Virgin Media’s Kerris Bright on how being a scientist has influenced her career
The brand’s top marketer, and former neuroscientist, champions the benefits of being both analytical and creative.
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Marketer of the year Tanya Joseph on the future of ‘This Girl Can’ and Sport England’s strategy for 2016
Mindi ChahalThe UK’s marketing success story of 2015 was Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, which aims to make women of all ages and abilities more active. It won numerous awards at Cannes Lions 2015, including the much-trumpeted inaugural Glass Lion, celebrating advertising that promotes gender equality. The campaign, created with agency FCB Inferno, persuaded 1.6 […]
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.
Unconventional routes to marketing: How marketers at Virgin Media, Instagram and Mini made the transition
Mindi ChahalLooking at the career path that some of the UK’s top marketers have taken into the profession illustrates the true diversity in skills that are required in businesses today.
Confidence in marketing jobs edges up
Matthew ValentineAlthough still negative overall, expectations around marketing jobs has improved thanks in part to the government’s extension of the furlough scheme.
‘You’ll be out of business in six months’: How EasyJet proved the doubters wrong
Molly FlemingTwenty-five years on, EasyJet’s third employee looks back at how a mixture of bombastic ads and guerilla marketing helped the airline overcome its ‘David versus Goliath’ struggle.
Consumer confidence drops again as ‘world turned upside down’
Matt BarkerDespite a slight upturn in confidence last month, the latest lockdown and increased restrictions have put a serious dent in any hopes for a more optimistic outlook going into 2021.
Marketers on furlough offered ‘golden ticket’ to learning hub
Lucy TesserasThe Marketing Academy has created an online learning platform, which is available to its global community and sponsors, as well we 1,000 marketers who have been made redundant or are on furlough.