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marketing principles

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The principles of managing the relationship between consumers and products or services for the purpose of increasing sales and improving advertising techniques.

marketing principles — the principles of managing the relationship between consumers and products or services for the purpose of increasing sales and improving advertising techniques. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 51.0/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 13 occupations in our catalogue, including business administration vocational teacher, business and marketing vocational teacher, banking products manager, and branch manager.

Category: knowledge › marketing and advertising SCI: 51.0/100 Also known as: customer relationship management, principles of marketing, methods in customer relationship management, management of customer relationships, types of marketing principles, range of marketing principles

Occupations that require marketing principles

Showing top 13 of 13 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

business administration vocational teacher · 🤖 4.7/10
business and marketing vocational teacher · 🤖 4.7/10
banking products manager · 🤖 5.0/10
branch manager · 🤖 5.0/10
business lecturer · 🤖 5.0/10
chemical application specialist · 🤖 5.0/10
livestock advisor · 🤖 5.0/10
marketing consultant · 🤖 5.0/10
network marketer · 🤖 5.0/10
online community manager · 🤖 5.0/10
podcast producer · 🤖 5.0/10
publications coordinator · 🤖 5.0/10
business developer · 🤖 5.9/10

Frequently asked questions

What is marketing principles?

The principles of managing the relationship between consumers and products or services for the purpose of increasing sales and improving advertising techniques.

What category of skill is marketing principles?

ESCO classifies marketing principles under the knowledge category, specifically in the marketing and advertising subcategory.

Is marketing principles an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 51.0/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require marketing principles?

In our catalogue, 13 occupations list marketing principles as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include business administration vocational teacher, business and marketing vocational teacher, banking products manager, branch manager, business lecturer, chemical application specialist.

How transferable is marketing principles between industries?

ESCO tags marketing principles as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is marketing principles the same as customer relationship management?

Yes — marketing principles is also known as customer relationship management, principles of marketing, methods in customer relationship management, management of customer relationships, types of marketing principles, range of marketing principles, techniques in customer relationship management, or typology of marketing principles. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn marketing principles?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands marketing principles and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.