Course Outline Assignments and Projects Grading Policies Course Software Downloads Internet Marketing Text Back to the Marketing Page


Prof.. Scott M. Smith
634 TNRB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801.376.1339
smsmith@byu.edu
Course Schedule and Assignments
Draft Internet Book Chapters Available Online: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12, 13
Date Topic Assignment
Sept.
3, 5
Vision to the Future: 
Course Introduction,
Introduction to the Internet

Review and Learn
Internet Marketing (IM), 
Chapters 1,3
Glossary of Internet Terminology

Sept 10, 12 Understanding Internet Customers through Analysis
Who uses the Internet and are your customers there?

IM, Chapter 2, 4
(In Chapter 4, read all material up to laddering)

Sept 17, 19 Auditing the Competition: Identifying Who and What are Competitors Doing

Complete competitive audit and analysis of Eddie Bauer competitors.
IM Chapter 7
Case: Eddie Bauer, Inc.

Sept 24, 26 Dot Com Brand and Name Research, Registering Domain Names.

Conduct Research of provided list of Dot Com names to determine attribute associations and obtain the most desirable name.

Oct 1, 3 Success Strategies for Internet Commerce

Tuesday, October 1
Guest Speaker: Sam Taylor,
VP International, Lands' End

Lands' End Info
Lands' End Annual Report

IM CHAPTER 5,6 

Due Tuesday October 3,
5 Page Case on Landsend.com

Oct 8, 10 Success Strategies for Internet Commerce

Comparison of Top sites:
Case: FEDEX
 
IM CHAPTER 5,6   
TOP SITES

Oct. 15, 17

Customer Motivational Analysis: Identifying the Features Customers Want and the Tangible-Intangible Benefits Received

Click Here for Part 1 of the Laddering PPT Presentation

Click Here for Part 2 of the Laddering PPT Presentation

A Means End Analysis (Explains Term Exercise)
Learning about Laddering

Laddering Theory
(Explains how to do it)

IM, Chapter 4 (laddering)
5 page writeup describing the results of your means end analysis is due 10/22/02

Oct 22 Plan Presentations Laddering Presentations,
Business Concept Evaluations
Means-End Writeup Due
Oct
24,29
An Introduction to HTML programming

Designing your Web Site:
Page Development Outline
Intro to HTML
HTML Programming Sites
Cookie Jar Exercise
Advanced HTML

Oct 31,

 

Developing a Sales Strategy that Makes Money:
What Story Do We Tell?

IM Chapter 8

Case: PRICELINE.COM

Nov. 5 Creating Headline and Copy: Emphasis Where it Counts... Designing your Web Site
Developing Display Ad Layout

IM Chapter 9

 

Nov.
7,

Spamming:
Techniques and Software for Extracting and Distribution

Fast E-mail extractor 4.1
Extractor Pro, Web Weasel
Paper 1 due: Topic of your choice

Nov.
12,15

Principles of Layout and Design for Internet Sites
Establishing Your Own Identity by implementing 10 Principles of Design and Layout

IM Chapter 10
Assignment: Design and Develop Pasteup of Website homepage + 2 collateral pages


Yale University Style Guide:
Section I and II  Interface, Site, and Page Design

Nov
19,21
Creating the Visual Image: Developing and Finding Graphics for the Customer IM Chapter 11,12
Photoshop Users Guide
Yale University Style Guide:
Section IV Web Graphics
Dec 3,5
 

Legal Issues In Dot Com
Trademark Applications
Domain Name Registration ICANN

Paper 2 due:
5 page Writeup of Exercise

Dec. 10, 12
Promoting the Site... Search Engine Listing and Traditional Methods of Promotion Becoming #1 on the Search: Auditing and Diagnosing Search Engine Algorithms Tracking Search Engine Positioning IM Chapter 13
Final Exam Topics