FA1S46 - Introduction to Fashion Marketing & Social Media 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FA1S46
Module Title: Introduction to Fashion Marketing & Social Media
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Fashion, Marketing and Photography
Faculty Sub Group: Fashion Marketing and Photography
Module Leader: Gwyneth Moore
Module Team: Alexandra Hollyman, Sally Phillips, Steven Wright, Clare McTurk
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100632 - visual communication
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

• To equip students with a foundational knowledge of marketing and the use of social media in the promotion of fashion.

• To develop a professional lexicon and holistic insight into the field of fashion marketing.

• To foster a strategic approach to campaign planning that enables students to recognise and select appropriate marketing models in the planning stage.

Content Summary

This module will cover the foundations of strategic marketing and the importance of social media in promoting fashion when activating the marketing mix. The module contains a six-week immersive learning element. Key areas covered include:

• AIDA
• Customer Personas
• Media Planning
• SOSTAC (Broadly)
• Funnel Marketing
• The Story Brand
• Social Media
• Content
• Fashion & Social Media

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 9
Seminar 4
Tutorial 1
Practical classes and workshops 6
Supervised time in studio/workshop 6
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 64
Groupwork 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain key principles and theories of marketing and how they apply to the fashion industry.
LO2 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of social media in promotion of the fashion industry.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Development of a strategic marketing plan 0 3000 75 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 A 10-minute presentation of the marketing plan in CW1 10 N/A 25 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1

Reading List

Henrik Kubel, Scott Williams (2015) Marketing Fashion 2nd edition
Fashionary (2018) The Fashion Business Manual
Jon Cope (2016) Fashion Promotion in Practice
Wendy K. Bendoni (2017) Social Media for Fashion Marketing
Clare Harris (2017) The Fundamentals of Digital Fashion Marketing
David Croll (2017) Instagram Marketing
Miller, Donald (2017) Building a Story Brand