The Objective of this course is to enable students to:
CHAPTER 1: NATURE AND SCOPE OF MARKETING
CHAPTER 2: THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER 3: ANALYZING COMPETITORS AND DESIGNING MARKETING STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 5: MANAGING PRODUCTS, PRODUCT LINES, AND BRANDS
CHAPTER 6: PRICING/PRICE SETTING STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 7: MARKETING CHANNELS
CHAPTER 8: PROMOTION /INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION
Chapter 9: Overview of International Marketing
Chapter 10: Digital Marketing: An Overview
Digital Marketing Channels
Lectures, group assignments, in-class presentation, and project will be used intensively. However, the module instructor may use other supplementary methods for effective delivery of the module as needed.
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Marketing management is an organizational function that seeks to meet organizational objectives via sound market driven strategy. The course, therefore, is designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, and attitude of designing responsive marketing strategies. In line with this, it contains topics such as marketplace concepts, major marketing philosophies, environmental factors that influence marketing decisions; analysis of competitors and developing sound marketing strategies; market segmentation, targeting, and positioning; product decisions and the basic concepts of branding, packaging, and labeling; factors affecting pricing decisions and identify the alternative price setting strategies; marketing channels and the key channel related decisions and the integrated marketing communication models and tools.