Friday, 13 December 2013

Marketing Syllabus for IBPS Marketing Officer (Scale I) exam



Marketing Syllabus for IBPS Marketing Officer (Scale I) exam


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Marketing Syllabus for IBPS Marketing Officer (Scale I) exam
1. Understanding marketing
  • The importance of Marketing
  • What is marketing?
  • Marketing concept and its evolution
  • Marketing & Customer Value
  • Value Delivery Process
2. Analysing market opportunities
  • Environmental Analysis – Analysing Macroenvironment; Demographic Environment; Socio-cultural Environment
  • Consumer Analysis – Consumer Behaviour ; Consumer decision making process; Creating customer Value
  • Competitor Analysis
3. Choosing the Value (STP)
  • Segmentation
  • Targeting
  • Positioning
4. Designing the Marketing Program (Marketing Mix Decisions)
  • Product Decisions – Concept of product; Classification of products; Major product decisions; Product line and product mix; Branding; Packaging and labelling; Product life cycle – strategic implications; New product development and consumer adoption process; Brand management
  • Distribution Channels and Physical Distribution Decisions – Nature, functions, and types of distribution channels; Distribution channel intermediaries; Channel management decisions; Wholesale and store retailing; Non Store retailing; Issues in market logistics.
  • Pricing Decisions – Factors affecting price determination; Pricing policies and strategies; Discounts and rebates.
  • Promotion Decisions – Communication Process; Promotion mix – advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, publicity and public relations; Determining advertising budget; Copy designing and testing; Media selection; Advertising effectiveness; Sales promotion – tools and techniques.
5. Marketing Planning and Control
6. Rural Marketing
7. Marketing Research
8. Designing and managing services
9. Business Market (Organizational Buying)
Some other topics...
  • Concept, Nature, Scope and Importance of Marketing
  • Meaning, Functions and Importance of Marketing Management
  • Marketing Process & Marketing Planning
  • Marketing Research
  • Marketing Segmentation
  • Consumer/Buyer Behaviour & Motivation
  • Product Planning and Development
  • Branding, Packaging, Labelling, Standardization & Grading
  • Pricing Decision
  • Sales Promotion & Personal Selling
  • Rural Marketing
  • Bank Marketing
  • Insurance Marketing
  • International Marketing
  • Social Responsibility & Marketing Ethics
  • Consumer Protection in India
  • Marketing of Services






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