Bad recruitment experiences cost brands millions
Giving job seekers a poor experience could turn them off a brand from a consumer perspective too.
Have your say on the best marketing employers for a chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher
Michael BarnettMarketing Week wants your view on which big brands are the best employers for UK marketers, with two £100 prizes up for grabs. Please share the survey with your marketing colleagues to help us get the best possible data.
Busting myths about confidence
Mindi ChahalConfidence doesn’t come naturally to everyone but there are ways to boost it and control it that all marketers can learn. Ahead of their session at the Festival of Marketing, Virgin Red’s Helen Tupper and Sainsbury’s Sarah Ellis, share their tips and advice.
A third of brands to hire marketers in next 3 months
Sarah VizardThe quarterly IPA Bellwether Report reveals for the first time that marketers are feeling confident enough to hire despite ongoing uncertainty over Brexit and what it will mean for the UK economy.
Zero-based budgeting and Mars’s purpose stance: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt the end of every week we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From the latest thinking on marketing effectiveness to Mars’s CEO calling attacks on brand purpose “nonsense”, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Cancer Research UK’s Philip Almond on why it’s ‘very useful’ to have older marketers in the team
Niamh CarrollRepresenting the individuality of older people in marketing is crucial to communicate effectively with an age group which holds disproportionate spending power, says Cancer Research UK’s top marketer.
How Tesco used ‘brand shaping insights’ to take calculated risks
Marketing Week ReportersThe supermarket giant developed a ‘Happiness Platform’ to mine insights into British life, helping it curate a programme of “caring acts” designed to serve both brand and audience.
‘The lights went out’: Why a flurry of brands are calling time on long-term agency partnerships
Ian BurrellWith a number of brands parting ways with their creative agency since the beginning of the year, when is the right time to terminate a previously successful partnership and does it always lead to better ads?