Course: Marketing Communication

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Course title Marketing Communication
Course code KOD/KMC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
Full-time study: Lectures: 1. Terminology of marketing communication. Role of marketing communication in marketing mix, communication process - components, tools and functions. Theory and evolution of the communication. 2. Communication process, communication scheme, opinion leader and former, celebrities used in MC process. 3. Strategies, tactics and planning of marketing communication. Budget assignment methods. Communication research and measurement of communication efficiency. 4. Tools of MC: Advertising: Advertising market in the Czech Republic. History of advertisement, importance, types of advertising. Advertisement efficiency assessment. 5. Media (TV, print, radio, Internet, media out-of-home etc.) and media planning. 6. Sales promotion. Objectives, means and techniques, efficiency measurement. 7. Public relations. Communications techniques used in public relations. 8. Crisis communication. Sponsoring. History and characteristics. Relation to other promotion tools. Sponsoring and revenue tax. 9. Personal selling. Objectives and forms of personal selling. Ethics of sellers. 10. Direct marketing. Forms and types of direct marketing. 11. Event marketing, its planning. Typology of events. Product placement. Exhibitions and fairs, their development. 12. Regulation in MC. Law regulation, self-regulation. Association connected with self-regulation. Ethically problematic fields in MC. 13. Usage of MC - commercial, non-profit, public and international markets. The communication industry. 14. New trends in marketing communication, usage of the new trends in marketing. Future in MC - challenges and barriers. Seminars: 1. Introduction to the seminar. Introduction of the e-learning support. 2. Goal setting and targeting 3. Case study - advertisement 4. Case study - media campaign 5. Case study - evaluation of effectiveness 6. Case study - sales promotion tactics 7. Case study - PR activities 8. Case study - crisis communication. 9. Personal selling, presentation and expressions in personal selling 10. Direct marketing, its role in MC 11. Case study - Event planning. 12. Ethics in advertising, case studies of codex breaking. 13. Presentations of team work - discussion. 14. Summary of the course. Credits. Part-time study: Consultations: 1. Terminology of marketing communication. Role of marketing communication in marketing mix, communication process - components, tools and functions. Theory and evolution of the communication. Communication process, communication scheme, opinion leader and former, celebrities used in MC process. Strategies, tactics and planning of marketing communication. Budget assignment methods. Communication research and measurement of communication efficiency. 2. Tools of MC: Advertising: Advertising market in the Czech Republic. History of advertisement, importance, types of advertising. Advertisement efficiency assessment.Media (TV, print, radio, Internet, media out-of-home etc.) and media planning. Sales promotion. Objectives, means and techniques, efficiency measurement. Public relations. Communications techniques used in public relations. Crisis communication. Sponsoring. History and characteristics. Relation to other promotion tools. Sponsoring and revenue tax. 3. Personal selling. Objectives and forms of personal selling. Ethics of sellers. Direct marketing. Forms and types of direct marketing. Event marketing, its planning. Typology of events. Product placement. Exhibitions and fairs, their development. Regulation in MC. Law regulation, self-regulation. Association connected with self-regulation. Ethically problematic fields in MC. 4. Usage of MC - commercial, non-profit, public and international markets. The communication industry. New trends in marketing communication, usage of the new trends in marketing. Future in MC - challenges and barriers.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to enlarge students' knowledge on the promotion as a tool of marketing mix. Students will get information about basic tools of communication mix, their regulations, ethics etc. - all experienced on case studies and specific examples.
Students are able to design a marketing communication strategy and they have a basic knowledge of the promotion mix management.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Full-time study: Credit Requirements: Elaboration and presentation of a team work. Voluntary individual work elaboration and presentation is assessed separately. Getting at least 20 points from the whole assessment. Examination Requirements: Students pass a written test on problems being discussed during the term and on problems explained in the prescribed literature. 70% correctness of the test is demanded. Part-time study: Credit Requirements: 2 writtent tests, minimum achievement 50 %. Examination Requirements: Students pass a written test on problems being discussed during the semester and on problems explained in the prescribed literature. 70% correctness of the test is demanded. The test is followed by an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Marketing & Media.
  • Marketing a komunikace.
  • Strategie.
  • Zákon č. 40/95 o regulaci reklamy.
  • Zákon 138/2002.
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Management of Commerce (1) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter