Project Management & Information Technology

Strategic Marketing

This course provides a thorough understanding of the strategic marketing process, from analyzing customer needs, to developing products and services, integrated communications, taking them to market, order fulfillment, and successfully managing customer relationships. Topics include the marketing mix and the holistic marketing concept, marketing research and forecasting, environmental analysis, market segmentation, customer relationship management, brand equity, managing marketing programs, integrated marketing communications, online marketing, and return on marketing investments. In this course, students explore and analyze marketing strategies that are integrated across the organization and its customer touch points, the communications mix across distribution channels, and the customer lifecycle. They also learn how to optimize the core processes of the value chain, analyze the competitive environment, develop and execute an integrated marketing communications mix, and formulate and implement marketing strategies for acquiring and retaining customers.
Course Number
MASY1-GC1230
Associated Degrees