Comments on: Creativity Management, Business Management, Sales And Marketing http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ohmygoshiloveapples http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-212 ohmygoshiloveapples Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:30:45 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-212 If you love apples... scream Aye! If you love apples… scream Aye!

]]> By: 123me http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-218 123me Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:45:52 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-218 I have a Business Management degree and have worked at a non-profit. My choices were not as broad as yours, but here is what I did. I choose general management. Choices were supply chain, general, finance and one other that I can't remember. I went back later on and got a second degree in marketing. Marketing really helped me because all business basics are covered but marketing is always necessary in whatever you do. You have to be able to keep your client happy, you have to be able to attract them into doing business with you. My second degree has actually been favorably looked upon. Maybe you can try something like that. I have a Business Management degree and have worked at a non-profit. My choices were not as broad as yours, but here is what I did. I choose general management. Choices were supply chain, general, finance and one other that I can't remember. I went back later on and got a second degree in marketing. Marketing really helped me because all business basics are covered but marketing is always necessary in whatever you do. You have to be able to keep your client happy, you have to be able to attract them into doing business with you. My second degree has actually been favorably looked upon. Maybe you can try something like that.

]]> By: brian 2010 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-216 brian 2010 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:49:11 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-216 As to whether it is necessary to have the degree, the answer is no. The only time it is truly necessary to have a degree is when you wish to be hired by an existing company that requires a degree, or when you wish to be credentialed for for some practice that requires a degree, such as medicine or engineering. The things you should get from the degree include business computing skills, business communication, a bit of human resources, possibly a good internship, and maybe some other things like marketing and job seeking skills. I would get ahold of their catalog and read the course description for every course in the curriculum. If the descriptions sound like things that could be useful to you then you might give it a shot. Alternatively, you might just take only the classes you're most interested in. It's likely that the community college offers a one year certificate with many of the same courses, so you might think of doing that instead. I will offer one caveat - what if your plan doesn't work out and you decide you'd be better off with a bachelors or masters degree, like an MBA or MBF? The problem with the degree you're considering is that it is probably not a good choice should you decide to try to transfer. If you think you may eventually be interested in a four year degree or beyond, you might look into your community college's general studies curriculum. Also, check out to see whether this college has a career center. Those folks should be able to help you out. If not, speak to an advisor from the business program. Good luck! As to whether it is necessary to have the degree, the answer is no. The only time it is truly necessary to have a degree is when you wish to be hired by an existing company that requires a degree, or when you wish to be credentialed for for some practice that requires a degree, such as medicine or engineering.

The things you should get from the degree include business computing skills, business communication, a bit of human resources, possibly a good internship, and maybe some other things like marketing and job seeking skills. I would get ahold of their catalog and read the course description for every course in the curriculum. If the descriptions sound like things that could be useful to you then you might give it a shot.

Alternatively, you might just take only the classes you're most interested in. It's likely that the community college offers a one year certificate with many of the same courses, so you might think of doing that instead.

I will offer one caveat – what if your plan doesn't work out and you decide you'd be better off with a bachelors or masters degree, like an MBA or MBF? The problem with the degree you're considering is that it is probably not a good choice should you decide to try to transfer. If you think you may eventually be interested in a four year degree or beyond, you might look into your community college's general studies curriculum. Also, check out to see whether this college has a career center. Those folks should be able to help you out. If not, speak to an advisor from the business program.

Good luck!

]]> By: inobmaz http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-221 inobmaz Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:39:33 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-221 Try a website called moviesforbusiness.com. Try a website called moviesforbusiness.com.

]]> By: mcamp1107 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-219 mcamp1107 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:23:13 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-219 In terms of business administration, there isn't really that much of a difference. A hotel is a company selling a product. Big chain hotels function as multinational companies just like any other. Hotels as companies follow the same business laws but have some specific industry laws (reimbursement, accounting, VAT breakdown, insurance, etc.) However, every sector has its specific laws. The main difference is that a hotel sells services to clients that come into the hotel to consume the product (roomnight, seminar, dinner, etc). A "non service" company will sell a product to a customer who will take the product somewhere else to consume (car, washing machine, etc.). So the selling/marketing process works differently. But that doesn't concern management that much. In order to build on your hotel experience you should try a school that has less marketing and more human resources and accounting studies. Most of the good hotel managers I know, have been front office or revenue managers (former sales managers have the people skills but not always the operations experience). But that's only my own experience. If, on the other hand, you want to leave hotel business completely, than you should try a sales orientation. If there is one thing you learn in hotels, it's dealing with people. So there you could try marketing, sales, PR studies and get your foot into business through customer service/care. I hope I answered some bits In terms of business administration, there isn't really that much of a difference. A hotel is a company selling a product. Big chain hotels function as multinational companies just like any other.

Hotels as companies follow the same business laws but have some specific industry laws (reimbursement, accounting, VAT breakdown, insurance, etc.) However, every sector has its specific laws.

The main difference is that a hotel sells services to clients that come into the hotel to consume the product (roomnight, seminar, dinner, etc). A "non service" company will sell a product to a customer who will take the product somewhere else to consume (car, washing machine, etc.). So the selling/marketing process works differently. But that doesn't concern management that much.

In order to build on your hotel experience you should try a school that has less marketing and more human resources and accounting studies. Most of the good hotel managers I know, have been front office or revenue managers (former sales managers have the people skills but not always the operations experience). But that's only my own experience.

If, on the other hand, you want to leave hotel business completely, than you should try a sales orientation. If there is one thing you learn in hotels, it's dealing with people. So there you could try marketing, sales, PR studies and get your foot into business through customer service/care.

I hope I answered some bits

]]> By: Cali guy http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html/comment-page-1#comment-217 Cali guy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:10:30 +0000 http://www.voicesemerge.org/creativity-management-business-management-sales-and-marketing.html#comment-217 All business associate degree will give you a foundation in business management including accounting, marketing, sales economics etc... When you pick a focus like marketing, human resources etc... you will then take 3-5 courses that go deeper into that concentration. A business management concentration will go deeper into managing people (HR), processes (IT, operations), money (finance/accounting) ..All the knowledge one would need to Supervise and manage a business as a whole. A marketing management concentrartion will go deeper into educating tthe public about a company's products and persuading them to buy those products. You will learn more about sales, advertising, public relations, consumer behavior and media. All business associate degree will give you a foundation in business management including accounting, marketing, sales economics etc…
When you pick a focus like marketing, human resources etc… you will then take 3-5 courses that go deeper into that concentration.

A business management concentration will go deeper into managing people (HR), processes (IT, operations), money (finance/accounting) ..All the knowledge one would need to Supervise and manage a business as a whole.

A marketing management concentrartion will go deeper into educating tthe public about a company's products and persuading them to buy those products. You will learn more about sales, advertising, public relations, consumer behavior and media.

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