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What Is Marketing?
Marketing is essential to running a business or a non-profit organization with a focus on the customer and the firm’s objectives. Good marketing decisions are made by understanding customer needs and the competitive environment. The field of marketing is vital for careers in general management. Further specializations include strategic marketing, product management, retailing, advertising and market research. A more recent phenomenon, the growth of E-commerce, has posed a different set of challenges to marketing.
The marketing academic area in the Naveen Jindal School of Management offers the following Marketing degrees:
- Bachelor of Science in Marketing
- Master of Science in Marketing
- MBA Degree with a Focus in Marketing
- PhD in Management Science with Concentration in Marketing
Marketing Resource Articles
Learn more about specific areas of marketing and specific career paths and opportunities available to you. The authors of these articles include marketing students, faculty, and staff.
Research Isn’t Just for Science Majors — It’s for Marketing Majors, Too!
While a BS in Marketing program student, Claudia Kwee had a chance to conduct a research project and present it at an educators’ conference in Houston.
Students’ Work Played a Part in a Corporate Acquisition
In May 2019, Shannon Cotts won the DFW AMA Collegiate Marketer of the Year award for her outstanding data analysis provided to startup business Fixd, a Dallas-based home warranty and service repair business.
What Does a Brand Manager Do?
Marketing Career Focus: Brand Management
A brand manager is responsible for the overall image of a product or person. Key elements of the job are researching the marketplace to determine where the product or client fits in.
How Our Marketing Students Land Over 150 Internships Every Year
The BS in Marketing program’s required internship is important for acquiring needed experience to land that first job. It’s also a crucial part of our trilogy experience, which includes completion of an internship, 100 hours of community engagement experience and a capstone senior project course.
Now Is a Good Time to Help a Nonprofit Organization
By being part of the UT Dallas community, we know we are blessed with support, resources and connections — but most of all hope.
Capstone Senior Projects Provides Real-World Solutions for an Array of Clients
The Professional Program in Marketing (PPM) is a program that provides supplemental workshops and professional opportunities while also encouraging participation in rigorous courses. This elite program was the brainchild of a past Capstone Senior Project Marketing (MKT 4395) course.
What You Learn From Capstone Senior Projects
Capstone Senior Projects give students a taste of real-world situations. Students gain experience working with corporations in the community, showcasing their expertise and professionalism.
Alumni Spotlights
Randall Tan, BS’13
Key Account Manager at Softlayer, An IBM Company
Randall Tan had plenty of success before launching his academic career at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Chanel Ebanks-Texada, BS’16
Watson Customer Engagement Account Executive, IBM
Ebanks-Texada has launched her career at IBM, where she is prospecting and generating business in the public sector.
Kate Reagan, BS’15
Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Texas Capital Bank
In Reagan’s role at Texas Capital Bank, she leans on both degrees she earned at Jindal School – a bachelor’s degree in accounting and marketing.
Mindy Tiu, BS’14
GE, Commercial Leadership Program
Mindy Tiu, now living in Stamford, Conn, fully embraced her time at UT Dallas by taking part in a broad range of campus activities.
Paulina Jesionek, BS’13, MS’15, MBA’15
Marketing Program Specialist, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jesionek graduated cum laude in Fall 2013 with two undergraduate degrees – Global Business and Marketing. She delivered the commencement address that year.
Glenn D. Lovelace, BS’81
CEO, Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Lovelace graduated from what was then the School of Management with a marketing degree and minors in computer science and finance.
Matthew A. Thompson, BS’12
Automation Marketing Manager, StructuredWeb
Matthew A. Thompson, who majored in marketing, moved to New York City soon after graduation. Once there, he landed a job at ALM, a specialized business news and information company largely focused on the legal community.
Marketing Faculty Research
We are committed to creating a practical and applied learning environment for the study, research, and practice of marketing. Our series of courses has been designed to meet the needs of students who choose general management careers as well as those who choose to study marketing.
See recent research highlights from our marketing facultyMarketing Blogs & News
Find advice and resources you need as a current or prospective student in marketing.
Sales Students Benefit From Artificial Intelligence Tools
Students in Jindal School of Management sales courses are reaping rewards from artificial intelligence technology that can analyze their sales calls and role-plays.Their efforts are to be featured in a video by the company that makes the technology.
Top Sales Student Transformed Adversity into Opportunities
One of the top students in the Professional Sales Concentration has had an extreme past but is transforming adversity into opportunity. Rising star, Kathryn McCord, will surprise you with her story.
A Message from Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul
Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul reaches out to students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters with an update on the state of the school as classes resume following spring break and during the coronavirus outbreak.
