ESF:MKR_RAMM Regional and urban marketing - Course Information
MKR_RAMM Regional and urban marketing
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Soňa Raszková (lecturer)
Ing. Lucie Herbočková, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- FORMA ( K )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Tourism (programme ESF, N-RR)
- Project management (programme ESF, N-RR)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the issues of municipal and regional marketing. This is an important part of current territorial development, where cities and regions compete for the attention of different target groups and thus for limited public and private resources. Municipal marketing thus focuses on both external entities and the internal environment. An important aim is also to identify the elements of the municipal ecosystem and to understand the contribution of specific marketing tools in achieving the strategic development priorities of cities and regions.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
- define the concept of municipal and regional marketing
- identify tools, stakeholders and target groups of municipal marketing
- analyse the impact of marketing activities in different areas of society
- assess the importance of marketing strategies for cities with different images
- discuss the role of social networks in contemporary municipal marketing - Syllabus
- 1. Definition of the term territorial marketing.
- 2. Stakeholders, marketing mix, strategies, target groups.
- 3. City marketing, region marketing.
- 4. Marketing of the municipal ecosystem - attracting talent, business support and investment opportunities.
- 5. Marketing of an institution - an actor of regional development.
- 6. Marketing strategy of the city / region.
- 7. Marketing activities in culture, environment and other areas.
- 8. Websites and social networks and their role in today's society.
- 9. Marketing evaluation, measurement.
- Literature
- required literature
- Ježek, J., Rumpel, P., Slach, O. (2007). Marketingový management obcí, měst a regionů. Manuál pro potřeby praxe. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě. ISBN 978-80-7368-294-1.
- Vaňová, A., Vitálišová, K., Borseková, K. (2017). Place marketing. Banská Bystrica: Bellanium. ISBN 978-80-557-1312-0. online, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322356781_Place_marketing
- Ježek, J. (2011). Městský marketing - koncepty, aplikace, kritická analýza. Ekonomický časopis, roč. 59, č. 3, s. 243-258. ISSN 0013-3035.
- Hatuka, T., Ben-Joseph, E. (2022). New Industrial Urbanism: Designing Places for Production, Taylor & Francis Group. online, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7244896.
- recommended literature
- Vaňová, A., Vitálišová, K., Borseková, K. (2017). Place marketing, public and non-profit marketing: Case studies. Banská Bystrica: Bellanium. ISBN 978-80-557-1313-7.
- Baker, W. H. (2019). Place branding for small cities, regions & downtowns: the essentials for successful destinations. USA: AxiaCreative. ISBN 978-1-098-74090-0.
- Anholt, S. (2010). Definitions of place branding – Working towards a resolution. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, roč. 6, s. 1-10. ISSN 1751-8059. DOI: 10.1057/pb.2010.3.
- Ježek, J. (2015). Specifika městského marketingu a problémy s jeho politickým prosazením. Slovak Journal of Public Policy and Public Administration, roč.2, č. 1, s. 29-45. ISSN 1339-7826.
- Eshuis, J., Klijn, H. E., Braun, E. (2014). Place marketing and citizen participation: branding as strategy to address the emotional dimension of policy making? International Review of Administrative Sciences, roč. 80, č. 1, s. 151-171. ISSN 0020-8523.
- Cleave, E., Arku, G., Sadler, R., Gilliland, J. (2016). The role of place branding in local and regional economic development: bridging the gap between policy and practicality. Regional Studies, Regional Science, roč. 3, č. 1, s. 207-228. ISSN 2168-1376.
- Kavaratzis, M., Ashworth, J. G. (2005). City Branding: An effective assertion of identity or a transitory marketing trick? Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, roč. 96, č. 5, s. 506-514. ISSN 0040-747X.
- JANEČKOVÁ, L., VAŠTÍKOVÁ, M. (1999). Marketing měst a obcí. Praha: Grada. ISBN 80-7169-750-8.
- Rumpel, P. (2002). Městský marketing jako koncept rozvoje města. Veřejná správa, roč. 2002, č. 29, příloha. ISSN 1213-6581.
- Ježková, R. (2011). Regionálny a mestský marketing. In Buček, M. a kol. (eds). Regionálny rozvoj. Novšie teoretické koncepcie. Bratislava: Ekonóm, s. 293-365. ISBN 978-80-225-3175-7.
- Kavaratzis, M., Ashworth, J. G. (2005). City Branding: An effective assertion of identity or a transitory marketing trick? Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, roč. 96, č. 5, s. 506-514. ISSN 0040-747X.
- Dinis, A. (2004). Territorial marketing: a useful tool for competitiveness of rural and peripheral areas. European Planning Studies, roč. 14, č. 1, s. 9-22. ISSN 1469-5944. DOI: 10.1080/09654310500339083.
- Teaching methods
- Lessons take form of lectures and tutorials. Continuous self-study is expected. 3 blocks, 4 hours each.
- Assessment methods
- A maximum of 80 points can be obtained during the semester. At least 60 % is required to successfully complete the course. Up to 30 points can be obtained for creating and submitting a seminar paper. A bonus (up to 15 points) can be obtained for attending lectures. Written exam that includes test questions (up to 50 points).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Tutorial 12 hodin.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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