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Principles of Marketing

This course covers fundamental marketing concepts, strategies, and practices essential for understanding and succeeding in today's marketplace.

12 chapters29 lessons2 hr 54 min29 quick checks

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The chapters and lessons below are the fixed course structure. When you start, LearnLive teaches each lesson interactively and adapts examples, pacing, and questions to you.

Complete syllabus

Every chapter and lesson

  1. 01

    Chapter 1 · 5 lessons

    1: What is Marketing?

    1. 1.1

      1.1: Defining Marketing

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 1.2

      1.2: Who Does Marketing?

      6 min · Quick check

    3. 1.3

      1.3: Why Study Marketing?

      6 min · Quick check

    4. 1.4

      1.4: Themes and Organization of This Book

      6 min · Quick check

    5. 1.5

      1.5: Discussion Questions and Activities

      6 min · Quick check

  2. 02

    Chapter 2 · 4 lessons

    2: Strategic Planning

    1. 2.1

      2.1: Introduction to Strategic Planning

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 2.2

      2.2: Components of the Strategic Planning Process

      6 min · Quick check

    3. 2.3

      2.3: Developing Organizational Objectives and Formulating Strategies

      6 min · Quick check

    4. 2.4

      2.4: Where Strategic Planning Occurs within Firms

      6 min · Quick check

  3. 03

    Chapter 3 · 3 lessons

    5: Market Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning

    1. 3.1

      5.1: Targeted Marketing versus Mass Marketing

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 3.2

      5.2: How Markets Are Segmented

      6 min · Quick check

    3. 3.3

      5.3: Selecting Target Markets and Targeting Strategies

      6 min · Quick check

  4. 04

    Chapter 4 · 3 lessons

    6: Creating Offerings

    1. 4.1

      6.1: The Importance of Offerings

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 4.2

      6.2: Creating Value through Offerings

      6 min · Quick check

    3. 4.3

      6.3: Differentiating Offerings

      6 min · Quick check

  5. 05

    Chapter 5 · 3 lessons

    8: Marketing Channels and Channel Partners

    1. 5.1

      8.1: Marketing Channels and Channel Partners

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 5.2

      8.4: Marketing Channel Strategies

      6 min · Quick check

    3. 5.3

      8.5: Channel Dynamics

      6 min · Quick check

  6. 06

    Chapter 6 · 2 lessons

    9: Demand Planning and Inventory Control

    1. 6.1

      9.1: The Importance of Demand Planning

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 6.2

      9.2: Demand Planning and Inventory Control

      6 min · Quick check

  7. 07

    Chapter 7 · 2 lessons

    10: Marketing Research

    1. 7.1

      10.1: The Importance of Marketing Research

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 7.2

      10.2: Steps in the Marketing Research Process

      6 min · Quick check

  8. 08

    Chapter 8 · 2 lessons

    11: Promotion

    1. 8.1

      11.1: The Role of Promotion

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 8.2

      11.8: Discussion Questions and Activities

      6 min · Quick check

  9. 09

    Chapter 9 · 2 lessons

    13: Sales Management

    1. 9.1

      13.3: Sales Metrics (Measures)

      6 min · Quick check

    2. 9.2

      13.7: Discussion Questions and Activities

      6 min · Quick check

  10. 10

    Chapter 10 · 1 lessons

    14: Customer Loyalty

    1. 10.1

      14.2: Loyalty Management

      6 min · Quick check

  11. 11

    Chapter 11 · 1 lessons

    15: Pricing

    1. 11.1

      15.1: The Pricing Framework and a Firm’s Pricing Objectives

      6 min · Quick check

  12. 12

    Chapter 12 · 1 lessons

    16: Marketing Plan

    1. 12.1

      16.3: Functions of the Marketing Plan

      6 min · Quick check

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