Analysis for Consumer & Shopper Insights Jobs
Marketing Career Focus: Customer Insights
Customer insights is an emerging area for marketing professionals who are not modelers, statisticians or data scientists. They often work more on the analysis and recommendation side of the profession.
JSOM Soccer Player Elected to Leadership Post on NCAA Advisory Committee
Recently elected vice chair of the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, JSOM marketing major and star soccer player Joseph Weber is using his role to advance his postgraduate goals of behind-the-scenes involvement in athletics.
Digital Marketing Tips That Even Novices Can Try
Leave it to the pros to give you the best digital marketing tips and industry news. In this blog post, Jeanne Spreier was on the scene at the Digital Executive Summit and shares the latest tips even novices can try.
Go, Pro Sales Team! Winning at the Collegiate World Cup of Sales
Our very own UTD Sales team placed in multiple challenges and earned the new top honor, the Collegiate World Cup of Sales. The UT Dallas Sales Team is part of The Professional Sales Concentration, an academic specialization offered by JSOM.
Professional Sales Concentration Prepares Students with Real-World Scenarios
Jindal School sales students launched the fall with a Speed Sell competition followed by a presentation from renowned sales expert and author Mark Hunter. Events like these reinforce classroom teachings and introduce students to potential employers.
UT Dallas Excels at DECA Conference—With Freshmen Leading the Way
Freshmen members of the UT Dallas DECA chapter won all the first-, second- and third-place prizes the chapter earned at the 2019 DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. In all, 34 UT Dallas students competed at the event.
It’s All About How Much You Want It
Does success come from luck or endeavor? Or is it really all about how much you want it? Read to hear Yan Wang’s take on success in the marketing world.
JSOM Graduation Speech
Graduate ITM and Marketing student, Hua Bai, reflects over the past few years she spent in JSOM while she takes off the student hat and puts on the alum hat.
Cultivating Relationships with Tech Companies Critical to Student Success
The Jindal School nurtures relationships with companies that create digital tools and apps — those that include analytics, cloud, mobile, social and software technologies — so that students can be well-prepared to use them professionally.
What Does a Marketing Analyst Do?
Marketing Career Focus: Marketing Analytics
Overview of skills needed for marketing analytics managers and how these map to the courses offered at the MS or Master of Science in Marketing at UT Dallas. The marketing analytics track has 3 core courses covering database marketing, spreadsheet modeling and business analytics with either SAS or R, plus 15 electives.
Jindal School Researcher Joins Theoretical With Practical to Help Businesses
Jindal School Professor Özalp Özer brings theoretical and practical research to his efforts to help businesses solve their problems. This approach often leads to answers — as well as new research avenues to explore.
UT Dallas Big Idea Competition Sharpens Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindsets
The annual UT Dallas Big Idea Competition awarded a service that helps applicants align their résumés to keywords in job postings the $25,000 grand prize in an event that showcased five other contenders and gave $40,000 in prizes.
‘Fearless’ Strategist Honored with Marketing Legends Award
Jindal School’s Marketing Legends Award honoree David Meerman Scott, an early advocate of social media and the strategist who coined the term “newsjacking,” advised his audience on the right ways to stand out and be fearless as a marketer.
Industry Innovator Honored with Marketing Legends Award
The Jindal School honored Stan Rapp, marketing and advertising visionary and ongoing influencer, with its 2016 Marketing Legends Award. At the Oct. 27 ceremony, Rapp described ENTANGLED MARKETING™, his latest concept and subject of his new book.
Marketing Career Focus: Product Management
What does a product manager do? In his book, Inspired, Marty Cagan, software engineer and founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group, defines the job of the product manager as “to discover a product that is valuable, usable and feasible.”
Student Spotlight: Saher Lakhani
Saher Lakhani is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Global Business and Bachelor of Science in Marketing double-major at the Naveen Jindal School of Management and she is expected to graduate in Spring 2024.
Sales Program Earns High Honors at First International Competition
Jindal School sales students made a notable first foray into competing abroad this spring, placing first and third in the speed-sell contest and second in role-play at the 2019 UK University Sales Competition in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read more Masters in Marketing Blogs and News Stories
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Student Testimonials
Liquin Luo, MS’17
Data Scientist, Apple
The MS in Marketing program gave me sophisticated marketing analytic knowledge and the ability to think as a thoughtful marketer. The career center at JSOM accelerated my career potential, helping me land a job at Apple.
Mahesh Jajoo
This program has helped me grow in different domains of marketing. It is one of the only programs worldwide that allows you to choose multiple courses between tracks. The amount of research that goes into preparing the material for the course is amazing, keeping the teaching material up to date with the changes in the marketing field. It also has taught me the best marketing principles and lessons through its core courses, which I will use throughout my marketing career. Overall, a program that has taken care of all the ever-changing dynamics of marketing that I was looking for and helped me grow as a marketer.
