MKT2000 : Global Marketing Environments

  • Offered for Year: 2012
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Mary Brennan
  • Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
Semesters
Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10

Aims

Marketing has become a universal global activity though it practice varies substantially from country to country due to political, economic, socio-cultural and technical differences across and between countries and regions. As a result, what will work from a marketing perspective in one country may not succeed in others. Customer preferences, competitive pressures, channels of distribution and communications technologies differ considerably. This poses a major challenge to marketing of products and services around the world. The central task of global marketing is to evaluate the extent to which companies need to customise their offerings to different consumers and markets. Using the PEST analysis framework, a range of different product and service sectors will be explored.

Outline Of Syllabus

1.       What is Global marketing
2.       Library and Research Skills for Global Marketing Analysis
3.       Product Marketing
4.       Services Marketing
5.       Business to Business Marketing
6.       Global Political Environment
7.       Global Economic Environment
8.       Global Socio-Cultural Environment
9.       Global Technological Environment
10.       Case Study 1; Fast Moving Consumer Goods Sector
11.       Case Study 2: Manufacturing Sector
12.       Case Study 3: Drinks Sector
13.       Case Study 4: Food Sector
14.       Case Study 5: Travel & Tourism Sector
15.       Case Study 6: Financial Services Sector
16.       Case Study 7: Educational Sector
17.       Case Study 8: Media Sector
18.       Case Study 9: Online Sector
19.       Case Study 10: 3rd Sector
20.       Case Study 11: The Entertainment Sector

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Academic Staff Contact Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion156:0056:000:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture361:0036:0036:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyDirected research and reading154:0054:000:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesWorkshops14:004:004:00Poster session
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study150:0050:000:00N/A
Total200:0040:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The ‘Harvard’ approach is adopted: lectures convey the theoretical basis of global marketing illustrated by case study material.

Assessment Methods

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Poster2M30A0 Poster presenting visually and in writing the comparative analysis of your two chosen sectors (1 product and 1 service sector).
Report2M702500 words – Global Marketing Environment Report – Comparative analysis of 2 chosen sectors (1 product; 1 service sector).
Other Assessment Resits
Description When Set Percentage Comment
EssayA1002,000 words
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The report and poster presentation will evaluate student’s critical understanding of the topic, its associated theory and its application to a range of different product and service sectors.

Reading Lists

Timetable

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