MKTG 8005 Marketing Strategy & Innovation

This course builds on the principles covered in the core Marketing courseby further developing and applying marketing strategy to different company lifestages (i.e. launch, geographic expansion, repositioning), industries (i.e. luxury, retail, e-commerce) and innovations (i.e. digital marketplaces, AI-driven solutions.) It takes a Marketing practitioners view of determining and owning the strategy and builds the link between strategy, activities, and outcomes. You will be exposed to problems and situations that will require you to assess, analyze and recommend actions within the context of marketing skills and organizational alignment. Extensive case analysis and financial and analytical tools are used to examine marketing growth strategies, target market strategies, external factors, marketing program development, the marketing organization, and implementation of marketing strategy. This course is appropriate for those considering marketing as a career, consultants helping to drive revenue generation, or general managers looking to build an external, customer-centric skillset to complement operational capabilities.

Course overview

Department
Marketing
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
MKTG7700 or MKTG7720

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.36 / 5 · Very Good
95 responses
Instructor rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
95 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2025Kristy Cunningham4.54.84.84.74.74.74.84.64–6 hrs/week24 of 30
Fall 2024Kristy Cunningham4.44.54.74.74.54.54.54.54–6 hrs/week15 of 19
Spring 2024Kristy Cunningham4.44.84.64.74.14.34.54.44–6 hrs/week16 of 18
Fall 2023Kristy Cunningham—————————15 of 16
Spring 2023Kristy Cunningham4.24.44.54.44.54.34.44.44–6 hrs/week25 of 29

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Kristy Cunningham
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.62/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Kristy Cunningham · Fulton Hall 453 M 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered