From faster decision-making to building relationships with colleagues, marketers that have started a new job during lockdown are learning valuable new skills in spite of the challenges that come with remote working.
But marketers are split over the impact of the coronavirus crisis on team cohesion, with almost as many saying team efficiency is worse than before the pandemic as say it is better.
As the Covid-19 outbreak tests teams to their limits and remote working blurs the lines between work and home, marketers are becoming more empathetic towards their colleagues. But will this continue once office life resumes?
Calverley believes her experience as a commercially-driven CMO will stand her in good stead for the move to CEO, but admits to a fear that – after years in marketing – she might not like the change.
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 Coca-Cola bringing back its much-lauded ‘Share a Coke’ campaign, to the rise and rise of Bluey, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The retailer has sold its high street branches, but retains its WHSmith travel retail proposition, which now makes up 75% of its revenue.
David Hills will remain at Asda until later this year with the supermarket yet to announce his replacement.
Why are so many companies ditching the CMO? It’s happened before but this time around it feels like a seismic shift in how businesses view marketing leadership.