Study-unit STRATEGIC MARKETING & MARKETING RESEARCH
Course name | International economics and management |
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Study-unit Code | 20A00067 |
Location | PERUGIA |
Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
Lecturer | Andrea Runfola |
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CFU | 9 |
Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
Supplied | 2024/25 |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Aziendale |
Sector | SECS-P/08 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | After some introductive lessons on the concept of strategic marketing and the relevance of marketing research, the course explores the following areas: PART I. KNOWING THE CUSTOMER IN THE BTC MARKETS Traditional marketing and digital marketing Consumer behavior Branding strategies and consumer loyalty New trends, new marketing tools and consumer behaviour PART II. MARKETING RESEARCH TECHNIQUES Marketing research and the research process Non-standard research techniques: qualitative interview, focus group, observation, document analysis, projective techniques The standard research techniques: surveys and questionnaires, quantitative observation, quantitative document analysis, experiment, quasi-experiment The new research techniques in the btc markets and the role of new technologies and digitalization PART III. KNOWING THE CUSTOMER IN THE BTB MARKETS Marketing in business to business markets The structure of the marketing function and the role of digital marketing in the btb markets Buying behaviour in BTB, generating value for the customer, marketing strategies in BTB |
Reference texts | Information about textbooks will be provided at the beginning of the lessons |
Educational objectives | This course is an advanced Marketing course. It examines the issues of strategic marketing with an emphasis on the new dimensions related to the concept of Marketing. The main objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge and skills related to the main functions of strategic marketing and to the marketing research tecniques. The main knowledge will be: - Knowledge about the most important dynamics of change in consumption - Advanced knowledge about the relationship between brand and consumer - Knowledge in terms of alternative marketing strategies - Knowledge about the setting of marketing strategies in btb contexts - Main methods of qualitative research and new approaches to marketing research - Main methods of quantitative research and their use for strategic marketing The main skills (the ability to apply knowledge) will be: - To analyze consumer behavior - To identify alternative marketing strategy in btc contexts - To identify alternative marketing strategy in btb contexts - To develop a strategic marketing plan - To develop a plan of marketing research |
Prerequisites | In order to understand the topics covered in the course students are required to know basic marketing and basic management. |
Teaching methods | The course is organized as follows: - Lectures on all subjects of the course - Seminars - Project work |
Other information | Please refer to the web page of the Department of Economics at the following address: www.econ.unipg.it. |
Learning verification modality | Written exam. The exam is designed to verify the knowledge and skills covered in the course. For the purposes of the final evaluation, it is also considered the result of the discussion of a project work related to the topics covered in the course and that students may have made on a voluntarily basis. |
Extended program | After some introductive lessons on the concept of strategic marketing and the relevance of marketing research, the course explores the following areas: PART I. KNOWING THE CUSTOMER IN THE BTC MARKETS Traditional marketing and digital marketing Consumer behavior Branding strategies and consumer loyalty New trends, new marketing tools and consumer behaviour PART II. MARKETING RESEARCH TECHNIQUES Marketing research and the research process Non-standard research techniques: qualitative interview, focus group, observation, document analysis, projective techniques The standard research techniques: surveys and questionnaires, quantitative observation, quantitative document analysis, experiment, quasi-experiment The new research techniques in the btc markets and the role of new technologies and digitalization PART III. KNOWING THE CUSTOMER IN THE BTB MARKETS Marketing in business to business markets The structure of the marketing function and the role of digital marketing in the btb markets Buying behaviour in BTB, generating value for the customer, marketing strategies in BTB |