The Year 1ne's
There’s a lot to deal with when you’re starting your career. Figuring out the different roles. Meeting people. Applying for jobs. Getting hired. It’s a challenging game to play. The Year 1ne’s Show helps prepare you for the game!
In each episode host Blair Smith chats with an early career marketer who’s in it right now. You’ll learn about different entry-level marketing roles, get walkthroughs of what year one is really like, along with ideas and tips for your job search. It’s a fresh mix of personal marketing, job search and career guidance.
There are myriad opportunities to work in something related to marketing, from brand/product marketing, marketing analytics or research, advertising, content marketing, media or marketing technology. You could work for an organization, freelance/consult, or start your own company. There’s a job out there for you…so go out and get it!
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Programmatic Associate @ Initiative with Kunal Makhija
In his Year 1ne, Kunal works as an Associate – Digital Activation at Initiative, a full-service global media agency, where he works on the programmatic advertising team 🎯
Some of the highlights from Kunal and Blair’s chat include the steps in the paid advertising campaign lifecycle in a full-service agency, why it’s important find your voice in your year one; and, how creating vision boards help Kunal make his goals a reality–including his vision board for the job search.
In This Episode 🗣️
Kunal’s Year 1ne @ Initiative Media
1:55 | Introduction from Kunal
2:10 | Overview of Initiative Media
3:10 | Working on 35 campaigns in 1 year
5:30 | Why programmatic advertising?
7:10 | Outlining the paid advertising campaign lifecycle in a large agency
14:15 | Essential skills and technologies
18:30 | The need to “learn and unlearn”
20:05 | What’s on your mind in marketing right now?
Getting to Day 1ne: The Job Search
24:20 | Moving to Canada
26:45 | The attraction of marketing
28:40 | Getting hired at Initiative Media
31:00 | Using vision boards to achieve your goals
33:15 | Hardest part of the job search
37:55 | How did previous work experience help?
39:40 | The “What’s your favourite brand?” question
Thing’s I’ve Learned in Year 1ne
41:25 | Mistake made on pushing for a promotion
45:05 | Rookie mistake on being confident vs. overconfidence
46:05 | Lesson learned on pacing yourself
47:05 | Pro tip to try everything twice
The Hottest of Links and Resources 🔥
Connect with Kunal Makhija: LinkedIn | Website | Instagram | TikTok
Brands/organizations: Initiative | RBC | George Brown College | Humber College
Marketing and media tools: Google DV360 | ChatGPT | Microsoft Excel
Connect with The Year 1ne’s host Blair Smith: LinkedIn
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