Introdução ao Marketing

Base Knowledge

Not applicable.

Teaching Methodologies

In this curricular unit, the following teaching methods are used:

a) Verbal methods, using exposition, explanation, dialogue, debate, and interrogation;

b) Intuitive methods, using demonstration, audio-visual, and written texts;

c) Active methods, using group work, case studies, and gamification.

Learning Results

At the end of this curricular unit, the student is expected to be able to: 

a) Explain the concept and the marketing process;

b) Discuss the importance of customer relationship management; 

c) Relate strategic planning to marketing planning; 

d) Distinguish and use methodologies of market analysis and opportunity identification; 

e) Distinguish and relate the stages of the marketing strategy: segmentation, targeting, differentiation and positioning; 

f) Distinguish and combine the variables of the marketing-mix: product, price, distribution and communication; 

g) Select strategic and operational marketing decisions and assess their impact on organizational performance.

Program

Part I. Marketing: concept and process

1. Marketing and customer orientation

2. Strategies and marketing programs

Part II. Opportunity analysis and definition of marketing strategy

3. Marketing environment

4. Buying behaviour: consumer market and organizational market

5. Competition

6. Marketing strategy

Part III. Marketing-mix

7. Product policy

8. Price policy

9. Distribution policy

10. Communication policy

Curricular Unit Teachers

Nuno Miguel Fortes Fonseca Santos

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Dibb, S., Simkin, L., Pride, W. M., & Ferrell, O. C. (2019). Marketing: Concepts and Strategies (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Dionísio, P., Rodrigues, J. V., Gueerreiro, J., Canhoto, R., & Faria, H. (2025). AI_Novator: Marketing na era da Inteligência Artificial e da Sustentabilidade – Gen AI e ESG. Bertrnad Editora.

Kotler, P., Keller, K. L., & Chernev, A. (2024). Administração de Marketing (16.ª ed.). Bookman.

Kotler, P., & Armstrong, G. (2023). Princípios de Marketing (18.ª ed.). Bookman.

Pride, W. M., & Ferrell, O. C. (2020). Marketing (20th ed.). Cengage Learning.