The Advantages of Working in Advertising and Marketing Firms

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 Working in advertising and marketing firms has its benefits and various advantages. For one, if it's a creative and fun environment one wants to be in, these are the best places to work in. Even as the work and teams involved are always under creative and time pressure, nevertheless, the environment lends itself to a lot of creative learning and good camaraderie. Often, one will never notice the passing of time when there's fun involved in work.


An advertising marketing agency, like the continuous development of information technology, allows for a lot of creative ideas and innovative concepts to flow.  People always need to see, feel, and hear new things and from the advertising and marketing point of view this means a lot of pressure but with the help of new multimedia tools and technology and lots of creative brainstorming, new concepts and ideas never run out. Anyone who thrives in a creative environment will do well to work in this industry where everyone's idea is welcome and new technology is optimized.



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nowadays have expanded their strategies to include open concepts to doing advertising planning and buying, brand development, public relations, product launches, marketing strategy, event planning, market research, promotions, sales generation, and creative development.  Diversity of tools and media channels has also taken more forms and is now being used for different marketing and advertising strategies. This includes both online and offline marketing such as print, radio, and television, direct mail campaigning, trade shows, web advertising, email marketing, social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), and content creation and optimization.



Aside from the creative processes one gets to enjoy while working in an advertising marketing agency, some amount of travel is also involved and this allows for more exposure and fun. Managers often benefit from these travels when there is a need to meet with clients or media communications agents or representatives from other locations. Advertising and marketing managers often have to work forty hours or even more when trying to meet clients' deadlines. Keeping in constant touch with clients and coordinating work among the members of the teams are also important to making a successful advertising and marketing output.



The employment prospects are also very good not just in advertising and marketing firms but also in similar industries such as sales, promotions, and public relations which is at 13 percent overall from 2008 until 2018, based on the data assessment by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. From the same BLS data, around 80,300 project manager positions alone are expected to be filled in by 2018. The growth factors include the inclusion of new multimedia technology and other forms and means of promotional, advertising, and marketing channels that will widen the scope of coverage for various products, services, and merchandize.



A bachelor's degree in advertising, marketing, journalism, or any business-relevant course will be an advantage for applicants to advertising and marketing firms.

One also will qualify easier with a background in information technology, consumer behavior, market research, communications methods and technology, art history, photography, and visual arts. In computer and electronics manufacturing where advertising and marketing jobs are also available, a bachelor's degree in science or engineering will be most useful as well as a master's degree in business administration are most preferred by employers in these industries. Also, prospective applicants who are still in college may secure an internship in these industries to get an initial feel as well as gain familiarity with the work ahead of time.