Hospitality Marketing Strategies (HOSP 2505)
Students examine the role and function of marketing in the hospitality industry. Students develop an understanding of the concept of marketing, strategic and marketing planning, product development, positioning, and pricing, as well as all elements of the marketing mix, including communication channels and personal selling. The course focuses on major marketing decisions that hospitality managers face in researching demand, generating, and sustaining demand for their products and services.
Course code: HOSP 2505
Credits: 3.0
Tuition: $0
Length: 45.0 hours
Course outline:
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HOSP 2505 schedule for programs:
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Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
CRN # | Dates | Day/Time/Location |
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42497 | January 6, 2025 to February 28, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Downtown Campus |
42500 | January 6, 2025 to February 28, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Downtown Campus |
60390 | May 5, 2025 to August 15, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Downtown Campus |
60393 | May 5, 2025 to August 15, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Downtown Campus |
60396 | May 5, 2025 to August 15, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Downtown Campus |
Additional Information
- 1. Service marketing challenges
2. Components of the extended marketing mix for managing the customer interface in the hospitality sector
3. Marketing in a global context
4. Customer, competitor, and company analysis (3 C's)
5. Designing an effective marketing strategy
6. Ethical and consumer privacy-related issues
7. Segment-specific variations in demand
8. Customer-switching patterns: causes, reduction, and recovery
9. Target markets
10. Segmenting target markets according to demographics, psychographics, geography and use frequency
11. The PRICE concept of marketing
12. 7Ps in the Services Marketing Mix (product, promotion, price, place, people, physical evidence, and process)
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.