Leisure Marketing

 

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Department: Health & Leisure Studies Module Code: MKTG61005
Level: Level 6 Contact Hours: 48
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 12
Effective Term: 2014/15 Indep. Study Hours: 40
Credits: 5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  To provide the student with the theoritical principles of marketing and how these are applied in practice to leisure organisations  


 
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Contact Type Hours
Lecture3 Per Week
Tutorial1 Per Week


 
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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Discuss the history and role of marketing in the leisure organisation
2Review the impact of the environmental forces on the leisure organisation
3Explain the extended services marketing mix elements
4Identify the steps involved in conducting marketing research
5Describe the contents of a marketing plan for a leisure organisation
6Apply consumer behaviour in the leisure sector through case study analysis


 
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Learning Strategies
1. Lectures on principles of marketing<br>2. Class group discussion<br>3. Case study preparation and analysis<br>


 
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Content Detail
Introduction to Marketing• definitions
• evolution of marketing
• the marketing concept
• barriers to implementation
• marketing in a small business
• marketing in the public sector

Environmental Forces•political
•economic
•social
•environmental
•legal
•forces influencing demand for health/leisure products
Consumer Behaviour• consumer v organisational buying
• different types of customers
• segmentation
• targeting
• positioning and image of business
• consumer decision making process
Services Marketing MixProduct
• different elements to health and leisure product
• branding
• product life cycle
• product development

Price
• general pricing approaches
• factors influencing price
• pricing tactics
• time dependant capacity
• multiple services and price bundling

Physical Environment
• physical evidence

Promotion
• setting a budget
• promotional mix elements
• advertising-Digital marketing/Social Media
• public relations
• sponsorship
• personal selling
• sales promotion

People
• delivery of service
• motivation
• training

Process
• from first contact to satisified customer
Marketing ResearchSources of information
•internal/external
•secondary research
•primary marketing research process
Customer Service and Retention•levels of service
•quality of service
•delivering service quality features
•setting and improving service standards
•diagnosing failures
•dealing with difficult customers
•importance of customer retention
•implementing customer retention strategies
Marketing Plan•importance and content of marketing plan
•monitoring marketing effort
•evaluating marketing results


 
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Assessment Strategies
The student will be assessed through a combination of assignment work and end of semester exam


 
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Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
5, 6Continuous AssessmentProject - GroupMarketing plan for specific health/leisure organisation30
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Final Exam (Scheduled)Final Written Exam2 Hour exam70


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Essential9780717149810Marketing- an introduction for students in Ireland
Donal Rogan
Gill & Macmillan
20113rdview
Recommended1854520741Leisure Services Marketing
Merlin Stone
Books Books Books
19901stview
Recommended0131440772Sports Marketing - A stragegic perspective
Matthew D Shank
Prentice Hall
20043rd-
Recommended0763708631Cases in Sports Marketing
Mark A. McDonald & George Milne
Jones & Barlett
19991st-
Recommended1418032142Marketing Massage- From first job to dream practice
Monica Roseberry
Cenage Delmar Learning
19992nd-
Recommended9780750655507Leisure Marketing- A Global Perspective
Horner,Susan & Swarbrooke
Taylor and Francis
20051st-


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
JournalInternational journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship ISSN 1464-668 Wintrop Publications ltd.
JournalThe journal of Services Marketing ISSN: 0887-6045 Emerald group Publishing Ltd.
JournalSports Marketing ISSN: 1460-8359 Fitness Information Technology
WebsiteWWWsportsbusinessjournal.com
Websitewww.sportsmarketingeurope.com
JournalInternational Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
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