Marketing and Me
Sep 16th, 2011 by monicamoran
First blog post for marketing…where do I start?
I guess I’ll start here. Hello everyone! I am not going to begin my introduction by stating my name since it’s pretty obvious what it is from my blog name. But I will start off by saying that I am an international student, born and raised in the Philippines until I was seven. I then moved to Sri Lanka and had an amazing four years there, then began my next six year adventure in Jakarta, Indonesia, where I spent my High School years. All that moving around…pretty crazy huh? People often tell me that I am very fortunate to be given an opportunity to live in so many countries; and I am blessed to have been given this experience. Yes, I got to travel, yes it gave me exposure to various cultures, and yes I made friends from all over the world. You develop a tough skin to protect yourself from such drastic changes in your life and develop confidence in yourself.
I am now a university student at UBC, and having been exposed to marketing in my High School IB Business class, I realize it’s marketing I want to pursue when I graduate.
Marketing plays a very important part in our everyday life; we see it everyday, working it’s way into our minds, and often wonder why did we purchase this? Why do we choose this brand from countless others? In fact, I believe that marketing is the most crucial aspect of a business as it is the one that launches a business forward, sells products and services. Brand image, company reputations etc, are all part of marketing; it is a combination of numbers, analysis and creativity. Exploring consumer thinking and behavior is what makes it so fascinating. That aspect of Psychology that can be brought to the table, making marketing open-minded and innovative.
Hands down, my favorite brand so far is Apple. It’s innovative designs satisfy our wants and needs and its advertisements are simple yet elegant. One word: inspirational.
Oh and I love Harry Potter, so I guess an interesting fact about myself is that I’ve read the last book seven times!