Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in Indiana

For a marketing manager, Indiana is a land of educational and employment opportunities. The job pool for marketing managers in Indiana is growing and currently sits at 2,360. A projected rise of 13 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 2,780 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for marketing managers. National projections show a rise of just 12 percent over the next 10 years. Marketing managers determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers and develop strategies for maximizing profits while ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Marketing managers earn $46 per hour or $96,000 per year on average in Indiana. Nationally, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

With a population of 6,423,113, Indiana, also called Hoosier State, has grown by 5.6 percent in the last 10 years. The state capital is Indianapolis. There were a total of 3,718,148 jobs in 2008 and people in Indiana earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $34,543, up from $33,702. Unemployment in Indiana jumped by 4.3 percentage points to 10.1 percent in 2009. Roughly 19.4 percent of Indiana residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

The top employing fields in Indiana include manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, iron mills manufacturing and motor vehicle transmission train parts manufacturing.

One of the many things Indiana is known for, Most of the state's rivers flow south and west, eventually emptying into the Mississippi. However, the Maumee flows north and east into Lake Erie. Lake Wawasee is the states largest natural lake. Indiana has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is Crawfordsville is the home of the only known working rotary jail in the United States. The jail with its rotating cellblock was built in 1882 and served as the Montgomery County jail until 1972. It is now a museum.

Marketing

Marketing managers determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers and develop strategies for maximizing profits while ensuring customer satisfaction.

While working, they conduct economic and commercial surveys to pinpoint potential markets for products and services. Also, they work with developers and production managers to direct promotional efforts and trade shows aimed at marketing products and services.

They are required to talk through and persuade others when needed and speak clearly and communicate with others.

Marketing managers should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, marketing managers must be reliable and be thorough and dependable.