Marketing Bootcamp

This course is THE course for any student who is interested in starting their own online business. In this course students will learn how to create a campaign to market products in any industry of their choosing. In this marketing bootcamp, students will cover all of the core concepts of marketing.

They will begin with the creative process (ideation), discuss all of the various distribution channels to market their product, create their consumer persona, determine what the Total Available Market (TAM) size is for their business, and perform the necessary targeting analytics. Their work will culminate in producing some highly personalized marketing materials using Adobe InDesign and variable data/personalization campaigns.

Learn more about a Graphic Communication major/minor and career path here.

 
Students studying

Learning Outcomes in this course

  • Bring an online business idea to life by analyzing the target market's needs and wants.

  • Learn about creative materials that can be used to capitalize on various distribution channels for a product's target market.

  • Gain exposure to important branding guidelines for a variety of materials one can use to market their products.

  • Learn how to evaluate various marketing designs to create cost-effective advertising to get your product to the market.

 
 

When

Session Two
July 20 - August 1, 2025

Tuition

On-Campus Residential
$5,298 USD

Commuter
$2,998 USD

 

Proposed Activities

  • Visit local marketing firms to meet with professionals and learn about marketing strategy.

 

Instructor

Dina Vees, Associate Professor Cal Poly SLO

Dina Vees

Dina Vees earned her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communication from Carroll University and a Master of Fine Arts in Media Design from Full Sail University. Her teaching and research interests are Prepress, workflow automation, variable data, marketing, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript. Dina has been involved with FTA's FIRST 7.0 Leadership Committee, FTA's Women of Flexo, and has served as the advisor for Cal Poly's Phoenix Challenge Collegiate Competiton. She spent many years in the integrated marketing communication profession prior to teaching. She currently teaches Orientation to Graphic Communication, Consumer Packaging, and Applied Graphic Communication Practices.

 

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