interpersonal skills

good oral and written communication skills

numeracy and analytical ability
creativity and imagination
influencing and negotiation skills
teamwork
organisational ability
IT skills
business and commercial acumen
drive and ambition

Top 10 skills you need to be a Marketer or Sales professional
1. Building relationships: Creating good working relationships with the people around you is critical to being
able to deliver a job, as both sales and marketing roles relay heavily on other people to succeed.
2. Writing skills: If writing is one of your weaknesses overcome this by reading areas of interest. i.e. if you
like cars start by reading wheels magazine.
3. Multitasking: On daily basics you can be required to jump in and out of a variety roles, so an ability clear
your mind and start the next task is essential.
4. Tertiary education: A tertiary qualification is great on your resume and demonstrates your ability to learn.
It can also be the deciding factor in if you get the job or not.
5. Industry: Staying in touch with what is happening in your as industry as markets are always changing. This
demonstrates you have a true interest within the area.
6. Communicating: An extremely important part of marketing and sales is being able to generate ideas and
organize those ideas in a way that enables you to communicate them effectively to achieve the desired
outcomes (generate revenue and/or raise awareness).
7. Data and figures: Both sales and marketing professionals rely heavy on analyzing data and figures; its this
information that is used in creating new plans and objectives.
8. A broad understanding of peoples roles: Both sales and marketing rely heavily on others contributions to
achieve the desired outcome of their plans and or objectives.
9. Thinking outside the box: To position your product/service in front of your competitors.
10. Lastly the most important attribute is Passion: Loving what you do is always the key to success.