General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Monica Juliana Oviedo León

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Antonio Caparrós Zaragoza

Teaching languages


Reading materials may be in English.

Skills


Basic skills
  • B4. That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.

Specific skills
  • E1. Recognize the environment in which the organization operates, the operation of the company and its functional areas and the instruments of analysis.

  • E2. Apply the basics of marketing and market research.

  • E3. Identify the qualitative and quantitative tools of analysis and diagnosis for market research.

  • E4. Analyze and evaluate strategies for developing, launching and positioning new products, as well as making decisions regarding the variable of the product, price, distribution and communication.

General competencies
  • G1. Be able to work in a team, actively participate in tasks and negotiate in the face of dissenting opinions until reaching consensus positions, thus acquiring the ability to learn together with other team members and create new knowledge.

Transversal competences
  • T1. Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages ​​of Catalonia.

  • T5. Develop tasks applying the knowledge acquired with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations.

Description


General learning objectives of the subject:

1. Understand why there are products that are worth marketing, developing in students, the ability to see opportunities for improvement and new ways to solve real consumer needs, through the creation and design of products and brands

2. Know the techniques to differentiate products and brands, designing a value proposition.

3. Be able to launch a product on the market with method and understand its life cycle 

4. Experiment with brands as ideas. The reason for Brand Equity.

5. Understand the effect of branding on consumer behavior (conscious and unconscious)

Learning outcomes


Be able to think of a product in terms of problem-solving.

Focus on the person while responding with a service-product.

Critical ability in verse to neuromarketing.

Differentiation and positioning techniques that guarantee success in launching a new product on the market.

Understand the brand as something beyond a logo.

Working methodology


Theoretical sessions
MD1.Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject
MD2. Lectures: Face-to-face or streaming sessions, both in university classrooms and in the framework of another institution, in which one or more specialists present their experiences or projects to students.
MD3. Presentations: Multimedia formats that support face-to-face classes

Guided learning
MD5. Seminars: Face-to-face format in small work groups (between 14 and 40). These are sessions linked to the face-to-face sessions of the subject that allow to offer a practical perspective of the subject and in which the participation of the student is key.
MD6. Debates and forums: Face-to-face or online conversations, according to the objectives that the teacher responsible for the subject pursues. 
MD7. Case study: Dynamics that starts from the study of a case, which serves to contextualize the student in a specific situation, the teacher can propose different activities, both individually and in groups, among their students

Autonomous learning
MD9. Solving exercises and problems: Non-contact activity dedicated to solving practical exercises based on the data provided by the teacher
MD10. Research and critical reading of articles. Students start from a working hypothesis that they will develop, following the phases of the research methodology, including the critical reading of articles.

 The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

 

Contents


0. Presentation.
 
1. Product
    - Product strategies
    - Strategies in the Product Line
 
2. Strategic Analysis
    -Strategic MKT
    -Metrics (basic): Market share, relative CM, sales growth rate etc
    -Strategic Analysis Tools: BCG Matrix, Ansoff -> Market Development / Products / Diversification
 
3. The product life cycle
    -Phases
    -Strategies in each phase: Skimming, penetration etc
 
4. Launch of new products
    - New products. Reasons, categories, risks.
    - Launch phases of new products. 
 
5. Phase 1: Innovation / creativity.
    - Types and sources of innovation.
    - Methodologies: Design thinking, JTBD, Agile, Lean Startup.
    - Tools: Empathy map, interviews, actors map
 
6. Phase 2 and 3: Selection and Concept. 
    - "how", factors to evaluate: Kotler selection process of ideas, O'Meara
    - Conversion idea to concept: Insight, Benefit, Reason why, claim
 
7. Phase 4 and 5: Feasibility and Product Test
    ¿- Development, Prototype, PMV etc
 
8. Phase 6: Market Test
    -Reasons, Type, Product Test vs. Market Test
 
9. The Brand
    - Competitive advantage / Consumer surplus
    - Competitive strategy: Differentiation / Cost leadership
    - Branding: Elements, importance, action plan
    - Positioning strategies.
    - Brand equity and brand strategies: Umbrella, unique, cobranding etc
    - Brand Architecture

Learning activities


AF1. Theoretical sessions
AF2. Seminars
AF3. Work in group
AF4. Individual work
AF5. Personal study
AF10. Search, read and prepare reviews / text comments on bibliography / information through ICT / virtual platform.

Evaluation system


SE1. Participation in the activities proposed in the classroom (15%)

SE2. Group work (30%)

SE3 Exhibitions (15%)

SE4. Final exam (40%)
 

To pass the subject, it is necessary that the group work (SE2) has a rating equal to or higher than 4 out of 10 and that the final exam (SE4) ALSO obtain a rating equal to or higher than 5 out of 10.

Group work is NOT recoverable; there will be a partial assessment throughout the subject that will allow the student to see if he is doing it correctly or not.

In the case of repeat students: The grade of an assignment is maintained only if it is higher than 7 out of 10, and only in one call. If these requirements are not met, the student must do the group work like the rest of the students. Under no circumstances can a work be carried out individually or an improvement made on previous installments (the work will be evaluated from scratch like any other work).

 

If a student is expelled from class, the subject is automatically suspended without the possibility of recovery.

Any condition that entails the suspension of the subject, is directly and without the possibility of recovery. These assumptions are indicated directly in the related subjects (group work, rules of conduct, etc.).

The exams are only face-to-face, and under no circumstances will they be done online. 

REFERENCES


Basic

The purple cow. Seth Godin. Booket. (2011)

Buyology, Truths and Lies About Why We Buy. Booket (2012)

Change by Design. Tim Brown

Marketing Manager. Kotler Keller. Pearson 14th edition (2012)

What is Branding? Matthew Healey. Ed Gustavo Gil, SL (2009)

Complementary

Business Model Generation. Alexander Osterwalder (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1rF1id3nLo

TED Talk: Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy.

A Handbook for Revolution: Empathy. Roman Krznaric. Random House Group Company (2014)

Creative Confidence. David Kelley

Side marketing: new techniques for finding the most groundbreaking ideas. Kotler. Pearson (2005)

The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets. Brant Cooper, Patrick Vlaskovits. (2013)

Strategic Maps. Kaplan and Norton. Harvard School Press. Management 2000. (2004)

Blue Ocean Strategy. W. Chan Kim (2008)

NeedFinding: Design Research and Planning. Dev Patnaik. Third Edition (2014)

Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy. Dev Patnaik. Pearson Education. (2009)

The 22 immutable laws of the brand. Al Ries and Laura Ries.