On Friday, Nov. 22 during Period 2, Glenn Sherrill came to BPHS to talk to a group of students interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Marketing and Advertising.
Glenn Sherrill is the Vice President of Marketing for the Education Management Corporation. He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1987 with his Bachelors of Science Marketing.
Mr. Sherrill worked for The St. George Group Marketing and Advertising Agency from 1987-1999. While working there, he was the Sr. Media Buyer, Sr. Media Planner, and Account Service Manager.
He’s worked at a wide range of places including Kennywood Park, Idlewild, Sandcastle Water Park, restaurants, automotive dealer groups, and financial services companies.
Currently working for The Education Management Corporation, Mr. Sherrill works with The Art Institutes, Brown Mackie College, Argosy University, and South University. He assumes various roles across all parts of the business, from Assistant Vice President of Industry Research to Vice President of Marketing Services. His responsibilities include brand development, creative messaging, media planning, media buying, web site development, marketing performance, and budgeting.
On a daily basis of working in the field of Marketing and Advertising, one can expect a lot of meetings.
What Mr. Glenn Sherrill likes most about working in this field is that he gets to work with a wide diversity of people and skills. “You get to learn a lot of new perspectives,” Glenn Sherrill said. There is nothing he dislikes about Marketing and Advertising.
There are many different roles someone can take when it comes to Marketing and Advertising. There are many different fun and interesting things in this field that everyone could be interested in. If one is social and good with communication, this field is definitely a possible option for them.