How to build good marketing teams
The right team dynamic can have a huge impact on productivity, business growth and employee retention. Marketers at Notonthehighstreet.com, Aldi, Boden and ClearScore share what it takes to create the perfect team.
IBM’s Harriet Green talks marketing leadership and forging a new path
Rachel GeeFormer Thomas Cook CEO Harriet Green is now at IBM, pushing its internet of things agenda and drawing on her background in marketing to lead the business through its next stage of growth
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The seven unmistakable signs of a shit brand consultant
Mark RitsonYour portable toilet business has nothing to learn from Steve Jobs, and if a consultant even mentions Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs you should kick them out of the door.
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall on how marketers can soar
Leonie RoderickWhen it comes to climbing the career ladder and gaining a coveted place at the boardroom table, easyJet’s CEO Carolyn McCall believes marketers are “fantastically” placed to do so. But to become a senior leader, confidence is key.
How Dunelm’s top marketer shifted focus from product to customer
Josh StephensonSean McGinty tasked himself with putting the customer at the heart of Dunelm when he joined the business from Aldi earlier this year.
Justify budget requests with a solid set of projections
Grace KiteRunning the numbers through different scenarios enables you to identify the budget that’s needed to reach your targets and will make it more likely to be approved.
Nearly half of podcast listeners choose to skip ads
Chris SutcliffeResearch from YouGov suggests more than two in five podcast listeners are avoiding advertising entirely, while just 14% say they find them unintrusive.
Sky Sports ramps up spend for its ‘biggest ever’ Women’s Super League campaign
Molly InnesSky Sports’ viewing figures for the WSL grew 45% last season, and it is keen to capitalise on this by making its biggest investment behind the league to date.