| 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
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| 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 Mix | Product • 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
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| Marketing Research | Sources 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
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| Marketing Plan | •importance and content of marketing plan •monitoring marketing effort •evaluating marketing results |