Course Title: Plan and implement business-to-business marketing

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5342 Diploma of Marketing

Course Title: Plan and implement business-to-business marketing

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MKTG7898C

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2016

Course Contact: Tim Wallis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423

Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and implement business-to-business (B2B) marketing.

It applies to individuals who work in a supervisory capacity in a team environment, who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base and demonstrate a range of managerial skills to ensure business activities are conducted effectively.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBMKG519 Plan and implement business-to-business marketing

Elements:

1. Identify and evaluate business-to-business marketing strategies

2. Select business-to-business marketing strategies

3. Plan and develop business-to-business marketing activities

4. Implement and monitor business-to-business marketing plan


Learning Outcomes

This course is structured to provide students with the optimum learning experience in order to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to plan and implement business-to-business (B2B) marketing.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of the requirements in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks, for example:

  • direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
  • review of final printed documents
  • demonstration of techniques
  • observation of presentations
  • oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of software applications

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Performance Evidence

You must provide evidence of the ability to:

  • produce a business-to-business (B2B) marketing plan which includes:
    - marketing objectives and strategies
    - a detailed marketing budget
    - methods of measuring effectiveness
    - assigning responsibilities within a team
  • implement a B2B marketing plan.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:

  • summarise key provisions of relevant legislation, codes of practice and national standards affecting marketing operations
  • explain business buying processes
  • outline characteristics of business markets compared to consumer markets
  • summarise factors influencing business buyers
  • discuss a range of strategies for B2B marketing
  • describe trends in B2B marketing.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.