Introduction to Business Marketing Level 3
Improve your employability with a commercial understanding of marketing.
- Gain a solid introduction to the practice of business marketing.
- Study marketing theories, such as life cycles, product portfolios and the Boston Matrix.
- Learn all about markets, segmentation and pricing strategy.
- Develop a firm understanding of how promotional activity takes place and is coordinated effectively.
Course Duration
Up to one year
Study Hours
Approximately 80 hours
Course Outcome
You will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course
Assessment
Tutor-marked assignments
- Introduction to marketing
- Marketing and value
- The value chain
- Markets
- Corporate objectives
- Target markets
- Marketing mix
- Marketing and growth
- Market life cycles
- Marketing strategies at different stages of the life cycle
- Market share
- Patenting
- Product portfolios
- The Boston matrix
- Competition
- Adding value
- The competitive compass
- Product ranges
- Tactical pricing
- Inbound logistics
- What place means for an industry
- Market segmentation
- Deciding how to segment a market
- Segmentation and value
- Segmentation and place
- Promotional activities
- Life cycle and promotion
- Promoting to different market segments
- Promoting what people value
- Different kinds of advertising
Assessment
This course is assessed by series of written assignments, which you submit to your tutor for marking. There is no external examination required.
Course duration
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 80 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.
Study method
The course is designed for distance learning at home or at work. You will receive your course materials by post or online and have personal tutor support by mail or email.
Course outcomes
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
Awarding body
This course has been endorsed by ABC Awards and Certa Awards for its high-quality. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. We will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the ABC Awards and Certa Awards website.
This course has been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of knowledge and understanding that you would expect at this level.
You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol onto this course.
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 80 hours to complete. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.
Dedicated personal tutor support
Dedicated student support
Assignment marking and feedback
FREE CV writing service
FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
FREE TOTUM card (formerly NUS)
*Comprehensive study guide
*Open Study College pen and highlighter
*Student study planner
*Student notebook
*Document wallet
Not included with the online study option
No, everything you need is included in the price!
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