Advertising Sales Agents

Review your past experience and see how it might be relevant to the work you'll do at RG Narrative. Be prepared to share why your skills might be useful to them and how you could be an asset to their company. Think about what programs you're familiar with, i.e. photoshop, excel etc.

Everyday is different and varies according to the life of the account. Some days you might be relaying messages from your boss, to Production, to Creative and back. Some days you'll be proofreading print ads that will be placed all over the world with literally millions of eyeballs on it. Some da...

As an intern, they expect good work, but not exorbitant hours. Before I was hired full time, I offered the entire week, 9 to 5, but my boss told me no, he told me that I didn't have to be working here full time. At first, I thought he just knew they wouldn't have enough work for me the whole week...

An open mind and a thirst to learn. I know that sounds incredibly cliche, but it's kind of true. They expect a decent, basic understanding of marketing, just so that they don't have to teach you everything from the ground up. They will take the time to teach you the things you need to do, but the...

Prepping work for client and internal reviewslearning the ropes of the agency internallynetworking!Working with your intern team for the final intern presentation on a real brand business problem

Prepare some basic points:what brand(s) you think are doing well right now and whywhat would you bring to ogilvydescribe a difficult scenario you were in and how you overcame it

Always know information about the company and the creative work that they have done it shows your interest and that you did your research (its also always a plus if you can speak/congratulate them on any new clients they may have acquired or awards they have won - For instance, Cannes is a huge d...

It is essentially an internship program made up of about 60 rising seniors. You attend weekly seminars that teach you about the company/the advertising industry, you are assigned to a department and an account and you shadow a mentor, and at the end of the summer you present a branding pitch and ...

I think it made me feel very prepared for the work we did on our branding pitch, being able to effectively communicate, think critically, problem solve, write and work with others collaboratively. It helped with the research process and I felt confident that my background adequately prepared me f...

Destiny,I appreciate such an honest and helpful response. It is refreshing to see that companies like FCB Chicago care about experiences, both big and small, positive and negative. I have applied to a few positions at FCB Chicago, and I am hoping that my passion for learning and never settling wi...

A day in the life varies greatly by what team you're placed on and how involved your managers are. You will likely attend many meetings and help take notes for your manager. Additionally, you will start to take on small day-to-day account managements tasks. You will likely be assigned a final pro...

What I liked the most was the environment, everyone is very laid back. I have had informal conversations with my boss and my coworkers equally.What can be uncomfortable and sometimes annoying is the speed at which PSM runs. This is not their fault, this is just how the industry is, but while I wa...

I had two rounds of interviews. The first was over the phone with one member of the Account Management team, and then I came into the office where I had short interviews with the rest of the team (three others). The interviews were all fairly standard behavioral questions, and about my experience...

Everyday is different. Some days you will be in and out of meetings taking notes for your team. Other days you will be helping with photo shoots. Another day you may be coming up with ideas for a clients social calendar. It really depends what is going on that day and what the clients needs at th...

Everyday is different and varies according to the life of the account. Some days you might be relaying messages from your boss, to Production, to Creative and back. Some days you'll be proofreading print ads that will be placed all over the world with literally millions of eyeballs on it. Some da...

I'm incredibly detail oriented because of it. As a bio major, you have to get a good sense of how all the pieces fit together and influence each other, which is a lot of what you'll have to do as an account person. It's important to understand how different personalities work together and how to ...

I worked with a group of other interns on a summer long marketing project and spent about 30% of my time on that. The other 70% was spent shadowing members of my team in meetings, creating decks for client presentations, and working closely with project managers. You are basically a liaison betwe...

I liked the seminars and the brand platform pitch. I enjoyed shadowing my mentor but she was often so swamped she barely had time to teach me anything directly. It was a lot of watching and learning but I did pick up a lot on my own even though I would have preferred a little more guidance.

FCB is a health care advertising company so you will be working on different advertising campaigns for different pharmaceutical companies. Monday-Wednesday you work with a full time team that is in progress on a campaign. This could mean working with the strategy team talking with people who are ...

