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International Advertising

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:59
Study Course Information
Course Code:SBUEK_199LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:ManagementTarget Audience:Business Management; Management Science; Marketing and Advertising
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Santa Bormane
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)6Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes8
Total Contact Hours20
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)2Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes4
Total Contact Hours12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Marketing, International Marketing, E-Marketing Strategies, Management Theory.
Objective:
Raise awareness of the role of advertising in integrated marketing communication in the context of global market, including theoretical and practical issues of international advertising strategies. The international perspective of advertising includes understanding of advertising as a marketing communication tool, its role and tasks in marketing.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Role of advertising in integrated marketing communication in the context of global market.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Importance of advertising in the concept and processes of international marketing.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Aims, functions and processes of advertising and classification of types.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes2.00auditorium
4Advertising message, levels of action and impact on consumer behaviour.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Types of international advertising strategies and factors influencing their choice of efficiency.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
6International advertising research and theoretical and practical aspects of its development.Lectures1.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Role of advertising in integrated marketing communication in the context of global market.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Importance of advertising in the concept and processes of international marketing.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Aims, functions and processes of advertising and classification of types.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
5Types of international advertising strategies and factors influencing their choice of efficiency.Lectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual and group work, preparation of presentations according to the course topics: Advertising as a specific type of commercial information. Historical development of advertising. The role of advertising in the marketing process. The socio-economic role of advertising. Classification of advertising. Distribution tools of advertising and their analysis. Integrated marketing communications. Planning of advertising and strategy.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in practical classes (20%) Individual project (30%) Examination (50%)
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Upon completion of the study course, students will have acquired knowledge of advertising and the role of international advertising in marketing, theoretical and practical aspects of international advertising as a marketing communication tool.
Skills:Students will be able to identify the types of advertising in the development of marketing strategy; they will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns and their benefits.
Competencies:Students will be able to organise the advertising process in the company, as well as to develop a marketing strategy.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Kotler Ph., Armstrong G. Principles of marketing. USA: Pearson, 2012
2Belch G. E. Advertising and promotion: an integrated marketing communications perspective. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2015
3Altstiel, T., Grow J. Advertising creative: strategy, copy, design. Los Angeles: SAGE, 4th ed., 2017
4Shimp A. Advertising, promotion, and other aspects of integrated marketing communications, 2013
5Kelley L. D. Advertising account planning: planning and managing an IMC campaign. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2015
6Klein E. Advertising and design: interdisciplinary perspectives on a cultural field / Beate Flath; Bielefeld: Transcript, 2014
7Advertising as culture. Edited by Chris Wharton. Bristol: Intellect, 2013
8Ferrier A. The advertising effect: how to change behaviour. Oxford University Press, 2014
9Belch E. G., Belch A. M. Advertising and Promotion: An integrated marketing communications perspective. Mc Graw Hill, 2007 - 820 P.
Additional Reading
1Fill Ch. Advertising: strategy, creativity and media. Pearson, 2013
2Advertising theory. Edited by Shelly Rodgers and Esther Thorson. New York: Routledge, 2012
3De Pelsmacker P., Geuens M., Van den Bergh J. Marketing Communications a European Perspective. Prentice Hall, 2007 - 610 P.
4Smith P.R., Taylor J. Marketing Communications. An Integrated Approach. London and Sterling: Kogan Page, 4th ed., 2004 - 696 P.
5West D., Ford J., Ibrahim E. Strategic Marketing Creating Competitive Advantage. Oxford University Press, 2006 - 517 P.
6Praude, V., Beļčikovs, J. Mārketings. Rīga: Vaidelote. 1999 - 559 lpp.
7Anderson, A.H., Kleiner, D. Effective Marketing Communications. Backwell Publishers, 1995 - 245 P.
8Ozuem, W. F. Conceptualising Marketing Communication in the New Marketing Paradigm. Universal Publishers, 2004 - 276 P.
9Arens W. Contemporary Advertising. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 9th ed., 2004 - 659 P.
10Muhlbacher H., Leihs H. and Dahringer L. International Marketing A Global Perspective. Thomson Learning, 2006 - 737 P.