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1. Course Description
2. Objectives
The course in Strategic Marketing is intended to broaden your view on the role of Strategic
marketing in organization. It will also enable you understand how strategic marketing is
practiced in organization as well as equipping you with knowledge on strategic marketing issues
in organizations.
The course will enable you to apply strategic marketing to organizations in the private, public
and not for profit sectors. It will examine strategic marketing in service organization and the
issues that arise from the differences between the market of tangible products and the
marketing of services. It will address the need for understanding consumer behavior as it
applies to the strategic marketing.
3. Mode of Assessment
Discussion Forums 20%
Term Paper 30%
4. Course Content
1.1 Overview
This lecture provides an introduction to all basic concepts of strategic marketing which are very
important to be familiar with before further lectures in this course
2.1 Overview
The firm needs to study environmental analysis for the business unit to change with market and
competition
3.1 Overview
A company chooses a particular strategy depending upon its strengths and goals set for the
business unit. Goal indicate what is to be achieved and strategy is a plan used to achieve these
goals
4.1 Overview
The marketer’s task is to devise marketing activities and assemble fully integrated marketing
programs to create, communicate and deliver value for customers. The use of a marketing mix
is A good avenue in facilitating this to happen. The marketing mix is an important tool to help
understand what the product or service can offer and how to plan for a successful product
offering
Meaning of 7Ps
Product and services classification
Characteristics of services marketing
Product, Branding and Customer service strategies
Pricing Strategies
Distribution Strategies
Promotion Strategies
Lecture Five: Market Segmentation, Targeting and
Positioning 5.1 Overview
These three concepts have become very popular as the major strategic approach in
contemporary marketing field. Companies need to position themselves in order to maximize
their competitive advantages and serve their target markets in the most effective manner
10.1 Overview
Marketing researchers spend most of their time in marking decision, which influence survival
and growth of organizations. No decision is made without proper marketing information. There
is a need for marketing managers to collect analyze and evaluate information through
marketing research
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Hooley, G et al (2009), Marketing Strategy and Competitive Positioning. 4 edition,
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Lovelock C. and Wirtz J.(2007), Services Marketing: People, Technology and Strategies,
6th edition, Pearson Education Inc.
Luck, D (2009) Assessing the Marketing Environment, London Metropolitan University, The
charted Institute of Marketing
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Keller, K. L. (2008) Strategic Brand Management. 3 edition. Peareson Prentice Hall
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Kottler P. (2012), Strategic Marketing Management. 7 edition Cerebellum Press, Chicago.
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Kottler, P.& Armstrong, G. (2010) Principles of Marketing. 13 edition. USA: Pearson
Prentice Hall
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Panda, T. K. (2007). Marketing Management, 2 edition, New Delhi