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  • Marketing Management partners with Toyota SA to train the taxi industry

    Posted on July 18, 2016

    Two high quality, customised skills development programmes have been launched after UP and Toyota SA partnered to realise the shared dream of developing a special programme for the taxi industry. The Ses’fikile Programme on Management Principles and Practices is aimed at the executives in...

  • Multiplying customer value

    Posted on June 27, 2016

    In the first semester of 2016 the BCom Honours (Marketing Management) group from the University of Pretoria was offered the opportunity to work with Momentum Multiply on a client challenge.

  • Recruiting Marketing Management students on Open Day 2016

    Posted on June 24, 2016

    On 21 May 2016 the University of Pretoria hosted its much anticipated annual Open Day. The event was designed for learners wishing to begin their studies at UP in the near future. It is estimated that a record number of approximately 25 000 visitors comprising mainly Grade 11 and Grade 12...

  • Digital marketing is an entire world

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Tuesday, 24 May 2016, was an exciting day for the Department of Marketing Management’s BEM 356 Practical Project students. The extraordinary Ms Mbali Zondo stood before the class, not only as an account manager at Cerebra (a social media agency), but also as a proud alumnus, having...

  • Marketing third-years in L'Oreal Brandstorm national finals

    Posted on June 07, 2016

    Three third-year students from the Department of Marketing Management were selected as national finalists in the prestigious L'Oreal Brandstorm competition of 2016.

  • Let’s talk social media

    Posted on June 02, 2016

    Prof Melanie Wiese of the Department of Marketing Management attended a social media conference in Praque, Czech Republic, from 8 to 10 May 2016. Her paper, entitled ‘Perceptions, attitudes and behaviour towards advertising on Facebook’, was well suited to the conference theme,...

  • Marketing students go on an exclusive Bridgestone plant tour

    Posted on May 26, 2016

    On Friday, 6 May 2016, the third-year Marketing Management Practical Project (BEM 356) team leaders were taken to the Bridgestone South Africa manufacturing plant in Brits to give them some insight into the Bridgestone tyre manufacturing process. The student team leaders were collected at UP by...

  • BANKSETA grant changes the lives of UP students

    Posted on May 17, 2016

    The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA) changed the lives of 75 students when it donated R9 million to the University of Pretoria (UP) for student bursaries.

  • Marketing students put shoulder to the wheel in Bridgestone project

    Posted on May 13, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management and Bridgestone South Africa have teamed up for the 2016 third-year Marketing Management practical project. The purpose of the practical module is to provide students with the opportunity to practically apply theory to the marketing field. This year students...

  • Celebrating achievers in the Department of Marketing Management

    Posted on April 22, 2016

    The Department of Marketing Management's annual prize-giving function took place on 14 April 2016 at the High Performance Centre (hpc). During this event, the Department’s top performers were celebrated for their various achievements.

  • GfK Verein partnership going from strength to strength

    Posted on April 20, 2016

    On 14 April 2016, the graduation of 25 students in the GfK MPhil Marketing Research programme was celebrated. The MPhil Marketing Research programme was presented by the Department of Marketing Management in collaboration with GfK Verein.

  • International meets local and connects over a traditional South African braai

    Posted on April 15, 2016

    Wednesday, 16 March 2016, was a memorable day for the BCom Marketing Management Honours class. The students met a group of management students from Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, and hosted them in their class, followed by an informal braai sponsored by the visitors.

  • One group’s will to excel

    Posted on March 30, 2016

    On 9 March, the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 presented to their first client, customer insights consultancy Consulta. There was an atmosphere of anxiety and excitement, as the students did not know what to expect.

  • UP-BANKSETA partnership changes the lives of students

    Posted on March 24, 2016

    When Prof Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management, read that occupations in marketing and sales were identified amongst the top 100 national scarce skills in the country, she took action.

  • An introduction to qualitative research

    Posted on March 08, 2016

    “We want to know the why,” explained Prof Natasja Holtzhausen, a qualitative researcher from the School of Public Management and Administration, to the third-year Marketing Research students.

  • L’Oreal Brandstorm 2016

    Posted on February 29, 2016

    Representatives from beauty company L’Oreal visited the third-year Marketing Research students on 11 February 2016.

  • Marketing Management honours students off to a flying start

    Posted on February 25, 2016

    The journey for the BCom (Hons) Marketing Management class of 2016 started on 1 February 2016. The theme of the welcome lecture was “Flying with Unlimited Marketing” and students were asked to dress accordingly. The students rose to the occasion and impressed with their creativity in...

  • Valentine’s Day competition: Create a name and catchy slogan

    Posted on February 22, 2016

    A Valentine’s Day competition was launched amongst the BCom Marketing Management students during February 2016. Students were required to invent a catchy name and slogan for a new company that supplies cakes and platters. A bonus prize was offered to students that also designed a logo. The...

  • BCom Tourism Management student to take part in Future Leaders Forum Africa final

    Posted on February 18, 2016

    Maryna Enslin, a final-year BCom Tourism Management student from the Tourism Management Division, has been selected as one of three finalists from across African tertiary institutions to present an event bid in front of a jury of industry professionals at the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum...

  • Creating an appetite for Appletiser

    Posted on December 11, 2015

    The Department of Marketing Management, in partnership with Appletiser, launched a project amongst the BCom Marketing Management second-year students during the second semester of 2015. Students were required to develop a marketing communication plan for Appletiser with the purpose of increasing...

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