This course is part of the Introduction to International Business Management ExpertTrack
Understanding Marketing Basics
Grow your marketing skills and learn to connect your business with your target audience.
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2 weeksWeekly study
4 hours100% online
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Understanding Marketing Basics
Learn the key marketing principles and apply them to your business ideas.
Marketing is one of the most important functions in a business, determining how your audience connect with your product, and influencing the success of your business.
This course has been designed to take you through the basics of marketing. From the key concepts to marketing plans and strategies, you’ll develop the core marketing skills you need to grow a business.
Discover the importance of customer segmentation and how to choose the right target market
On this course, you’ll learn the techniques needed to profile and break down customer groups into segments. By using customer segmentation, you’ll be able to market your product around the needs of your target audience.
Lay the groundwork with the principles of the marketing mix
The marketing mix makes up the core foundation of every marketing endeavor. It consists of the 4Ps of marketing: Product, Price, Promotion, and Place.
This course will take you through each part of the mix to help you identify the key features and how to utilise them when developing your business.
International marketing: is it that different?
Different markets, just like individual customers, have their own wants, needs, and perceptions. It’s crucial to understand the distinctions between domestic and foreign markets to have the best chance of success.
You’ll compare the key differences between domestic and international marketing to learn how to approach expansion from a marketing perspective.
By the end of this course, with your new marketing skills in tow, you’ll be able to begin piecing together effective marketing plans and strategies to tackle different customer groups and markets.
What topics will you cover?
- What is Marketing?
- Customers and Markets
- The Marketing Mix
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Learning on this course
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify the key concepts in the study of marketing.
- Compare the key differences between domestic and international marketing
- Explain the principles of the marketing mix
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in understanding more about marketing and how to use marketing effectively within businesses.
This may also be of extra interest to anyone studying business at degree level or business at level 3.
Who will you learn with?
I am a Tutor in Business Management at the University of Kent, and have been working within higher education for almost 20 years. I also work as a consultant and run my own consulting boutique.
Who developed the course?
The University of Kent
The University of Kent, the UK’s European university, is one of the country’s most dynamic universities. Established in 1965, it now has 19,850 students studying at its various campuses.
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