Marketing

In today’s market, driving business forward is a tough and highly competitive game. Beating competitors and increasing profit is at the forefront of many business development plans – pushing marketing forward as a fundamental sales channel.

The course will take around 8-10 hours to complete and can be studied at times to suit you using our self-study method meaning you can take it at your own pace. On successful completion of the course you will gain a renowned Pitman Training certificate which will set your CV apart from the crowd.

There are four lessons in this course:

Lesson One:  

Understanding what a marketing plan is for; how to research a product for marketing purposes; how to carry out market research; qualitative and quantitative research; questionnaires; customer profiles.

Lesson Two:  

• How websites are designed to market the company and the product; working with search engines; using keywords to increase internet presence; using social networks as a marketing tool; different ways to advertise online; email marketing; mobile marketing; monitoring the effectiveness of search, website and social media marketing; convergent technology.

Lesson Three:  

• The AIDA formula for effective advertising; the use of colour, images and text in advertising; how advertising encourages the customer to take the next step; why and when companies use flyers; elements of an effective flyer; why and when companies use news releases; key elements of an effective news release; writing a news release; how news feeds work in social networking; effective television and radio advertising.

Lesson Four:  

• The four Ps of marketing products; the lifecycle of a product; product placement and pricing strategies; how companies promote the brand; the importance of brand loyalty; careers in marketing, and how to get started in this sector."

Aims and Objectives

• The aim of this course is to give an understanding of how marketing departments plan and execute marketing strategies.