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Marketing

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 116-0500/04
Abbreviation POM
Course title Marketing
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Marketing and Business
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Šárka Velčovská, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Market as the basis of marketing. Types of demand. Marketing management philosophies.
2. Marketing environment. Macroenvironment and microenvironment.
3. Marketing information system. Types of information. Marketing research. Research methods.
4. Consumer behavior. Sequential model. Black box model. Types of buying situation.
5. Market segmentation. Segmentation Criteria. Segmentation process. Target marketing. Positioning.
6. Introduction to marketing mix. Elements of marketing mix and their interconnection.
7. Product as an element of marketing mix. Product elements. Product labeling. Types and functions of product packaging.
8. Product Life Cycle. New Product Development. Product life stages.
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. Pricing 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, Gary and Gary T. ARMSTRONG. Marketing: An Introduction. 14th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. 680 p. ISBN 9781292294865  .
KOTLER, Philip and Gary ARMSTRONG. Principles of Marketing. 18th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. 731 p. ISBN 9781292341132 .
KOTLER, Philip, Kevin L. KELLER and Alexander CHERNEV. Marketing Management. 16th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2021. 608 p. ISBN 978-0135887158 .

Advised literature

KERIN, Roger and Steven HARTLEY. Marketing. 15th ed. New York: McGrow Hill Education, 2020. 752 p. ISBN13: 9781260260366 .
PERREAULT, William, Joseph CANNON and E. Jerome McCARTHY. Essentials of Marketing. 16th ed. New York: McGrow Hill Education, 2018. 768 p. ISBN 9781260405323 .
SHARP, Byron. Marketing: Theory, Evidence, Practice. 2nd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2017. 834 p. ISBN 978-0-1955-9029-6 .