TIPS TO FOLLOW IN MARKETING .
Marketing is an exciting field to get into. After interacting with people who have been in the field for most of their lives, I think there are a few traits that are really, really crucial to becoming a successful marketer. (Integrity, Adaptability, Creativity, Passion).
Integrity
Otherwise known as the take no bullshit and deal no bullshit rule. It’s easy to fudge numbers, misrepresent data with statistics, and get lost in your own ego in a field like marketing.
The best marketers are the ones who are unafraid to showcase their work as a failure and learn from their mistakes. Making mistakes is easy, owning up to them is the hard part.Adaptability
Marketing fields are changing and they will continue to change. The introduction of big data, AI, search, etc. has changed the face of marketing. Today the emphasis is on everything data, a long way from design focused marketing. It will continue to change.
The ideal marketer welcomes shifts in trends and learns new things. Pick up a programing language, learn how UX design principles, read up on SEO. There are many things you can do to anticipate the coming shifts in marketing. Don’t let yourself stagnate.Creativity
This is so important because becoming a great marketer instead of just a good one means you not only react to trends but you set trends. I can tell you that the best and most followed marketers in the marketing field are those that create )If you couldn’t tell from the above description, marketing really isn’t as easy as everyone seems to believe it is. It takes a lot of work and dedication and even perseverance to successfully market a product, brand, or company. There will be times your hard work leads to no results. In fact, sometimes hard work isn’t enough, because you have to work right, not just hard.
Passion
If you couldn’t tell from the above description, marketing really isn’t as easy as everyone seems to believe it is. It takes a lot of work and dedication and even perseverance to successfully market a product, brand, or company. There will be times your hard work leads to no results. In fact, sometimes hard work isn’t enough, because you have to work right, not just hard.
As a result, you won’t survive if you aren’t passionate about your work. You have to be fearless in the face of failure and rejection. Sure you aren’t really a salesperson, but you will be rejected time after time again. Link building? Nine out of 10 times it’ll be a no. Email marketing? It’s even worse..
