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CIM Marketing Program

Program Overview

This programme builds a rounded foundation in professional marketing practice for those new to the function or seeking to formalise their experience. It covers the marketing concept and environment, customer insight and research, segmentation, targeting and positioning, the extended marketing mix, digital marketing channels, marketing communications, marketing planning and measuring marketing performance. Throughout, participants apply concepts to their own organisation and to examples from Gulf consumer, service and government sectors.

Learning Outcomes

✓Analyse the marketing environment of an organisation using PESTLE and competitor analysis.
✓Design a simple customer research approach and interpret findings to generate insight.
✓Apply segmentation, targeting and positioning to choose priority customer groups.
✓Develop a marketing mix for a product or service using the 7Ps.
✓Select digital and traditional communication channels to meet defined marketing objectives.
✓Measure marketing performance using a small set of relevant KPIs.

Target Audience

Marketing executives and coordinators
Professionals moving into marketing roles
Product and service managers
Small business owners and entrepreneurs

Detailed Program Modules

01Marketing Principles

The marketing concept and customer orientation
The role of marketing in the organisation
Marketing ethics and responsibility

02The Marketing Environment

PESTLE and micro-environment analysis
Competitor analysis
Market trends in GCC economies

03Customer Insight and Research

Primary and secondary research
Customer buying behaviour
Turning data into insight

04Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning

Segmentation bases
Selecting target markets
Positioning maps and statements

05The Marketing Mix and Communications

The 7Ps for products and services
Integrated marketing communications
Digital channels: search, social, email and content

06Planning and Measuring Marketing

Structure of a marketing plan
Budgets and timelines
Marketing KPIs and reporting

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants prepare a concise marketing plan for a product or service in their organisation: environment analysis, target segment and positioning, 7Ps mix, a channel plan and KPIs.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Alzette University in CIM Marketing Program

International accreditation: Global Leadership Organization (GLO)