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From an “idea generator” to a “solution facilitator”

From an “idea generator” to a “solution facilitator” The rise of social media marketing has brought significant implications for advertising industry and its organizations. The traditional role of advertising professionals had been changing from a clear identity to an unclear one. However, previous research has studied relatively little about advertising professionals’ roles and identities or how they may be changing in the social media marketing era. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative, interpretive approach was taken in this study. It involved 32 in-depth interviews with advertising professionals in advertising organizations differing in size, digital focus and ownership in different multinational full-service advertising organizations and digital organizations.FindingsThe findings indicated that the role of advertising professionals is innovating from a traditional “idea generator” to a “solution facilitator” in response to the social media marketing.Originality/valueThis study identified the key experiences of advertising professionals that they were found to have divergent role identities linked to their identification with traditional and digital organizations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Career Development International Emerald Publishing

From an “idea generator” to a “solution facilitator”

Career Development International , Volume 24 (1): 16 – Jan 31, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1362-0436
DOI
10.1108/cdi-03-2018-0080
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Abstract

The rise of social media marketing has brought significant implications for advertising industry and its organizations. The traditional role of advertising professionals had been changing from a clear identity to an unclear one. However, previous research has studied relatively little about advertising professionals’ roles and identities or how they may be changing in the social media marketing era. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative, interpretive approach was taken in this study. It involved 32 in-depth interviews with advertising professionals in advertising organizations differing in size, digital focus and ownership in different multinational full-service advertising organizations and digital organizations.FindingsThe findings indicated that the role of advertising professionals is innovating from a traditional “idea generator” to a “solution facilitator” in response to the social media marketing.Originality/valueThis study identified the key experiences of advertising professionals that they were found to have divergent role identities linked to their identification with traditional and digital organizations.

Journal

Career Development InternationalEmerald Publishing

Published: Jan 31, 2019

Keywords: Change management; Role identity; Social media marketing; Organization studies; Advertising professional

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