This 10-week marketing course equips individuals with a solid foundation in the fundamentals, strategy and brand management. It focuses on modern-day marketing and brand management principles that are grounded in a strong South African context.
It teaches you how to make strategic decisions based on customer insights and actual needs – rather than internal organisational sentiment – which then inform an effective overarching strategy that will resonate with consumers.
Not your average, boring regurgitated version of a textbook – this course is a real-world immersion in marketing with loads of case studies that bring the theory to life.
Learn from leading industry experts
Many contributors, along with prolific industry input, have shaped this course. But the key drivers are 2 of our highly-qualified academics who were so frustrated by marketing education that focused on (what worked in) the past, they decided to fix it.
Caitlin Ferreira: a Red & Yellow lecturer and independent consultant, Caitlin has taught marketing across several institutions in South Africa, and has a passion to drive change in this country’s education. She holds a BBusSci in Marketing, BCom Hons in Finance and an MBusSci in Marketing, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Industrial Marketing in Sweden.
Professor John Simpson: a Red & Yellow lecturer and Head of Management, Prof Simpson has a BSc in Psychology and an MBA and PhD in Consumer Behaviour. He is an Emeritus Professor and comes with an impressive pedigree of Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Director of the Graduate School of Business, and Head of the School of Management Studies at UCT; as well as the founding Director of the prestigious UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Management.
UNIQUELY HUMAN SKILLS
The reality is that AI and robots will replace many of the jobs we know today. The likes of NASA and Google are already ahead of the game in their early recognition of the importance of ‘soft’ skills. Our courses and programmes are designed to prepare humans for this unknown world, by combining topic-specific knowledge and know-how, as well as a selection of the 10 uniquely human skills we’ve identified that will set us apart from ‘robots’:
Anyone who wants to move into a marketing position or has to work with, and understand marketing teams:
Individuals who want to enter the world of marketing
Businesses who want to equip young marketers with the know-how to be effective
Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level, but need to master marketing skills to expand customer base
Anyone in aligned areas like PR, sales, and advertising needing to understand marketing
Young creatives and fresh grads looking to empower themselves and enter business with relevant, up-to-date marketing skills
Outline
This course consists of 8 comprehensive modules covering all the critical theory, together with assignments that not only ensure you embed the knowledge but can also learn how to apply and implement in real life. At the end of the course, you’ll be able to put together a solid marketing strategy, incorporating all the elements that need to be factored in to make it a success.
Module 1: Introduction to Marketing
Module 2: Market Analysis
Module 3: Market Research and Consumer Behaviour
Module 4: Customer Driven Market Strategies
Module 5: The Marketing Mix (Part 1)
Module 6: The Marketing Mix (Part 2)
Module 7: The Marketing Mix (Part 3)
Module 8: Marketing Amplifiers
Benefits
8 modules that will teach you:
Understand the importance of value creation throughout the marketing process
Understand the tactical and strategic role that marketing plays in achieving long-term business objectives
Assess the strategic fit of your organisation by examining internal and external forces that influence success
Appreciate the role that marketing research plays in identifying consumer needs and identifying effective research methodologies
Understand the role of customer-driven marketing strategies
Gain an in-depth understanding of the intertwined nature of the marketing mix elements
Get a deeper understanding of the theory with relevant, up-to-date, local case studies that bring it to life
Learn essential human skills that are going to become increasingly-important career differentiators in the AI-led 21st Century
PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENTS
To qualify you need to meet the following requirements:
The right attitude, a keen desire to succeed, and great communication skills (literacy, numeracy, comprehension).
Caitlin Ferreira: a Red & Yellow lecturer and independent consultant, Caitlin has taught marketing across several institutions in South Africa, and has a passion to drive change in this country’s education. She holds a BBusSci in Marketing, BCom Hons in Finance and an MBusSci in Marketing, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Industrial Marketing in Sweden.
Professor John Simpson: a Red & Yellow lecturer and Head of Management, Prof Simpson has a BSc in Psychology and an MBA and PhD in Consumer Behaviour. He is an Emeritus Professor and comes with an impressive pedigree of Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Director of the Graduate School of Business, and Head of the School of Management Studies at UCT; as well as the founding Director of the prestigious UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Management.