This course is part of the Marketing Strategy Specialization

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Marketing Strategy SpecializationIE Business School

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Your marketing quest begins here! The first course in this specialization lays the neccessary groundwork for an overall successful marketing strategy. It is separated into two sections: Market Research and Consumer Behavior.
Gain the tools and techniques to translate a decision problem into a research question in the Market Research module. Learn how to design a research plan, analyze the data gathered and accurately interpret and communicate survey reports, translating the results into practical recommendations.

You will then focus in on the consumer decision-making process, highlighting the key moments from identifying a need to buying and consuming a product. Adopt a true “consumer focus” in your managerial decisions by analyzing how consumers make decisions, what happens (in their hearts and minds) at different stages of the decision making process, and the variables that influence those decisions.

This course will equip you with the knowledge required to understand the state of your product before approaching the market strategy. There’s no better place to build the foundations of your marketing journey!

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Marketing Strategy Specialization

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Approx. 6 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Market Research
Consumer Behaviour
Data Analysis

Flexible deadlines

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Marketing Strategy Specialization

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Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

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Shameek Sinha

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IE Business School

IE Business School is an internationally recognized business school where the leaders of tomorrow shape their ideas and learn to become global citizens. For over 40 years, IE Business School has promoted innovation and change in organizations, equipping managers with an entrepreneurial mindset that generates employment, wealth, and social well-being.

Regularly featured among the top business schools in the world, IE Business School has an urban campus in Madrid and a faculty of more than 400 professors who teach students from approximately 90 countries in its undergraduate and master programs. IE uses innovative online, face-to-face, and blended learning formats, including the IE Communities Platform where knowledge and experiences are exchanged with over 50,000 IE graduates that currently hold management positions in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Consumer Behavioral Fundamentals

This Course consists of two blocks: Marketing Research and Consumer Behavior. First, learners will see the tools and methods to be able to effectively conduct (or hire) and interpret marketing research. Second, they will learn the foundations of consumer behavior and the consumer decision-making process and how to use this knowledge in the formulation of effective marketing strategies and tactic.

1 hour to complete

8 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

8 videos

Course Trailer51sWhy is Consumer Behavior Important in the Marketing Process Framework?6mThe Consumer Behavior Process8mThe Consumers' Attitudes Perspective4mThe Contiuum of Consumers' Thought Process5mProspect Theory: How Your Customers' Rationality Affects Their Decisions5mUnderstanding Your Customers' Limits4mThe Continuum of Buying-Decision Behavior4m

1 reading

Reading: Motivation, Cognition, Learning: Basic Factors in Consumer Behavior18m

1 practice exercise

Graded Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

The Consumer Decision Process

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 36 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

Stages of the Consumer Decision-Making Process4mNeed Recognition and Information Search4mEvaluation of Alternatives & Purchase4mPost-Purchase Evaluation4mWhat Constraints do Consumers Encounter?4mInformation Processing and Overload7mHow Perceptions & Attitudes Affect Consumers' Decisions6m

1 reading

Reading: Consumer Attitudes and Perceptions on Sustainability50m

1 practice exercise

Graded Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Marketing Research Fundamentals

1 hour to complete

8 videos (Total 42 min)

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Marketing Research Data Collection & Analysis

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 30 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MARKET RESEARCH AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

by SApr 9, 2020

Thank-you for the course. Amazing professor and his teaching style. Gained a lot of clarity and insight towards how to conduct research, choose a sample, frame hypothesis and avoid making errors.

by MRMay 30, 2020

Course content was good, i really appreciate it. Course instructor also have well knowledge. As per opinion if we get some more example of research part it can be more valuable.

by SMJan 18, 2021

The course start off strong but tapered off, bundling alot of stuff in the last few week. The reading material was very good at the artart and less comprehanseive towards the end

by CCMay 10, 2020

Very informative on the basic principles involved in marketing and consumer behavior. The professor was very clear and engaging throughout the four weeks and explained topics concisely.

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About the Marketing Strategy Specialization

Do you hear the word “marketing” on a daily basis, but aren’t sure what marketing really is or why your business needs it? Do you know that marketing is important to your company, product, or service, but aren’t sure where to start?

Cover the concepts and tools you need to successfully develop a marketing strategy for a business, product or service. Begin by understanding consumers and the main market research techniques, then learn how to correctly segment, target and position your product to achieve success. Continue by analyzing the four critical areas in marketing, the famous four Ps of Product, Price, Promotion and Place. Finally, get the backing your ideas deserve and communicate the actions through a Marketing Plan. In the final capstone project you will develop a Marketing Plan for a product or service.

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