Marketing in construction - project
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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| 126PJMS | KZ | 3 | 2C | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Eduard Hromada
- Lecturer:
- Kateřina Eklová, Eduard Hromada
- Tutor:
- Kateřina Eklová, Eduard Hromada
- Supervisor:
- Department of Construction Management and Economics
- Synopsis:
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The course introduces students to basic concepts and techniques in the field of marketing, the links between marketing and other activities in the construction company, its role in the construction company and in society. Students should learn to find market opportunities, segment the market, evaluate market opportunities, build a simple marketing mix, i.e. know and master promotion methods, master pricing principles, correctly define the product and determine distribution channels.
- Requirements:
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Two absences are allowed. The output of the course is a seminar project of the specified scope, which is to be submitted via MS Teams. The project includes two presentations: one in the middle of the semester and one at the end of the semester.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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The course does not have lectures.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1. Definition of marketing. Specifics of marketing in the construction industry. Construction market and its segmentation.
2. Strategic marketing management, marketing mix 4P, 7C. Analytical-research phase, SWOT analysis, measurable objectives.
3. Marketing research - types, data sources, methods of information acquisition. Target groups. Design Thinking.
4. Product, service. Context of the life cycle of a construction project. Distribution and distribution policy. Marketing channels. B2B and B2C marketing.
5. Price and pricing policy. Customer buying behaviour and specifics of the construction industry.
6. Marketing plan. The relationship of marketing to other processes in the organisation. Setting measurable objectives.
7. Branding, graphic identity.
8. Websites, applications. UX, CX.
9. Social networks, advertising on networks. Personal brand on social networks.
10. Direct marketing. Newsletters. CRM and marketing automation.
11. PR and communication - print and online media, advertising, PR.
12. Partnership cooperation. Personal selling, networking. Print advertising - leaflets, billboards, posters.
13. Innovative marketing: guerrilla marketing, on-site installation, art, community, CSR and more.
- Study Objective:
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The ability to apply the use of information resources and information systems for managerial decision-making and marketing activities.
- Study materials:
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Required reading:
[1]VÁŇA, R. Marketing a PR v architektuře. Praha: Idealab, 2023. ISBN 978-80-908740-3-9
[2]LOSEKOOT, M. a VYHNÁNKOVA E. Jak na sítě. Jan Melvil, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7555-084-2
[3]PASTIER, M. Žlutá kniha budování značky. Praha: barecz & conrad books, 2024. ISBN 978-80-908768-6-6.
Recommended reading:
[4] KOTLER, P., IWAN, I., KARTAJAJA, H. Marketing 6.0. Praha: Grada, 2025. ISBN 978-80-271-5321-3.
[5] MAYFIELD, E. Building Better Brands: Essential Marketing Strategies for the Construction Industry. McLean, VA: Advantage Media Group, 2024. ISBN 978-1-64225-932-2.
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Management a ekonomika ve stavebnictví (compulsory course in the program)
- Management a ekonomika ve stavebnictví (compulsory course in the program)
- Management a ekonomika ve stavebnictví (compulsory course in the program)