Course Title: Integrated Marketing Communications Course Code: MKTG 314 Course Level: UG Credit Units: THREE
Course Title: Integrated Marketing Communications Course Code: MKTG 314 Course Level: UG Credit Units: THREE
Course Objectives:
This course deals with all the tools of Integrated Marketing Communications. It has the following objectives:
• To examine how various marketing and promotional elements must be coordinated to communicate effectively.
• To understand how companies, organize for advertising and other aspects of integrated marketing communications.
• To enable the students to examine the various objectives of the sales promotion programs.
• To recognize the roles of public relations and publicity and corporate advertising in the promotional mix
• To determine the scope and effectiveness of direct & digital marketing
Prerequisites:
The student opting for this course should have successfully completed the course Marketing Management. Students should have the
basic knowledge of marketing concepts like segmentation, targeting & positioning, Marketing mix and advertising & sales promotion.
CLO1 Analyze all forms of IMC strategies for the underlying strategic and tactical objectives
CLO2 Assess and evaluate different forms of IMC tools and strategy for functional relevance
CLO3 Demonstrate high level of understanding and application of the theoretical and managerial approaches to IMC.
CLO4 Demonstrate functional proficiency in synthesizing and evaluating IMC strategies and tactics aligned with Industry 4.0.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I Integrated Marketing Communication
• Role of Promotion in Marketing Mix. 25%
• IMC: Concept, Evolution, Importance
• Tools of IMC: The Promotional Mix
• Role of IMC in the Marketing Process
• The Promotion Industry: Marketers, Agencies, and Media Organizations
• IMC Planning and Strategy
The class will be taught using a mix of theory and the case method. In addition to assigning the case studies, the course instructor will
spend considerable time helping the students understand the concept of integrated marketing communication and the relative
importance of its tools. On the other hand, the instructor will also engage students in mastering the creative aspects. Television
Commercials and print advertisements will be used for classroom sessions. Students’ are required to participate in classroom
discussions’, projects and presentations.
40% NA 60%
Components (Drop
down)
Mid-Term Exam PSDA I PSDA II Attendance
Weightage (%)
• Belch & Belch, 2004, Advertising and Promotion, An Integrated Approach, McGraw Hill
• Duncan, Tom, IMC: using Advertising , Tata McGraw Hill
• Clow, K. & Baack, D., Integrated Advertising and Promotion and Marketing
• Shah Kruti, D’Souza Alan, (2011), Advertising and Promotions An IMC Perspective, Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited
• Wells W.D, Burnett J, & Moriarty S. (2009), Advertising Principles and Practice, Pearson Higher Education
• Digital Marketing, Seema Gupta, McGraw Hill
Journals
Websites:
• exchange4media.com
• afaqs.com
• adage.com
• economictimes.com – Brand Equity feature
• businessstandard.com the Strategy feature