EST. MMXXVIMarketing as a discipline, evidence as its base.7 August 2026 · NL · EN
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F1

Foundation module

What Marketing Actually Is

8 lectures

7× FRAMEWORK · 1× HEURISTIC what do these labels mean?

SYNTHESIS

F1 · The productive tension

Drucker discipline (function + responsibility)andHolt cultural outcomes.

Primary sources

Drucker · Rumelt · Holt · Kotler · Ritson

Lectures

8 lectures

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  1. F1-01What is Marketing?FreeTake the quiz →
  2. F1-02The Three Practitioners: Client, Agency, In-HouseFreeTake the quiz →
  3. F1-03Marketing vs. Sales vs. CommunicationsFreeTake the quiz →
  4. F1-04The Decision ProblemFreeTake the quiz →
  5. F1-05The Marketing Process: From Analysis to ActionFreeTake the quiz →
  6. F1-06What Marketers Actually DoFreeTake the quiz →
  7. F1-07The Seven Misconceptions About MarketingFreeTake the quiz →
  8. F1-08Integration: the marketerFreeTake the quiz →

Quizzes

8 quizzes

A short quiz per lecture to test your grasp of the material.

  1. F1-01What is Marketing?Take the quiz
  2. F1-02The Three Practitioners: Client, Agency, In-HouseTake the quiz
  3. F1-03Marketing vs. Sales vs. CommunicationsTake the quiz
  4. F1-04The Decision ProblemTake the quiz
  5. F1-05The Marketing Process: From Analysis to ActionTake the quiz
  6. F1-06What Marketers Actually DoTake the quiz
  7. F1-07The Seven Misconceptions About MarketingTake the quiz
  8. F1-08Integration: the marketerTake the quiz

Concepts

Active recall beats rereading: retrieve the definition from memory first, then flip the card.

Practise the concepts · 57 →

Case studies

5 case studies

Integrative cases where the module's concepts meet a single brand or situation.

  1. Historical Foundation CaseP&G — The Invention of Modern MarketingRead the case
  2. Contemporary Practice CaseHubSpot — When Marketing and Sales ConvergeRead the case
  3. Strategy Application CaseAldi — Diagnosis-Driven Strategy in ActionRead the case
  4. Anti-Case (Failure Analysis)Kodak — Knowing the Customer and Still FailingRead the case
  5. Contemporary Provocative CaseLiquid Death — Marketing as the ProductRead the case
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