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Marketing
Opportunities
Marketing opportunities abound in all types of organizations — including manufacturing
firms, wholesalers, retail stores, Internet firms, service organizations, banking
and financial institutions, law and accounting firms, hospitals, colleges and
universities, museums, chambers of commerce, professional sports teams, government
agencies, charitable foundations, churches, and countless other settings. Any
organization that seeks to reach a particular audience or consumer group needs
the skills of marketers.
There
are many specialized jobs in marketing, including product and brand managers,
marketing researchers, advertising executives, pricing analysts, direct
(non-store) marketers, Internet marketers, professional buyers, manufacturing
agents, transportation and distribution managers, industrial and consumer
salespeople, stockbrokers, sales managers, college enrollment managers,
wholesalers, retailers, marketing planners, sales forecasters, marketing
cost analysts, public relations managers, media and event planners, sales
promotion managers, trade show or exhibit marketers, new product development
managers, management consultants, and international marketers.
Co-op
Experiences
When students complete their co-op jobs, they are asked to write an overview
of
their experiences.These brief quotes are taken from some recent student reports:
Marketing research assistant,
manufacturing firm: “Assisted in the development of new products, which
included gathering information concerning competitive
products, markets, pricing. Conducted testing of new products. Assisted in special
projects...gained good experience.”
Retail analyst, producer of
luxury home products: “Supported the sales and production divisions.Tracked
weekly and monthly sales information. Developed product placement
charts for forecasting. Assisted in maintaining productivity reports. Developed
and presented a window treatment market analysis."
Activity-based management (ABM) analyst,
pharmaceuticals manufacturer: "Supported the ABM team (5 people). Member
of two sub-project teams. Maintained full participation
on both sub-teams while still maintaining responsibilities on core team. Developed
proficiencies in re-engineering methodologies, activity-based costing methodologies,
and support of change management...included as a full team member.”
Visit the Drexel
Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.
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