Marketing Adivce

By : Forum Member
Published 1st January 2011 |
Read latest comment - 14th January 2011

Hi

I am looking to get into marketing again in 2011

Whats the best way to get a job within a acompany, I have emailed various agencies etc but there seems to be so little about for a Junior Role

Thanks,
Kevin.Wiles
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Hi Kevin - Happy new year

Have you thought about working for several companies?

It may be a way in - say to companies I will do website - seo - social media etc for your company 1 day a week for x

tomsk

Hi


Thanks for the advice, I am trying to find places that maybe will take me on as a junior, I have been trying to get in touch with some companies but I think the majority of people would rather hire a full time designer or developer.

SEO is a long process and I think most people know this and they want to be sure the person can work on it enough etc.

I have done some charity work which i talk about alot.

I wonder if there is like a way to find out all say the design agencies, marketing agcnecies and web design companies for a given area and then say mail shoot them asking for placements or even just some advicE?

Thanks,
Kevin.Wiles

forum avatarmaxh
2nd January 2011 2:34 PM
Approach companies that have a bad website/online presence. Say or better yet show them you can make their site better!


forum avatarAlison Jones
2nd January 2011 5:02 PM
Is there a specific role you would like to be going for in a company? At the moment, not many people are hiring anyway, but I would try firing your CV off to as many companies as you can to guage interest.

If you want a hand with the CV, I would be happy to help. I used to do a fair amount of hiring before I was self employed, although it was not for the marketing department, I may still be able to help.

Good luck anyway, I am sure you will find something soon. For the time being, there is always work for self employed advisers.

Is there a specific role you would like to be going for in a company? At the moment, not many people are hiring anyway, but I would try firing your CV off to as many companies as you can to guage interest.

If you want a hand with the CV, I would be happy to help. I used to do a fair amount of hiring before I was self employed, although it was not for the marketing department, I may still be able to help.

Good luck anyway, I am sure you will find something soon. For the time being, there is always work for self employed advisers.

Thanks this would be great, I would ideally like to be employed via a marketing agency and as maybe a marketing asssitant, online marketing assistant, web assistant or something alike.

Do you have an email address i can ping my cv to

Thanks,
Kevin.Wiles

forum avatarAlison Jones
4th January 2011 2:01 PM
Sure, my e-mail is alison@bstech.co.uk. I look forward to hearing from you

If you're trying to get a job with a marketing agency, you have to stand out. Every marketing agency wants to see: Creativity, Longevity and Business Sense. So do something creative, that shows them they need you and that you'll earn them money.

A simple covering letter and CV really won't cut it, however well it's written or however nice the paper is that it's printed on.

You want an example...ok, here's something I would actually do.
1) Find the company you want to work for - Hillbilly Marketing for example
2) Find the company Directors names
3) Send a Parcel to each director, as they open the parcel they see the first sheet of paper that says "Thankyou for opening me, Now I have your attention, Let me introduce myself... (once you have finished looking through this package, perhaps you could call me on...)" and include the following...
> Have a custom calendar printed from somewhere like here...with pictures of you and tags like "November, this month I'll be helping your clients plan their new year sales strategy"
> Have a custom printed bottle of wine from somewhere like here, with your face, name and a strap line on there and at the bottom, call me now on...
> Make a DVD that personally addresses the directors and the team of the Hillbilly Marketing company, and say on there, you want the job, you've seen how creative you are, you want to have a career with Hillbilly Marketing - be bold enough to say 'if you don't have a position open, I think I've shown you that i'm a candidate that's worth CREATING a position for. Call me now...'
> Finally, have a well written cover letter and CV written, but this is the last thing that they will see, enclose that in a seperate envelope that says 'My Credentials', also include your references and everything they could possibly want to know up front.

Marketing Rules: AIDA = Attention, Interest, Desire, Action, using that example above, and round about

Thanks,
theflyerexpert

forum avatarKip FX Design
5th January 2011 12:38 AM
If you're trying to get a job with a marketing agency, you have to stand out. Every marketing agency wants to see: Creativity, Longevity and Business Sense. So do something creative, that shows them they need you and that you'll earn them money.

A simple covering letter and CV really won't cut it, however well it's written or however nice the paper is that it's printed on.

You want an example...ok, here's something I would actually do.
1) Find the company you want to work for - Hillbilly Marketing for example
2) Find the company Directors names
3) Send a Parcel to each director, as they open the parcel they see the first sheet of paper that says "Thankyou for opening me, Now I have your attention, Let me introduce myself... (once you have finished looking through this package, perhaps you could call me on...)" and include the following...
> Have a custom calendar printed from somewhere like here...with pictures of you and tags like "November, this month I'll be helping your clients plan their new year sales strategy"
> Have a custom printed bottle of wine from somewhere like here, with your face, name and a strap line on there and at the bottom, call me now on...
> Make a DVD that personally addresses the directors and the team of the Hillbilly Marketing company, and say on there, you want the job, you've seen how creative you are, you want to have a career with Hillbilly Marketing - be bold enough to say 'if you don't have a position open, I think I've shown you that i'm a candidate that's worth CREATING a position for. Call me now...'
> Finally, have a well written cover letter and CV written, but this is the last thing that they will see, enclose that in a seperate envelope that says 'My Credentials', also include your references and everything they could possibly want to know up front.

Marketing Rules: AIDA = Attention, Interest, Desire, Action, using that example above, and round about

If you're trying to get a job with a marketing agency, you have to stand out. Every marketing agency wants to see: Creativity, Longevity and Business Sense. So do something creative, that shows them they need you and that you'll earn them money.

A simple covering letter and CV really won't cut it, however well it's written or however nice the paper is that it's printed on.

You want an example...ok, here's something I would actually do.
1) Find the company you want to work for - Hillbilly Marketing for example
2) Find the company Directors names
3) Send a Parcel to each director, as they open the parcel they see the first sheet of paper that says "Thankyou for opening me, Now I have your attention, Let me introduce myself... (once you have finished looking through this package, perhaps you could call me on...)" and include the following...
> Have a custom calendar printed from somewhere like here...with pictures of you and tags like "November, this month I'll be helping your clients plan their new year sales strategy"
> Have a custom printed bottle of wine from somewhere like here, with your face, name and a strap line on there and at the bottom, call me now on...
> Make a DVD that personally addresses the directors and the team of the Hillbilly Marketing company, and say on there, you want the job, you've seen how creative you are, you want to have a career with Hillbilly Marketing - be bold enough to say 'if you don't have a position open, I think I've shown you that i'm a candidate that's worth CREATING a position for. Call me now...'
> Finally, have a well written cover letter and CV written, but this is the last thing that they will see, enclose that in a seperate envelope that says 'My Credentials', also include your references and everything they could possibly want to know up front.

Marketing Rules: AIDA = Attention, Interest, Desire, Action, using that example above, and round about

DynaShop

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