Marketing

Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for ... Show more
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Marketing is the processes of intentionally getting people interested in your product and services. Marketing includes creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

Marketing is an essential function in profit and not-for-profit organizations. Its importance has increased with the exponential growth of e-commerce, e-business, and social media, and its importance is further highlighted as customer focus becomes a key marketing strategy.

Why Study Marketing?

Marketing graduates have opportunities to be self-employed or as team members of organizations across industries and organizations.

Graduates can pursue careers in advertising, sales, sales management, product development, strategic marketing management, digital marketing, e-commerce, and business ownership. Particular emphasis is placed on marketing research. Marketing research is the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information–information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve understanding of marketing as a process.

Marketing at Galen

Our bachelor’s degree in Marketing provides students with the skills and knowledge to create, deliver, and communicate customer-valued solutions. Galen’s Marketing Degree prepares students to be both team members of existing companies and self-employed entrepreneurs. Students are equipped with skills in marketing research, product development, strategic marketing management, sales and sales management, international market analysis, advertising, and services marketing in such areas as hospitality, tourism, banking, retail, and government.

Marketing Courses

Key courses that students will take in our marketing program include:

  • Principles of Marketing
  • Marketing Research
  • Advertising
  • Business Analytics
  • Graphic Design
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Marketing
  • Services Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Sales and Sales Management
  • Marketing Simulation
  • Business Strategy and Policy

Career Opportunities

The program provides students with several career options:

  • Advertising Specialist
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Media Planning
  • Product Development
  • Sales and Sales Strategy Management
  • Marketing Strategy Analysis
  • Marketing Research and Analytics
  • Ecommerce and Social Media Marketing
  • Consumer Behavior Analysis
  • Product Line Marketing Manager

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