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The focus of this course is on the strategies and methods used by early-stage companies to acquire customers (through outbound or inbound marketing) and to activate them (i.e., to encourage repeat behavior and/or increase the frequency of interaction). Throughout the course, we will examine topics such as search engine marketing (SEM), content marketing, affiliate marketing, social media campaigns, mobile applications, freemium strategies, and the use of web analytics for tracking customer acquisition and conversion. The focus will be mainly on digital marketing channels, and the emphasis will be more B2C than B2B. Instruction will consist of case discussion and guest lectures, with students working in groups to apply their learning to improve the process of customer acquisition.

The aim of this course is to provide insight into the psychology of persuasion. We will explore research and theory in this domain and discuss potentially powerful techniques for changing people's attitudes and behaviors. We will apply our insights broadly to examine the features that make for an effective persuasive appeal in a wide range of settings (e.g., an ad, a pitch to investors, etc.), and students will practice designing and implementing persuasive messages. In each session, I will share classic and cutting edge research on persuasion emanating from the fields of social and consumer psychology. These insights will be organized around a few basic principles. We will then work together to brainstorm and practice the application of the insights to real world persuasion settings.

This class will provide an overview of the travel and hospitality industry focusing on strategy, business models, institutions and innovations. Issues we will cover include pricing and yield management, service quality assessment and loyalty and reward program management within verticals such as airlines, hotels and cruise lines. We will also discuss new innovations such as shared consumption models and the role of online reviews and user generated content in facilitating travel. The class will involve a mix of cases and lectures; a site visit to a Bay Area travel/hospitality firm for a tour of operations and discussion of strategy; and interactions with several industry leaders in the travel space.

Our focus is on the question, "When launching a product, what are the framing issues that will help determine success?" In particular, we will provide you with tools to analyze market situations and determine whether it makes sense to launch a product or engage in a marketing-related investment. The course is not designed to cover issues such as execution of a strategy (although we will touch on this a bit), but on whether to enter a market to begin with. Thus, the course is decision oriented; we want you to think about market entry decisions and how you would make them. The tools that you will be provided won't consist of equations; instead, we'll arm you with a set of questions to ask, whose answers will help you make better decisions.nnnThis course is an advanced applications marketing course. Unlike the base core course that is designed to cover every basic topic in marketing, here we focus on a number of basic questions and explore them in depth. Although we will have some lectures for background, the bulk of this endeavor will be accomplished through case discussions. In other words, we can't and won't cover everything, as this course is not designed to be comprehensive. We are going to rely on your academic background in marketing to cover the basics; here and there, it is possible that some material will be a review of what you've done before (there's nothing wrong with a little de ja vu). Unfortunately, due to the tight schedule we will not be able to cover any of the basics that are not already included in the course material.nnnThe course includes, cases, lectures, and guest lectures.nn

A hands-on two-week survey of Marketing's cutting edge, where bold brands are becoming ever more open, participatory, experiential & experimental. nnnInspired by a smattering of provocative real-world examples and mind-blowing guests, diverse student teams will employ design methods to conceive of and visualize their own creative proposals for how the Stanford GSB itself might engage with the world in radical new ways. Teams will ultimately pitch their final concepts to the GSB's Chief Marketing Officer for consideration, feedback and potential real-world implementation. nnn

Our world is changing at an incredible pace. We're in the middle of a commerce revolution that is consumer-driven and technology-enabled. Consumer expectations have risen. They want to be inspired by engaging, meaningful experiences, and they want to engage with people and brands that have compelling, data-driven, and authentic stories to share. But how do you develop that story?n nStorytelling has always been a significant part of history, but the means through which the stories have been told has evolved with each civilization. From the oral histories, to the works of scribes, to newspapers, television, and now the Internet, personal narrative has been used to communicate the events of the past. Digital media now combines tradition with technology and allows us to tell stories through voice, text, images, audio, and video. The immersive workshop is structured around three key principles: (1) know your goal, (2) craft your story, and (3) prototype to learn. You will be a part of an ultra-faced paced design sprint to come up with a compelling story about a brand or person of your choosing, and design the story to be leveraged across digital media.

Building Innovative Brands is a hands-on two-week dive into how leading brands may leverage a Design Thinking approach to become ever more participatory, experiential and experimental. Together, we will explore how leading organizations stoke conversations, co-create experiences, spark stories and build engaging relationships with consumers. Inspired by provocative real-world examples and industry guests, diverse student teams will employ human-centered design methods to conceive of and visualize their own creative proposals for how a brand could engage in innovative, brand-enhancing new ways. Teams will ultimately pitch their experience design concepts to the program leadership for feedback, consideration and potential real-world implementation.

A strong brand is the most valuable and irreplaceable asset for a firm. Apple, Google, Coca Cola, Nike, VISA, McDonalds, and Disney, are a few prominent examples of legendary brands. Many companies recognize that the investment they make in the creation and communication of their brand will become a strategic differentiator in the future.n nThis course is designed to provide students with theoretical as well as applied appreciation and understanding of what it takes to build and sustain strong bands. To achieve these goals, the class will be co-taught by two academic and industry experts who will not only provide basic insights into branding basics but will also discuss cutting-edge research and technological developments in the area.n nProf. Khan will lead the first half of the course. This week will focus on conceptual and strategic frameworks for understanding basic branding concepts and answering core challenges such as, how to define and establish brand meaning and personality; how to measure and leverage brand equity; how to manage brand architecture; and how to establish brand leadership.n nIn the second week, the focus will switch to digital aspects of branding. This week will be led by Mr. Gopi Kallayil, Chief Evangelist, Brand Marketing, at Google. Mr. Kallayil will explore contemporary issues in brand marketing such as, how to construct and maintain brand meaning in the high customer involvement digital space; how to seize the opportunity of your super fans actively expressing brand love on digital; and how to leverage new customer experiences created with digital in branding strategy.n nStudents are required to attend and come prepared to all classes.

We assume happiness is stable, an endpoint to achieve or a goal to "chase." It's not. Recent research suggests that the meaning of happiness changes every 3-4 years. Understanding happiness is crucial to building successful products, organizations and relationships. In this MBA seminar, we explore the data-driven research on happiness, revealing insights about (a) anticipating, (b) understanding, (c) visualizing, (d) spreading, (e) remembering, and (f) creating happiness. Students will work together to use an iterative design-thinking approach to understand our own current definition of happiness, uncover what really makes us happy (vs. what we think makes us happy), prototype solutions/products to increase our present happiness, and develop tools to continually understand and foster happiness as our lives change. The seminar will be data-driven, drawing on multiple methodologies including blogs ( http://www.wefeelfine.org/), experiments and surveys.