Diploma In Advertising And Public Relations

Course Objective

• To take the students through various concepts of Marketing, the ever changing dynamics, especially in view of seamless markets, changing consumer behaviour and the emergence of the new age media.

Unit I : Understanding Economics

No. of Sessions: 5                                                ( 05 marks)

• Basic Economics : Concepts and Definitions (Micro & Macro Economics)
• Various Theories: T R Malthus, Adam Smith, Karl Marx to welfare economics propounded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Amartya Sen & Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati.
• Concepts of Demand and Supply, the Laws of Marginal and Equa-marginal returns etc.

Unit II: Understanding Marketing

No of Sessions: 15                                               (10 Marks)

• Marketing: Concepts, Principles and Process
• Nature and scope of marketing,
• The Production Concept, the Product Concept, the Selling Concept, the Customer Concept.
• The Marketing Mix
• The Role of Management in Marketing
• Types of Marketing- Service, Retail, Direct, Rural,
• Online Marketing
• Marketing and Communications: The Intrinsic Linkages and Evolution of the Concept of ‘Marcom’
• Marketing and Branding
• Measurement of the Marketing Plan
• Scanning the Marketing Environment
• Marketing Challenges
• Laws and Ethics in Marketing

Integrated Marketing Communication

Concept, Definitions, Creating an Integrated Marketing Communication Plan

• Blurring the Traditional Difference Between ATL and BTL
• IMC Components: Advertising Tools, Promotional

Tools, Integration Tools, Activation Tools

• Competitive Advantage and Core Competency
• Marketing Strategy Case Studies

Unit III: Developing Marketing Strategy

No of Sessions: 10                                              (05 Marks)

• The Strategic Planning Process
• Marketing Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Analyzing Various Industries and Competition
• Deriving Consumer Insights and Commonly Used Research Techniques to do so
• Consumer Behaviour Research : How to Choose the Most Responsive Segment
• Understanding Online Consumer Behaviour, Culture,

Spotting Challenges and Opportunities

Unit IV: Understanding Consumer Behaviour

No of Sessions: 10                                              (10 Marks)

• The Indian Consumer: Psychology and Buying Behaviour
• Consumer Marketing
• Models and Applications
• Market Segmentation and Market Targeting
• The Consumer Behaviour Mapping and the Consumption Decision Making Process, Need for Pre and Post Consumption Behaviour Mapping
• Consumer Segmentation and its Importance in Marketing Strategy, Segmentation Parameters and Framework
• Understanding Consumer Lifestyles

Deriving Consumer Insights and Commonly Used Research Techniques to do so

Consumer Behaviour Research : How to Choose the Most Responsive Segment
Understanding Online Consumer Behaviour, Culture, Spotting Challenges and Opportunities

Unit V : Managing the Product                                                       

The Competition Laws: Competition Act 2002 and 2007, No of Sessions: 5                                            (05 Marks)  

The role of Competition Commission of India

Defining Product, Product Personality and its                         

Components                                                                                

Classification of Products                                                  

 Product Line and Product Mix

 Product Differentiation and Positioning

 Product Lifecycle and Managing PLC

 New Product Decisions

 Product and Pricing

Unit VI : Laws and Ethics in Marketing – No of Sessions: 5              (05 Marks)

Legal framework pertaining to Marketing (in Indian context )Consumer Rights, Drug and Cosmetic Act etc.

Legal Issues in product development, Intellectual Property Rights Patent Laws, Copyright Act and Design Act, Pricing Decisions

The Competition Laws: Competition Act 2002 and 2007, The role of Competition Commission of India

Digital Laws

Various Ethical issues

Practicals

Consumer Archetypes

Brand Name & Positioning

Market Segmentation

SWOT Analysis

Market Overview

Consumer Segmentation

Course Objective

• To introduce the students to the concepts and principles of Advertising, Ad Agency Management and Brand Management.

