Courses & Units
Business to Business Marketing BMA738
Introduction
Business to Business (B2B) marketing has gained importance globally and differ significantly from business-consumer marketing. Business markets present unique challenges and opportunities for marketers. Business customers engage in complex purchase decision making processes and respond differently to marketing strategies compared to the end consumers. Business marketers thus need to develop and execute unique marketing strategies that offer superior value and long-term business relationships with customers. This unit will develop students’ knowledge and skills in business to business marketing, so as to make them research and analyse B2B marketing problems for decision making. The unit enable the students to apply B2B marketing theories and principles to construct strategies for creating superior value to business customers.
Summary
| Unit name | Business to Business Marketing |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BMA738 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Marketing |
| Coordinator | Doctor Rajesh Rajaguru |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | On-Campus | International | Domestic | |
| Online | Semester 1 | Off-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Note
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 26/2/2024 | 22/3/2024 | 15/4/2024 | 2/6/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate business to business marketing opportunities and create value.
- Research and analyse business to business marketing problems and develop creative solutions.
- Plan and develop business to business marketing strategies considering responsible and sustainable marketing practices.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 080505 | $2,040.00 | $1,597.00 | not applicable | $2,979.00 |
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Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
BMA605Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Recorded lectures; 3x4 hour workshops throughout the semester. Please refer to the timetable for dates, times and venue. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Case study analysis report (30%)|Essay (30%)|Final exam (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Biemans, WG 2010, Business to business marketing: a value-driven approach, McGraw-Hill Higher Education |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Giglierano, JJ, Vitale, R & Pfoertsch, W 2011, Business to business marketing: analysis and practice, Pearson Education. Hutt, M & Speh, T 2012, Business marketing management: B2B. Cengage Learning. Brennan, R, Canning, L & McDowell, R 2014, Business-to-business marketing, Sage | Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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