A New Marketing Society | Professional Development

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23 February 2016

In January 2016, a new Marketing Society came to see the light of day. We are a group of enthusiastic students who are setting up the University of Edinburgh’s very own on-campus marketing society.

What started out as the team organising the fairly new project that is the Experiences in Marketing Conference slowly evolved into a much bigger project: founding a new society to expand students’ career interests and possibilities. We are MARKS.

Our Mission

Spread the passion for marketing, giving an insight into the field and reaching students from all backgrounds.

Our Plan of Attack

A constant presence on campus with regular talks of industry professionals, an exciting annual conference with stimulating talks and workshops and, of course, a launch party in line with MARKS’ future plans.

While not directly born from the Marketing Society, it can be seen as an independent step-child that seeks to grow and spread innovative ideas by benefiting from the Marketing Society’s generous support and exceptional network.

The road has inevitably had its bumps, but we received a great backing from The Marketing Society and EUSA. After being successful in our application, we are more motivated than ever to fulfil all our hopes and dreams...starting, of course, with a themed launch party on 3 March. Yet, while some fun is indeed on our agenda, our main focus is set on actually enriching our campus, be it with networking opportunities or inspirational talks.

Stine Samland is an Undergraduate Business with Marketing student at the University of Edinburgh Business School.