Founder of the Placement Poverty Pledge, former Creature London boss Stu Outhwaite-Noel wants all agencies serious about attracting working class talent to become Living Wage Accredited.
Given the industry’s potential to shape society and change behaviour, there is so much more we can and must do to help lower marketing’s gender pay gap.
Marketing organisations need to build a compelling offer around benefits and the employee experience, if they are to solve ongoing hiring challenges and convince candidates to look beyond salary.
A sister project to The Brixton Finishing School, the new foundation looks to support underrepresented young people financially as they look to break into the industry.
Almost a quarter of B2B marketers are actively looking for a new role, while 32% are open to opportunities.
More than half (54%) of marketers believe AI will significantly impact how they work over the next year, according to LinkedIn data.
According to the Social Mobility Foundation, 17 November is Class Pay Gap Day – the point at which people from working class backgrounds effectively stop being paid.
Marketing Week’s annual Career & Salary Survey is now open.
Passionate about collaborating with industry to seize the “great opportunity” offered by fresh talent, Lianre Robinson will take over as CEO from January.
From his early career as a media journalist to senior marketing roles at Betfair, Just Eat and now Carwow, Ben Carter has used his knowledge of the internet revolution and passion for change to climb the ladder.
Global customer director Tamara Strauss has left Premier Inn after five years with the company.
Meeting salary expectations is the biggest stumbling block to finding the right talent for your marketing team, according to recruiter Michael Page.
From Ebay’s internet boom to short stints at Asos and The Guardian, Cian Weeresinghe understands the value of trying new things and meeting new people.
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The first piece in Marketing Week’s new series – Setting the agenda: Marketing’s role in driving sustainability – we debate whether responsibility for sustainability should be part of the marketing remit.