This unit provides students with a systematic approach to evaluate and apply advanced marketing frameworks, concepts and methods to make strategic marketing decisions that sustain a broader corporate strategy. The unit is presented in a critical manner, ensuring students contextualise theoretical propositions, and the use of evidence-based corroboration which allow the student to use empirical knowledge to develop the most appropriate strategies in practice. The focus will be to develop and design marketing strategy within the scope of a company's overall objectives.
Unit details
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Study level:
Postgraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
BHO5525
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Learning Outcomes
| 1. | Critique the formal planning procedures to assist organisations in developing better marketing strategies; | ||
| 2. | Critically evaluate strategic management philosophies including the assumptions behind segmentation, targeting and positioning; | ||
| 3. | Evaluate a range of alternative strategies in meeting the organisation's objectives; | ||
| 4. | Formulate a marketing strategy based on justifying and interpreting theoretical propositions in evidence-based professional decision-making; and | ||
| 5. | Defend and justify the implications of alternative theoretical frameworks associated with applying alternative strategic marketing plans. |
Assessment
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Presentation and discussion | 25% |
| Case Study | Case Study on marketing strategy (Group) | 35% |
| Report | Strategy Plan | 40% |
Required reading
Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning (6th Ed.)
Hooley, G, B., Piercy, N., Nicoulaud, B., & Rudd, J. (2017).
Essex, UK: Pearson.
Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning 7th ed
Hooley, G., Nicoulaud, B., Rudd, J. and Lee, N. (2020)
Pearson: Harlow.
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