Tag: First Job
The marketing vending machine
I don't think people truly understand what marketing is. There's this mindset we perpetuate that marketing is deterministic.
Bethan Vincent
Why it's bad to problem-solve everything
It's not about appearing smart; it's about empowering others to develop their capabilities.
Fosca Fimiani
Please don't reach out
I understand the need to talk the same language as your audience, but does it really have to come at the cost of our beautiful language?
Emma Judd
Fighting the ‘prove branding works’ brigade
The thing that angers me as a planner is having to spend so much of my time justifying why people should invest money in their brand.
Kevin Chesters
Presenteeism
The 9-5 mindset is so outdated. Measuring someone’s performance based on how many hours they’ve been in the office, will get you nowhere.
Katie Thompson
Climbing the ranks
I was managing 9 staff and 250 rental cars with next to no experience, and I was shit at it. I was working ridiculous hours, running myself into the ground and hating life.
Dan Knowlton
Losing your life savings
Immediately after my MBA at Manchester Business School, I joined a tech startup as an investor employee, investing £50k into the business.
Manoj Ranaweera
Losing respect, and the wisdom of age
I would like to see more media owners taking a stronger stand on whom they’re affiliated with through their advertisers.
Dave Harrison
Spending a lifetime deciding on a career
I had little to no clue what I wanted to do with myself when I left school. My biggest fuck up is the time it took me to decide on a career.
David Wing
Not ready for the commercial world
We live in a cut-throat world so when at work, the primary focus should be delivering amazing work. I'm not sure the younger generation has worked that out.
Joe Friedlein