Marketing plays a major role in getting sales for a company or awareness of a company. This means marketing is involved in every sector and industry. Marketing involves a lot of sales pitches to investors and customers as well as digital and real world advertising methods. You can expect front end (directly communicating e.g. door to door sales, investor pitches etc...) and back end work (developing advertising e.g. online adds, TV adds, events etc...). Marketing does not always directly relate to sales it can also be focused on brand or company image which plays a big role in sales of a company.
Entry requirements will vary from university to university, however, all will require CCC or higher with most asking for at least BBB.
Regardless of what GCSEs you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain GCSEs will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of GCSEs which will help you with marketing:
Regardless of what A-levels you do you can always go down various career paths, but certain A-levels will give you an advantage and some will be required. Below is a list of A-levels which will help you with marketing:
The duration of the degree is 3 years for a bachelors degree (BA) and an additional year for a masters (MA) or you can do a 1 year placement to get experience.
Every degree will be enjoyable and suit different personalities, below is a list of characteristics and personalities which will enjoy the marketing degree:
Marketing has many topics that need to be covered, below is a list of the topics that will be in all university curriculums:
Marketing allows you too apply to different industries, below is a list of them:
Marketing degree allows you to apply to a wide variety of roles, below is a list of them:
As a Marketing graduate you will usually work up to 40 hours a week. Companies are more flexible now and would let you work from home for part of the week, which can help make work life balance more easy, however, marketing has always been very flexible working. The salary you will get will vary on your experience and which sector you go into, below is the average expected salaries:
Note that if you are a independent marketing professional then you can start of at a higher salary and can be on a lower salary even with years of experience.
