Communication

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Exposition of the essential content of the program and presentation of examples in an environment of discussion with students (students will have the opportunity to analyze various communication actions applied to integrated marketing communication). Each student will be assigned a rating based on their performance during the semester and that will be expressed according to a numeric scale from zero to twenty values.

Learning Outcomes

1) Understand the fundamentals of strategic planning applied to brand communication and how to put this knowledge into practice.

2) Understanding of the role of communication strategy and its environment with marketing;

3) Understand the principles of building a brand, launch and management;

4) Develop a strategic communication thinking as a response to the request of the marketing strategy;

5) Manage the details associated with the identification of business opportunities;

6) Create and implement a communication strategy;

7) Knowing the main characteristics of effective communication;

8) Acquire theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of the process of communication and advertising creation;

9) Develop a critical analysis of projects, communication strategies, and the spirit of entrepreneurship among students;

10) Assimilate the key market trends, marketing and communication.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

With the huge amount of advertising messages and promises, it is increasingly hard to surprise a group of individuals and to persuade consumers. The effectiveness of the communication depends on the quality of its strategy. The main topics of this course are:

1) strategic planning: fundamentals of strategic planning applied to brand communication, insightologia 2.0, positioning "where we are - and where should we go"

2) the brand: Identity, image and brand value, brand equity, positioning in communication,

3) creativity: from communication strategy to creative strategy, creativity as a tool for innovation, creative process, the golden rules of creativity to generate ideas,

4) workshop: case studies, analysis of examples of success / failure, resolution of practical cases. This includes a ‘laboratory’ with examples, exercises, analysis of actual communication and development of an integrated communication project.

Head Lecturer(s)

Pedro Marcelo Amado Garcia da Rocha Torres

Assessment Methods

Continuos Assessment
The ongoing appreciation of the performance of students participating in classes and attendance : 40.0%
An individual or group work, with several stages and to be executed during non-contact periods and during class, with interim presentations : 60.0%

Bibliography

CANTON, James - Sabe o que vem aí: as principais tendências que redesenharão o mundo. Lisboa: Editorial Bizâncio, 2008.

CONSUMER insight: how to use data and market research to get closer to your customer. Ed. Merlin Stone, Alison Bond and Bryan Foss. London: Kogan Page, 2004.

LAERMER, Richard; SIMMONS, Mark - Punk marketing: junta-te à revolução. Lisboa: Lua de Papel, 2008.

OLINS, Wally - A marca. Lisboa: Editorial Verbo, 2005.

PUBLICITOR: comunicação 360º online-ofline. 7ª ed.. Bernard Brochand [et al.]. Lisboa: Publicações Dom Quixote, 2010. [Ed. 1999: BP 658.8 PUB]

RAINEY, M. T. - The planning context. In HOW to plan advertising. Ed. Alan Cooper. 2nd rev. ed.. [London?]: Cencage Learning, 2001.

STELL, Jon - Truth, lies, and advertising: the art of account planning. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

SUNZI - A arte da guerra. 8ª ed. comentada. Lisboa: Coisa de Ler, 2011. [Ed. 2002: BP 355 SUN]