Unit I: Understanding Advertising

No of Sessions: 10                                               (10 Marks)

• Concept, Nature, Definitions, History
• Role, Objectives, Functions, and Significance
  1. Advertising as a tool of communication
  2. Role of advertising in Marketing mix, PR
• Types of Advertising and Classification of Advertising,
• Factors determining advertising opportunity of a product/service/idea, Types of Appeals and Advertising Messages
• Advertising Theories and Models- AIDA Model, DAGMAR Model, Maslow’s Hierarchy Model,
• Communication theories applied to advertising

Unit II : Agency Structure: Roles and Responsibilities across Levels

No of Sessions: 10                                               (10 Marks)

• Evolution of Ad Agencies- Various Stages and Current Status
• Various Functional Departments and Scope of their works
• (Account Planning, Account Servicing. Creative- Copy & Art, Media, Production, Billing, HR etc.)
• Ad Agency: Functions, Types, Structure, Departments, Remuneration, Pitching, Client-Agency Relationship
• Revenue and Commission Systems

Unit III: Account Management

No of Sessions: 8                                                  (10 Marks)

Introduction to Account Management-Scope, Definition, Responsibilities and Implementation Paths

• Agency Operation: The Organizations in Advertising, the Role of Advertising Agency, Types of Advertising Agencies
• Client Related Issues and Process: Stages in the Client- Agency Relationship, Factors affecting Client-Agency

Relationship, the Pitching Mechanism-Simulation Creative and Media Briefing Process:

• Agency -Media Interface
• Agency Revenue Process
• Setting and Allocating the Budget, Various Methods of Budgeting

Budget and Audit Process:

• Allocation of Budget and Methods
• Agency Revenue Processes
• Audits and its Processes

Unit IV

Advertising and Society

No. of sessions: 5                                                (05 Marks)

• Advertising and Gender issues
• Ethical Issues in Advertising
• Social Criticism of Advertising
• Laws in Advertising
• Laws relating to Indecent Portrayal of Women (The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, The Information Technology Act, 2000, Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 etc.)
• Advertising Statutory Bodies in India, Role of AAA and ASCI and the study of various codes of conduct and case studies.
• Analysis of Gender Issues in Professional Codes of Ethics of ASCI, AAAI at BCCCI and BARC.

Unit V : Strategic Planning and Brand Management

No of Sessions: 15                                              (15 Marks)

Part A) Strategic Planning

Introduction to Strategic Planning and Client Servicing

: The Concept of a Brand, Characteristics of Brands

(Generic, Expected, Augmented, Potential), The Importance of Brand Planning, Issues Influencing Brand Potential

• Role and Relevance of Strategy in Advertising: Understanding the Branding Process and Advertising Perspective
• Structure and Process of Strategic Planning

Part B) Brand Management

• The Evolution of Branding in Today’s World
• Understanding Brand Management
• Various Theories and Models in Brand Management,
• Brand Prism Model, Perceptual Mapping,
• Brand Purchasing Under Dissonance Reduction, Brand Name Spectrum,
• Brand Positioning, Brand Benefits, Consumer Benefits
• Brand Matrix And Media Matrix
• Product Research—Important Tools and Analysis
• Brand Anatomy, Strategy and Structure, Brand-

Positioning, Personality

Image, Brand Extensions- Advantages and Pitfalls

• Brand Architecture
• How Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Builds Brands – Including Digital Ecosystem and the Integration of Digital Channels
• Brand Audit – Inventory and Exploratory and Tracking, Co-Branding/Licensing, Luxury Brands, B2B Brands
• The Making of Indian & Global Brands
• Leveraging Secondary Brand Associations to Build Brand Equity
• Digital Brand Building: The FLIRT Model
• What is a Global Brand? How Can Indian Brands Become Global?

