MKTG - Marketing
Alfred State courses are grouped into the following sections:
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Students will learn the uses and power of advertising and how to apply these concepts to daily business. Students will get a basic understanding of advertising concepts and how to apply them to various media. Using good design and marketing techniques, students will analyze and create advertisements for business use.
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Principles of Sales examines the principles and methods of sales with respect to the salesperson, his/her company, products and customers. Emphasis is placed on the selling process: prospecting, pre-approach, approach, presentation, trial close, meeting objections, and closing. Students will design and implement an industrial sales presentation.
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Principles of Marketing introduces students to the field of marketing. The course emphasizes marketing functions and institutions as they pertain to the product, price, place, and promotion aspects of bringing goods and services to the consumer.
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The course will examine the uses and power of the Internet, Web pages, and e-commerce and how to apply these concepts to daily business. Integration of marketing and Web design techniques will be utilized in the creation of effective Web pages.
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A student may contract for one to four credit hours of independent study through an arrangement with an instructor who agrees to direct such a study. The student will submit a plan acceptable to the instructor and to the department chairperson. The instructor and student will confer regularly regarding the progress of the study.
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Strategic Marketing provides students with an overview of the marketing discipline and a framework that presents marketing as a value creation process. Participants learn how to evaluate marketplace potential and risk from the perspective of the entity's unique ability to develop and deliver goods and services of meaningful customer value. Students participate in classroom presentations, discussions, team problem solving, and in-depth analysis of a series of real-life marketing situations with a diverse range of entities and industries.
