Working in marketing requires professionals to have a diverse skill set. You need to know your marketing area of expertise but also have a strong business sense, strong technology skills and a detailed understanding of how business and technology affect and mesh with marketing.
With skill gaps in marketing and many other industries, becoming an issue for companies and marketing professionals, it’s important to understand the in-demand skills you need (the skills companies are seeking from marketing professionals) to help you progress your career.
According to research by Smart Insights, the following skills were deemed to be very important or extremely important by marketers based on the amount of time they spend doing these tasks in their current jobs. Here’s the top 10:
Other important skills that made the list include direct marketing, content marketing, copywriting, producing content, and database management.
Smart Insights also did some research into the current skills gap that exists among marketers. They compared the skills marketers have now and the skills they will require in the future. These skills are also desirable by recruiting companies. In terms of career progression rank, here are the top 10 skills marketers need to have:
Marketers need to develop management and data skills to become more well-rounded candidates. While management can perform various marketing functions, the ability to manage, assess and analyze these functions will help them progress to more senior roles in marketing in the future.
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Paige Allen is a Recruitment Consultant on the Marketing Services team, specializing in Public Relations, Marketing Communications and Pharma. Prior to joining IQ PARTNERS, Paige worked in customer service and IT Procurement, where she developed a passion for people and aptitude for research and analytics.