Practicals                                                             (50 Marks)

• Brand Audit
• Analysis of Case Studies
• Application of Theoretical Models e.g. Brand Resonance

Model and Brand Identity Prism to Existing and New Brands

• Analysis of Various Award Winning Campaigns
• Quizzes
• Projects

Course Objectives

• To take the students through media planning process, tools and functioning.

Unit I : An overview of Indian Media Scenario

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

• Understanding Media and its Landscape, ownership, consolidation and convergence, sociology
• Difference between Print, Electronic & Digital Media
• Media management: Concepts, Origin, Growth, Characteristics and models
• Defining Media Planning
• The shift of Media Planning function from Advertising Agencies to independent Buying Agencies – The ramifications.

Major media buying agencies and agency affiliations

Sources of Media Information : Population census, Annual Economic Survey, India-Year book, INFA Year Book, Audit Bureau of Circulation, Indian Newspaper Society (INS) handbook, Syndicated Research, Indian Readership Survey (IRS), Database for Electronic Media, BARC, Data on market share.

Unit II : Media Characteristics

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

• Media Brief
• Marketing information checklist
• Marketing problem
• Objectives
• Product category information
• Geography/location
• Seasonality/timing
• Target audience

Unit III : Media Planning and its Applications

No. of sessions: 10                                               (5 marks)

Defining media objectives : target audience objectives, distribution objectives, media terms, media weight theories

Various Models of Media Planning : Bill Harvey’s Expansion Model, Recency Model and Other Models

Applications : Analysis, techniques and implication of a media plan

Information Needs for Making a Media Plan:

Marketing and copy background, marketing objectives, rationale, media strategy, gross impression analysis, media rationale

Preparing a Media Brief: Marketing information checklist, the objectives, product category information, geographic location, seasonality and target audience.

Unit IV : Understanding Media Objectives

No of Sessions: 10                                              (10 Marks)

Setting Media Objectives: Determining Media

Objectives, Budget Constraints, Creative Constraints, Reach and Frequency, Choosing the Right Media/Media Options and Evaluation Techniques, Determining Media Values, Qualitative Value of Media, Ad Positions Within

Media, Evaluating and Selecting Media Vehicles

Developing Media Strategy: Consideration in Strategy Planning, the Competitive Strategy, Formulating

Strategy When Budget is too Small. Seasonal Effect Of Media Effectiveness

Scheduling Strategy and Tactics: The Media Flowchart

(Schedule), Pulsing, Fighting Continuous Media Plan

Developing Media Plan

Unit V : Budgeting and Evaluation Plan

No. of session: 5                                                  (5 Marks)

Budgeting

• Setting and allocating the budget, different methods  of setting budget-competitive spending, objective and task, expenditure per rate, factors affecting the size of the budget
• Presentation of media plan to a client and evaluation of media plan
• Media matrix and measurability and global challenges
• Differences between brand matrix and media matrix
• Evaluation of Media Plan
• Retrieval and interpretation of data
• Audience audit techniques
• People meter, single source data, geo demographic measurement
• Practical session on media information retrieval IRS et al
• Learning of relevant software

Unit VII : Media Buying     No. of sessions 10

• Steps in Buying Process and Objectives of a Media Buyer
• New Trends in Media Buying, Problems in Media Buying, Evaluating Media Buys,
• Media negotiations and strategies
• Media Costs
• Media Buying Problems
• Considerations in Planning and Buying
• Media buying and planning for Digital Media
• Media Planning Softwares
• IRS, BARC

Practicals (60 Marks)

Preparing national Media Plan for a company
Preparing an international Media Plan for a company

Course objectives:

• To acquaint the students with the creative process and the role of creativity in brand building
• To enable students to integrate the learning of various courses while conceptualizing, planning and producing campaigns in groups

Unit I : Understanding Creativity

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (5 Marks)

• Creativity in Advertising, Stages in the Creative Process
• Making of Creative Brief
• Insights- Learning How to Use Them
• Lateral Thinking, Brainstorming and Various Creative
• Thinking Modes Like “Thinking Hats” And Others
• Major Creative Thinkers in Advertising
• Creating Advertising Appeals: Rational and Emotional
• Conveying the Big Idea
• Appreciation and Presentation of Some of the Great and Failed Campaigns
• Digital Media for Communication – The Concept of Advertising on the Net, Viral Advertising, Advertising Beyond Print and The Small Screen, Etc.

