Overtime stacks up for senior marketers
A breakdown of overtime by job category suggests that senior marketers are working significantly longer hours than their junior counterparts.
A breakdown of overtime by job category suggests that senior marketers are working significantly longer hours than their junior counterparts.
Survey reveals marketers are overworked and undervalued.
The gender pay gap persists across all levels of seniority in marketing, according to Marketing Week’s Career and Salary Survey 2015, with men earning 21% more than women on average – equivalent to an extra £7,298 each year.
Marketers at FMCG brands take home the highest salary on average (£47,106), according to Marketing Week’s Career and Salary Survey 2015.
At the end of every week we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Superdrug’s response to the cost of living crisis to how SMEs tackle long-term brand building, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
M&S Food has a “busy summer” of marketing ahead of it, says marketing director Sharry Cramond, as the grocer doubles down on delivering healthy food at low prices.
Price and promotion will be “key” to Superdrug’s marketing plans over the next year, with a focus on own brand products and improving its loyalty proposition.
From taking Green & Black’s to a new market after “savage” customer feedback, to the birth of Veggie Pret, Mark Palmer urges marketers to rethink positioning, premiumisation and innovation.