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BSAD 231 Foundations of Marketing. St. Francis Xavier University. Professor Denton Anthony. Agenda. Introductions Course Overview Objectives Text Student Evaluation Assignment for next class. Introductions. Contact me: Phone 867-5234 Email danthony@stfx.ca
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BSAD 231 Foundations of Marketing St. Francis Xavier University Professor Denton Anthony
Agenda • Introductions • Course Overview • Objectives • Text • Student Evaluation • Assignment for next class
Introductions Contact me: • Phone 867-5234 • Email danthony@stfx.ca • Website www.stfx.ca/people/danthony Office Hours Will be posted outside of office door and on my website. I do have an open door policy however.
Introductions • Name • Where you are from • Planned area of study
What is Marketing? • Marketing is more than sales and advertising, it is also: • buying, • wholesaling, • storing, • financing, • relationship building, • research, pricing, • product development
Course Objectives • To introduce marketing concepts and marketing management strategies including: • Integrated marketing communication • Product and service strategies • Pricing • Distribution • To examine current marketing news – What’s Happening? • To apply textbook concepts to cases, exercises, and discussion • To further develop communication skills (written and oral)
Textbook • Effective Marketing, First Canadian Edition, by Zigmund, d’Amico, Brown, Anthony, Monk and Donville. Thomson, Nelson, 2008. • You will need this text for: • Tests and Quizzes • Homework • Reading assignments • Achieving your best possible grade! • Technology/package components • Text website full of resources:www.effectivemarketing.nelson.com
Textbook Tax Credit • Did you know that you can claim… • $65 for each month you qualify for the full-time education amount? • or… • $20 for each month you qualify for the part-time education amount? • You can claim the textbook amount (right on your tax return!) if you are eligible to claim the education amount (and can support, with documentation, your enrolment at a post-secondary institution).
Student Evaluation In-class pop quizzes (unannounced) 10 Participation 10 Midterm 20 Final Exam 35 Term Project 25 100
Assignment for this Class • Read Chapter 1