| Section Title: | Invisible Global Marketing |
| Instructor(s): | Vijay Mahajan |
| Course: | P A 388K - Advanced Topics in Public Policy (previously Seminar in Topics in Public Policy) |
| Unique Number: | 62510 |
| Day & Time: | Mondays, Wednesdays, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Room: | GSB 3.104 |
| Waitlist Information: | For LBJ Students: UT Waitlist Information |
| Notes: | Cross List with MKT 382-05040 |
This course fulfills requirements for the following specialization(s):
Description: This course will focus on the unique characteristics of the developing markets and the relevant market strategies.
Developing markets, which are home to 86 percent of the world's population, not only represent the future of global commerce but present rich opportunities today. These opportunities can be seen in growing markets for luxury goods among a newly minted luxury class, entry-level automobiles and appliances for a burgeoning middle class and low-cost products for poor and rural customers. Today about half of the estimated 1.7 billion members of the "consumer class" live in the developing world and this percentage is increasing year by year.
But companies won't realize these opportunities through the market strategies that work in the markets of the developed world. In developing markets, there are no smooth superhighways, no distribution networks, and, in many cases, no electricity. These markets are younger, behind in technology (but rapidly catching up) and inexperienced as consumers. These characteristics, which can present obstacles, also create opportunities for companies with the right strategies.
Specifically the course objectives are: