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Avery High School 2024-2025
Sport and Event Marketing I
Semester: Spring
Instructor: Coggins
In Sports and Event Marketing 1 WE TALK SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. You will learn the basics of what it takes to PLAN, ORGANIZE, and HOLD an event of your choosing. Your Project Event is your Final Exam - so no 100 Question Exams at the end of the semester.
Some of the topics we will discuss are
Creating Your Own BRAND
Career Opportunities In Sport And Event Marketing
Why People Attend And Participate In Sports And Events
How to Choose The Correct People You Want To Attend Your Event (Target Market)
Different Trends In The Sport And Event Industries.
All The Different Types Of Merchandise You Can Sell That Relate To Your Event-Brand
How To Obtain Sponsorships – Endorsement
Licensing – Trademarks - Logos
Promotions – Different Types Of Ads and Ad Media
Using Digital Media – Social Media, Podcasts Etc - To Promote Your Events
Hospitality and Tourism
Semester: Fall
Instructor: Coggins
Hospitality and Tourism is a huge part of the Economy in the High Country. In this class we will discuss the different areas that one can find a career in in Hospitality, and how to be successful in the Hospitality and Tourism field - specifically going into:
Identify career opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry - hospitality is more than just hotels
Discuss the different types of “hospitality fields” and how they are important in society
The different departments in hospitality, how those departments in a business relate and work with one another
How important the hospitality industry is to the local economy
Business Forecasting to ,make sure you are capable as a business in handling the customers you will encounter at certain times of the year
Using that forecasting to budget for the correct amount of employees need and products need to meet your customers needs
What makes people travel, what motivates them to visit your establishment over others
Utilize customer service to encourage customers to visit your business - area over other options they may have - and handling customer complaints
Safety laws and regulations you will encounter in the industry