How to get into Marketing
Introduction to Marketing
Easy
15 - 30 min
In this module, Bright Network's Marketing Director, Ben Triggs, gives you a crash course on all the need-to-know information in marketing. Learn the essentials of marketing and which area suits your skills and priorities best.
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Presenter
Ben Triggs
Bright Network, Head of Membership
Ben works with university students, helping them make the best educational and career-related decisions. As Head of Membership at Bright Network, he oversees all the upskilling work the team does on campus and beyond. With a keen interest in commercial awareness, Ben edits Bright Network’s weekly Commercial Awareness updates, which have a readership of 16,000 students/graduates.
Ben works with university students, helping them make the best educational and career-related decisions. As Head of Membership at Bright Network, he oversees all the upskilling work the team does on campus and beyond. With a keen interest in commercial awareness, Ben edits Bright Network’s weekly Commercial Awareness updates, which have a readership of 16,000 students/graduates.
Lessons in this module
1. What is marketing?
In this introductory lesson, Ben answers the question 'What is marketing?' and runs you through what you can expect from this module.
2 - 3 minutes
2. Things to think about
In this lesson, Ben tells you about the important things you should consider when thinking over a career in marketing.
5 - 6 minutes
3. Types of roles in marketing
Ben takes you through the different types of marketing roles so you can work out which best match your skills and interests.
9 - 10 minutes
4. What type of marketer are you?
Complete this easy quiz to find out which type of marketing suits you best.
4 - 5 minutes
5. Wrap up and final thoughts
Ben shares his final thoughts, including salary expectations and career progression in a marketing role.
1 - 2 minutes
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