate among some special-function intermediaries.
Chapter 19
- Recognize classifications of industrial goods; and
- Recognize the motivation of industrial buyers.
Chapter 20
- Recognize some of the functional aspects of channel operations; and
- Identify the retailers approach to channel leadership.
Chapter 21
- Recognize attributes of the service marketing process; and
- Define the unique characteristics of services – the four “i”s.
Chapter 22
- Recognize components of an international marketing plan; and
- Identify international financial sources; and
- Recognize future trends in international marketing.
Chapter 23
- Recognize marketing information system and its components; and
- Identify the components of a targeted marketing program; and
- Recognize the importance of forecasts to the marketing planning process.
Chapter 24
- Identify how interactive marketing creates customer value, customer relationships, and customer experiences; and
- Identify elements of online commerce that create consumer value; and
- Recognize attributes of multichannel marketing and how it is used to more effectively reach consumers.
Course Specifics
SS622314377
April 15, 2024
There are no prerequisites.
None
285
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