Marketing 431

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Dr. Deborah Lowe

San Francisco State University

Office: Business 344       Phone 338-2202      email: dlowe@sfsu.edu


Objectives: This course will examine the marketing principles of Product, Price, Place, and the promotional mix of advertising, public relations, sales, and sales management. It will examine target markets, research, product development, brands, and marketing strategies. A team project will be part of the experiential learning.



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Text: Marketing; Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong. Prentice Hall. 4th edition. 1997.


Marketing Guide: Dr. Deborah Lowe (At Kinko's in Stonestown)


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Tues June 3    Orientation. Memory. Target Markets. Customer needs, wants, products,

                       transactions. Theories of Marketing. Product planning,

                       Read Chap 1, 2. Read guide on segmentation.


Thurs June 5   Lecture Demographic segmentation;age, gender, income, social class, ethnic segments

                       Positioning.

                       Psychographic segmentation.

                       Lecture.using research in marketing

                       Read Chap 3, 7


Tues June 10 Strategic Marketing and Planning. Developing the marketing mix.

                       Product development. 

                       Consumer behavior.

                       Decision process. 

                       Distribution Strategies.Services marketing.

                       Chap 4, 5, 8


Thurs June 12 Lecture: what is a product/line extensions


Tues June 17  Review for midterm

   

Thurs June 19 Midterm. Group work after midterm.


Tues June 24  Lecture, Pricing, Distribution. Review for midterm

                      Chap 10, 11

                       Promotional Mix.

                       Integrated Marketing Communications.

                       Advertising to target markets.

                       Nostalgia advertising/media choices.

                       Chap 13, 14 Read guide on Advertising


Thurs June 26 Sales Promotion/Sales Management

                       Lecture: Lifelong relationship with customers-sales

                       Lecture: Promotion strategies

                       Chap 15. Read guide on Promotion

   

Tues July 1    Public Relations, International Marketing

                      Chap 16  Read guide on PR.

                      Read guide on International PR/Advertising

   

Thurs July 3   Presentations. final report due


Tues July 8     Personal selling/Sales Management.


Thurs July 10  Final exam



Summer 1997

My office has a sign up sheet for office hours. You may sign up for a 15 minute block on the door. Be sure to sign in pen.


Grading:

All papers will be typed. If a paper is late, it will be counted as a zero, but it must be turned in to count for the assignment. You must turn in all papers to pass the course.


Grading Criteria

Midterm                        100 points

Final                             100 points

Project

Final Presentation

report                             50

Oral Presentation            10

Chap 1, 2, 3,7                  2

Chap 4,5, 8 questions'      2     

Family feud game              4


There are 268 total points.

A   = 250-268

A-  = 238-250

B+ = 233-237

B   = 225-232

B-  = 212-224

C+ = 206-211

C   = 188-205

C-  = 185-187

D+ = 180-184

D   = 177-179

D-  = 159-178



                MKTG 432       MKTG 434           MKTG 633       MKTG 787 

                                       MKTG 862           MKTG 867        MKTG 869