SHEM217 Project: Online Consumer Behaviour
Annotation:
The course aims to practice marketing work in online environment concerning research and tasting models on consumer behavior. Students will receive tasks to research models in particular categories and/or digital channels to make consumer profiles and to make segmentations as well as to create campaigns according to the profiles and to follow the results.
Lecturers:
Asst. prof. Dimitar Trendafilov, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
Basic knowledge in marketing and management
Prerequisites:
Students who complete this course:
1) will know:
- what are the specificities of the consumer behavior in online environment
- how consumer construct their online identity
2) will be able to:
- to research consumer behaviour
- to set a strategy for online commerce
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Project
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
- Online consumer behavior models, current state, trends
- Working on assignment
Bibliography:
• Tuten, T and Solomon, M (2014) Social Media Marketing 2nd ed. USA, SAGE
• Close, A (ed)(2012) Online Consumer Behaviour: Theory and Research in Social Media, Adverting and E-tail. USA, Routledge
• Solomon M.R., Bamossy G., Askegaard S., and Hogg, M.K. (2013) Consumer Behaviour: A European
• Perspective. 5th Edition. London, Prentice Hall Financial Times
• Sorman-Nilsson, A. (2013) Digilogue: How to win the Digital Minds and Analogue hearts of tomorrow’s customer. Singapore, Wiley
• Odden, L. (2012) Optimize: How to Attract and Engage more Customers by Integrating SEO, Social
• Media and Content Marketing. Canada, Wiley
• Kozinets, R., Patterson, A., Ashman, R. (2017) Networks of Desire: How Technology Increases Our Passion to Consume. Journal of Consumer Research, 43 (1) p. 659-682
• Bamossy G., Askegaard S., and Hogg, M.K. (2013) Consumer Behaviour: A European Perspective. 5th Edition, London, Prentice Hall (Chapter 1-3) Kapoulas, A, Ellis, N., Murphy, W., (2004) The voice of the customer in e-banking relationships. Journal of Customer Behaviour, 3 (1), p.27-51.
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• Mitic, M., and Kapoulas, A., (2012) Understanding the role of social media in bank marketing. Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 30 (7) p. 668-686
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