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MM-III-P11
PGDM 2011-13: Term-III

Marketing III

Sandip Anand

Voice: 703 (office) Ext.

Email : sandip[at]ximb.ac.in, sandipanand[at]gmail.com



I Course Objectives:

The course aims to provide a basic understanding of marketing knowledge generation, construction and reconstruction methods employed by well-managed firms. This is a project based course. Major part of the learning is derived from the project execution. The course tries to build on the learning derived from previous marketing courses and research methodology. In this course we cover application of skill set and perspective acquired in the marketing domain and in the field of research methodology.

II Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Marketing Research- Concepts and Practices
2. Key marketing research analytics; and
3. Project conceptualization and execution.
III Pedagogy: Lectures, group project, individual assignment, article reviews, and case discussion.

IV Session Plan:
Session
Topics
1
Introduction to Marketing Research
2-5
Proprietary tools of Marketing Research Company
6-7
New product development Research
8-9
Market Segmentation Research
10-11
Ad evaluation Research
12-13
Branding evaluation Research
14
Integration

V Main Reading Text


VI References 1) Marketing Management by Philip Kotler et al.
2) Zikmund and Babin. Marketing Research
3) Churchill, Iacobucci, and Israel. Marketing Research
4) Malhotra, N.K. Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation. Pearson Education
5) Bryman and Bell. Business Research Methods
6) Easwaran, S. and Singh S. J. Marketing Research: Concepts, Practices and Cases. Oxford University Press.
7) Schultz M, Antorini Y M, Csaba F.F.2006. Corporate Branding. Copenhagen Business School Press, USA
8) Hollis,N. 2008. The Global Brand. Plagrave Macmillan
9) Business Research Methods, Cooper Schindler, Tata McGraw Hill
10) Research for Marketing Decisions, Paul Green, Donald S Tulcoursel, & Gerald Albaum
11) Multivariate Data Analysis, Hair, Anderson, Tatham & Black
12) Research Methodology, R Panneerselvam
13) Basic Econometrics, D N Gujarati,TMH
14) New consumer marketing, Susan Baker VII Evaluation Method:
Components
Weightage
Class Participation
Individual Assignment (Handwritten submission)
10
20
Group Work
30
Article Review
10
End-Term Exam
30
Grading- Relative grading will be followed as per the institute’s norm.

VIII Internet Resources :
Research in Marketing Resources:

a. http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research.html
b. http://hbswk.hbs.edu/topics/marketresearch.html
c. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/category.cfm?cid=4&CFID=2024928&CFTOKEN=16959952
d. http://www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyResearch/Research/default.htm#MARKETING
e. http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/marketing/index.htm
f. http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/fimrc/prize.htm
g. http://www.tutor2u.net/marketing/default.html
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