Hema Shesha Sai Ganta, MS ’22
MS in Marketing at UTD is an incredible program. I thoroughly enjoyed pursuing the Marketing Analytics and Customer Insights track. The courses and unparalleled knowledge of professors helped me gain a better understanding of analytical applications in a real-world business setting. I highly recommend this program to anyone who is passionate about marketing.
Rebecca Sollars, BS’20
B2B Client Solutions Executive, AT&T
I’m about to graduate, and I have secured a job with a Fortune 10 company, AT&T. I would never have been able to accomplish this without the help of UTD!
Matthew Hong, BS’20
Associate I, Analyst Development Program at Liberty Mutual Insurance
The UT Dallas Marketing program has been invaluable in the pursuit of my career by providing me with a solid marketing foundation that enables me to stand out from and collaborate with my peers.
Varika Pinnam, BS’20
Class of 2020
I chose to attend UTD because I felt I had found a community here before I ever even moved to Texas. I decided upon the Marketing program in particular because I wanted to be a part of a fast-paced, impactful business world but work creatively and be able to generate and implement new ideas rather than work in a rigid structure.
Holly Lynn
UT Dallas has helped me immensely by giving me the tools and knowledge to start a career path in the world of marketing right here in my hometown. I have grown with confidence to become a leader thanks to the many ways of communicating that have opened up to me, meaning things that were learned will not be forgotten!
Andrew Franco, BS’12, MS’12
Andrew Franco, JSOM graduate with BS’12 and MS’12, shares how completing his MS in Marketing enabled him to move his career forward.
Amber Quach, BS’20
Class of 2020
The UT Dallas Marketing program has given me the ability to merge my strengths as a business-minded individual and also as a creative through their program.
Mao Li, MS’14
Senior Manager of Competitive Intelligence, Health System, Marketing Insights and Analytics, Philips
The MS in Marketing program is a well-organized program with agile setup. It has different tracks to choose to fit your career direction. I highly recommend the program for further development in the marketing industry.
Pratiksha Tonpe, BS’21
Class of 2021
The MS in Marketing program in the JSOM has offered so many fantastic opportunities where I could learn more about the industry and meet professionals.
Jo-Annie Au, BS’20
Class of 2020
Through the UTD Marketing program, I’ve been able to fuel my passion for advertising and content creation. The program has given me the opportunity to learn from professionals while also getting to work with real clients and local companies.
Kyana Shamloo, BS’15
Product Marketing Manager, Freeman Company
I really enjoyed the marketing program at UT Dallas because they made it a point to have your class requirements be in various subjects.
Allison Lutz Waldon
The MBA/M.S. Marketing program has allowed me to build and develop skills that I’ve been able to apply to projects in my current role. The flexible degree plan allows me to take classes while working full-time in marketing.
Tim Nguyen, BS’19
Sales Development Associate, WESCO Distribution
The UTD marketing program provided me the resources and experiences that I was able to apply to my now ongoing career path.
Brandon Borick, MS ’22
The M.S. in Marketing Fast Track Program was one of the most valuable opportunities I was able to take advantage of during my time at UT Dallas. In five years, I was able to attain both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, which has opened opportunities many entry-level business professionals don’t often receive.
Ana Corona, BS’16
Assistant Brand Marketing Manager, Daltile
I was fortunate enough to have been included in high-visibility projects, some of which involved our company’s executive team.
Rahul Rai
My trajectory will always be changed by my time at UTD Naveen Jindal School of Management MS Marketing program. It surpassed all expectations and provided me with unique insight. I’m aware that investing in myself by enrolling in this program has been and will continue to be among the best choices I’ve ever made.
Lauren Sparger, BS’20
Sports Marketing Graduate Program, Red Bull
During my time as a student, the BS in Marketing program allowed me numerous opportunities to gain real life marketing skill sets and business acumen.
Michelle Bassil, MS ’22
The MBA & Master of Science in Marketing programs have provided me with the opportunity to gain a vast amount of relevant knowledge that is applicable to real-world business problems. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to further my education in a way that allowed me to pursue multiple interests simultaneously!
Marketing Program Resources at the Jindal School
Academic Programs – Primary
The Marketing academic area offers one bachelor’s, one master’s and one PhD program.
Online Degrees
Academic Programs – Additional
The Marketing area also offers accelerated pathways to adding more degrees as well as professional programs and concentrations.
Faculty and Advisory Board
Discover how Marketing area faculty are researching, publishing, speaking and engaging in the business community.
Community Activity
Marketing area students, faculty and staff are engaged in the community through center activity, events and more.