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2022/2023

Commercial Communication

Code: 43405 ECTS Credits: 10

Degree	Type	Year	Semester
4313148 Marketing	OT	0	2
4314947 Strategic Planning in Advertising and Public Relations	OB	0	2

Contact

Name:: Ana Beatriz Valli Casado
Email:: ana.valli@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:: spanish (spa)

Other comments on languages

A fair level of English language is recommended

Teachers

: Cristina Martorell Castellano

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites to undertake this module.

Objectives and Contextualisation

To learn a set of creative advertising strategies and media planning techniques which are adapted to advanced commercial communications' environments.

The module is divided into two blocks: a) Advertising and Communications' Strategy; b) Media Planning.

Competences

Marketing

Address business situations and/or problems that imply an ethical dilemma on the basis of critical reflection.
Develop communicative skills in oral presentations before critical audiences.
Display a wide-ranging knowledge of commercial communication tools in their current context.
Generate innovative, competitive ideas and solutions.
Plan and conduct advertising campaigns.
Provide innovative solutions to commercial problems.

Strategic Planning in Advertising and Public Relations

Analyse market data (competition and brand image) and, in accordance with the advertiser's briefing, design a strategic communication plan.
Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Design and carry out market research.
Display determination, curiosity and creativity.
Set communication objectives and design strategies that are suited to the dialogue between brands and consumers.

Learning Outcomes

Address business situations and/or problems that imply an ethical dilemma on the basis of critical reflection.
Apply the methods of means planning.
Design creative advertising strategies.
Design original and innovative strategies for integrated communication.
Develop communicative skills in oral presentations before critical audiences.
Distinguish the elements of advertising-campaign planning.
Establish communication objectives in line with business objectives,
Establish communication objectives in line with business objectives.
Generate innovative, competitive ideas and solutions.
Identify creative advertising processes and techniques.
Identify the processes and techniques of means planning.
Manage and lead a discussion on the set topics.
Present views on a topic under discussion before an audience.
Recognise the internal and external elements of the creation process in advertising.
Tackle communication problems with determination, seeking out creative, innovative solutions.

Content

The module is structured around a set of creative advertising strategies and media planning techniques which are adapted to advanced commercial communications' environments. It is divided into the following two blocks:

a) Advertising and Communications' Strategy

- Communications in Marketing

- Sources of information and analysis: product-brand-target-market.

- Hollistic vision within the marketing plan.

- Managing touchpoints.

- Creativity in the strategic vision.

b) Media Planning:

- Marketing information systems (SIM).

- Marketing mix and its relation to the media strategy.

- Work process: negotiation, follow-up and optimisation, evaluation and conclusion of the campaign.

NB: The contents of the course will be sensible to the aspects concerning gender perspective.

NB2: The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject. In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.

NB3: During one of the classes, the teacher will provide students with 15 minutes to answer the surveys on the teaching performance and the subject or module.

Methodology

The module includes classes of 4 hours which will contain lectures, activities in class and activities to be completed autonomously and to be presented in class.

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Activities

Title	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed
Lectures - masterclasses	75	3	6, 11, 10, 14
Type: Supervised
Analysis, presentation and resolution of real case studies	25	1	2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 7, 12, 13, 14
Type: Autonomous
Reading materials and case studies	100	4	2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 7, 11, 10, 14

Assessment

The subject consists of the following evaluation activities:

- Activity A, active participation in class (40%).
- Activity B, project supervision (30%)
- Activity C, final project presentation (30%)

To be able to pass the subject, it is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5 in activities A, B and C and to attend to a minimum of 80% of the classes. The evaluation will be continuous, based on the above, therefore there will not be a final exam of the module.

The student who performs any irregularity (copy, plagiarism, identity theft...) will be qualified with 0 in this assignment or exam. In case there are several irregularities, the final grade of the subject will be 0.

The proposed teaching methodology and evaluation activities may undergo some modifications depending on the health authorities' attendance restrictions.

Assessment Activities

Title	Weighting	Hours	ECTS	Learning Outcomes
Active participation in class	40	10	0.4	5, 15, 9, 12, 13
Final project delivery	30	20	0.8	1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6, 15, 8, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14
Project supervision in class	30	20	0.8	1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 6, 15, 8, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14

Bibliography

1) Consultation of specific studies related to the evolution of the market, consumption trends, target market lifestyle, media consumption for a given target market (to be determined for any given project).Example of general sources:

- Spanish General Media Study: http://www.aimc.es/-Datos-EGM-Resumen-General-.html

- IAB Digital Media Study: https://iabspain.es/wp-content/uploads/estudio-medios-de-comunicacin-digitales-2017_vreducida.pdf

- Advertising Spending: http://www.infoadex.es/estudios.html

- Optimedia studies: http://www.optimedia.es/optimedia-intelligence/

- Spanish Statistical Office: www.ine.es

- AIMC Media research: http://www.aimc.es/-Marco-General-.html

- Statista:https://www.statista.com/

- Nielsen Insights: http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports.html

2) IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) specific research: http://www.iabspain.net/investigacion/

- E-commerce: https://iabspain.es/wp-content/uploads/estudio-ecommerce-iab-2018_vcorta.pdf

- Programmatic Advertising: http://www.iabspain.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2014/09/Libro-blanco-de-Compra-Program%C3%A1tica-y-RTB.pdf

- Affiliate Marketing: http://www.iabspain.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/07/12_LB_Marketing_afiliacion.pdf