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<p>Marketing is one of the 5 functional areas of business. It is business and it is not easy. There is no natural marketing talent because marketing does not work like that. Some people are born salesmen but sales is not marketing. Sales is a part of the marketing function. Some people are good at market analysis which requires math, statistics, and economics; but those people aren’t necessarily good at marketing. Analysis is a part of the marketing function. Anyone who says marketing is a fluff major and not necessary, knows absolutely nothing about business. It is not as quantitative as finance (my field) but it is just as difficult and involved as finance. It is just as critical as accounting, operations, and R&D. A business will fail without a competent marketing chief to price products, forecast demand, facilitate distribution, and identify opportunities - on top of advertising and sales.</p>