Emerging Markets - Jagdish Sheth (Coursera)

The rise of emerging economies is bringing significant changes in the marketing practice. The traditional notion of extending products and services designed for advanced economies is no longer as successful in emerging markets. This is primarily because of affordability and accessibility. Moreover, most consumption in emerging markets is unbranded products and services, and unorganized competition.

Course 3 of 4 in the The 4 A's of Marketing with Jagdish Sheth Specialization.

Skills You Will Gain

- Understand how to manage sociopolitical influences

- Develop your own distribution system

- Understand how to overcome infrastructure limitations

- Understand how to convert non-branding to branded consumption

- Understand the importance of unorganized competition

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Impact of Emerging Markets on Marketing (Part 1)

This course not only captures the fundamental shift and the forces driving the shift in global growth, but also explores how to confront the reality of new measures of world economies. Presented are in depth analysis on the five characteristics of emerging markets, with especially Chindia shaping global markets, and the ten implications of this shift on the marketing practice.

WEEK 2

Impact of Emerging Markets on Marketing (Part 2)

This course not only captures the fundamental shift and the forces driving the shift in global growth, but also explores how to confront the reality of new measures of world economies. Presented are in depth analysis on the five characteristics of emerging markets, with especially Chindia shaping global markets, and the ten implications of this shift on the marketing practice.

WEEK 3

Think Global, Act Local (Part 1)

What is the next paradigm for International Marketing? This course not only answers this question succinctly but also focuses on the four forces driving this fundamental shift from the old ‘Glocal’ model. It explains in depth on how to successfully implement Local, Act Global Strategy by offering a 6-point strategic framework.

WEEK 4

Think Global, Act Local (Part 2)

What is the next paradigm for International Marketing? This course not only answers this question succinctly but also focuses on the four forces driving this fundamental shift from the old ‘Glocal’ model. It explains in depth on how to successfully implement Local, Act Global Strategy by offering a 6-point strategic framework.