14 Advertising Account ExecutiveInterview Questions
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What was your biggest disappointment as an advertising account executive?
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Why are you the best advertising account executive for us?
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- "I'm smart, I'm passionate, I'm a fast learner and most importantly great at building relationships weather it be internally or with the client."
- "I am the best advertising account executive for your company because I have the competitive drive to succeed but the ethical guidance and attention to detail one needs in a role such as this."
- "Why are you the best advertising account executive for us?"
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Why do you want a career as an advertising account executive?
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- "So I can understand and learn about brand and the ad industry while also progressing in my career."
- "Advertising account executive is a people-oriented work with challenges. I enjoy co-operating with people and taking challenges."
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What was your greatest accomplishment as an advertising account executive?
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How do you evaluate success?
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- "By a level of happiness and fulfillment."
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What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?
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- "Showcase campaign print example."
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By providing examples, convince me that you can adapt to a wide variety of people, situations and environments.
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- "I've done it all, I deal with people all the time and I am an effective communicator. I;ve worked in retail, marketing and operations all which rely heavily on adaptation."
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How do you handle your anger?
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- "I don't get angry, I can get frustrated, but the only way I feel fit to handle it, is by self awareness and communication."
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Give me a time when you had to set an important goal in the past and tell me about your success reaching it.
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- "A goal that I set for myself was to learn a photo editing program, I successfully learned how to edit in a few weeks. It was a challenge but I was determined to learn the program."
- "I had a goal to have my campaign succeed and it did."
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What do you feel is the most important skill an advertising account executive should possess?
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- "Organizational skills and client relationship skills."
- "Organisation skills and integrity."
- "Communication skill As an advertising account executive, you have to effectively and efficiently deliberate messages and express ideas with the clients and also the internal colleagues through communication."
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Describe one or two of the most difficult challenges and or rejections you have faced in the past and how you responded?
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- "Was thrown into the lions and made it out alive."
- "Given that I'm just living 25 years. I would say that the greatest challenge that I have ever faced is when I need to work with someone I don't like, but we need to finish this project in time. So I need to adjust and control my emotion and just be professional and matured enough for the sake of the project. And yes. I succeeded."
- "Having a lot of cooks spoil the broth, of what could have been a potentially innovative and striking campaign. Having digital being consigned to a different department. Both times, I responded with dignity and integrity all while voicing an opinion with tact."
- "I found that the most difficult challenges for me is to preach to my close friends.(I am a christian.) I felt embarrass in the initial. But then I know that what I was going to preach is good and real. Therefore, it was no reason for me to be afraid and hesitate. So, I preached to my friends bravely."
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What are some of the challenges you see as an Advertising Account Executive?
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- "Because I have 9 years of AAE experience with the same company."
- "When the client doesn't agree with the marketing plan that are proposed."
- "Having the client disagree with your campaign strategy and creative. Have a to be persuasive and confident all while believing in the services that your agency can provide."
- "Need to maintain a work-life balance under a flexible working schedule reduce personal time in order to minimize the effect of the personal relationship with family and friends."
- "One challenge I see is being able to overcome the fear of cold calling as I feel I am better in-person."
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What attracts you to this industry?
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- "What attracts me the most is the strategy behind campaigns."
- "Its face paced environment and the challenges that I will face. Every day going to be a different day for me."
- "My story started when I was doing my honours in 2012, I was incredibly driven by the way ethnic women were marketed in fashion and this prompted a rollercoaster of questions regarding how marketing and advertising can shape our perception. So I guess that's what attracts me to this industry."
- "This industry has lots of potential in our local area because of the amount of small businesses that under utilize ad space in our market."
- "I see the importance and future opportunities of advertising industry. When there is a business, advertising is needed. Especially under the advanced high-technology environment, advertising can have a great chance to change and fulfill the demand."
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What goals have you set for yourself this year?