Introduction:
Role of marketing in today’s organizations – core concepts of marketing – management – the evolution of marketing management concept.
Marketing Environment –
Marketing system – actors in the company’s Micro and Macro Environment.
Consumer Markets and Buying Behaviors –
a Model of consumer behavior – Major factors influencing consumer behavior – the buying decision process.
Organizational Markets and Buying Behavior –
the industrial market – the reseller market – the government market.
Market Segmentation –
Market testing – market positioning – the marketing plan. Concept of Product life cycle and new Product development process.
Pricing Decisions and Channel decisions, Product branding, packing and service, advertisement and media management, Communication and promotion mix decision.