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  • The power of ‘like’ – social networks analysis

    Posted on October 29, 2014

    International researcher Prof Holger Lütters, a professor from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin, Germany, presented an insightful guest lecture to the Marketing Management honours class on ‘The power of “like” – social networks analysis’.

  • Celebrating spring with ‘culture pop’

    Posted on October 21, 2014

    Spring Day 2014 was celebrated by the Department of Marketing Management in cultural style.

  • Top achievers honoured

    Posted on May 12, 2014

    The Department of Marketing Management honoured its top students of 2013 at a prize giving ceremony held in April 2014. The Department had much to celebrate as 2013 was a very successful year for both students and staff.

  • How to sell in the real world

    Posted on April 07, 2014

    Personal selling and account management is a new module for third-year students studying towards a BCom (Marketing Management) degree. This module aims to equip marketing students with the necessary skills and to prepare them for a career in the field of

  • Graduate performs at her first job thanks to the honours programme

    Posted on March 25, 2014

    Telani Nel completed the BComHons (Marketing Management) degree at the University of Pretoria at the end of 2013. After numerous job interviews, she was appointed at Barclays Pan Africa

  • Marketing goes viral

    Posted on March 19, 2014

    To introduce the 2014 BComHons (Marketing Management) students to strategic marketing and also in line with the 2014

  • Students challenged by a fundraising/sponsorship strategy

    Posted on March 17, 2014

    The BComHons (Marketing Management) students were challenged to develop and execute a fundraising/sponsorship strategy for the Phyllis Robertson Home as part of their curriculum. The aim of the challenge was to give students the opportunity to share their

  • Welcome MarketerChef 2014!

    Posted on February 25, 2014

    The journey for the BComHons (Marketing Management) class of 2014 has officially begun and based on the first class, this group will not disappoint. The theme of the welcoming lecture was

  • Online Marketing research

    Posted on February 25, 2014

    Three staff members of the Department of Marketing Management visited the Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) in Berlin during January 2014. Drs Van Heerden, Wiese and Maree traveled to Berlin to share research ideas and initiate collaborative res

  • Alumnus returns home

    Posted on January 27, 2014

    Prof Deon Nel, an alumnus of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, returned to his alma mater. He has been appointed in the Department of Marketing Management from 1 January 2014.

  • "Marketing in motion" in first year's hearts

    Posted on January 24, 2014

    The Department of Marketing Management pulled out all the stops to officially welcome the first-year class of 2014 on campus on Wednesday, 22 January. The eager, fresh-faced first years had been treated to an orientation that topped the bar. What better w

  • Marketing in Motion

    Posted on January 23, 2014

    The Department of Marketing Management is serious about getting marketing into motion in 2014. To put the words into action, the first-year BCom (Marketing Management) students were welcomed with the song Timber by Pitbull and Kesha.

  • Customer satisfaction index – a first for South Africa

    Posted on November 26, 2013

    Professor Yolanda Jordaan, Head of the Department of Marketing Management and co-founder of the South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi), was most excited about the release of the first full year national customer satisfaction index on 4 November

  • Academic versus commercial research: parallel universes?

    Posted on November 22, 2013

    The juxtaposition between academic and “real-world” research is a topic often debated – especially within the academic fraternity. As young researchers, the final year master’s course work in Marketing Management students found this research debate of great interest.

  • Students hold their own in front of the Gautrain Management Agency

    Posted on November 18, 2013

    On 29 October 2013, the Department of Marketing Management put their honours students to the ultimate test. After an entire year of working on the Gautrain marketing project, it was time for the students to demonstrate what they had experienced and learnt

  • 'Expect the Unexpected' and come out tops

    Posted on November 14, 2013

    The Marketing Management Honours class of 2013 had a busy year, working on various industry challenges and meeting deadlines on a weekly basis. On Wednesday, 30 October, true to the nature of the Honours programme, the marketing class was caught off guard.

  • Marketing students meet the who's who of sports business leaders

    Posted on November 11, 2013

    Exposure Unlimited approached the Department of Marketing Management, requesting our senior students’ involvement in the Sport Industry Summit held on 24 October 2013 in Johannesburg. This company kindly offered one student the opportunity to not only attend the summit, but to also meet and...

  • Keep calm and write your CV...

    Posted on November 07, 2013

    As part of the honours programme in Marketing, the Department of Marketing Management has placed great focus on getting the honours students equipped for the working world. Part of this involved getting professional assistance in developing a CV, creating

  • Transform research into an interesting story

    Posted on November 07, 2013

    “When aiming to publish in popular media, ensure you have an interesting, timeous and relevant story to tell.” This was some valuable advice given to the Master’s course work students from Ms Nicolize Mulder, senior media liaison officer at the University of Pretoria.

  • UP develops its leaders – and reap the rewards

    Posted on November 01, 2013

    The University of Pretoria selected one dean and 11 heads of departments to partake in UP’s prestigious Programme in Academic Leadership (PAL), presented by the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). The programme focuses on the context of academic leadership, people development and...

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