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Marketing: How do I go about my career in the field of Marketing?
JB
JB
Joy Broto Nath , Global Corporate Trainer & Strategist answered:

This is common sense, so do not rank some over others simply because one marketing job salary or the service fee is higher than the other. From my own perspective I see a rising demand for User Experience Optimizer/Analyst in the field of marketing. If you still seem confused by all this, then take this quiz to find out a bit about yourself and see what we think should be your marketing career path. You want to do some research on companies and what skills specifically are required for certain marketing positions. If you choose your field and you are committed on that, then find job posts that are to the point and does not require things that does not seem like should be your responsibilities. Once you know what skills and experience is required you can go ahead and get some courses online. There are several entry-level marketing courses you can get for free. Then you can basically cancel your LinkedIn Premium trial any time and still get access to the courses. It is a must have if you want to succeed as a professional in our modern society.
To become a successful marketer, you need to grow your contact base. Well, among other things, they attend networking events. Frankly, marketing is a lot about people and trust. People, and marketers especially, are drawn to other people who are ambitious and goal oriented. “How are you planning to do that?”, “Where are you applying?”, “What position do you have in mind?” are the questions flying at you. And marketers sure like to teach other people. Marketers are social beings. Now that you have you been more than equipped to start your own blog. For sure there are hundreds and thousands of blogs in every marketing niche and you as a novice marketer cannot match up with these superstars. If you have exceptional writing skills, you might even end up as a professional blogger and say no to whatever marketing job is offered to you.
First, you need to prove that you truly are a marketing hero. Thing is that the average Joe does not know that much about marketing. Especially, when we are talking about new digital marketing trends and what to follow and what not to follow.
If not however, it does not mean that the marketing field is not for you. It is not linked to marketing, but still gives a good idea of how to stay motivated and focused on all times. I personally like to read and learn new stuff about marketing when I feel demotivated.
Thing is that if you do not ask for money or ask extraordinarily little of it, then people do not respect you and think that your advice is not valuable. It is okay to say no to people who are willing to pay you little money even if you are broke.
It can be as simple as giving the client a daily or weekly update in addition to the industry typical once a month report. Once you have successfully closed a client and delivered the results you agreed upon, it is time to ask yourself, what kind of marketing position you want. But it is not all about money obviously. Self-employment in many cases can also lead to building your own marketing agency.
As with everything in life, marketing keeps evolving all the time. Simply gather ideas about various topics. For example, collect ideas for your blog and for your social media. I keep a Trello board system for myself to track everything I am currently doing and things I am planning to do soon.
If you have some degree, which means that you have higher education and you are capable of learning new things then it is all good. If you have like PhD in marketing, then yes, some public sector institution probably will pay more.
Besides if you do have any questions give me a call: https://clarity.fm/joy-brotonath

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