Nearly 5 years ago, I walked into the TopRank Online Marketing offices eager to start my first day. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I was sure that the team could all tell that I was a total digital marketing newbie.
Those first 8 hours were both exhilarating and overwhelming. Lingo that I had never heard of was flying fast around me (what did a Panda have to do with marketing and what was a MQL?). I felt both intimidated and impressed by the smarts, expertise and experience of those around me. And I remember thinking, would this ever be me?
Since then, TopRank Marketing has changed and grown in many ways, just like I have. In fact, TopRank has doubled in size in the past year and will soon be moving to a larger office space.
Now, as a Senior Account Manager at TopRank Marketing, I have the pleasure of training and working with my own digital marketing newbies. I know many companies are hiring marketers as fast as they can find them and as new marketers come onboard at companies and agencies, I can’t help but share advice that helped me during my first year:
