The University of California, Berkeley is offering the massive open online course (MOOC) on Marketing Analytics: Products, Distribution, and Sales. This course will equip applicants with the knowledge and skills necessary to immediately see practical benefits in the workplace.
In this four week course, applicants will learn how to identify what consumers want in a product and the best distribution and sales channels to engage with chosen markets.
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( votes)Course At A Glance
Length: 4 weeks
Effort: 5-7 hours per week
Subject: Business & Management
Institution: University of California, Berkeley and edX
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes. Add a Verified Certificate for $99
Session: Self-Paced
Providers’ Details
Berkeley is offering MOOCs with edX to develop and foster adoption of Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) on campuses around the world. SPOCs are designed to supplement and enhance the learning experience of on-campus students while providing local faculty with an opportunity for more interactive activities and more time for “high-touch” pedagogy.
About This Course
In this marketing course, you will learn how to apply advanced concepts such as conjoint analysis and decision tree methodologies to product decisions, as well as learn the best ways to distribute and sell your offerings to consumers.
The applicant will also learn how to apply conjoint analysis to identify the product features that your consumers want most.
Why Take This Course?
This is a free online course. This MOOC will be offered with Video Transcripts in English. Applicants can get a verified certificate. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to immediately see practical benefits in the workplace. Analytics-based marketing is increasingly important in determining a company’s spending and ROI. Many entry-level positions in marketing now require some basic level of knowledge in this rapidly growing field.
Learning Outcomes
- Product: Conjoint analysis
- Product: Decision trees
- Distribution: Store location decision model
- Sales: Consumer sales process for brick and mortar and eCommerce channels
Instructors
This course is taught by Stephan Sorger who has held leadership roles in marketing and product development at companies such as Oracle, 3Com and NASA. He has also taught for over a decade at UC Berkeley Extension and is the author of two widely adopted marketing textbooks.
Requirements
Familiarity with marketing and basic operations in Microsoft Excel preferred, but not required.
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