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    Overview

    Understand the role, function, tactical and strategic importance of brands and advertising both in the marketplace and in relation to ethical, social and environmental issues.

    About this paper

    Paper title Advertising and Branding
    Subject Marketing Management
    EFTS 0.1667
    Points 20 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,665.83
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Restriction
    MART 468, 469
    Contact

    Rob Aitken

    Teaching staff

    Professor Robert Aitken

    Teaching Arrangements

    One two-hour lecture per week.

    Textbooks

    There is one required textbook for this paper:

    • Douglas Holt (2004) How Brands Become Icons: The Principles of Cultural Branding. Harvard Business Review Press (November 1, 2004). ISBN: 978-1578517749.

    A list of recommended background readings is provided below:

    • Carolina Rogoll (2015) Star Brands: A Brand Manager’s Guide to Build, Manage and Market Brands, Allworth Press.
    • Alina Wheeler (2017) Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team, Wiley, 5 edition. (Practical and creative side of brand execution and visual identity).
    • Brad VanAuken (2014) Brand Aid: A Quick Reference Guide to Solving Your Branding Problems and Strengthening Your Market Position (AMACOM).
    • Naomi Klein (2009) No Logo (Picador, 3rd -10th Anniversary ed. Edition). (An anti-branding/anti-corporate perspective on consumer marketing).
    • Kevin Keller (2012) Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring, and Managing Brand Equity, 4th Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
    Course outline

    MART 574 Course Outline

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes
    • Understand the nature and role of brands and advertising
    • Identify and evaluate branding and advertising strategies
    • Understand the various methods of addressing brand value
    • Consider the different ways of thinking about brands and advertising
    • Understand what is meant by creativity
    • Understand the different approaches to advertising effectiveness
    • Consider the role of brands and advertising in relation to sustainability

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 9-14, 16-22
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