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  • Marketing students ‘convert from manual to digital’ for Bosch SA

    Posted on September 07, 2017

    On 2 August 2017, the Marketing Management honours students received their first client challenge in the Strategic Marketing module. After two weeks of hard work and dedication, all teams presented their ideas on a pull marketing campaign to a Bosch representative. The pull marketing campaign...

  • Strategising with Firestone

    Posted on September 06, 2017

    On 3 August 2017, the third-year BCom Marketing Management students presented their second deliverable of the practical project module to the client, Bridgestone/Firestone.

  • Marketing students ‘discover’ how it feels to win with Discovery

    Posted on August 29, 2017

    The exam for the Marketing of Services module in the BCom Marketing Management honours degree took place on Thursday, 15 June 2017. The exam entailed a project conducted in partnership with Discovery, where students had to develop ideas for a new product aimed at millennials.

  • A memorable evening with Marketing Alumni

    Posted on August 25, 2017

    It is halfway into the year, and the BCom Honours (Marketing Management) students are anxious to secure a job for next year. The Department of Marketing Management wants to assist its students on their career journeys, and as such, the idea of a guest panel of alumni was born.

  • Marketing Honours student attends European Summer Institute in Germany

    Posted on July 27, 2017

    Cassandra Mayer, a Marketing Management honours student, attended the European Bachelor Summer Institute from 28 May to 9 June 2017 in Vallendar, Germany, together with two other students from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. The two-week programme was held and conducted by WHU -...

  • EMS students attend summer programme in Germany

    Posted on July 27, 2017

    Three students from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) recently attended the European Bachelor Summer Institute course titled 'The Business, Political and Cultural Environment in Europe', presented at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany.

  • Marketing lecturer shines at EMS Faculty Awards Function

    Posted on July 07, 2017

    On Wednesday evening, 21 June 2017, the annual EMS Faculty Awards Function took place. The EMS Faculty Awards Function is hosted to honour and celebrate the research and teaching achievements of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences staff members.

  • Research and teaching excellence celebrated at EMS Awards

    Posted on June 28, 2017

    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences celebrated the excellent research and teaching and learning achievements of academic staff members at the prestigious annual EMS Awards Function, which was held on 21 June 2017.

  • Marketing scholars meet to discuss customer value

    Posted on June 15, 2017

    Prof Gené van Heerden, Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing Management, attended the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) conference from 24 to 26 May 2017 in San Diego, California. The theme for the conference was ‘Back to the future: Using marketing basics to provide customer...

  • Marketing Management third-year students treated to a Bridgestone SA plant visit

    Posted on June 14, 2017

    On 5 May 2017, twelve third-year Marketing Management students – one representing each Practical Project team – set off to Brits, North-West, to learn how Bridgestone’s portfolio of tyres are produced from start to finish at the plant. The students were transported in a...

  • “UP4Marketing”: BCom Marketing Management attracts prospective students at UP’s 2017 open day

    Posted on June 14, 2017

    It was with much excitement that the University of Pretoria opened its gates to prospective students on 20 May 2017. Shortly after 8:00 the walkways of UP’s Hatfield Campus were buzzing with scholars, parents and teachers, all eager to enquire about possible degree choices.

  • EMS Autumn 2017 Graduations

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    The Autumn 2017 Graduation Ceremonies of UP’s Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were recently held at the Rembrandt Hall at the LC de Villiers Sports Campus.

  • EMS Dean's List Awards function honours academic excellence

    Posted on June 06, 2017

    Prof Elsabé Loots, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria, hosted top academic achievers in the Faculty at the prestigious annual Dean's List Awards function on 16 May 2017.

  • Marketing students get fired up by Firestone

    Posted on May 25, 2017

    The Department of Marketing Management at UP will, for a second year, work in partnership with Bridgestone tyre manufacturers on the third-year Marketing Management practical project. The focus of the project for 2017 is to develop a brand communications plan specifically for Firestone (a brand...

  • Marketing Professor receives NRF rating

    Posted on May 23, 2017

    Prof Pierre Mostert of the Department of Marketing Management was honoured at the University of Pretoria's Academic Achievers Awards, held on 9 May 2017, for his National Research Foundation (NRF) rating.

  • EMS academics celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards

    Posted on May 15, 2017

    A number of academics from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences were celebrated when the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Academic Achievers Awards on 9 May 2017.

  • Developing marketers with a business and social conscience

    Posted on May 12, 2017

    The Department of Marketing Management was requested to share how it incorporates social responsibility into the curriculum during the steering committee of the University Social Responsibility Network's recent visit to the University.

  • Christmas came early for UP Marketing and Informatics students

    Posted on May 11, 2017

    Excitement filled the air as Professor Alta van der Merwe, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) at UP welcomed and congratulated 80 students who were collectively awarded bursaries to the value of R7,1 million from the Banking Sector...

  • Top Marketing students take centre stage

    Posted on May 11, 2017

    Bright and early on the morning of 25 April 2017, the Department of Marketing Management welcomed its top achievers and their families/partners to the annual Marketing Management prize-giving function. The High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria served as a suitable venue for the...

  • Liaising across continents

    Posted on April 18, 2017

    Marketing Management honours students had the unique opportunity to collaborate with a group of students from Rutgers University, USA, who attended the Marketing of Services lecture on 16 March 2017.

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