Unit II : Creative Writing

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (5 Marks)

• Collecting Information
• Ideation
• Product Description
• Writing Headlines
• Copy Designing
• Elements and Types of A Copy
• How to Write an Effective Copy
• Creating the Right Mood and Appeal (Humor, Verse, Parody, Offbeat Etc)

Writing for Print, Electronic, Online

Unit III : Language and Creativity

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (5 Marks)

• Evolution of Indian Languages in Advertising
• Indian Languages in Advertising – An Imperative?
• Challenges and Opportunities
• The Concept of ‘Hybrid’ Language
• Linguistics and Semiotics Aspects
• The Usage of Advertising Language – How it is Different From Other Languages (Literary And Spoken)
• Case Studies

Unit IV : Campaign Planning : Process and Strategies

No of Sessions: 10                                               (5 Marks)

• Defining Campaign Planning
• Brand Versus Social Campaign
• Overview of Campaign Planning: Situation Analysis, Advertising Objectives, Budget, Media Types and Vehicles, Creation and Production of Message, Measurement Of Results.
• Situation Analysis
• The Planning Cycle: Varying Strategies In Promoting

Products/Brand and Social Products

• Positioning Objectives: Current and Desired Perception
• Budget Setting: Factors Determining Budget, Steps Involved Budget Plan And Execution.
• Message Strategy: What To Say (Selection Of

Attributes, Benefits, Motives and Appeals – Laddering), How To Say (Selection of Verbal and Visual Elements,

Execution Style, Source of Delivery, Arrangement Of Arguments)

• Measurement Of Results: Criteria For Judging Campaign Results – Sales, Awareness, Purchase Intention, Emotional Impact, GRPS, Etc. Research Techniques For Pre and Post Testing

Unit V : Creative Industry and Entrepreneurship  No of Sessions: 5 (5 Marks)

Unit VI : Campaign Production – No of Sessions: 25

(This would be a group exercise. The individual groups would work like an ad agency with students representing various areas like account management, media planning creative, production etc. and produce a campaign on a brand/social issue which would be judged by a panel of experts from the in dustry, including the ‘ wherever possible).

Practicals

• Screening of Award Winning Campaigns (Both Contemporary and Classics)
• Ad Deconstruction
• On Stereotyping, Gender
• Insensitivity Etc
• Campaign Reviews
• Developing Creative Skills
• Portfolio Making

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To take the students through the role and scope of PR in management, its various tools and the emerging importance of the discipline in varying areas.
• To look at the evolution of corporate communication and its expanded role in organizational and marketing communication

Unit I : Understanding PR & CC

No. of sessions: 10                                               (10 Marks)

• PR –Concepts, Definitions, Role, Scope, Functions, New emerging trends
• Brief History of Public Relations and emergence of Corporate Communication – The historical links.
• The Pioneers of PR and their works -Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays
• Theories and Models in PR – JM Grunig’s Model of Symmetrical PR, Asymmetrical PR, Organizational Theories, Conflict Theory, Structural-Functional Theory, the Excellence Theory
• Difference and Similarities between PR, Marketing and Advertising and how they are relevant to each other
• Understanding various concepts, viz., PR, press agentry, publicity, propaganda and advertising
• The Power of public opinion and persuasion
• Defining publics/stakeholders

Unit II

PR Practice and Process

No. of session: 10                                                (10 Marks)

