Marketing Strategy and Consumer Behaviour
Objectives
This course aims to provide the theory and practice in marketing strategy and to understand the role of marketing on a company’s strategy.
General characterization
Code
200048
Credits
7.5
Responsible teacher
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Prerequisites
There are no enrolment requirements.
Bibliography
- Osterwalder, Alexander & Pigneur, Yves. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- Clegg, Stewart et al. Strategy: theory and practice. London: Sage, 2011.
- Kotler, Philip & Keller, Kevin Lane. Marketing management. 15th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2015.
- Solomon, M. et al. Consumer Behaviour: a European perspective, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2016.
Teaching method
Lectures, Workshops, Case Studies, Project-based Learning.
Evaluation method
1st call
- Project – Part 1 (35%)
- Project – Part 2 (35%)
- Final Exam (30%)
2nd call
- Project – Part 1 (35%)
- Project – Part 2 (35%)
- Final Exam (30%)
Minimum grade of 8.0 (in 20) for the exam
Minimum grade of 5.0 (in 20) for the projects
Subject matter
- Strategy & Marketing introduction
- The marketing mix
- Business Model Generation
- The context and emergence of strategic thinking
- Competitive performance and resource-based view of strategy
- Strategy as process and practice
- Marketing as a strategic force
- The marketing plan
- Creating customer value and satisfaction
- Setting product strategy
- Developing pricing strategies and programs
- Marketing channels and value networks
- Managing marketing communications
- Consumer Behaviour
- Consumer decision-making
Programs
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