Level 6

Strategy and Planning

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Module Overview

This 20-credit module provides students with a solid understanding of how to conduct marketing audits, analyse market trends, and use insights to make strategic choices, such as segmentation, targeting, and positioning. Students will gain skills to create data-driven marketing plans that fulfil organisational goals and suggest improvements based on evaluated metrics. They’ll also learn to develop supporting plans for digital, brand, and marketing communications, ensuring all elements are integrated to align with broader marketing objectives.

In addition to the online exam, students will submit a marketing plan for this module.

Student Outcomes

By the end of this module students will:
  • Understand the organisation’s priorities, purpose, direction and their impact on marketing strategy.
  • Understand how insights drawn from marketing audits inform the marketing plan.
  • Develop a strategic marketing plan to deliver an organisation’s objectives.
  • Understand how to align supporting plans to the marketing plan in delivering marketing objectives.
  • Develop an implementation plan to achieve objectives.
  • Critically evaluate the results of measurements applied in plans to recommend continuous improvements.

Credits and Qualification Time

This is a 20-credit module, equating to approximately 200 study hours made up of:
  • guided learning hours
  • practical and work-based learning
  • exam preparation time
  • exam time
  • supported self-study time

CIM Membership

Membership with CIM is required to allow students to book exams and access support and resources. All students studying CIM qualifications can join at the Affiliate Studying level for £65 per year.

Assessment

The assessment for this module is a 2 hour online exam that can be taken at a time convenient for you. 

Fees

Tuition fees are payable to TMLA prior to starting your course. CIM membership and exam fees are payable directly to CIM.

Tuition Fees:

£900+ VAT for this stand alone module or £2,690 + VAT for the full qualification.

CIM Fees:

£165 (VAT exempt) exam fee per module + £65 annual student CIM membership.

Entry Requirements

To enrol on this course, you will need one or more of the following:

If English is not your first language, you will also need to provide evidence of achieving one of the following English Language qualifications within the last two years: IELTS Academic Module with an overall score of 6.5 (each component pass mark must be 6.0 or above) or Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English grade B or above. CIM will consider other equivalent alternatives.

If you are unsure as to whether you meet the entry requirements, please get in touch and we can advise.

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Please note, tuition fees do not include CIM membership or exam fees, both of these are payable directly to CIM, refer to our fees breakdown for a full list of costs.

Register For The Module Only:

  • 14
    Jan
    2025

    L6 Strategy and Planning

    10 Weeks, Tuesdays 6pm-8:30pm
    Online
    Session information
    Sessions
    Session 1
    Tue 14 Jan 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 2
    Tue 21 Jan 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 3
    Tue 28 Jan 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 4
    Tue 04 Feb 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 5
    Tue 11 Feb 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 6
    Tue 18 Feb 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 7
    Tue 25 Feb 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 8
    Tue 04 Mar 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 9
    Tue 11 Mar 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    Session 10
    Tue 18 Mar 18:00 GMT - 20:30 GMT
    • £900.00 excl. VAT

Register For The Full Qualification:

  • 14
    Jan
    2025

    L6 CIM Diploma in Professional and Digital Marketing

    9-12 Months, Online Delivery, Weekday Evenings
    Online via Zoom
    Session information
    Sessions
    Student Induction Session
    Tue 14 Jan 17:30 GMT - Tue 14 Jan 18:00 GMT
    Strategy and Planning (Mandatory)
    Tue 14 Jan 18:00 - Tue 18 Mar 20:30
    Commercial Intellegence (Mandatory)
    Tue 15 Apr 18:00 - Tue 20 May 20:30
    AI Marketing (Elective)
    Tue 10 Jun 18:00 - Tue 15 Jul 20:30
    Brand Proposition (Elective)
    Tue 10 Jun 18:00 - Tue 15 Jul 20:30
    Customer Journey Optimisation (Mandatory)
    Tue 30 Sep 18:00 - Tue 04 Nov 20:30
    • £2,690.00 excl. VAT
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