Digital Marketing Foundations

Marketing 1102 is an introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. In addition to the "four Ps" of marketing—product, price, place, and promotion—students will be introduced to how marketers create customer-driven marketing strategies based on their research and understanding of the marketing environment and customers. Students will plan a strategy for and compete in an online marketing simulation. After the simulation, students will evaluate their performance and deliver a marketing plan for their simulation company, which will be assessed on students' application of marketing terminology and processes and in the professionalism of their work. Additionally, students will complete assignments, quizzes, and exams.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

The focus of this course will be to provide the student with e-Marketing techniques and strategies that can help any forward-thinking organization be competitive in today's business environment. Key areas that promise to leverage the power of Internet are: customer relationship management (CRM); 1:1 marketing; permission-based e-mail marketing; viral marketing; attributes of a good Website and Website marketing goals; Website promotion/search engine positioning/ranking, and key Internet technologies/terminologies/acronyms.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

​Learn about current social media platforms and how to use them strategically to market your business. With a heavy emphasis on tactical, experiential, hands-on learning, as well as case studies, students will gain experience creating business accounts for several leading social media platforms and how to apply best practices for content creation on each platform.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Every company that leverages a website, blog, video channel, podcast, email newsletter, and/or social media needs effective and efficient content planning. By learning a multi-step, iterative, content planning process, students build new digital skills that can be applied in real world contexts. Content planning saves time, creates more professional content, enhances brand consistency, and assists in building relationships with customers. The focus of this course will be to provide the student with content planning strategies and content creation techniques to fuel the digital marketing efforts of any organization.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Designed for advertising agency and media sales personnel and individuals considering career entry in the advertising industry. Covers media/industry terminology, strength and limitations of media vehicles. Industry related research and the roles of those involved in planning buying and selling media time and space.
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• 50% in MKTG 1102