Make a career of what you love; from the DMA's Young Marketers Rising event

Fashion Promotion & Illustration

Week two; the pitch

Gardener for hire…

Trust your gut…

• Trust your gut

• It doesn’t matter what you studied

• Be proactive (and learn from what works)

• Be flexible; take opportunities when they come – but don’t be impatient

• ‘Who you know’ is a real thing

• Remember the people who’ve done you well…

• It’s a small world

• Practical experience trumps academic

It doesn’t matter what you studied

Be proactive

Follow up on every opportunity you get from meeting people face to face

Be flexible; take opportunities when they come – but don’t be impatient

#proud

‘Who you know’ is a real thing…

Remember the people you’ve trusted…

Practical always wins

• An understanding of what good content is and isn’t

• A proactive, ‘problem solving’ mindset

• Passion for the subject or brand – you can’t fake it

• Confidence

• Organisation and flexibility

• Open to collaboration

• Aware of analytics and what they mean

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