Current Trends in Marketing Careers

BOSTON— Aquent vice president Randy Ricker was the sole guest on the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Internet radio program, “Marketing Matters, LIVE!” on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. During the hour-long broadcast, Ricker and AMA radio’s David Kinard discussed current trends in marketing careers and, equally significant, how trends in marketing are impacting those careers.

Click on the links below to hear recordings of the original broadcast.

If you’d like to ask Mr. Ricker a question, you can e-mail him at AskRandy@aquent.com.

A twelve-year Aquent veteran, Ricker has served the company in a variety of roles, including managing Aquent’s largest city operations in Los Angeles and New York and as director of training for the company’s worldwide operations. Currently, he manages Aquent’s offices in fourteen cities and works closely with the company’s senior leadership to develop and implement business initiatives and strategies for the Marketing and Creative Services business unit. During his tenure with Aquent, he has worked with hundreds of companies and interviewed and placed thousands of candidates across North America.

About Aquent

For nearly twenty years, Aquent has led the way in helping businesses master the ability to generate marketing and communications from within. From its inception in 1986, this marketing services company has pioneered consulting, outsourcing, and staffing solutions that enable clients to build their internal marketing and communications capabilities. Providing unmatched resources and expertise through its network of nearly seventy branches worldwide, Aquent today helps thousands of companies make the most of their people, processes, and technology. Aquent, www.aquent.com, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.