Executive Education

Developing Effective Tools for Sales and Marketing

Good marketing isn’t luck; it’s built on strategy, insight, and precision. This programme helps you master the latest sales and marketing tools to align teams, strengthen decisions, and drive measurable business growth.
The Programme is designed for sales executives, marketing professionals, and business development managers seeking practical, modern tools for commercial growth. It is ideal for individuals who want to strengthen their understanding of the marketing function beyond day-to-day execution. Participants typically work in organisations where aligning sales and marketing activities is essential for business success.
Hybrid Programme
Lagos
Programme Date
Jul 1, 2026 (3 days)

Programme Fee

₦750,000 (Excluding VAT)
Hybrid Programme
Lagos
Hybrid Programme
Lagos

Programme Date

Jul 1, 2026 (3 days)
Hybrid Programme
Lagos
Programme Fee
750,000

Programme Overview

Effective understanding and management of the marketing function is at the heart of business performance. This programme explores the essential tools of contemporary marketing, which range from managerial orientations and developments in the marketing mix to key account management strategies and brand or line extensions. Participants gain clarity on how each of these elements influences value creation and drives stronger commercial outcomes.

The programme also simplifies how seemingly separate marketing activities come together to form a unified, strategic function. Through a systems-thinking lens, participants learn how to align sales, marketing, operations, and business strategy into a cohesive approach that supports organisational goals. By the end, they will be better equipped to evaluate marketing decisions, integrate functions, and contribute more meaningfully to business growth.

Key Learning Outcomes
Apply a systems-thinking approach to align marketing with broader business strategy.
Understand how diverse marketing activities integrate into a cohesive, strategic function.
Strengthen collaboration across sales, marketing, and operations to achieve organisational objectives better.
Hybrid Programme
Programme Date
Jul 1, 2026 (3 days)
Programme Fee
₦750,000 (Excluding VAT)
Marketing Foundations & Managerial Perspectives
  • Managerial orientations in marketing

  • Integrating marketing into business objectives

Understanding Customers & Markets
  • Understanding your customer

  • Targeting, segmentation (top, mid & bottom of the market) & positioning

Product, Service & Brand Strategy
  • Product and service strategy

  • Brand extension

  • Branding & communication strategy
The Marketing Mix & Contemporary Tools
  • The marketing mix

  • Marketing communications

Pricing & Value Creation
  • Pricing strategy and tactics

  • Linking customer satisfaction to business profitability

Global & Cross-Cultural Marketing
  • Intercultural/international marketing

Sales & Distribution Excellence
  • Selling & sales management

  • Channel & distribution management

Key Account & Relationship Management
  • Key account management

  • Relationship marketing

Prof. Tayo Otubanjo is a leading Marketing faculty member at Lagos Business School, where he teaches across the full-time and executive MBA programmes. He recently served as a Visiting Professor of Marketing at Yale School of Management. He earned his PhD in Marketing in the UK, specialising in corporate brand identity, and contributed significantly to creating the first MSc in Corporate Brand Management. Prof. Otubanjo provides strategic marketing and brand advisory services to top organisations, including First Bank, FCMB, AXA Mansard, Sujimoto, and Galaxy Backbone. His earlier consulting work with CMCConnect BCW and CentrespreadGrey saw him develop brand strategies for major national and multinational companies such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Emirates Airline, UPS, and Emzor Pharmaceuticals.

Prof. Uchenna Uzo joined LBS in February 2002. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Sociology from the University of Lagos, and his Master of Research in Management as well as PhD in Management from the IESE Business School, Barcelona. He is currently the Faculty Director at Lagos Business School and teaches courses in Marketing Management, Personal Selling, Sales, and Channel Management. His research and consulting assignments span several industries, focusing mainly on retail marketing management, sales, and distribution channel management. He currently sits on the board of a retail marketing company and is the author of several business case studies and book chapters. His academic articles have been published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. His case won the 2013 EFMD Case Writing Competition in the “African Business Cases” category. He is currently a member of the Management Board of the Lagos Business School.

The Admission Process

Begin your path to professional and personal growth with our straightforward enrollment process.

1. Click on the Apply Now button.

2. Select the number of participants to enroll on the programme and then fill in your detials.

3. Request for an invoice or make an instant payment via our secured payment gateway.

4. Upon confirmation of payment, a programme manager will get in touch with you at least three days before the programme commences.

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