Strategic Marketing

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The theoretical contents of the curricular unit will be presented through theory lectures and theorical/pratical for resolution of exercises or discussion and analysis of case studies.

The assessment includes two individual works (15%+15%), group work (20%) and an indivual test (40%). Participation will count for 10% of the final grade.

 Anyone who obtains a mark of less than 7.5 in any of these areas will fail the course and will have to take an exam in the following assessment period. Work must be submitted via the inforestudante platform by the date set in the calendar (to be presented at the 1st or 2nd class session). Up to 1 week after this date, work/activities will be accepted with a 20 per cent penalty on the final grade. After that, no work will be accepted and the grade will be 0.

The final examination of this assignment consists in a written test (50%) and work with the same weight and whose purpose is to characterize the marketing strategy of a brand.

Learning Results

At the end of this course the students should know

– Define the strategic Marketing concept

– Understand the sources of information to analysis the marketing environment

– Create a market segmentation strategy, differentiation and positioning

– Identify the variables in decisions about product, price, distribution and communication

Program

Chapter 1: 

The function of marketing

1- Marketing in the company and in the economy

2- From Marketing 1.0 to Marketing 4.0

3- From marketing orientation to market orientation

4- The key-concepts of marketing

II: The Marketing 5.0.

1- The characterization of the context

2- The new orientation

3- Collaborative, cultural and spiritual Marketing

Chapter 2

I: Understanding consumer behaviour

1 – Analysing buyer’s behaviour

2 – The marketing information system

3 – The buyer’s response behaviour

4 – The consumer of the XXI century: from hyper-consumption to responsible consumption

Chapter 3

I: Developing a marketing strategy

1 – Needs analysis through segmentation

2 – Competitiveness analysis

3 – Positioning and differentiation

5 – Choosing a marketing strategy

6 – The strategic marketing plan

II: The application of the strategic marketing plan

1 – Product

2 – Price

3 – Communication

4 – Distribution

Curricular Unit Teachers

Maria Joel Lopes Gonçalves

Grading Methods

Continuing Evaluation

Attendance and Participation - 10.0%

Individual and/or Group Work - 20.0%

Frequency - 40.0%

Individual Work - 30.0%

Exam

Individual and/or Group Work - 50.0%

Exam - 50.0%


    Internship(s)

    NAO

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