[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MKT 580 - Social Media Marketing

3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MBA 565 - Marketing , MKT 570 - Gamification Applications in Marketing  and MKT 575 - Web Analytics 
This course covers the key techniques and methods on how to design and manage marketing operations online. It focuses on presenting cutting-edge business strategies that generate value by applying and adjusting marketing techniques in the online environment and utilizing social media. Besides traditional social media, the course incorporates web analytic techniques as well as ideas from gamification as key components of the student skill set.  The purpose of the course is to prepare the students to design, implement, and assess comprehensive social media marketing strategies in a way that maximizes a company's long-term competitive advantage.