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This week on The Marketing Week Podcast we’re tackling marketing’s early talent problem.
With fewer routes into the industry and a lack of support for apprenticeships, are aspiring marketers being shut out before they even get started?
Marketing Week's 2025 Career & Salary Survey revealed just 15.9% of companies operate a marketing apprenticeship, citing the level of resource required and a lack of senior buy-in as key barriers.
In this episode, deputy managing editor and head of insight Charlotte Rogers and senior reporter Molly Innes are joined by editor-in-chief Russell Parsons to dig into what is holding the industry back from opening up different ways of entering the industry and its problem with representation.
The episode features an interview with Cerys Gardiner, former apprentice and marketing manager at Medichecks, who details the benefits to businesses of hiring marketing apprentices.
We also speak to Brixton Finishing School's head of adventure Jo Royce and Simone Johnson, head of new business and strategic partnerships, who discuss the work they're doing to support early talent pathways.
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Inside marketing's imposter syndrome crisis
This week on The Marketing Week Podcast, we explore just how widespread imposter syndrome is in the industry.
Marketing Week’s exclusive 2025 Career & Salary Survey reveals a staggering 80.1% of the more than 3,500 marketers we surveyed have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their careers.
In this episode, deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras, and senior reporter Molly Innes unpack the findings, discussing why so many marketers struggle with self-doubt and what can be done to tackle it.
We are joined by Nishma Patel Robb, founder of the female-focused personal brand accelerator Glittersphere and former senior director of brand and reputation marketing at Google. She shares her perspective on why imposter syndrome isn’t just an individual issue but a structural industry challenge and how fostering open conversations and support can make a difference.
Plus, we look at Asda’s return to its value roots and M&S’s latest move to strengthen its value proposition.
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This Much I Learned: Virgin Media O2 and VCCP on their long-lasting relationship
Virgin Media O2's marketing director Simon Valcarcel and founder of VCCP, Marketing Week's Agency of the Year, Charles Vallance discuss the importance of honesty, consistency and how they've kept things "fresh" during a 23-year client/agency relationship.
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How brands can grow in 2025, TikTok fallout and RTO mayhem
Deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras and senior reporters Molly Innes and Niamh Carroll dig into the big marketing stories making headlines this week.
We kick off by analysing the potential fallout for brands and creators after TikTok was briefly banned for US users before being reinstated over the weekend, as well as unpacking the dramatic implications of Aldi's legal loss to cider brand Thatchers and what it could mean for the future of copycat products.
Niamh shares insights from her reporting on how brands can uncover new avenues for growth, whether they're market leaders or challengers. We explore how brands can grow in 2025, from the role of value to fostering belief in growth. The latter is an idea Munnawar Chishty - recently promoted to CMO of Carlsberg Britvic - discussed with Marketing Week earlier this month.
Make sure to listen to the entire podcast to get a sneak peek at 2025's Career & Salary Survey results, as Charlotte reveals how often brands and agencies are going into the office and we debate how return-to-office (RTO) policies are impacting marketers.
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The big marketing stories of 2024
It's almost time to close the door on 2024, but not before listening to The Marketing Week Podcast's Christmas special and end of-year wrap-up.
Hosts deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras and senior reporter Molly Innes are joined by our very own editor-in-chief Russell Parsons and senior reporter Niamh Carroll to dissect the year that was.
We kick things off with the podcast's inaugural marketing quiz, from Starbucks and Nike to Moo Deng and Wham.
Marketing Week columnists Helen Edwards and Grace Kite, along with Marketing Week Future Marketing Leader Lucky Saint's Emily Laws and marketer of the year, PwC's global CMO Antonia Wade, join to reveal their marketing moments of the year.
We also look back on the big stories of 2024, from a good year for consistency and AI to a bad one for transparent pricing. Plus, which campaigns resonated - from Irn Bru's Euros effort to Charli XCX's Brat.
That's all from The Marketing Week Podcast until the new year. We look forward to seeing you again in January.
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