ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION

MKT2ADV

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students are exposed to the role of advertising in a free economy, and how it impacts the media of mass communications. Students learn about advertising appeals, product and market research, selection of media, testing of advertising effectiveness and the advertising profession. In this subject, students will focus on advanced concepts and practices in advertising and sales promotion consistent which will provide skills essential to graduates in their future professional career.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Greg Jamieson

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

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Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

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Quota Management Strategy: N/A

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Advertising principles and practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Wells, Et al.

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: 2ND ASI PACIFIC ED

Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING, SOUTH MELBOURNE

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. By the end of this unit students should understand the various forms of promotion and their advantages and disadvantages
02. By the end of the unit students should be able to select appropriate media in implementing a sales promotion campaign
03. By the end of this unit students should be able to present a sales promotion campaign in a professional manner
04. At the end of the unit students should have an understanding of the creative issues that need to be considered in an advertising campaign
05. At the end of the unit students should have developed an understanding of the process of developing an advertising campaign, and apply them in particular in a short term sales promotion action
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