Career: Marketing

About the Industry
Associations
Directories
Magazines & Journals
Websites

About the Industry

Vault Online Career Library [About]
The Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management is available through the School of Management's Feld Career Center. Scroll down to Vault Access under Quick Links. Available to SMG majors, minors and alums only.

The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library
Careers in Brand Management X HF 5415.15 C37
Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management X HF 5415.35 G66
Sales Careers X HF 5438.25 N46
Opportunities in Advertising Careers X HF 5827 .P38
Careers in Advertising X HF 5828.4 C38
Career Opportunities in Advertising and Public Relations X HF5828.4 F54

KnowThis.com
http://www.knowthis.com/careers/careersmkt.htm
Contains information on the marketing, market research, and public relations professions.

 

 

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Associations

American Association of Advertising Agencies
http://www.aaaa.org/
This national trade association founded in 1917 has a membership that accounts for three quarters of the total advertisements placed nationwide. The site contains publication information, a searchable membership roster, a news section, and information about upcoming events.

American Marketing Association
http://www.ama.org/
The American Marketing Association home page.  Includes information about publications, conferences, and careers.

Boston Chapter of the American Marketing Association
http://www.amaboston.org/
This site contains relevant news as well as job postings.

Business Marketing Association
http://www.marketing.org/
This association is geared toward marketing professionals looking for career development resources in B2B marketing. The group offers educational conferences and seminars, current practice studies, white papers, and expert advice from members on topics such as salaries, branding, and measurement tools.

The International Advertising Association
http://www.iaaglobal.org/
Shares industry news and links to resources (such astalentzoon.com job board with advertising opportunities).

 

 

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Directories

The Advertising Red Book: Agencies
Pardee Reference - Marketing Section
X HF 5805 F15 List
Semiannual.  Profiles 8,100 national and international advertising agencies and public relations firms.  Indexed by agency name and geographic location.  Each profile lists address, telephone, number of employees, key executives, names of accounts and approximate account billings.

The Advertising Red Books
Pardee Reference - Marketing Section
X HF 5805 F15
Annual.  Provides information on over 25,000 companies that spend a minimum of $200,000 on advertising per year.   Each entry contains company name, address, products, advertising expenditures, key personnel, and advertising agency if applicable.  Volume 1 is arranged by business categories (54 general areas such as "appliances" and "sporting goods"); volume 2 indexes product categories by state, brand name, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, and personnel.

Brandweek: Client/Brand Directory
Pardee Reference - Marketing Section
X HF 6182 U5 A34
Annual directory of brand-name products and services and the U.S. organizations that market them.  Listings include key marketing personnel, corporate executives, location, telephone and fax numbers.  Indexed by product/service, brand marketer, and geography.

The Green Book
Pardee Reference - Marketing Section
X HF 5415.2 G69
Annual.  International directory of marketing research companies and services. Each entry contains a description of services offered.

O'Dwyer's Directory of Public Relations Firms
Pardee Reference - Marketing Section
X HM 263 O37
Annual.  Lists 2,400 public relations firms and public relations departments of advertising agencies, and their branches.  Includes directory information along with public relations activities practiced, and names of key personnel.  Arranged by name of public relations firm and includes a cross-index of client companies to public relations firms.

 

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Magazines & Journals

Advertising Age
http://www.adage.com/
Pardee HF 5801 F30
The website has content not available in the journal. Conversely, the journal has content not available through the website. Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if this title is available full text. If not, check the library catalog to see if Boston University owns it in print.

Advertising World
http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
Extensive directory of advertising and marketing links, organized by subject.

Adweek
http://www.adweek.com/
Pardee HF 5801 N48M
The website has content not available in the journal. Conversely, the journal has content not available through the website. Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if this title is available full text. If not, check the library catalog to see if Boston University owns it in print.

Brandweek
http://www.brandweek.com/
Pardee HF 5801 A43
The website has content not available in the journal. Conversely, the journal has content not available through the website. Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if this title is available full text. If not, check the library catalog to see if Boston University owns it in print.

Journal of Advertising
Pardee HF 5801 J59
Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if this title is available full text. If not, check the library catalog to see if Boston University owns it in print.

Journal of Advertising Research
Pardee HF 5801 F60
Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if this title is available full text. If not, check the library catalog to see if Boston University owns it in print.

 

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Websites

Advertising Education Foundation
http://www.aef.com/
Contains research and job fair resources.

CPGjoblist.com
http://www.cpgjoblist.com/html/index.php
Marketing positions specifically in the consumer packaged good industry.

justsell.com
http://www.justsell.com/
Focuses on sale resources for both sales and marketing professionals.

MarketingJobs.com
http://www.marketingjobs.com/
Contains marketing jobs postings.

MarketingPower.com
http://www.marketingpower.com/
Resources from American Marketing Association include job posting section and access to relevant marketing issues. A good site to research profession.

MarketingProfs.com
http://www.marketingprofs.com/
Contains relevant industry news and information.

PR & Marketing Network
http://prandmarketing.com/
Highlights marketing related publications and seminars.

 

 

 

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