Best way to prepare is to have 5-7 years of sales experience within the Life Sciences services sector and have 3 great references. It is a complex sale so you will want to have several great experiences of where you won and lost sales. Also, in complex sales must be able to discuss how you mainta...

Be able to sell yourself! A lot of the interview process is to see how well you fit in with the current account managers. The interviewers want to see if you would be enjoyable to be working around and with everyday for 8 hours. Have a personality and be able to be confident in your ability to ge...

As an Account Manager you will work with Silver Rank and above distributors and help them manage their own accounts as well as helping resolve any issues for their downline. You will primarily interact via email and phone calls. Very rarely, but occasionally a leader will want to meet face to fac...

Its busy, which is a good thing. You will be managing others as well as dozens of digital marketing campaigns. You will most likely be on the phone with clients most days and are responsible for making sure ongoing tasks are being completed by other members of your team.The environment is good to...

Be able to show that you have the skills and experience to run a digital marketing campaign. Also as an account manager you will be managing others, so any management skills are important to point out. The account manager is also the face of the company to many of the clients, so any prior experi...

Take some time to review the company website and get familiar with some of their clients. From there it is really about knowing your own story i.e. why you want to work in entertainment/PR? What kind of experience have you had in an out of school that could give you a leg up? What are you passion...

I spend most of my days reaching out to press outlets via email and phone. That includes everything from print, radio, TV, blogs, community organizations, etc. Depending on the client. Outside of that there is a lot of background work and prep to be done with every client project so that includes...

Dress professionally. The office environment is very professional and if you want to make a good first impression wear a suit. Be prepared to relate sales experience. Sales is the first thing that you have to learn, so make sure you can show how you are teachable in sales. Make it evident you are...

In the morning, we were expected to show up to work at around 10:30am. We went over certain skills that would help us individually within the field and the business. Then, at 11am we split into stations to learn certain skills as a group. After group stations, we practiced our pitches and went ov...

To prepare for an interview I have three suggestions: Be ready to talk about previous work that points to you being able to manage clients, including their requests, project expectations, and budgets. It will be especially important to talk about how you are capable of delivering bad news as well...

Your day revolves around two things as an account manager, managing client projects/requests and working with multiple internal teams to execute projects for clients. While days can differ as some will be all about client deliverables and others about helping partners kick-off a project, everythi...

It provided great preparation as much of the job, at least for client facing items, required consolidating data and stats into an interesting narrative that answered research questions and provided business insights. Much of my academic work in my Politics classes were writing and researched base...

Research the clients and brands you may be working with. Shop as if you are a customer of those brands. Look into industry trends. Research all of the team members you'll be interviewing. Plan to speak about brands you admire and your own personal brand. Note work that you admire coming from the ...

It taught me to think critically and discern between good and bad creative. Group projects prepare you the best - most of your time in an agency setting will be working with many different personalities and disciplines. Some terminology may come in handy when speaking with clients or deciphering ...

It is either very busy or sort of slow. You typically will have at least one meeting that lasts about a half an hour with the rest of your account manager teammates so everyone can be on the same page regarding who is doing what and what the status are of projects.You will spend a good part of yo...

The most important skill for an account manager to have is attention to detail. The second most important is patience and an ability to work with all different types of personalities. I would prep for the interview by brainstorming times you worked on a project and managed many different assets o...

FCB is a health care advertising company so you will be working on different advertising campaigns for different pharmaceutical companies. Monday-Wednesday you work with a full time team that is in progress on a campaign. This could mean working with the strategy team talking with people who are ...

Time and territory management skills are needed to be effective. To talk about a day in the life, we must start by discussing the night before that day. First, I organize and prioritize my actions in a to do list the night before the day so that when I wake up I know what I will be doing. It help...

I would make sure you do homework in regards to the company so that you walk into the interview armed with knowledge as to what the company does and their competitive advantage in the market. I would also be able to concisely articulate why you believe your skill set is complimentary of the role.

