From building iconic brands to understanding why people buy what they buy, marketing is the exciting interface between companies and their customers and other stakeholders. It builds valuable relationships for companies and makes them more competitive in the marketplace. A career in marketing is often considered one of the best training grounds to rise to the top level of corporations.
Program Highlights
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Learn persuasive communications, sales tactics and sales management strategies.
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Practice hands-on skills and receive coaching to succeed in sales and sales management careers.
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Participate in sales competitions, job shadowing events, and other extracurricular opportunities. Explore the opportunities.
Careers
Check out these ideas from ODU Career Development Services and the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). A median salary is a midpoint of what people typically earn—half of those surveyed earned above the median salary, and half earned below.
Marketing Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other
All services sales representatives not listed separately.
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities
Buy and sell securities in investment and trading firms and develop and implement financial plans for individuals, businesses, and organizations.
Sales Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Requirements
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Students are not formally admitted into the B.S.B.A. in Marketing program until the end of the sophomore year, when completion of all prerequisites is expected. Admission to the University does not constitute automatic admission to the program. For the current prerequisites and application steps, please refer to the BSBA program page in the University Undergraduate Catalog.
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To speak to someone about the admission process, please contact the marketing chief departmental advisor, Professor Michelle Carpenter.
For Admission to the Professional Sales Program
3.00
paper based: 550, internet based 79
6.5
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Cost
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