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Module CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN MARKETING

Module code: MN356
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: BUSINESS
International: Yes
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This module deals with contemporary issues in marketing thought. While topics will change from year to year in light of issues facing marketing as a discipline the following is an indicative list of topics for 2017/2018.

Evolution of Marketing as a discipline
A contemporary perspective on marketing thought and its genesis from economics and psychology. Defining marketing in terms of its orientation.

Issues in Services Marketing
The marketing of services. Unique issues facing services marketers in the current environment. Service Design and service dominant logic.

Issues in contemporary retailing
The move from traditional retailing to omni-retailing. Customer satisfaction, service quality and retail performance.

Relationship Marketing
Moving from transactional to relational marketing. B2C, B2B and B2G implications.

Luxury Consumption
Defining luxury. Conspicuous consumption and its antecedents. Luxury marketing in a recession.

Marketing and its Social Impact
Marketing an idea or a social cause. Implications for the marketing mix.

Open Learning Outcomes
 
Open Teaching & Learning methods
 
Open Assessment
 
Open Autumn Supplementals/Resits
 
Open Pre-Requisites
 
Open Timetable
 
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