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Careers in Advertising and Marketing offer high earning potential and great perks like extensive travel opportunities. People with Advertising and Marketing degrees design promotions and marketing material, work in sales, increase business and product profitability, create purchase incentives, attract customers, and handle public relations.
With a degree in Advertising and Marketing, you can specialize in business administration, sales and marketing, global marketing and administration and marketing or you can go on to get an MBA in Marketing. |
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| “My academic counselor is very good at keeping in touch and making sure I have the answers I need. Even though she’s counseling many students, I feel like it’s one-on-one.” |
Jody Calderon,
BS in Business Marketing, 2007
University of Phoenix |
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The career outlook for jobs in Advertising and Marketing is great; job opportunities are expected to increase faster than average during the next decade. People with Advertising and Marketing degrees work in every business field and are employed as:
- promotions managers
- marketing managers
- public relations managers
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- sales managers
- advertising sales agents
- public relations specialists
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22% Job Growth |
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A degree in Advertising and Marketing can land you a rewarding career in many different areas, including sales, public relations, marketing, promotions, and advertising. Many people with this degree open their own advertising and marketing agencies. Average earnings for people with an Advertising and Marketing degree range from $63,000 to $100,000. Many work along side top company executives. |
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Competition for jobs in this industry is often fierce, and those with at least an associate’s degree as well as great creative, communication and computer skills are most desirable to employers. With an Advertising and Marketing degree, you will learn valuable marketing, public relations, advertising, promotions, sales, and managerial skills. You will learn to work with and for the media, including print, television and radio, as well as the movie industry. An understanding of business administration, journalism and technical writing is important. |
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