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An Intensive 5-Day Training Course

Technical Marketing Communications & Media Planning

Tutor-Led Class @ NGN250,000.00 per Participant
Online @ NGN200,000.00 Per participant
On-Site to make formal request
Venue: Mechelectric Conference Centres, Ikeja, Abuja, PH and Ota
Date and Time: January 27 - 31, 2025; 0900Hr - 1600Hr Daily


Course Overview​
Advertising and marketing communications’ is the art and business of developing and communicating messages that provide consumers with information about products, services and ideas. Marketing communications is exciting, creative, demanding, rewarding and challenging. This 3-day course is designed to provide training in the theoretical and practical aspects of modern marketing communications. Participants will review the many marketing tools available, digital or conventional, and learn about the whole advertising and communication function using a variety of media techniques geared for campaign success.

Course Benefits
By attending this WorkmanSkills training, delegates will be able to:
  • Describe the field of marketing communication and explain the characteristics of successful campaigns (offline and online)
  • Optimize visibility of brand or company image by exercising well rounded knowledge of event concepts and strategies
  • Define the principles of Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) and describe how companies apply these principles to ensure messages are heard by both consumers and businesses
  • Apply insights and skills needed to manage special marketing communications issues and create successful solutions
  • Recognize and implement social media vehicles and tactics to maximize the marketing campaign return on investment

Target Audience:
The course is designed for professionals in marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, human resources, sales, and business development who need practical, up-to-date knowledge of marketing strategy and techniques. The course is aimed at all types of organizations such as large corporations, government agencies, small businesses and non profit entities.

How will this Training Course be Presented?
This WorkmanSkills training course will utilize a variety of proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, and retention of the information presented. 

Course Outlines
  • An overview of the marketing mix
  • The role of promotion in marketing
  • The elements of the promotion mix
  • Advertising
  • Personal selling
  • Public relations
  • Sales promotion
  • Promotion mix strategies across the Product Life Cycle (PLC)
  • Creating an event concept
  • Key elements of event design
  • Event planning and execution
  • Aligning event elements with company or brand identity
  • Creating an event check-list
  • Marketing communications objectives
  • Characteristics of a successful campaign
  • Steps in creating an advertising campaign
  • A typical IMC plan template:
  • Situational analysis
  • SWOT analysis
  • Marketing communications objectives
  • Marketing communications message objectives
  • Marketing communications strategies
  • Marketing communications mix
  • Marketing communications budget
  • Marketing communications media scheduling
  • Marketing communication implementation, monitoring and control
  • The role of the advertising agency
  • Typical full-service agency organization
  • What to ask from the advertising agency
  • Team workshop: launching a full MARCOM campaign
  • Assessing the brand’s strengths and weaknesses
  • Identifying a clear positioning
  • Identifying the target market
  • Selecting a consistent message
  • Evaluating different creative briefs
  • Agreeing on the final strategic copy
  • Traditional versus digital marketing
  • Some digital marketing tools
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Google plus
  • Email marketing
  • Mobile marketing
  • Pay per click marketing
  • Preparing and managing a digital marketing campaign
  • Website analytics: measuring the effectiveness of digital marketing

​The Certificate
WorkmanSkills Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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