Marketing

[MarkyP05]

Hey there, hope someone can give me some advice on this problem..

Im currently considering looking for a job in the marketing area. I did business studies at a level and enjoyed the martketing module of that subject.

everything i find so far is about sales, and telesales and being on the front line - and basically being a salesperson.

Ideally im looking for some thing a bit more back seat, what job or area of jobs fit these specs?

[sam100]

Hi. i am the marketing supervisor for a holiday company in the south west. i did not do any kind of marketing business degree but a lot of my crew here did.
From my own knowledge i tend to look for people who stand out from the crowd as there are a lot of people with marketing education out there but not much experience. Firstly, i would get yourself on a PR course or somewhere to do a bit of work experience then i would also recomend of getting a bit of customer service experience as both of these i personally think are a good backbone and will raise your game.
When looking for a job to start off in ,i would look at applying to a holiday resort or the tourism industy in general. You may find that you have to start at the bottom of the ladder but it would be work it to get a bit of experience behind you as most marketing jobs require a degree and at least two year experience to start with but not many are prepared to exploy someone so they can get the experience.
Generally i think you will struggle with finding a 'back seat' job as the whole gist of marketing is to get out there and basically be a salesperson and the only way you are going to get this is to be on the front line of the people you are selling to.
I would also recommend getting a bit of knowledge in the design field for marketing- perhaps even this might be an option? The production of publicity material and how it is designed and produced makes up a large proportion of our offices time and is the unlamorous part of the job but quite funamental. Hope this is of some help!

[InfiniteArc]

Hi Marky, Not sure what you mean by back seat, unless you are a marketing expert already, and want to see a project thru from the back seat.

What is your present employment, and is it a career change your looking for, because "Marketing" is a very widely described subject. Sales in the Field, or Office based

What product field are you looking for, expand on your view.

[Ava77]

Hi Marky, I would agree with some of the above, but it's also about knowing the right places to look for marketing jobs. As you say, a lot of jobs claim to be marketing but are actually door-to-door sales or telemarketing.

Try looking on http://jobs.brandrepublic.com/home/
and running a search. Alternatively, you could try enlisting the help of an agency (Hudson and Michael Page are big marketing recruitment agencies - although for something a bit more entry level, try Hays or Reed).

I've worked in marketing for the last ten years, I do have a degree but not in marketing. My route in was through taking a post-grad diploma in publishing which had a module in marketing, which like you, I enjoyed. I then took a job as a designer and editor for a classical music company before taking a marketing job for Which? magazines, specialising in the creative side. After a couple of different posts I now manage the whole marketing mix.

It helps to have a degree of some sort, as with many jobs these days, but it is possible to get there without one if you can build up enough experience and take a few marketing courses along the way.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

[MarkyP05]

Thanks for your responses guys.

As im not that familiar with the field i wasnt sure what in response looking for but in response to InfiniteArc i was not really looking for anything too far 'sales in the field' orientated more in the office really.

I havent got any relevant experience or qualifications bar business studies A level which contained a marketing module.

Really i'd like to aim for a maybe retailed based (as i have experience in retail) or sports lines.

But obviously i dont want to be cutting down my options at day one.

[tomclark]

HI -

I'm going to do you a favour : I'm an Intern manager for a national language school. we get a lot of student sfrom all over the world looking for unpaid work experience, it's my job to link the right student to the right company!

I use a lot of free reference websites to get links into companies; marketing, advertising and PR companies are very popular, luckliy, they are also very likely to be looking. it helps if you've studied something related, or even have some previous experience (sales is always a good starter, as it can prove you've got motivation)

anyway - try out these website that will give you links to marketing companies, that will be a good place to start: good luck!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thedrum.co.uk/index.php
http://www.nmatop100.co.uk/region.aspx?cat=reg ion
http://www.nma.co.uk/Directory/List.aspx?nPage =3&nPageGroup=1
http://www.blueboomerang.com/
http://www.chb.com/