I Am a Great Fit for a Marketing Major

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Eat fresh. With 2 mere words I have made you think of getting a 5 dollar footlong from America’s largest restaurant chain due only to great marketing. Business is conglomerations of numbers, tedious analysis, and risky result; but in this boring cloud of excel spreadsheets and pie charts is an oasis where creativity can be released: Marketing. Maintaining the image of a brand and expanding it further is the marketing department’s job and they keep the companies fresh and alive. I want to pursue a career in marketing and sales in business because I have the traits, the desire, the educational resources, and the data on my side to become successful in the field and more importantly, in life.
The world of marketing and brand management are very broad and can be applied to hundreds of different titles but they each serve 3 main purposes: a) to make the company look good and sell the product, b) to scout the competition and see what can be done better, and c) to deliver and analyze sales and strategize what can be done to increase them. These tasks are most effectively done with a certain set of skills that is special to a profession much like a doctor must be calm and a good leader or a teacher must have patience and be good-natured. The 5 essential traits to becoming a brand manger or marketing employee are leadership, teamwork, strong analytical skills, problem solving ability, and creativity. Due to countless years in sports and natural disposition, I have become a leader and team player by earning the title of team captain and also learning how to work with a group of people for a common goal. I enjoy looking into things deeply and solve my problems as well. The most important factor though is that it requires creativity and se...

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...hievable, happy future ahead of me, I think I can become a successful asset in the world of marketing in a way that affects more people than just me.

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