Covers the basic media process; developing media strategy; news room realities; packaging your message; the media as messenger, interview techniques and critiques; and crisis communications. The media is a business like any other. Their product is controversy. By knowing the rules of the game, astute managers can make the media work for them.

Designed to provide the student with an overview of the marketing concept and how it can be applied to any type of organization or service. Includes the controllable and uncontrollable elements of marketing, strategic planning, market characteristics, marketing research techniques, market segmentation, and target market selection.

In this course you will explore a broad range of Internet-based social media and integrating their use into overall strategic marketing efforts. The focus will be on using social media to establish and maintain an effective online presence. Among other topics, you will examine online advertising, website and search engine optimization, and analytics.

This course builds on essential marketing concepts by focusing on the promotional element of the marketing mix. You will examine marketing communications strategy, and effective use of advertising, public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion and the media. To be successful in this course, you must be able to communicate well verbally and in writing, in English. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

Designed for anyone in business, government, associations and organizations, responsible for internal and external communication. Learn to fulfill your information and communication assignments with increased confidence and competence. Topics include planning and executing a public relations program; communication techniques, principles of news writing and preparation of news photographs; utilizing the media; press and community relations; external/internal communications and meetings. Prerequisites: MKTG 2202 or MKTG 2203

Provides the opportunity to develop a complete communications plan from the situation analysis to creative solutions. Reviews the role of strategic planning as it applies to media, creative, sales promotion and research. Prerequisites: MKTG 2203 and COMM 1103

Learn radio station and broadcast industry operations, equipment, procedures, on-air operations, commercial production, and other basic elements of radio station life. Students simulate on-air operations, acting in a variety of positions as part of the on-air team. This is a hands-on course designed for those interested in a career in radio or in finding out more about how radio works. Recommended introductory course

Teaches basic television and video equipment operation and production techniques and how to apply these through practical work in television studios and control rooms. Designed to introduce students seeking a career in television broadcasting and video production to the attractive and diverse career opportunities available, and to provide a solid practical basis for further study. Recommended introductory course.

This 36-hour projects-based course is intended for fundraising and community development professionals who want to experience how to turn special events into events that build capacity and connect communities. You will experience how to build an event from conception to completion, while engaging community stakeholders in the process. This course is meant to compliment the MKTG 1120 – Event Planning course. Content includes: how to build volunteer-led events, sponsorship solicitation and the basics of community relationship building.

Search Marketing is an essential part of all marketing plans today. With 90% of consumers researching online prior to making a purchasing decision, knowing how to position a company within search engines has become a sought after and valuable skill-set. This course provides practical training on how to design and develop effective search engine campaigns using SEO (search engine optimization) and pay-per-click advertising. Learn key marketing definitions, principals and best practices for search marketing. Develop skills for developing, implementing, and tracking search campaigns within various business verticals.

This projects-based course focuses on the event industry, and fundamental components of planning and executing events. Students explore the planning, marketing, selling, producing and management of any type of event from company social functions to major conventions. To be successful in this course, students must be able to communicate well in writing, in English.

Event Planning Professionals are more often than not, required to plan sustainable or "green" events as part of an organization's corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. This course will introduce you to the new international sustainable event standards, and how to measure the environmental impact of an event. The marketing and communication of sustainable strategies and green positioning as well as the measuring and reporting on sustainable outcomes to event stakeholders will also be explored.

Provides basic training for the sales aspirant or person with no formal sales training. Develop selling techniques through practical applications and role playing. Ideal for people in sales who require or desire to brush up on their sales skills. To be successful in this course, students must be able to communicate well in English.

The focus of this course will be to provide the student with e-Marketing techniques and strategies that can help any forward-thinking organization be competitive in today's business environment. Key areas that promise to leverage the power of Internet are: customer relationship management (CRM); 1:1 marketing; permission-based e-mail marketing; viral marketing; attributes of a good Website and Website marketing goals; Website promotion/search engine positioning/ranking, and key Internet technologies/terminologies/acronyms.

Facebook. Twitter. Blogs. YouTube. Flickr. Everyone is buzzing about how these free social networking sites can be powerful marketing tools for your small business. But where do you start? What's the right approach for you? In this course you will delve into the major Internet-based social media, the technology, interface and etiquette. The focus will be on learning to use social media as a marketing tool to establish and maintain your small business' online presence. At the end of the course you will have designed a social media marketing campaign, presented it and have it ready to implement for your small business.

