115. Agricultural Marketing

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Course ID: AC115

Study this course if you want to develop in depth knowledge of agricultural marketing and you want to improve your own business success or start a new career in this field.

  • 100 hours
  • self paced study
  • friendly supportive tutors

This course develops your ability to analyse and manage marketing problems in an agricultural enterprise. Topics covered include: market research, management of your marketing, promotions, handling produce, packaging, distribution, customer relations and more.

Course Aims

  • Explain the role of marketing in business and the importance of marketing in the business plan.
  • Assess the relative importance of marketing planning and to determine marketing strategies in relation to farming.
  • Identify target markets to select suitable marketing methods.
  • Explain the physical handling of products in the marketing process including packaging, labeling, presentation and transportation.
  • Plan to maintain sound customer relations in an agricultural business.
  • Conduct market research into a product or service in the agricultural industry.
  • Plan to manage the promotional program for an agricultural business.
  • Develop strategies to manage the marketing of an agricultural enterprise.

Course Outline

There are 8 lessons in this course:

  1. Agricultural Marketing Concepts
    • Marketing
    • Goods and Services
    • The Marketing Concept
    • Managing the Marketing Process
    • The Role of Marketing
    • Approaches to Marketing
    • The Goals of Marketing
    • Organising, analysing, selecting target markets
    • Developing the Marketing Mix
    • Managing the Market Effort
  2. Farm Marketing Objectives and Strategies
    • Supply and Demand
    • Developing the Farm Marketing Plan
    • Organising the Planning process
    • Reviewing the Business’s Situation
    • Establishing Marketing Objectives
    • Developing Strategies
    • Market Penetration
    • Price Advantages
  3. Target Marketing
    • Preliminary Research
    • Target Markets in Agriculture
    • Defining the Target
    • Resources
    • Analysing Market Opportunities
    • External Influences
    • General Economic Conditions
    • Government Policy and Regulations
    • Overseas influences
    • Demographic Patterns
    • Technological Change
    • Customer Values and Attitudes
    • Alternative Marketing Methods
    • Internal Influences
    • Selecting Target Markets
    • Market Segmentation
  4. Handling Produce
    • Developing the Marketing Mix
    • The “Product” element of the Marketing Mix
    • Logos, packaging, positioning and image etc
    • The “Price” Element of the Marketing Mix
    • Pricing objectives and methods
    • The “Promotion” element of the marketing Mix
    • Publicity and Public Relations
    • Advertising, sales and personal selling
    • The “Place” element of the Marketing Mix
    • Market coverage
    • Determining Emphasis with the Marketing Mix
    • Impact of Product Life-cycle
  5. Customer Relations
    • Customer Care Policy
    • Levels of Involvement
    • Effective Communication
    • Becoming an effective communicator
    • Dealing with complaints
    • Self evaluation
    • Maximising customer service
  6. Market Research
    • The Importance Of Market Research
    • What to Research?
    • The Research process
    • Analysing Costs and Benefits
  7. Promotions
    • Promoting Product
    • Creating customer awareness
    • Promotional Campaign Strategy
    • The Promotional Message
    • Promotional Material
    • Making Promotions Cost Effective
    • Channels of Communication
    • Publicity Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Structuring an Advertisement or Promotion
  8. Managing Marketing
    • Market Retention
    • Balancing Strategy
    • Market Development
    • Market Growth
    • Managing the Marketing Plan
    • Sales and the Market

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