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Anyone here with their Marketing degree? Im goin into this field and was just wondering who else has one? I plan on going to Grand Valley State University, or Michigan State University once I finish my transfer credits.
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Scott has a marketing degree from MSU. I am currently preparing for a marketing exam that I have tomorrow at 3pm.  Biggsvt28
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Welcome to retail sales with a marketing degree: Most likely end up in the mall being the asst manager of some store working nights and weekends.
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Killer. Im assuming your going for Marketing, or business to then?
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I've got a minor in Marketing. Could easily get another degree in it with not much more work. But, I'm gonna have to side with Fmr12b a little on this one. Marketing degrees aren't in high demand unless you've got a Master. Most everyone I know who got one (and I know more than a few since my degree plan (Logistics) was in the same department) is either unemployed and forced to continue work on a graduate degree or, at best, a manager of some small retail establishment like a Starbucks.
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Originally posted by sigma:
I've got a minor in Marketing. Could easily get another degree in it with not much more work. But, I'm gonna have to side with Fmr12b a little on this one. Marketing degrees aren't in high demand unless you've got a Master. Most everyone I know who got one (and I know more than a few since my degree plan (Logistics) was in the same department) is either unemployed and forced to continue work on a graduate degree or, at best, a manager of some small retail establishment like a Starbucks.
Or working for Enterprise rent a car....
Advertising is an offshoot of the Journalism department so if that is what interests you you may want to look into that area. Creative writing, print media, and graphic design all being part of it.
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Originally posted by sigma:
I've got a minor in Marketing. Could easily get another degree in it with not much more work. But, I'm gonna have to side with Fmr12b a little on this one. Marketing degrees aren't in high demand unless you've got a Master. Most everyone I know who got one (and I know more than a few since my degree plan (Logistics) was in the same department) is either unemployed and forced to continue work on a graduate degree or, at best, a manager of some small retail establishment like a Starbucks.
Or working for Enterprise rent a car....
Advertising is an offshoot of the Journalism department so if that is what interests you you may want to look into that area. Creative writing, print media, and graphic design all being part of it.
Im kind of leaning towards Marketing or Advertising.. this is what I understand and have heard Marketing to be: Its the "pre-advertising" stage, where the promotions, and brainstorming of how to get a new product to certain demographics is thought of. Its kinda like the thinking of how to advertise a certain new product so people will like it.
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Don't get a general marketing degree unless you want to do sales. I've got an Advertising & Promotion degree from Western Michigan (but screwed up and didn't double major or minor in Journalism) and I REALLY wish I would've went another direction.
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Originally posted by sigma:
I've got a minor in Marketing. Could easily get another degree in it with not much more work. But, I'm gonna have to side with Fmr12b a little on this one. Marketing degrees aren't in high demand unless you've got a Master. Most everyone I know who got one (and I know more than a few since my degree plan (Logistics) was in the same department) is either unemployed and forced to continue work on a graduate degree or, at best, a manager of some small retail establishment like a Starbucks.
Or working for Enterprise rent a car....
Advertising is an offshoot of the Journalism department so if that is what interests you you may want to look into that area. Creative writing, print media, and graphic design all being part of it.
The Enterprise thing had me busting out laughing. I'm not sure why.
I totally forgot about them, but yes, I'd say at least 1/4 of those I know with Marketing degrees went to work for Enterprise for at least some period of time. Their campus recruiting teams hype the living [censored] out of that company.
And, totally agree on the advertising thing. So many people I knew were majoring in marketing so that they could do advertising stuff, and I always gave them a weird look and told them they were in the wrong place. The Journalism school had an advertising program, the Art school had a graphic design for media program, but the marketing department wasn't going to prep you much for that.
You might also consider Public Relations if you like a more hands-on type of marketing. A number of my friends with marketing degrees see what my wife does in public relations and they're like "that's what I wanted to do".
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So I should really do Marketing Promotions major, and either double major or minor in advertising...
WMU was another school my counsler brought up for business.
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