MK9630 - B2B Marketing and Sales Management

You will be expected to attend lectures, seminars and webinars, and to undertake additional reading, research and preparatory work outside class. The lectures will provide theoretical underpinning and complement materials available to you on the e-learning portal and through other suggested independent study resources such as the reading list. The seminars will help you to explore the themes raised in corresponding lectures and to apply them to a real life context.

You will be able to follow up on these lectures and seminars through a one-hour weekly webinar with the members of the teaching team and fellow students to reinforce both the practical and theoretical learning.

Directed study will support the learning achieved in lectures, seminars and webinars, facilitating a broader and deeper understanding of B2B Marketing. You will be set a number of exercises to complete, for which feedback will be available from seminar tutors and generic feedback from e-learning portal communications. There will also be review exercises, quizzes, videos and other materials to assist your independent learning.

A member of academic staff will lead the module. In addition, a team of colleagues will deliver lectures and lead seminars, and your first point of academic contact will be your seminar tutor. The module is supported by an e-learning portal, housing lecture and seminar slides and other materials, exercises and self-study resources. The final aspect of the direct contact support is a 1-hour weekly webinar, where students can link with the module tutor and other members of the teaching team to engage in question and answer sessions on the module materials and assessment brief.

You will be provided with a list of suggested reading which will encompass book chapters, industry reports and academic journal articles. You are encouraged to access and familiarise yourself with these in order to maintain the currency of your subject knowledge and to stay abreast of changes occurring within industry.

The module assessment consists of a team presentation (supported by Peer Evaluation Forms to ensure equal contribution amongst team mates and reflect any inconsistencies within the mark allocation), and a separate 2,000-word individual assignment.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
• Comprehensive knowledge and critical evaluation of current B2B Marketing theories, practices and trends. [MLO1]
• Critical analysis and application of theory into commercial contexts in support of appropriate business solutions. [MLO2]

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• Make relevant marketing and sales decisions based on effective teamwork and being able to present this effectively. [MLO3]

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
• Critical appreciation of ethically multi-stakeholder value delivery in an international context. [MLO4]

The module assessment consists of two main elements.

A group presentation, using theoretical knowledge applied in a business context to address a commercial brief (30% of module weighting). This component will address MLO1, MLO2, MLO3 and MLO4.


Peer Evaluation is used to ensure marks are allocated commensurate to individual student input.

A 2,500-word individual written assignment comprising several interrelated questions on key themes explored during the module (70% of module weighting). This component will address MLO1, MLO2 and MLO4.

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B2B (business to business) marketing is at the heart of any successful commercial operation – even within famous ‘retail’ brands – and this is
home to the majority of marketing roles. Any successful business graduate must also be sales-oriented and understand how to market to
other organisations to flourish in a competitive employment market. The huge number of sales management vacancies available in industry
open doors to graduates wishing to develop their commercial prowess, often providing attractive pay and benefits and swift career
progression to upper management and board level. This module gives you the skills and knowledge not just to compete in this arena, but to
gain a competitive advantage over other graduates during the recruitment process and build future success.