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Just how familiar are you with a marketing communication campaign? Learn more about this key pillar in the marketing mix and use it to give the push your product or service needs. Through this course you will understand the most important issues when planning and evaluating marketing communications strategies and executions. You'll be able to combine the appropriate theories and models with practical information to make better marketing communications decisions. After completing this course you'll be able to use integrated marketing communications (IMC) in the process of creating valuable brands and winning your consumers. IE Business School professor Eda Sayin will guide you through the process with the help of expert interviews from international marketing firms and will provide interesting real-life examples. After this course you will be equipped with the knowledge to ensure that you make the correct decision when it comes to communications and the placement of advertising and digital marketing.
Syllabus
- Week 1 - What is IMC? IMC Planning Background
This course is designed as an introduction to the field of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), to help you make better marketing communications decisions. We will define what integrated marketing communications is. We will run through the marketing proc... - Week 2 - IMC Planning Process
We focus on the planning process for an effective integrated marketing communications campaign. We will talk about the potential challenges you may come across while we are communicating with your consumers and the tricks to overcome these challenges. You will... - Week 3 - Advertising Management & Design
After this module, you will be able to put into practice the theoretical approaches to advertisement design. You will be able to learn about possible message strategies, advertising appeals and executional frameworks through a lot of examples. Additionally, yo... - Week 4 - Marketing Communications Mix
In this module we will work on the elements of the marketing communications mix. You will have access to the latest trends and tools that are used in integrated marketing communications. You will be able to use tools such as customer promotion activities, publ...
Instructors
Eda Sayin
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Marketing
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