Online Sales and Marketing Degree

For motivated, outgoing professionals, a career in Sales and Marketing can offer incredible flexibility as well as earning potential. However, there's more to sales and marketing than having personality and drive. You need to be able to find smart and creative solutions while handling responsibility well. With our Online Sales and Marketing degree program, we can provide you with the knowledge base that today's employers seek.

Together, sales and marketing form an undeniably essential component of a business foundation. They establish the tone, strategy and potential for products and services being offered. Working in the field of marketing requires a multi-faceted set of skills. Which is why our online program, through a combination of traditional study, online exercises and projects is designed to help give you the ability to:

• Conduct market research
• Identify trends
• Determine customer needs
• Perform sales presentations
• Develop advertising strategies

Effective marketing is powerful and unique – just like you

Earning an Associate degree in Sales and Marketing from Carrington College® California Online can open up a lot of new possibilities. Practitioners play an important role in every sector of the economy from retail and manufacturing to finance and insurance. By combining creativity, strategic thinking and practicality, sales and marketing departments can be critical to the success of a business.

Opportunities for successful graduates can be every bit as diverse as the products and services available in the global marketplace. For this reason, it’s important for you to have the right skills and knowledge to do your job with confidence. Upon completion of our Sales and Marketing program, you should be able to exhibit proficiency in:

• Sales and marketing strategies and procedures
• Business information systems
• Critical thinking
• Information management
• Personal and professional development
• Communication skills
• Respect and responsibility

A competitive job market, but also one that’s expected to grow

Given the ever-changing nature of the business world, new products, services and even ideas should continue to rely upon the skills of sales and marketing professionals in order to gain attention and market share. For this reason, those with well-honed skills and instincts can find new opportunities as they arise. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage of sales managers was $101,640 in May 2011. Employment of sales managers is expected to increase by 12% from 2010 to 2020.* As the economy grows, organizations will focus on generating new sales through more effective sales management.*

To learn more about educational and career opportunities in Sales and Marketing, contact one of our Enrollment Services Representatives. 

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