Most people know that I have been a staunch supporter of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in the past. Call me a Luddite but I really liked the old CIM marketing standards (see above). They gave a clear picture of what marketers were expected to know and be able Read More
I wrote the leader in this month's Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/magazine/view_article.aspx?id=4294 and have reproduced it here for ease of reference Down with digital? Enough already about digital. This is not heresy. I’m as reliant on databases, analytics, social media and technology as the next marketer. Perhaps more so. And I’ve just Read More
I travelled into the depths of leafy Kent yesterday to attend the Association of MBAs (AMBA) http://www.mbaworld.com/ spring refresher day at Kent Business School. It looked like a balanced programme – two academics in the morning and two practitioners in the afternoon. Accountability vs. courage in marketing After luring the Read More
As always, marketers are battling to keep up with all the changes driven by international, technological and economic upheaval. But here are six trends for marketers that caught my eye: 1. Monitor UGC (User Generated Content) The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) indicated that organisations MUST monitor comments, posts, videos and Read More
I have just finished delivering a series of two linked training sessions – “Earning the right to manage campaigns” and “Navigating the campaign journey” – to improve marketing campaign management effectiveness. The intensive and interactive workshops were based on a competency framework I previously developed which identifies six competencies in Read More
