Marketing Jobs and MBA Programs in New Hampshire

The education and job opportunities are plentiful for marketing managers in New Hampshire. At 1,370, the number of jobs in New Hampshire for marketing managers is projected to rise 11 percent to 1,170 jobs by 2016. This rise is below the projected rise of the national job pool, which shows an increase of 12 percent in the number of marketing manager jobs over the next 10 years. In general, 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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In New Hampshire, the income for marketing managers is $47 per hour or $97,000 per year. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $57 hourly or $118,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Granite State, New Hampshire has a population of 1,324,575. It's population has increased 7.2 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Concord. In 2008, there were a total of 857,040 jobs and at $43,423, the average annual income in New Hampshire was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $42,665. The unemployment rate in New Hampshire was 6.3 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.4 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 28.7 percent of state residents have college degrees. This exceeds the national average.

The top employing fields in New Hampshire include retail trade, motor vehicle dealers, automobile dealers and new car dealers.

One of the unique tidbits about New Hampshire is New Hampshire is the only state that ever played host at the formal conclusion of a foreign war. In 1905, Portsmouth was the scene of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. New Hampshire was the birthplace of several prominent figures. An example, the Irish-born American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens lived and worked in Cornish from 1885 until his death at age 59 in 1907.

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.