• In house PR- Structure, Scope, Role & Function
• PR Consultancy- Structure, Role, Scope & Function
• Difference between In-house PR and a PR Consultancy
• PR Campaigns- Briefs, Pitch, Working on the Account, Client-Agency Relationship

The PR process: Research, Strategy, Measurement, Evaluation and Impact

UNIT III : PR and Media

No. of session 5                                                   (5 Marks)

• The Role and Importance of Media in PR
• PR as a Source of News
• Tools of Media Relations – Press conferences, Press meet/tours, Press releases, Backgrounders, Rejoinders, Feature writing, Video news releases, Blog writing etc;

Selection of media in reaching out to its various publics

• Media Tracking, PR angle & Response
• Understanding Integrated News room

UNIT IV : PR’s Evolving Role -Changing Trends

No. of session 5                                                   (5 Marks)

• Government PR, Lobbying, Public affairs
• Political PR, PR vs Spin
• PR in Social Sector
• Entertainment and Celebrity Management
• Introduction to PR awards
• PR Measurements
• Events, Sponsorships, Trade Shows
• Laws and Ethics in PR

Unit V : Introduction to Corporate Communication

No. of sessions 10                                               (5 Marks)

• Definition, Role, Scope, Functions & Relevance of Corporate Communication
• Defining and Segmenting Stakeholders in Corporate Communication
• Internal and External Communications
• Elements of a Corporate Communication Plan

Unit VI : Corporate Communication Strategies and Tools: Applications

No. of sessions 10                                               (10 Marks)

• Corporate Governance
• Crisis communication
• Corporate Reputation management
•  Corporate Identity
•  Events, Sponsorships, Trade Shows
•  Corporate Advertising
•  CC/PR in Brand Building
•  Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable
• Development
•  Financial Markets and Communication
•  Investor Relations
•  Trade Media and its relevance in CC

Unit VII : Crisis Communication

     No of Sessions: 2                                                (05 Marks)

• Defining Crisis and Crisis Communication
• Crisis Communication Theories
•  Media Handling in Times of Crisis
•  Various Types of Crises
•  Case Studies

Practicals                                                           (50 Marks)

•  Presentations on Perception Management
•  Case Studies of Indian Media organisations
•  Csr Presentations
•  Case Studies of Advertising and PR Agencies in India
•  Crisis Communication Presentations
• Media Tracking of Current Corporate Issues/Crises

Course Objectives

• To make students understand the role, scope and relevance of the Government Information system in the process of nation building.
• To make students understand various tools of the Government information dissemination system and their role and functioning.

Unit I : Government Communication System From the Colonial Era till the Present

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

• History, Evolution and the Necessity of the Government Communication System
• Basic Principles of Government Communication System
• Overview, Functioning, Scope and Significance
• Growth and Development of Government’s Information Machinery Both at the Centre and the State Level

Unit II : Government Information System

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

A) Role and functions Information Wing z Press Information Bureau

• Bureau of Outreach Communication
• Publication Division
• Photo Division
• Registrar of Newspapers for India
• New Media Wing
• Press Council of India

B) Broadcasting Wing

• Prasar Bharati
• AIR
• Doordarshan
• Electronic Media Monitoring Centre
• Community Radio Stations
• Broadcasting Acts and Rules
• Broadcasting codes, Guidelines and Policy

C) Films Wing

• Directorate of Film Festivals
• Central Board of Film Certification
• Films Division
• Films Codes, Guidelines and Policy

Unit III : Media Relations

No. of Sessions : 2                                            (5 Marks)

Role and Scope

• Building Relations with Private Media and Other Information Sources
• The Press Information Officers in the Ministry and Government Departments.
• The RTI Act

Unit IV : Understanding Public Service Advertising

No of Sessions: 5                                                (10 Marks)

• Emergence of PSA
• Concept, Nature, Role, Objectives, Function
• The Uses & Effects of PSA
• PSA’s as Change Agents
• PSA vs Commercial Advertising
• PSA vs Propaganda

