Guest Profile:

Josh Frazier, Marketing Manager

Things to keep in mind for people who want to work in marketing:

It is important to pick and have a skill. Having a combination of web design and marketing was really valuable for Josh and his career

Marketing is a broad field and having the opportunity to work in a lot of different areas provides you with the ability to learn and try things out to discover what you enjoy the most

As a marketer, you need to work with different departments very closely

It is important for the marketer to understand the goals of the product in order to fully understand and successfully drive the direction of the marketing efforts

It is rewarding to see your ads out in the wild!

Insights:

The book “Five Minute Manager” is a recommended book for those looking to get into management

As a manager, you do not always need to say how you would solve a problem; rather, you can see if the solutions your team has developed have solved the problem in a different way

As a manager, you are required to do resource management to ensure that the right people are working on the job, and that the job stays on time and budget

A collaborative attitude is essential to success in today’s workplace

Rapid Fire-Round:

What Josh wanted to be when he was a kid: A designer or a marketer (he wanted the marketing tingles)

Best resource for career-related information: Joining a network of like-minded people

What helps Josh when he has a bad day at work: Support of friends and family

Josh’s favorite experience thus far from his job: Hiring a bunch of new positions to his department and seeing them grow over the course of their career

Best part of Josh’s work day today: A potluck

Advice:

Talk to someone in the field and get a sense of what it is like in an industry

Pick a skill early on to master

Focus on the people - who you work with and your customers

Why should someone want to be in marketing

No two days are the same and you get to solve problems creatively to meet business objectives

Get in touch with Josh here or here

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