Career and School Info for Advertising Managers in Alabama



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Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:

Schools Concentrating On Advertising Managers

  • Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Columbia Southern University, Troy University, John C Calhoun State Community College, and University of West Alabama.

Fastest Response From Schools

  • Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.

Student Body

  • Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Troy University, University of West Alabama, Auburn, and University of North Alabama.
  • Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Judson.
  • Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Oakwood University, Talladega College, James H Faulkner State Community College, and NWSCC.
  • Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Athens State, Troy University, Chattahoochee Valley Community College, and University of West Alabama.

School Setting

  • Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Oakwood University, Columbia Southern University, Tuskegee University, and Samford University.
  • Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Talladega College, Birmingham Southern, Oakwood University, and Spring Hill College.

Excellence

  • SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Auburn, Samford University, Birmingham Southern, and UA Hunstville.
  • % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Alabama State, Alabama A & M, Spring Hill College, and Oakwood University.
  • Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Birmingham Southern, Tuskegee University, Alabama A & M, and UAB.

Working as an Advertising and Promotions Manager in Alabama

Advertising and promotions managers create and oversee the implementation of plans for advertising and promotional campaigns. Advertising managers work with sales departments to create new ideas, oversee creative staff members who develop material for campaigns, and work with finance departments to prepare budgets for campaigns. Promotions managers have similar responsibilities, but their efforts are mostly directed towards building promotional campaigns using various forms of online and offline media, including newspapers, website advertisements, store displays and special events, among others. Read a detailed Advertising and Promotions Managers job description and schools overview.

Advertising managers in Alabama can benefit from membership in The Alabama Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, which serves the entire state and is located in Birmingham.

State Requirements

The State of Alabama does not regulate the practices of advertising and promotions managers.

Major Industries

Most advertising and promotions managers work in the field of newspaper and book publishing. Other industries in Alabama include:

  • Grocery Product Merchant Wholesalers
  • Advertising and Related Services
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • Professional and Similar Organizations
  • Automobile Dealers
  • Accounting and Bookkeeping Services
  • Activities Related to Real Estate
  • Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
  • Alumina and Aluminum Production

Major Employers

The major employers of advertising and promotions managers in Alabama include:

  • Mobile Register (Newspaper, Book, & Directory Publishers)
  • Golden Flake Snack Foods Incorporated (Grocery Product Merchant Wholesalers)
  • American Color (Advertising and Related Services)
  • Regions Financial Corporation (Management of Companies and Enterprises)
  • Alfa Farmers Federation (Professional and Similar Organizations)
  • Springhill Toyota (Automobile Dealers)
  • Commercial Billing Services (Accounting and Bookkeeping Services)
  • Housing Auth Of The Birmingham (Activities Related to Real Estate)
  • Alabama Crown Distributing Co (Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers)


 


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