Brand Management

Course aim

To equip students to critically apply knowledge of contemporary brand management practices and to make evidence-based decisions for evolving brand-related tasks in diverse contexts.

Course content

This course examines marketing concepts through the lens of a Brand Manager: brands in consumer minds; how brands compete; target marketing; segmentation & brand differentiation; mental availability of the brand through consumer memory structures; how to identify and use your brand assets and key brand performance metrics. This course also introduces new concepts necessary for a successful management of brands: introduction to brand management; understanding brand equity; new brands including brand extensions, re-branding, branding internationally; and the physical availability of the brand through market distribution channels.

Textbook(s)

Romaniuk, J & Sharp, B 2021, How brands grow: Part 2 (revised), 2nd edition, Oxford University Press ANZ, Melbourne, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Seminars 15 hours AND online 15 hours equiv	N/A x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar (may include additional hours for field trips to business and industry)	30 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Presentation, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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