{"id":22074,"date":"2013-12-22T13:18:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T20:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=22074"},"modified":"2013-12-22T13:18:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T20:18:49","slug":"mba-admissions-insead-and-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-insead-and-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions: INSEAD and Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A quick glance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/insead.aspx\">INSEAD<\/a>: INSEAD currently ranks in second place in <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/rankings\/international\" target=\"_blank\">Businessweek\u2019s<\/a><em> full-time global MBA rankings and in sixth place according to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rankings.ft.com\/businessschoolrankings\/global-mba-ranking-2013\" target=\"_blank\">The Financial Times<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rankings.ft.com\/businessschoolrankings\/global-mba-ranking-2013\" target=\"_blank\"> (2013)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/insead.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/insead.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22076\" alt=\"INSEAD\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Insead-2-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>INSEAD Class of 2014 Profile<\/strong> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Average age \u2013 29 years old<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Average years work experience \u2013 5 years<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/gmat.aspx\">GMAT score<\/a> \u2013 702<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Total number of students \u2013 1024 students<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous work experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Corporate sectors \u2013 46%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Consulting \u2013 25%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba_in_sight_focus_on_finance\">Finance<\/a> \u2013 23%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Public sector\/non-profit \u2013 6%<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSEAD Academics Related to Marketing\/Consumer Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INSEAD\u2019s 10-month program is divided into five 8-week periods. In the first, second, and third periods, students take core courses. In the third, fourth, and fifth periods, students take electives (Note: The third period is a combination of both core and elective courses). Students can begin the program in January or September, but only the January intake offers a break for students to enjoy an internship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Core Courses in Period 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Financial Accounting<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Organisational Behaviour 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Financial Markets and Valuation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Prices and Markets<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Uncertainty, Data and Judgment<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Business Ethics<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Core Courses in Period 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Corporate Financial Policy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Marketing Management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Organisational Behaviour 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Managerial Accounting<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Process and Operations management<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Strategy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Business Ethics<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Core Courses in Period 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 International Political Analysis<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Macroeconomics in the Global Economy<\/p>\n<p>(See core course descriptions <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/core-courses.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marketing Elective Course Offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Advertising and Social Media Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/facultyresearch\/areas\/marketing\/activities\/documents\/BrandManagement_001.ppt\" target=\"_blank\">Brand Management <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/facultyresearch\/areas\/marketing\/activities\/documents\/B2B.ppt\" target=\"_blank\">B2B Marketing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Customer Insight<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Digital and Social Media Marketing<\/a> (a week-long field trip to New York City)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Distribution Channels and Sales Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Market Driving Strategies <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing Communication <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/elective-courses\/marketing.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Pharmaceutical Marketing Strategy <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the teaching and learning methods at INSEAD <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/the-insead-mba\/learning-methodology.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and about INSEAD\u2019s Marketing Research Seminar Series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/facultyresearch\/areas\/marketing\/activities\/seminars.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/facultyresearch\/research\/research_centers.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>INSEAD Marketing Research Centers<\/strong> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insead.edu\/facultyresearch\/research\/ISSRC.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD Social Science Research Centre (ISSRC) <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/centres.insead.edu\/family-enterprise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/centres.insead.edu\/decision-making-and-risk-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for Decision Making and Risk Analysis (CDMRA) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/student_life\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Clubs for INSEAD Marketing Students<\/strong> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/clubs\/consumer_luxury_goods\/\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD Consumer and Luxury Goods <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/insead.edu\/mba\/clubs\/hightech\/\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD High Tech &amp; Telecom Club <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/insead.edu\/mba\/clubs\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD Media Club <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.insead.edu\/documents\/MBA_EMPLOYMENT_STATISTICS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing Hiring Stats at INSEAD <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012 marketing function:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9% of the class secures marketing positions after graduation<\/p>\n<p>18% of those who entered the corporate sector hold marketing\/sales roles<\/p>\n<p>Top Marketing-Related Employers in 2012 \/ # of hires:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Google \/ 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Amazon \/ 14<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Samsung \/ 11<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Shell \/ 11<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Siemens \/ 11<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 BP Group \/ 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Apple \/ 8<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 L\u2019Or\u00e9al \/ 8<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Microsoft \/ 5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Abbott \/ 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Cargill \/ 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Deutsche Post DHL \/ 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Hilti Corporation \/ 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Dong Energy \/ 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 GE \/ 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 GlaxoSmithKline \/ 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Johnson &amp; Johnson \/ 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 Syngenta \/ 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012 Internship Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-width: 1px; border-color: #000000;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Industry<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong># of Interns<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Weekly Salary Range (\u20ac)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Consumer\/Luxury Goods<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>700 \u2013 4,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Media\/Entertainment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>600 \u2013 2,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Travel\/Leisure Services<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>400-5,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/insead.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">INSEAD B-School Zone<\/a> for more information on how Accepted.com can help you get accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/10\/27\/insead-2014-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20369\" 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Check out our 2014 Application Essay Tips!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/INSEAD_Application_Tips.png\" width=\"406\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4169\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Accepted.com\" alt=\"Accepted.com\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-small-for-SF.jpg\" width=\"111\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author\">Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best <\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\">Accepted.com's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive packages<\/a>,<b><i> <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">picking perfect programs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">preparing for intense interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\"><em>This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/12\/22\/mba-admissions-insead-and-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick glance at INSEAD: INSEAD currently ranks in second place in Businessweek\u2019s full-time global MBA rankings and in sixth place according to The Financial Times (2013). 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