I am building solid sales experience but my long-term interest is marketing. What skills or projects should I try to add now so the transition looks logical instead of unrelated?
SPMA provides a practical starting answer. Add first-hand experience, a different perspective or a useful example from the industry.
Use the sales role to collect customer insight. Volunteer for campaigns, theme nights, lead-generation projects or CRM initiatives where sales and marketing overlap. Then you can show that you understand revenue and audience behaviour, not just that you want a different department.
I would also build a small portfolio outside your normal sales duties. A campaign concept, email test, audience segmentation example or event promotion gives a marketing hiring manager evidence that you have already started doing the work.
What does progression usually depend on beyond simply knowing the rules?
What does progression usually depend on beyond simply knowing the rules?
I keep seeing entry-level sports marketing roles asking for experience, even when they are described as junior. For people who have hired or been…
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