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This Marketing Analysis course at Warwick Business School, led by Dr. David C. Arnott, provides an in-depth understanding of marketing fundamentals and strategic analysis. The weekly format includes one hour of lecture and one hour of seminar, with assessment comprising a three-hour exam (70%) and a 3000-word essay (30%). The syllabus covers customer understanding, environmental analysis, and the marketing mix in various contexts. Core texts include works by Dibb, Simkin, and Kotler, focusing on both theoretical and practical applications in marketing strategy.
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Introduction to Marketing Analysis David C Arnott Marketing & Strategic Management Group Warwick Business School
Marketing Analysis: Course Overview Format: 1x1hr lecture + 1x1hr seminar per week Assessment: 1x3hr exam (70%) + 1x3000 word essay (30%) Syllabus covers: • Marketing Fundamentals: Understanding the customer • Strategic Analysis: Understanding the environment • The Marketing Mix: The controllable elements • Variations on a Theme: Marketing in different contexts Course Texts: Dibb, Simkin, Pride & Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, 4th European Edition, Houghton Mifflin, 2000 Kotler, Armstrong, Saunders & Wong, Principles of Marketing, European Edition, Prentice Hall
Defn: Marketing Chartered Institute of Marketing “... a management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably ...” Dibb, Simkin, Pride & Ferrell, 1997 “... individual and organisational activities that facilitate and expedite satisfying exchange relationships in a dynamic environment through the creation, distribution, promotion and pricing of goods, services and ideas ...”
Customer needs to be sold One-way process Low adaptation to environment Narrow view of customers needs Individual customer Produce then sell Short termism Volume oriented Informal feedback Customer is “king” Two-way process Appropriate adaptation to environment Broad view of customer needs Groups of customers Research then produce Long termism Market share oriented Integrated feedback Sales vs Marketing Philosophy
The Marketing Environment, inter alia Demographic Market Segmentation Socio- cultural Economic Product Place Price Target market selection Product/ brand positioning Customer People Promotion Politico- legal Physical Differential advantage/ Competitive edge Technological
The Marketing Mix PLACE PRICE PROMOTION PRODUCT PR Sales promotion Advertising Personal selling etc., etc.. Features Quality Packaging Branding etc., etc.. Channel Location Transport Storage etc., etc.. Level Terms Discounts Allowances etc., etc. PEOPLE PROCESS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Employees Customers Intermediaries Culture & values etc., etc.. Activity flow Complexity Number of steps Customer involvement etc., etc.. Facility design Ambience Equipment Dress etc., etc..