Integrated Marketing Communications Explored

Course details Integral to our courses is the belief that people improve their professional practice by taking time out to reflect on and reassess what they currently do in the workplace and by sharing their real life experiences with the other like minded professionals. As a result each course is unique and geared to the experiences of the individuals that are participating, which may result in the course content altering slightly from course to course. This short course will examine topics such as: Integrated marketing communications: conceptual alternative frameworks Critical assessment of the benefits and tensions of IMC Responsible and ethical marketing communication, including privacy/intrusion issues The value and impact of customer databases for improved targeting, relevance and payback The changing promotional landscape and the implications for communications with customers and channels in the digital age Characteristics / application / management / metrics and contribution to marketing communications related to direct, digital, social & database marketing; customer relationship marketing; sales promotion; public relations; sponsorship; personal selling Broadscale, personalised and interactive media options used by these disciplines to deliver communication to defined target audience The formulation and successful delivery of integrated marketing communications plans from objective setting to budget justification and campaign evaluation Working with agencies and other suppliers, including outsourced service providers such as contact centres Selecting/Briefing/Evaluating both specialist and integrated agencies Effective teamwork and presentation skills Preparing case study proposals to demonstrate the written capability of convincing management of strategic analysis / recommended solutions/investment. Programme Specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. View the programme specification for Build Your Own MA (BYOMA) - Media Short Course Framework. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.