Research the clients and brands you may be working with. Shop as if you are a customer of those brands. Look into industry trends. Research all of the team members you'll be interviewing. Plan to speak about brands you admire and your own personal brand. Note work that you admire coming from the ...

It taught me to think critically and discern between good and bad creative. Group projects prepare you the best - most of your time in an agency setting will be working with many different personalities and disciplines. Some terminology may come in handy when speaking with clients or deciphering ...

If you are already in the advertising industry, be sure to come prepared with examples of work. Being an account services director can entail work on client projects and/or more administrative work for the agency. Showing examples of a marketing plan you created that includes budgeting, timelines...

The days in an advertising agency are never the same. For a director, the day can include client meetings that I manage directly, sitting in on client meetings for team members I manage to help define opportunities for improvement, defining strategic approach for a client, conducting market resea...

FCB is a health care advertising company so you will be working on different advertising campaigns for different pharmaceutical companies. Monday-Wednesday you work with a full time team that is in progress on a campaign. This could mean working with the strategy team talking with people who are ...

I work closely with the sales team, upper management, and the finance team to track, forecast, and uncover trends about the companies sales revenue, gross profit, travel and other expenses, cancellations, and many more KPI's (key performance indicators). I am constantly looking at each department...

In the morning I would attend a daily meeting. Afterwards, I generated lead lists into an Excel document. Throughout the day, I would cold call leads. Once I set up meetings for sales reps, I was able to prep and attend those meetings.

We had about a week of training before being released onto the floor for our day-to-day jobs. During training, we had various lessons on the company's structure and its products. We had employees from multiple teams rotate in to give us a well-rounded understanding of how the different department...

To be quite frank, a lot of the things that I did at the Marketing department last semester for Channel 4 (right now I am at the News Assignment Desk for Channel 4) involved Excel. I learned how to navigate the company's software on my own and mostly went out on the field and in the studio for cl...

In addition to being trained into a position where their main responsibility is relationship management of current and prospective clients, every employee will be able to partake in daily leadership workshops as well, which we hold to help employees develop skills in time management, public speak...

Do your research about the company. Familiarize yourself with the product and the lifestyle and decide how a role with Vantage Marketing fits into your goals. Practice STAR answers (Situation Task Action Results). Showcase strong work ethic and interpersonal communication skills.

It allowed me to relate to many clients I would go and see. I could talk to them about sports which commonly related back to their kids, it gave me insight knowledge on the importance of health, and I was able to help promotes wellness which related to ideas for the customers to cook with their n...

The work-life balance is great when working as a Sales associate for Elite Marketing. Since their are a lot of different products/demo options and the markets you're working in often have expansive hours. Also, when working for Elite Marketing the demos change daily so their isn't any time taken ...

I liked the variability of the job, competitive wages, availability of hours offered and ability to practice sales in a non demanding setting. Since, working for Elite Marketing as a sales associate you're not expected to sell a certain number of products or meet a quota. I disliked not being abl...

The short answer: It is a door to door summer sales position. This is a customer facing position.The long answer: Schedule depending on region will vary. It is an amazing opportunity for highly motivated, gritty people. The day starts with a team meeting and training. Then you drive to your sales...

The interview for the Sales Representative position at AroundCampus Group was very personable. I interviewed with my manager through Skype. This appointment was made through the phone by another representative from the home office in North Carolina. It was very laid back and related to previous w...

The interview process what straight forward, it began with a phone interview with an Acosta talent seeker. They asked simple questions about past work experience, level of education and schedule availability. Then an offer was given about a position with the company and a second interview was con...

Vector Marketing is an MLM company, which means the "interviewer" is being paid to recruit you... Like any MLM company, you need to realize your only chance at success is to become a recruiter. Some say these types of business models are "modern day ponzi schemes".... and i'd probably agree with ...

It really depends on you. You have to call people and schedule in house presentations and then go to their house and close on the sale. The cutlery is a quality product so it sells itself. Plus the majority of the people you sell to at first are people you know so they are going to probably buy s...

