Advertising Rarely does someone graduate from college to walk into a position in an advertising agency. Horizontal movements provide the entry into advertising and advancement starts after that. Nonprofit Organizations Marketing is becoming a lot more common and indispensable in these kinds of organizations. Writing grant applications, attracting more people to museums, or increasing the donors and their donations are among the challenges that you may face in these organizations. Retailing Retailing is by far one of the most visible part of marketing.
Opportunities range from sales personnel to buying, from operation specialist to store manager.
Physical Distribution One of the fundamental responsibilities of marketing is making goods available where and when they are needed. Without physical distribution, this responsibility will not be easily fulfilled. Involvement areas range from inventory control to transportation, materials handling to customer service. Not a high visibility but a challenging career path.