Marketing is a value-enhancing function that identifies opportunities, develops markets, and builds brands. Consequently, good marketing enables companies to charge price premiums, sustain competitive advantage and maintain long-run profitability. To this end, Technopreneurship 2 (HIT 1201) covers the following topics: understanding consumer and corporate behavior, conducting customer and competitor analysis, developing new products, branding and brand extension, pricing, designing distribution channels, and managing marketing-mix activities. Therefore, the course introduces students to the essentials of marketing (key concepts, methods of analysis, strategies and tactics) critical to managing profitable customer relationships in today’s dynamic and connected environment.