Psychology really just helps me understand people more so I understood when appointments didn't end the way I wanted them to or when I would come in contact with a person that wasn't the friendliest. It also helped me prepare for appointments as I knew what things I can do to make others feel the...

Sales Associates are expected to make a minimum of 30 sales calls per day. The majority of the sales process is done in person, so you will most likely be going into 30 different businesses each day. The job is very fast paced and organization is key to close sales. You will also send emails and ...

Do the basic background company info research then check their client base as far as slope of client. This is a very corporate position and their client base are mainly Fortune 500 type. The information you generate is on financial disclosures to share holders, product releases and philanthropy e...

I worked on the Out-of-Home team for IPG and I was able to get a lot of hands on experience. Most of my day-to-day would be monitoring ongoing campaigns and planning future campaigns for an array of clients. This meant that I often corresponded with representative from 3rd party vendors and commu...

No day is alike and no two AAE's responsibilities are alike. You will have to do admin tasks like managing people's schedules, taking notes, etc, but you will also have opportunities to manage projects and budgets, write content like blog posts, scripts, and op eds, pitch media, facilitate webina...

The interview process was conducted by the account supervisors I would be reporting in and the HR director, so I’m not sure if any specific questions would still be relevant. I would say know your strength and weakness. It’s a small company so being able to jump right into a project and work inde...

It’s true when I say no day was the same. The environment is fast paced but fun if you thrive in that type of environment. It’s a small company so you get hands on experience right away. It was a great introduction into the world of advertising because I got experience on working on many differen...

Research the position and truly understand the meaning of PR (v. marketing v. advertising). The level is junior so they want to see more of an understanding of how you approach PR-related situations (pitching, networking, cold calling). Candidates that are eager to learn and willing to try new th...

Every day can be very different depending on your specific account, but generally there is a lot of media relations work and writing. You will also travel and staff media events and have the opportunity to work with national media personalities, celebrities and professional athletes.

Here's a good way to answer the one of the hardest questions - "So, tell me about yourself". I saw it and emailed to link to myself. It's a way to put a positive spin and a custom answer to this open-ended question.https://hbr.org/2019/08/how-to-respond-to-so-tell-me-about-yourself-in-a-job-inter...

Be sure to communicate your ability to manage multiple projects, client personalities and creative (people) expectations. You'll need to be able to serve as the champion for the client internally, while defending the creative and the team externally. Show your hiring manager that you're flexible ...

Closely reading audiovisual materials, understanding messaging and audience, and having a historical/global grasp of media is hugely important in this type of role - if you have experience with digital media & storytelling, even better. I think the CMS department prepared me well in terms of bein...

Bring a resume, and prepare to speak to your experiences. If you have relevant client experience, expect specific questions about the client you're applying to work with & their business area, have some understanding of the category/landscape. Also: be a human! Bring your own questions, and do yo...

Mostly through writing. I was a double major with Classics and Psychology, so my experiences were really focused on history/writing, and conducting research in a lab. I had no professional office experience, but am a strong writer, assess problems and come up with creative solutions, and work clo...

It's all about being an excellent communicator, and most PR positions will have a writing test as part of the application process. For a first interview, you should be ready to talk about your experiences working with others, how you approach challenges, and how you handle multiple tasks or proje...

Every day is spent writing and speaking, and being able to crystalize thoughts into cohesive sentences/ideas is the most important skill you can have. Your job will involve multiple clients and multiple internal teams, so you need to be flexible and able to think critically, be able to strategize...

Overall my experience at Hamilton helped improve my written and oral communication skills whether it was writing essays or giving presentations. These skills are hugely important to advertising because you constantly need to communicate with different team members and clients and need to be able ...

Your experience definitely varies depending on the account/team you're on. Also, every day is different and unpredictable in the advertising industry! My responsibilities include anything from managing talent/traffic, budgets, timelines/projects, to presenting competitive/trends, briefing creativ...

Speak to any alumni or friends you know that work in the advertising industry for advice about what strengths are important to show in the interview. Definitely helps if you know anyone at Grey as well to ask for tips on what HR is interested in (I'm always free to chat!). Make sure you're up to ...

