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Introduction to High-Tech Product Management and Marketing
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San Francisco, Wed. June 6, 7 pm, 10 meetings
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- 10 meetings
- June 6 to Aug. 15: Wed., 7-10 pm (no meeting July 4)
- San Francisco: Room 811, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $715 (EDP 314567)
Mark Gaydos, M.B.A., has more than 20 years of high-tech marketing experience, ranging from roles in large companies, such as Oracle and SAP, to four successful start-ups. Currently he is the senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Engine Yard, a leader in platform-as-a-service. In 1997 Gaydos founded this course to teach students real-world marketing methods in a fun way. He is the author of Marketing in the Time of Cholera (Mark Gaydos, 2009).
Fabio Santini, M.B.A., is director of product marketing at DigitalPersona, where he is responsible for product management and product marketing of the DigitalPersona security software product line. Before DigitalPersona, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Textbook(s) for this course:
There is no textbook or reader for this course.
X448 (2 semester units in Business Administration)
An elective in the Certificate Program in MarketingGain the knowledge to become a successful product manager or product marketing manager. Learn practical tools and solutions for product management—launch, marketing, positioning and life cycle—and for brand management. Additional topics include analyst and public relations, customer relationship management (CRM) and lead-generation programs. Understand how to conduct competitive analyses and write marketing requirements documents.
Future-Term Courses and Enrollments
Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.
- Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
- Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in June.
- Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.
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San Francisco, Wed. March 14, 6 pm, 10 meetings
- 10 meetings
- March 14 to May 16: Wed., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 800, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $715 (EDP 303313)
Mark Gaydos, M.B.A., has more than 20 years of high-tech marketing experience, ranging from roles in large companies, such as Oracle and SAP, to four successful start-ups. Currently he is the senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Engine Yard, a leader in platform-as-a-service. In 1997 Gaydos founded this course to teach students real-world marketing methods in a fun way. He is the author of Marketing in the Time of Cholera (Mark Gaydos, 2009).
Fabio Santini, M.B.A., is director of product marketing at DigitalPersona, where he is responsible for product management and product marketing of the DigitalPersona security software product line. Before DigitalPersona, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.