Management trainee: Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 a month. An MBA can get Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 a month, depending on the size of the advertising agency Account executive: Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 a month Senior account executive: Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 a month Account manager: Rs 26,000 to Rs 34,000 a month Account director: Rs 7 lakh to Rs 9 lakh per annum Management supervisor: Rs 12 lakh per annum Client servicing director: Rs 11 lakh to Rs 17 lakh per annum

8.30 am: Get up to phone calls from clients, boss, juniors 10 am: Hold meetings with the team, brainstorming, competitor analysis, client brief 11 am: Meet up with a client, get a new brief, sit with the company’s team, follow-up on payments 4 pm: Return to office, put down the brief on paper, sit with the team and discuss the assignment Handle two to three clients till about 8 pm. 9 pm: Call it a day

It’s essential to enroll for a diploma in advertising or marketing soon after graduation and before getting into the job. Alterna- tively, one can do an MBA degree before entering the advertising world.

.  Xavier Institute of Communication 
   http://www.xaviercomm.org/home/default.htm
.  Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS )
   http://www.jbims.edu/
.  Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
   http://www.sibm.edu/
.  Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
   http://www.iimc.nic.in/training.html