A Day in the life of an UPS Account Executive is: Get to the office by 7:30am, answer e-mails and forward paperwork until 9:30, have customer meetings from 10:00 until 11:45, eat lunch while answering calls, have meetings from 1:00pm until 4:30. Head home and answer e-mails and submit pricings un...

I work closely with the sales team, upper management, and the finance team to track, forecast, and uncover trends about the companies sales revenue, gross profit, travel and other expenses, cancellations, and many more KPI's (key performance indicators). I am constantly looking at each department...

The best way to prep for an interview at PSM is to just relax. They're not there to grill you for information, they want to get to know you and what you want. Once they figure out what you want, then they decide if PSM is a place where you can learn and grow. At first they were wary that my speci...

I worked on the Out-of-Home team for IPG and I was able to get a lot of hands on experience. Most of my day-to-day would be monitoring ongoing campaigns and planning future campaigns for an array of clients. This meant that I often corresponded with representative from 3rd party vendors and commu...

You really should be outgoing. If you're not, this can be a very challenging summer. You should be okay with being told "no" or being rejected. You really can't take those things to heart, it will be too hard. You also need to be EXTREMELY motivated. There are no supervisors keeping an eye on you...

It's a lot of work. Especially because you are basically responsible for your team members at the end of the day. If they don't give you their end-of-the-day stats, you have to hunt them down and make sure they give them to you so you can log them into salesforce. Or if they make a sale at the ve...

A day in the life of an outside sales team leader looks like this: Begin the day with an 8:00 am (I believe) team meeting at a place of your choosing. I was the team leader for the University of Michigan team that summer, so we met at the business school every day. We had to pay to park every day...

The best way to prep for an interview at PSM is to just relax. They're not there to grill you for information, they want to get to know you and what you want. Once they figure out what you want, then they decide if PSM is a place where you can learn and grow. At first they were wary that my speci...

The best way to prep for an interview at PSM is to just relax. They're not there to grill you for information, they want to get to know you and what you want. Once they figure out what you want, then they decide if PSM is a place where you can learn and grow. At first they were wary that my speci...

The role handles the sales and production process from start to finish. This includes generating new leads in person, conducting client needs analysis, strategizing during team meetings, handling paperwork and payment, assisting with creation of ads (headlines, copy), and most importantly, commun...

I think similarly to applying to any job, you should be knowledgeable about the company, the industry, what's currently happening in the industry, etc... It's good to be aware of some of the current projects Grey is doing at the time of your interview that you can speak to during your interview. ...

Being on the account side, you get to do a bit of everything. On a day to day basis, I work with the clients to make sure everything they need is being taken care of. That could be putting together strategy slides, making sure the creative team has updated the creative work, tracking finances, co...

It was extremely relevant in developing skills like professional communication, addressing conflict, how to develop a marketing strategy and making sure you're always working to your objectives, but many of the day-to-day skills come from being on the job. Being at an agency as large as Arc WW me...

It can vary between clients and time of year, but a sample day might look like this: Send meeting notes from any meetings the previous day Prep agenda for recurring Client meeting later that day Respond to emails from Client, creative team, digital team, etc. throughout the day Connect with Produ...

I would make sure you understand how Arc Worldwide fits within the larger Leo Burnett/Publicis hierarchy. Do your research on the company and the brands Arc represents.Additionally, identify examples you can keep in your back pocket of when you faced issues with time management, working with cros...

I think a good way to prepare for an interview with Houck Transit Advertising is to understand the advertising industry. What are the trends? How has Outdoor Advertising been performing versus other Advertising outlets? Being able to speak about the industry would illustrate your knowledge of the...

Morning meeting followed by coaching and team-building wherein we focused in on our goals for each day and helped each other improve before heading out to the field. We would recognize the previous day's top performers and they would give advice and managers would give advice as well. Then we set...

I work on behalf of Google to help grow marketing agencies AdWords presence. So I work directly with about 60 marketing agencies, I help them work on their AdWords accounts (data analysis), and grow their accounts (sales).