Marketing
Department of Marketing
Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives. (American Marketing Association) The Marketing major is concerned with all aspects of anticipating and controlling demand through conception, promotion, exchange and distribution of goods and services. The marketing manager determines how to increase profits by developing new markets and by serving existing markets more effectively.
The following list contains a representative sample of job titles of former graduates with a Marketing major. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider. Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelors' degree.
Related Career Titles
| Account Representative Advertising Executive Bank Officer Brand Manager Buyer Claims Adjuster/Examiner Comparison Shopper Consultant Consumer Consumer Affairs Specialist Copywriter Credit/Loan Officer Customer Service Manager Development Officer Direct Mail Specialist Distribution Manager District Sales Manager Employment Agency Counselor Financial Planner Franchise Specialist Fund-raiser Government Administrator Grant Writer Import/Export Manager Inside Salesperson | International Marketer Internet Marketing Specialist Inventory Control Specialist Lobbyist Management Trainee Market Representative Market Research Interviewer Marketing Field Coordinator Marketing Planner Marketing Researcher Media Buyer/Analyst Merchandising Manager Non-Profit Organization Manager Product Manager Promotions Director Property Manager Public Relations Manager Research Analyst Retail Manager Sales Agent Sales Manager Specialty Advertising Distributor Telecommunications Director Telemarketing Representative Television Shopping Channel Coordinator |
Related Skills
| Ability to work independently Ability to work with others Assertive Confident Customer Service Dependable Leadership | Meeting deadlines Persistent Reasoning Self-starter Strong Communication-written and oral Time Management Well-Organized |
Professional Organizations & Associations
American Management Association
American Marketing Association
Marketing Research Association
National Management Association
Public Relations Society of America