Do you know how to use web analytic tools to measure the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives? Do you understand how metrics play a part in converting leads into sales online and how online tools can help you track the process? This course offers strategies for increasing revenue from analysis of online metrics as well as techniques for interpreting web traffic, extracting meaningful insights from data, and increasing profits. It also offers an introductory overview of how to analyze social media and email marketing reports to help drive profit.

Once your firm's strategic objectives have been identified, the target market selected, and the desired positioning for the company, product or brand has been determined, how do you best implement the chosen strategy? This intensive course provides you with practical experience applying the fundamentals of project management from a marketing frame of reference. At the conclusion of the course, you will be able to create a project life cycle, statement of work, work breakdown structure, schedule, budget and a risk management plan. You will apply project management fundamentals and work in groups to develop a project plan for a real marketing project.

Focuses on the practical application of sales promotions techniques, both trade and consumer. Covers couponing, contests, sweepstakes, bonus packs, premiums, package promotions and price offs. A major objective of the course is for the student to be able to develop a basic sales promotion plan. Prerequisites: MKTG 2202 or MKTG 2203

Examines the basic approaches to market research. Discusses research techniques and tools and relates these tools to the decision-making process. Special applications of marketing research to simulated real-life situations are examined. Prerequisites: MKTG 2202 or MKTG 2203

Examines the concept of direct marketing, and studies the growing popularity of direct marketing as an advertising medium. As a growing function in organizations that is often not well understood or well managed, this course will look at both management and implementation of direct marketing. Direct marketing will be studied through lectures, videos, case studies, workshops, guest lecturers, group discussions, and industry-related projects. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

In the age of information, every organization must create and execute a coordinated communications strategy that enables it to build rapport with customers, voters, employees, stockholders, and competitors. This intensive course will use case studies, class discussions, and small group exercises to explore the art and science of creating cutting edge strategy driven public relations & communications plans that are successful over both 'old' and new media domains. Upon completion, you will be able to define, segment, and reach specific audiences with both traditional and new media, and respond to complex business situations.

The analytics of social media marketing and selling is the focus of this course. You will explore the principles of analytics and fine tune online social media strategies to extract better results for your brand and business. Discover how to manage multi-ad online campaigns for Google Adwords and other pay-per click programs in order to impact social media campaigns. Measure the impact of marketing on sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more. Define specific techniques for integrating tools that will deliver measurable results on social media campaigns.

This course is designed for the working marketing or brand professional. Covering social media from the perspective of medium and large business - typically those that have a dedicated marketing or brand manager - focus will be on measuring social media return on investment, loyalty and retention, social marketing risk management, effective social media communication, and community management . Topics will include those such as, Base camps and Outposts, Social Media Meltdowns, Trolls and Negative Commentary, Your Brand's Tools, Social Commerce, and Social Media on the Go.

Designed for advertising agency and media sales personnel and individuals considering career entry in the advertising industry. Covers media/industry terminology, strength and limitations of media vehicles. Industry related research and the roles of those involved in planning buying and selling media time and space. Prerequisites: MKTG 2203

Explore the use of sponsorship marketing as part of corporate or not-for-profit strategic marketing. You will focus on planning, execution and evaluation of sponsorship activities to promote an organization, brand, product or service through sport, social, community causes and special events. Prerequisites: MKTG 2203

Inspiration, intuition and innovation. What is your brand culture? How is it represented and to whom? Innovation and Brand Development examines the critical steps and expertise involved in developing and presenting a successful market product, brand, service or experience from concept to delivery. Creative modelling will be used to explore how to excite a market with innovative new brands or the re-launching of existing products in competitive market segments. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

Examines how communicating a corporate strategy is critical to an organization's success at all levels. Covers the importance of communicating corporate and marketing strategies to employees, investors and other stakeholders. Explores how to set communication objectives that reflect the business plan, how to ensure that communications strategy reinforces business strategy, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of corporate communications. Prerequisites: MKTG 3321

Imagine the challenge. You are in charge of capturing your organization’s brand from the inside out…its innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, its dedication to authentic and transparent leadership and its passion to create new possibilities. Sound intimidating? In this course you will explore brand DNA and understand how it is responsible for driving your organization’s marketing and communications, cultural intelligence and business deliverables. Prerequisites: MKTG 3322

This course focuses on strategies for nonprofit organizations to develop good relations with all levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal) in both the bureaucratic and political spheres. You will examine how organizations with good contacts in the various levels of government can have an impact on legislation and policy development that can enhance the success of your organization.