How brands can close the marketing skills gap
Brands need to address the missing skills in marketing departments by focusing on core abilities, offering training and adapting quickly to change.
Would you hire a marketer without a formal qualification in marketing?
Charlotte RogersAs part of Marketing Week’s big debate on whether marketing ‘experts’ need formal training in marketing, we asked three CMOs and business leaders where they stand when hiring.
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Do marketing experts need a qualification in marketing?
Charlotte RogersFollowing the uproar caused by Marketing Week columnist Mark Ritson’s assertion that all marketing experts should have a formal qualification in marketing, senior marketers on both sides of the argument debate the hotly contested issue.
Why marketers are opting for upskilling
Charlotte RogersIn a period of post-Brexit uncertainty and potential recruitment freezes, marketers will need to embrace upskilling to maintain a competitive advantage.
Unsung heroes and asking the right questions: Your Marketing Week
Lucy TesserasAt the end of every week we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From learning to speak up as a junior marketer to IAG Cargo’s transformation, it’s been a busy week. I’m stepping in for Russell this week, so here is my take.
Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone: 5 things that mattered this week and why
Marketing Week ReportersFrom Coca-Cola dialling down its Olympics activations and Unilever trying to calm the row surrounding Ben & Jerry’s, to the shortlist being revealed for the Marketing Week Masters awards, catch up on this week’s biggest marketing news.
Aviva on why in-housing econometrics is no ‘silver bullet’ for success
Marketing Week ReportersBringing econometrics fully in-house can work for some brands, but finding a balance between external expertise and internal knowledge works best at insurer Aviva.
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Tiffany’s brand needs an update – in fashion, that means alienating loyal customers
Mark RitsonThe new ‘Not your mother’s Tiffany’ campaign has angered the brand’s older customers, but this is new owner LVMH’s tried and tested formula for refreshing tired fashion labels for new consumers.