Five common traits that make a marketing leader
Joe GloverFrom positivity and clarity to the need for humility, speaking to a number of top marketing leaders has revealed five common traits that all possess.
3 questions I wish I’d asked as a junior marketer: Booking.com’s Natalie Wills
Josh StephensonAlongside making time to meet interesting people and learning to ask for help, the Booking.com brand boss believes embracing difficult conversations is key to a happy working life.
‘We have to be patient’: One brand on making a name for itself during a category decline
Josh StephensonOddlygood is launching the UK on the back of a seven-figure investment at a tough time for the plant-based category. But it hopes that by doing the hard work now, it can reap the rewards in the future.
Misinformation, media budgets, soft skills: 5 interesting stats to start your week
Marketing Week ReportersWe arm you with all the numbers you need to tackle the week ahead.
P&G directs marketing spend towards ‘expandable categories’ in pursuit of volume growth
Niamh CarrollP&G is seeking to grow the categories it operates in as it pursues volume growth, utilising its increased marketing spend to do so.
Asda hails price focus and loyalty scheme for delivering growth
Niamh CarrollThe supermarket says its loyalty scheme, Asda Rewards, is acting as a “key revenue driver” for the business.
Is your marketing plan a rabbit or a duck?
Secret MarketerMarketers should borrow from the ‘duck-rabbit illusion’ when thinking about what their marketing plan is trying to achieve to ensure direct marketing activity isn’t compromised by an injection of emotion and brand-building campaigns aren’t undermined by focusing on product.
Is marketing facing a soft skills crisis?
Megan TatumIn an environment dominated by deadlines and delivery, are marketers letting their soft skills suffer?
Efficient marketing and CMO tenure: 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 the impact of marketing budgets being cut to the value of longevity, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
Netflix subscribers climb after password sharing crackdown
Grace GollaschNetflix says it will stop reporting subscription numbers, instead looking at engagement as a key indicator of customer satisfaction and the future strength of the business.
‘That’s why we go to Iceland’: Iceland tweaks long-running brand slogan
Niamh Carroll‘That’s why mums go to Iceland’ has been a long-running slogan for the retailer, but it has been tweaked to reflect “all aspects” of its consumer base, its chairman says.
Marketers on the ‘perfect blend’ of internal talent and external expertise
Ellen HammettIn a bid to create best-in-class teams, how are marketers striking the balance between rewarding existing talent and bringing in new blood?
Pernod Ricard on ’empowering’ its marketers to communicate on sustainability
Niamh CarrollGreenhushing is a symptom of marketers feeling nervous about how they communicate on sustainability, Pernod Ricard is attempting to “empower” its teams to tackle the issue.
Soft skills trump functional marketing expertise, study finds
Charlotte RogersLeadership, communication and strategic thinking are the skills most prized by CMOs, according to new research, with functional experience lagging further behind.
Marketing recruitment intent slows as cost concerns put brands off
Molly InnesExclusive data from IPA Bellwether shows more brands are expecting job losses this quarter compared to last.