Management or Marketing?
Asked by 8teen
wats the main difference between management and marketing? I'll be goin to uni next year and i dont know wat degree to choose. I prefer business degree but dont know which type should I choose. I always see management and marketing goin together as a degree but wat is their difference? Thanks.

Best Answer:
You will typically have time once you get to college to choose your specialty within the business program, FYI, but maybe this will shed some light.... Marketing is about positioning and selling products or ideas, management is (I am assuming) about managing people and becoming a leader. I am in Marketing as my field and am also a Manager. In business, people tend to start in an area and "move up" the ranks into management as they learn more about their specialty and prove their worth. When I interview entry level people I don't focus as much on their undergrad specialty in business as I focus on the fact that they spent the four years to get the degree and that they are passionate about learning more about marketing. If someone with no work experience tried to tell me they were trained for management, I would be more than a little skeptical! Good luck to you!
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Answered by Calijess

Management is more like a leadership type of work and Marketing requires more creativities. Ask yourself are you more of a leader and able to lead a team or are you more creative, do you like to think of ideas to help business with the product promotion? Then you should know the answer. Or you can look for a job that's a manager position in a Marketing firm.
Answered by Citychick

Great Marketers will earn more than great managers. Great Marketers can also become great managers but great managers usually have a harder time being great marketers. My advice would be to go for Marketing! Once I understood that I didn't have to be good at anything but marketing for my business, money started to flow in like crazy! A good marketer will NEVER be without work or income and have a much easier time finding their life's passion in what they do! Wes Norsew Investments, LLC Rochester, MN A Happy Marketing Guy that Knows it Works! http://www.alternativefranchise.com
Answered by lawnranger69ishere

Typically, you'll need some work experience under your belt prior to becomming a manager. A marketing rep may be in the sales division of a company, marketing/selling the products or services that a company represents or manufactures. A marketing rep may also be in the advertising department, working on ways in which a company can promote their goods/services to the public. A general business or economics degree would be helpful in your job hunt. As a manager, I can tell you that I look at the potential of the candidate rather than his degree.
Answered by boogsybaby