21 Things you need to know before entering the Marketing World (Slideshare)

Whatever the subject that you have studied and think you have mastered at University, School, or College there is always going to be quite a huge disparity between theoretical knowledge and reality in practice. That is not to take away the valuable knowledge that you have worked hard to gain from your studies but more a healthy reminder, understanding and expectation that your greatest learnings will always come from real-life practice in the workplace.

If studying is the preparation of food for a dinner party - like finding a recipe, having the right ingredients, marinating the meat, having the right cooking tools - then real-life experience is the actual cooking of the food. Cooking without the initial preparation may be detrimental to the end result, however you will learn through failure and success as you go, and preparation without the cooking makes for an incomplete dish!

The deck below created by Hubspots Inbound Marketing Manager Anum Hussain focuses on '21 things you actually need to know before entering the marketing world' and is aimed at Graduates of Marketing. Whilst graduates are the primary audience for this I think some of the learnings are a healthy reminder to us all and ring true no matter what your level.

21 Things Every Graduating Marketing Senior Needs to Know from HubSpot

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Si Muddell is a Digital Strategist who has worked extensively both agency and client side. Si is fascinated about marketing, psychology & what motivates people, and loves guitar, surfing and travelling.

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