UP hosts symposium to celebrate Tourism Month

Posted on September 15, 2016

The Tourism Management Division of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted a Tourism Symposium on 9 September 2016, with Minister of Tourism, Mr Derek Hanekom, as guest speaker.

Mr Humbani wins award for first journal article publication

Posted on July 26, 2016

Michael Humbani, lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management, received the award for the best first journal article published during a ceremony that was held by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in June 2015.

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,...

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.

UP’s Tourism Management Division hosts international field research course

Posted on December 08, 2015

The Tourism Management Division in UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences hosted a Tourism Field Research Training Course early in November 2015.

Top Marketing Management students rewarded by Potatoes South Africa

Posted on November 06, 2015

The year has come to an end for the third-year BCom Marketing Management students who have worked on a practical integrated marketing project for Potatoes South Africa (PSA). A prize-giving function was held on 29 October 2015, where the top three groups were rewarded for their PSA projects. PSA...

On the cutting edge of data visualisation

Posted on November 06, 2015

Ms Danielle Carrick, an information designer from GfK Consumer Experiences North America in New York, presented a lecture to the MPhil Marketing Research students while she was hosted by the Department of Marketing Management on 16 and 17 October 2015.

Destination marketing expert visits UP

Posted on October 20, 2015

The Tourism Management Division hosted Prof Dimitris Koutoulas from the University of Patras in Greece during September 2015.