Marketing Management

Paper Code: 
MMM 222
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

To introduce students to the elements of marketing management: marketing environment analysis, customer analysis and competitor analysis, generic business strategies and strategic marketing decisions for profitable delivery of superior value to the customers.

12.00
Unit I: 
Marketing Management : An Introduction

Meaning and Definition, Selling vs. Marketing, Nature and Scope of Marketing, Core Marketing Concepts, Marketing-Mix, Marketing Environment Analysis, Developing Marketing Strategies and Plans, Consumer Behaviour Influences and Buying Decision Process

12.00
Unit II: 
Marketing Research, Segmentation and Positioning Strategy

Marketing Research Process, Importance and Application, Levels and Bases of Market Segmentation, Selecting Market Segments and Targeting, Developing and Communicating Positioning Strategy, Product Life-Cycle Marketing Strategies

12.00
Unit III: 
Product Planning and Pricing Policies

Product Characteristics and Classifications, Concept of Product-Mix, Product-Line Decisions, Packaging and Labeling, New Product Development Process, Pricing Methods, Policies and Strategies

12.00
Unit IV: 
Marketing Communications and Distribution Channels

Introduction to Marketing Communications, Marketing Mix, Role of Marketing Channels, Channel-Design Decisions, Channel-Management Decisions

12.00
Unit V: 
Developing Competitive Marketing Strategy

Marketing Organisation, Control of Marketing Operations, Objectives, Benefits and Techniques, Identifying and Analyzing Competitors, Competitive Strategies for Market Leaders and Challengers.

Essential Readings: 

• Philip Kotler, Kevin Keller, Abraham Koshy, Mithileshwar Jha: Marketing Management (Twelfth Edition), A South Asian Perspective; Pearson Education (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd. 2007. • Rajan Saxena, Marketing Management, Fourth Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.

References: 

• Michael J Evyl, Bruce J. Walker, William J. Stanton, Ajay Pandit, Marketing Tata Mc Graw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd 2010 • Rajiv Lal, John A. Quelch, V. Kastur Rangan, Marketing:Text and Cases, Tata Mc Graw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd. 2009 • Paul Baines, Chris Fill, Kelly Page< marketing, Oxford university Press 2008

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