Self introduction

Good morning, I’m Lucy Zhao form Shanghai Fudan Pacific institution of Finance, majoring in Marketing. Actually from the very beginning Marketing is not my main orientation and I thought I would do something related towards medicine when I grew up. Yet my father insisted. So that’s why you can see me here today. (laugh). Over three years of professional training in Marketing definitely changed me. Once I was shy and sensitive and serious, today I’m still sensitive and serious, yet a communication lover and somewhat talkative. Now I can sincerely and proudly tell you that I really love this trade. 

Marketing not only changed my personality but also helped me finding the value of work and the truth of life. As a “marketer” you have to come into contact with all kinds of industries and people from all walks of life. You will notice that every industry exists and survives with its own reason, you can also learn the whole industrial chain from a macroscopic bird view. You will acknowledge lots of people in different types, some are work partners and some turn into close friends. Everyday’s living a new life, which feels great.

Gaining something, then pay something in return. Being a “Marketer” also means living under heavy pressure every minute, sometimes on a second basis. Every phone call is important, and every customer is significant. Lose one sometimes means lose all, materiality, maybe paying more than gaining. Anyway, marketing is simply one of the industries in the world, named and made out by human. The main duty of marketing is to create needs and promote consume and in the end, nothing will be left at all. Marketing is realistic and from some respects was looked down upon by some people (e.g., me myself 4years ago).

So it depends. Yet I prefer that make a strong value system for self use. Values gained from marketing is not the only section which can be added into the private system. For life itself is much more than work.

2008-9-11