MMK393 - Integrated Marketing Communications in the Digital Age

Unit details

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Year2017 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

Alvin Lee (Trimester 1), Jeffrey Rotman (Trimester 3)

Prerequisite:

MMK101 or MMK277

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Cloud (Online): 1 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week

Content

This unit offers an examination of promotion management as a key area of marketing decision-making. It puts particular emphasis on the evolving role of digital technologies and customer use of digital media.  The unit looks in detail at the promotion management mix - advertising, public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion and personal selling - and how these five promotional elements are coordinated to formulate an effective promotional strategy. Special emphasis is put on the integration of promotional tools and utilising each according to its respective strengths and weaknesses.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Group of 3 students) - Written assignment (3200 words) - 40%

Examination (2 hours) - 60%

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination

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