Career Option in Marketing

Marketing is the process by which a manufactured product or a service is delivered to a customer who is looking for it through an exchange process. Marketing, which involves solving customers’ problem, is a creative industry, and includes advertising, distribution and selling. It is also concerned with anticipating the customers' future needs and wants, which are often discovered through market research.

Education Details & Eligibility:

To become a Professional in the marketing industry one should have a graduate degree or postgraduate degree in marketing. The degree and postgraduate degree courses are offered by the private and government colleges in India and around the globe.

Basic eligibility criteria:

SSLC, Higher Secondary (+2) students with any group as the major can choose Bachelor’s degree in marketing. Postgraduate courses are:

• M.B.A (General)
• M.B.A. (Marketing)
• PG Diploma (Marketing) offered by many reputed recognized universities.
• PG Diploma in Management offered by reputed institutes like IIMs, XLRI
• Institute of Marketing Management /New Delhi

To become eligible for PG courses, any one of the following admission tests should be completed based upon the criteria set by the admitting college.

• Common Admission Test (CAT)
• Management Admission Test ( MAT)
• Xaviour Admission test (XAT)
• TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test )- this is only for getting admission for  MBA in Tamilnadu, under govt. allotment
• Any other admission test prescribed by the respective institutes.

Course Duration:

B.B.A. (UG) - 3 years
M.B.A. (PG)  - 2 years
PG Diploma - Varies from one year to two year depending upon the institute.

Approximate Education Expenses:

The total expenses for doing a bachelor’s degree are as follows:

B.B.A. - Rs.45,000/ per year
M.B.A - Rs.1,00,000/ per year
PG Diploma - Rs 50,000 to 3,00,000 per year depending upon the institute

Bank loans and private loans can easily be arranged by directly contacting the banks through the college administration.

Almost all the deemed and general universities offer MBA and Marketing courses.

For more information on colleges, visit www.StudyGuideIndia.com.

Job opportunities are available in major areas in:

Consumer behavior, Branding, Advertising, Sales management, Media planning, Communications / Sale promotion, Database marketing, Direct marketing, Event management, International marketing, Retail management, E- commerce marketing, Industrial marketing, Service marketing, Strategic Marketing Planning, Marketing research

The job roles available are:
Sales executives / Marketing executives, Sales officers / Marketing officers, Sales managers / Marketing, managers, Regional sales managers, General Manager (Marketing), General Manager (sales)

The salary can be from Rs.10,000 to Rs.50,000/- per month for starters and increases with experience and knowledge.

The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) was created in 1973 by a small group of professional services firm leaders who recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together to create business opportunities.
Web site link: http://www.smps.org/

Membership in various professional bodies like All India Management association and other Local Management associations in respective state capitals.

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