Marketers hail ‘remarkable’ success of mentoring scheme
In the space of just seven months the School of Marketing’s Mentoring Gen Z initiative has reached 500 young people hoping to kickstart their career.
In the space of just seven months the School of Marketing’s Mentoring Gen Z initiative has reached 500 young people hoping to kickstart their career.
The School of Marketing is launching Mentoring Gen Z, which aims to connect young people with marketing leaders from brands including Boots and Direct Line in a bid to avert the “ticking timebomb” of youth unemployment.
Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have brought the issues of inclusivity and social justice to the fore but with unpaid internships still rife and a lack of apprenticeships on offer can the marketing industry really improve diversity?
The coronavirus pandemic and fears of recession have pushed the recruitment of graduates and apprentices far down the marketing agenda. But, if brands want to adopt a high-performance mentality they should think twice.
If authenticity comes from within, marketers should free themselves from expectations and identify the difference between competencies and skills.
Having created a new category, functional juice shot brand Moju, first had to educate consumers about the product before turning its attention to brand.
While changing jobs frequently may be good for career development, what are the unintended consequences for brand building?
From the persistent data skills gap to rampant restructuring, the Marketing Week Career & Salary Survey reveals how teams are evolving in 2024.