re: Marketing yourself for advancement within a company

Understand how your company makes money and specifically how you can affect that through your role. Try to make decisions within that context and diplomatically challenge things that seem contrary.

Be good at disagreeing. A disagreement is an opportunity to understand if there are different drivers, different information, or a different way of interpreting the same info.

I agree with others about not mentioning a problem unless you can suggest a better way of doing it.

If you aspire to a certain position in the company, don't be bashful. Go ask somebody in that role what skills are most important for what they do and if they have any career suggestions to prepare yourself for that someday. Mention it to your boss too that it is something you would like to do someday. Conversations with those people can put your name on the tip of your brain when a spot comes up.

Treat everyone with respect and do a good job with even the smallest tasks. I can't tell you how many times in my career those things have come back to help me in ways that I would not have expected.

Get the training or company certifications needed for that position, and be mindful of your tangible accomplishments. Keep a resume updated quarterly and get a sense for whether you are getting more or less qualified for that position.

Most importantly, work hard, lead by example, show initiative, and have the people around you realize that you are the kind of employee that is destined for bigger and better things.