Unit V : How PSA Works

No of Sessions: 10                                              (5 Marks)

• Situation Analysis
• Aims and Objectives
• Creating PSA Messages
• PSA and Media Partnership
• Government Policies Related to Various Campaigns

Campaign Planning : Process, Message Strategy, Selection Of Media, Budget, Measurement of Results, Case Studies

Unit VI: Crisis Communication
Role of Government

Prevention and Preparation
Role of Government Agencies in Handling of Crisis
Preparing the Communication Plan
Communicating with the Stakeholders
Handling of Media
Lessons Learnt

Unit VII
Social Media for Governance

• MyGov: Citizen Engagement Programme
• Social Media
• Framework
• E Governance initiatives

Practicals (50 Marks)

• Writing Press Releases
• Organizing Press Conferences
• Press Briefings
• Media Relations
• Deconstructing Famous PSA Campaigns
• Presentations on Various Issues and Subjects and Creation of PSA campaigns.

Course Objectives:

• To study the growth, impact and implications of the New media in the context of Advertising, Public Relations/ corporate communication.
• To give hands-on-training to students on digital tools.

Unit I : New Media – Introduction

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

• New Media- Evolution, Definitions, Concept and Scope
• The New Media Landscape
• The Characteristics of New Media and Significance
• Old Media vs. New Media
• Political Economy of New Media
• The Power of New Media
• The Changing Mass Media Audience and the Emergence of Social Media (Blogs, Facebook, Twitter YouTube etc) and its Impact on Society.

Unit II : Digital Public Relations and Corporate Communication

No of Sessions: 10                                               (10 Marks)

• PR in the age of Digital media: Scope Challenges and Opportunities
• Digital PR in Marketing and Brand Promotions
• Media Relations in Digital Age
• Employees Communication in Digital Age
• Corporate Reputation management
• Financial Communication in Digital Age
• Issue management and Crisis Communication
• Corporate Communication Channel

Unit III : Digital Marketing & Advertising

No of Sessions: 10                                               (10 Marks)

• Search Marketing
• Advertising on the web
• Social Media Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Digital Advertising Agencies – Structure and Functions
• How mainstream advertising agencies are going digital and integration today
• Digital media integration across advertising, market research, activation etc. Advent of Hybrid Advertising

(Online merging with offline)

• Various case studies : Successful and Disasters
• Brand presence on social media
• Open Resources

Unit IV Social Media Data management and Measurement

No of Sessions: 5                                                 (10 Marks)

• Social Media for Consumer insight
• The Role of Social Media in Research

Social data Management

• Primary Social Media Research

Unit VI Creating Content for New Media

No of Sessions: 20                                               (60 Marks)

• Infographics
• Digital Stories
• Explainer Videos
• Interactives
• Video blogging and podcasting

Workshops: Mobile Communication, Website Development, Google adwords, Google Analytics, Adsense and blogging, Infographics ( Google Fusion table, Datawrapper, Carto, Tablaeu, storymap, timelines, wordcloud etc), Handling misinformation and Reputation management 

Course Objective
To acquaint the students with various technological tools and software applications
To provide working knowledge of visual art, especially graphics to help them understand their role in both advertising and corporate communication

Unit I: Art and Design
No of Sessions: 8 (05 Marks)
Concept and Role of Graphics in Communication/Advertising
Components of Graphics a and its Functions – Typography and Visuals
Layout and Various Stages of Layout
Design Appreciation Based on Design Principle
Colour Theory and its Logical Use in Design

Design Applications –Advertising, Direct Printed Pieces, Poster, Magazine And Digital Outdoor, Packaging Designs, Corporate Identity/ House Colours

