Why study Marketing at Prestige Academy?

A degree in Marketing does not have to be solely based on just the one subject. The availability of joint honours at Prestige Academy, allows a student to develop marketing skills which clearly has benefits when it comes to businesses. The reality of a Marketing degree is that it is open-ended, and you can therefore tailor your career to what you are passionate about.

Marketing is a diverse field to work in. Your role as a marketing specialist can fall within several remits, whether it is data based research and analysis of consumer behaviour, or the more interactive task of selling and promoting a service or product to another. This provides a career in which personal preference is catered for, as for those who relish the challenge of networking and creating business relationships will be sure to thrive, and those who prefer a more behind the scenes role in the marketing process will be satisfied with data handling.

Despite the stereotype of marketing belonging in the competitive world of big business, there are many marketing roles on career-paths less trodden. For example, you could easily use your marketing skills in the third sector. Charities need to be marketed just as much as, If not more than, businesses. Marketing does anything but confine your career prospects.

As long as the concept of an economy exists, and as long as businesses within that economy exists, marketing is always going to be in demand. The marketing role in a business is such a vital component. It is the method by which a service’s quality and usefulness is transmitted to potential customers, and is therefore an indispensable to the business machine. A degree in marketing, especially from a top Private Higher Tertiary institution such as Prestige Academy, will provide you with the skills set which has no use-by date. 

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