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Course Title : Bottom of Pyramid Marketing PSDA CREDIT UNITS
Course Code : MKTG 735
Credit Units : Three 3 0 0 0 0 3
Level : PG
Course Objectives:
The course helps to identify the principal challenges and opportunities in serving key marketing factors that lead to business’ success or failure.
The course will integrate concepts of consumers across the different industry and poverty alleviation to stimulate the leadership skills. The
course would also integrate competitive imagination with innovation to help the student understand the BOP landscape and creation of
successful BOP ventures. The course design explores the commercial viability of such markets and its impact on the social development of the
populations involved, together with profitability of the enterprise. In the process of learning, the course will seek to understand the viable models
used by commercial and social enterprises to address the needs of those at the base of the socioeconomic pyramid and the key factors of success
in these markets.
Prerequisites:
The student opting for this course should have successfully completed the course in Marketing Management and should understand the concepts
of Business Environment. Students having an exposure to rural market conditions and challenges would be at an advantage.
Module Weightage
Module I Introduction and scope of Mass Marketing 10%
Introduction of mass marketing
Concept dimension and scope of Mass marketing
Exploring the mass marketing approaches
Compatibility of social and business objectives Conflicting or compatible interests of private and
public sector
Contextual framework of Mass marketing
Role of consultants in Mass marketing
Sustainable marketing and consumers behaviors
Module II Challenges and opportunities in Mass Marketing 20%
Relationship marketing and its challenges
Relationship Marketing Importance
Transactional marketing
Ethical and social aspects of marketing
Portal five forces model and challenges for marketing concepts
Personal selling and sales promotion
Student Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course students will be able to recognize and discuss the geographic, demographic,
economic, cultural and behavioral characteristics of bottom-of-pyramid (BoP) segment of world population. Identify and analyze the prospects
and challenges associated with serving bottom-of-pyramid (BoP) markets and develop leadership skills together with creative mindset to explore
such opportunities. Employ critical tools and frameworks that enhance success throughout the venture development process. In addition, the
student will be able to apply core principles of mutual value creation in bottom-of-pyramid (BOP) market. Construct and set up bottom-of-
pyramid (BOP) business ventures with inclusive partnership of the poor.
In addition to assigning the case studies, the course instructor will spend considerable time helping students understand the concept of challenges
faced by the international marketers
30% NA 70%
References:
Nabi M.K., Pandey Amit Kumar, Bansal Sanjeev (2018). Marketing Management. Ocean Publication New Delhi.
Additional Reading:
Czinkota, M., Ronkainen, I. (1994). International Marketing Strategy: Environmental Assessment and Entry Strategies. The Dreyden Press:
NewYork.
Czinkota, M., Ronkainen, I. (1993). International Marketing. 3RD ed. The Dryden Press: New York.
Dahringer, L., Muhlbacher, H. (1991). International Marketing: A Global Perspective. Addison-Wesley: Reading, Massachusetts