Unit II: Print Production
No of Sessions: 10 (05 Marks)
Printing Process – Major, On-Demand and Specialized
Copy For Printing –Verbal, Visual and Colour
Artwork And Digital Pre-Press Technology
Colour Printing and Process
Spot Printing and Process
Printing Paper –Varieties, Appropriateness and Calculation For Printing a Job
Graphic Design Business
Pre-Production and Post-Production Work
Making of Radio/TV Programmes and Commercials

Unit III : Photography
No of Sessions: 10 (05 Marks)
Basics of Photography

Unit IV: Electronic Medium
No of Sessions: 10 (05 Marks)
Familiarization with AV Equipment and Their Operation.
Techniques of Video and Radio Production
Shooting, Editing, Animation
Pre-Production and Post-Production Work
Making of Radio/TV Programmes and Commercials

Unit III : Photography No of Sessions: 10 (5 Marks)

• Basics of Photography
• Camera Techniques: Lighting Techniques
• Creating a Focal Point
• Use of Different Lenses
• Photo Feature
• Photography For Advertising
• Digital Photography

Unit V : Digital Technology and Graphics No of Sessions: 10

Use of Computer in Designing and Preparation of Artworks.

Select Software Exposure (In Design, Adobe, Illustrator, Corel Draw, Photoshop, MS Office)

Unit VI : Elements of Web/Mobile No of Sessions: 10

• Introduction to Web Fonts, Design Platforms, Image Formats, Browsers and their Compatibility Issues
• Introduction to CMS
• Introduction to Online Maps
• Introduction to Digital Tools for Infographics, storymaps, Timelines, Data analytics, Digital stories

Practicals (75 Marks)

• Photography Practical
• Digital Production
• News Production
• Printing Process

Course Objective

Research being an important decision making tool, the course would take the students through principles and various methodologies of research in Marketing, Advertising, PR & Corporate Communications.

Part A – Semester I (Theory)

Unit I : Marketing Research: Introduction & Overview

No of Sessions: 8                                                 (05 Marks)

Nature and Scope of Marketing Research, Types of Research/Data Sources, (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary) Qualitative & Quantitative Methodologies

Introduction to Web Analytics

Overview of MR Industry

Introduction to Some Top Marketing & Advertising Research Firms

Unit II : Advertising Research: Role, Scope and Use

No of Sessions: 8                                                 (10 Marks)

The Nature of Advertising Research, Contribution Of Research to Communication Planning and Other Agency Functions.

The Process of Advertising Research, Various Kinds of Advertising Research, Positioning Research, Audience

Research /Target Market Research/Audience Tracking

Ad Effectiveness Studies: Recall, Awareness, Comprehension, Likeability and Empathy

Ad-Tests (Print/Audio-Visual): Concept Testing/Story Board Tests/Copy Testing/TVC Testing

Media Efficacy Studies: Reach, Visibility, Notice

Ability, Positioning/Branding Research

Audience Research/Audience Tracking/Ad-Spend Tracking And Modelling

Advertising Content Analysis

The Role of Research in Brand Management

Unit III: Use of Research in Formulating Strategy

No of Sessions: 8                                                 (05 Marks)

Introduction to Some Statistical Concepts Used in MR:

Universe, Representative Sample, Projection, Significance, Test of Significance, Variance, Co Variance Sampling Techniques

Preparation of Research Design, Sequential Stages of a Marketing Project.

Data Collection Methods & Tools

Case Studies

Unit IV: PR Research and Evaluation

No of Sessions: 8                                                 (05 Marks)

Research methodology and techniques.

• Various Areas Of Research In PR (Opinion Surveys, Benchmark Research Communication Audits Etc.)
• Attitude Research/ Usage Research
• Software Learning
• SPSS Software Learning
• Google Analytics

Part B Semester II

Unit V : Research Project Study

No of Sessions: 20                                              (75 Marks)

It is an individual exercise. Each student will be working on a Research Project Study based on the topics related to subject mentioned in the Syllabus. The submission of the Research Project Study will be in the second semester followed by evaluation and viva by external experts.