The Marketing Analytics and Research concentration produces graduates for fast-growing career opportunities in the field of marketing analytics and is also suitable for students interested in pursuing a marketing-related graduate degree. The critical field of marketing analytics allows marketers to derive deep customer insight and optimize marketing strategy using experimentation and data analytics. Many marketing organizations have become data driven and have shifted their focus to marketing analytics, creating a tremendous need for marketers with both marketing and analytics skills.
Program Highlights
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Producing graduates for fast-growing career opportunities in the field of deriving deep customer insight & effective marketing strategy from data.
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Prepares students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in marketing or related areas.
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Building on the marketing faculty's years of research and experience, our program will provide students with an engaging and stimulating academic experience.
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Through our program, we aim to make sound preparations and build connections for future generations of marketing professionals.
Careers
Check out these ideas from ODU's Center for Career & Leadership Development and the . A median salary is a midpoint of what people typically earn—half of those surveyed earned above the median salary, and half earned below.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.
Search Marketing Strategists
Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content. Analyze research, data, or technology to understand user intent and measure outcomes for ongoing optimization.
Marketing Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
Operations Research Analysts
Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.
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Requirements
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Students are not formally admitted into the B.S.B.A. in Marketing program until the end of the sophomore year, when completion of all prerequisites is expected. Admission to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ does not constitute automatic admission to the program. For the current prerequisites and application steps, please refer to theÌýpage in the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Undergraduate Catalog.Ìý
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To speak to someone about the admission process, please contact the marketing chief departmental advisor, ProfessorÌýMichelle Carpenter.Ìý Ìý
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