Introduction to Marketing Essentials
Course Information
Course Length  : 5 weeks
Estimated Effort : 3 – 4 hours per week
Course Overview
Marketing is a crucial function in any organisation. For any product or service to be successful, it must be communicated in the right way, to the right people, at the right time, and in the right place. Marketing also involves an important and critical task of creating value for the customers.
The dynamic domain of marketing has evolved in its nature, structure, and complexity over the past years. And the question of how to market a product effectively is what most marketing managers struggle with even today.
This marketing course by IIMBx is created to demystify the essential theories and practices of marketing as relevant to the current market situation.
Professor Ashis Mishra
Marketing
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
Course Syllabus
Week 1 - What is Marketing
• Introduction to Marketing
• Definition of Marketing
• Entities that can be marketed
• Marketing from an organization’s viewpoint
• Types of markets
• Difference between marketing and selling
Week 2 - Segmentation and Targeting
• Concept of segmentation
• Bases for segmentation
• Targeting
• Targeting strategies
Week 3 - Differentiation and Positioning
• Introduction to Differentiation and Positioning
• Differentiated, Undifferentiated and Niche marketing
• Differentiation parameters
• Competition
• Positioning
Week 4 - Marketing Strategy – I: Product and Price
• Meaning and levels of product
• Product classification
• Product mix concept
• Brand and brand decisions
• Introduction to Pricing
• Pricing decisions
Week 5 - Marketing Strategy – II: Place and Promotion
• Introduction to Distribution
• Distribution channels
• Channel design and management
• Introduction to Promotion
• Promotional vehicles
• Product life cycle
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the WHYs and HOWs of marketing
- Identify the principles of marketing in action
- Evaluate various marketing strategies employed by companies
Students pursuing Post-Graduation
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