Course Description

Master effective marketing strategies used by successful equine businesses. Explore traditional, digital, and social media marketing tactics proven to build profitable customer relationships. In this course, you will create a comprehensive marketing plan so you can identify your target market and focus your tactics effectively. With real-life equine examples, this course will get you on the right track for building a profitable horse business.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:

1. Develop a comprehensive and integrated marketing plan for your business;
2. Research and clearly identify your target markets;
3. Develop communication messages for your business;
4. Investigate a variety of marketing strategies suitable to your equine business and identify two strategies to implement; and
5. Prepare a plan and timeline to implement your marketing plan and guide your marketing decision making.

Course Topics

• Introduction to marketing and communication in small businesses
• The communications process
• Marketing planning process
• Identifying your audiences
• Developing a marketing and communications plan
• Your market position and developing your communications message
• Development of your promotional mix
• Investigate marketing tools including advertising, emarketing, public relations
• Budgeting for marketing
• Evaluating your marketing and communication performance
• Keeping motivated and on track with your plan

Assessment

Note:

You do not need access to a horse, or own your own horse, to participate and be successful in this course.

You can expect to spend 6 - 10 hours per week to complete the course material, discussions and assignments. Plan to be on the course website at least three to five times per week to keep up-to-date and on schedule with weekly readings, activities, and class discussion.

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Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Diploma in Equine Studies : Electives
• Certificate in Equine Business Management : Required Courses