Talent and recruitment

Lynchpin's Andrew Hood and Specsavers' James Saukinsey discuss data on stage at Econsultancy Live April 2023.

Specsavers’ head of analytics on talent hunting: we’re ‘less focused solely on GA and technical skills’

In January, the 2023 Marketing Week Career and Salary Survey found that more than a third (34.4%) of marketers identified data and analytics as a significant skills gap within their organisation, making it the biggest marketing skills gap for the second year in a row. The question of how to tackle marketing’s various skills gaps […]

Quick Guide to Brand Purpose

This quick guide provides advice for businesses seeking to define or rework their brand purpose. It looks at why brand purpose has become a vital component of modern marketing, and why integrating and communicating it effectively can help win customer loyalty and increase employee satisfaction and retention.

HR and marketing leaders reflect on creating a culture of learning

Talk of a “Great Resignation” has dominated conversations about recruitment, retention, and workplace culture since midway through 2021, as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic prompts a widespread reassessment of priorities and working conditions. The Marketing Week Career and Salary Survey 2022, which surveyed more than 4,400 UK marketing professionals to form a snapshot of marketers’ experiences, […]