Symposium on "Pathway to Excellence in Marketing" organized by Dept. of Business Administration-MBA
06-Jun-2020
The MBAs were addressed by Marketing Professionals during the second half, on 5th June'2020.
The first session facilitated by Mr. Rakshit Shetty, Operations Manager at Kelly IT and Financial Services, threw light on the importance of sales not merely in marketing but in any fields. He emphasized concentrating on improving digital marketing skills to lead a successful E-Marketing business during this pandemic situation. He also encouraged students to work on their interpersonal skills and advised them to choose their specialization wisely.
In his concluding remarks, Mr. Shetty mentioned that along with subject knowledge, students should also acquire additional skills through certifications on marketing and analytics for a rewarding career. He ended the session by saying don’t confine yourself to one place or one subject, explore the opportunity.
The next session was facilitated by Mr. Harsharaj, Territory Sales Manager at Phonepe Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, who is an Alumnus of Sahyadri MBA (2015-2017 Batch). He began his session by emphasizing the importance of concept selling which is currently trending in the market and concentrated mainly on explaining the practical exposure that any sales person gets to experience in his/her field. He concluded by stressing the relevance of various skills and knowledge that are required to survive currently in the industry.
Finally, Mr. Nidesh Shetty Assistant Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, Tilakwadi, Belagavi, who is also an Alumnus of Sahyadri MBA (2016-2018 Batch) addressed the students and shared his work life journey and stressed on challenges faced. He encouraged students to come out of their comfort zone and be flexible to adapt to any kind of working conditions. While concluding, he advised students to take up innovative projects which could help them stand out in any situation.
