Marketing is an unusual field because it offers a good career fit for so many different kinds of people.

There are jobs for creative people -- those who are artistic or visually-oriented. These positions might be in advertising, package design or fashion merchandising.

There are also jobs for people people -- those who are good at building and maintaining relationships. These are the jobs that involve front line customer contact, sales, and retail or marketing management.

And finally, there are jobs for numbers people -- people who are analytical and quantitatively-oriented. Jobs might include logistics, purchasing, market research, database marketing, pricing and sales forecasting.

Here's a sampling of careers in marketing to give you an idea about what's out there.

• Advertising
• Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Non-Profit Marketing
• Product Brand Management
• Retailing and Retail Management
• Marketing Research
• Sales and Sales Management
• Services Marketing

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