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Clinical Professor of Marketing

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kevin-mctigue@kellogg.northwestern.edu
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Marketing Management (MKTGM-430-0)

Field Study (MKTG-498-5)
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Field Study (MKTG-498-0)
Field Studies include those opportunities outside of the regular curriculum in which a student is working with an outside company or non-profit organization to address a real-world business challenge for course credit under the oversight of a faculty member.

Advertising Strategy (MKTG-454-0)
Companies spend $560 billion on advertising worldwide and a great deal of it is wasted. This class is designed to teach students to be stronger critical thinkers with an emphasis on developing more effective advertising across traditional and digital channels. Created for client-side managers tasked with advertising responsibilities as well as general managers overseeing communications, the class tackles both advertising strategy and execution. In a rapidly evolving marketing ecosystem, it's never been more important to have a strategic lens. This course emphasizes the development of the central nucleus of any advertising strategy- the creative brief- to manage and guide relationship with your creative partners. The first half focuses on general advertising strategy - creating meaningful goals; selecting an attractive target for advertising, uncovering actionable insights, and developing an effective brand position. The remainder of the course examines the strategic planning of the tactical execution- understanding media, evaluating creative, and measuring effectiveness. The emphasis of the class is on practical application. As such, the courses analyzes advertising challenges through real-life examples. Students review cases weekly, complete several case assignments, tackle a current company's situation in a group assignment, and complete a take home final comprised of mini-cases.

MBAi Marketing Management (MKTG-435-0)

Marketing Management (MKTG-430-0)
This course takes an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems of business firms and other types of organizations. Attention focuses on the influence of the marketplace and the marketing environment on marketing decision making; the determination of the organization's products, prices, channels and communication strategies; and the organization's system for planning and controlling its marketing effort.

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Kevin McTigue

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Executive Education

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Full-Time / Evening & Weekend MBA Courses