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Marketing

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 116-0400/02
Abbreviation MG
Course title Marketing
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Marketing and Business
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Šárka Velčovská, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. The Market as a basis of marketing. Types of demand. Competitive business concepts.
2. Marketing environment. Macroenvironment, mid-environment and microenvironment.
3. Information support of marketing. Types of information. Marketing research. Research methods.
4. Consumer behavior. Sequential model. Black box model. Types of shopping situation.
5. Market Segmentation. Segmentation criteria. Segmentation process. Target marketing. Positioning.
6. Introduction to the marketing mix. Elements of marketing mix and their interconnection.
7. Product as an element of marketing mix. Product attributes. Product branding. Types and functions of product packaging.
8. The product's life cycle. New product development. Stages of product life.
9. Distribution as an element of marketing mix. Direct and indirect distribution. Distribution channel. Wholesale and retail functions.
10. Distribution strategies. Distribution systems. Vertical marketing systems.
11. Price as an element of marketing mix. Types of pricing programs (cost, market, competitive).
12. Pricing strategies. Price determination of new products. Pricing strategies for substitutes and complements.
13. Marketing communication as an element of marketing mix. Integrated marketing communication.
14. Marketing communication strategy.Marketing communication mix. Advertisement. Sales promotion.

Literature

ARMSTRONG, Garry and Philip Kotler. Marketing: An Introduction. 15th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. 704 p. ISBN 9780137476459 .
GREWAL, Dhruv and Michael LEVY. Marketing. 8th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2021. 736 p. ISBN ‎ 978-1260717433.
KOTLER, Philip, Kevin KELLER, Mairead BRADY, Malcolm GOODMAN and Torben HANSEN. Marketing Management. 4th European ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. 840 p. ISBN‎ 978-1292248448.

Advised literature

KOTLER, Philip and Gary ARMSTRONG. Principles of Marketing. 18th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. 731 p. ISBN 9781292341132 .
PERREAULT, William, Joseph CANNON and E. Jerome McCARTHY. Essentials of Marketing. 17th ed. New York: McGrow Hill, 2020. 800 p. ISBN 978-1264024063 .
PRIDE, William M. and O. C. FERRELL. Foundations of Marketing. 9th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2021. 592 p. ISBN ‎ 978-0357129463.