The influence of the CMO in the boardroom is rising. CEOs are increasingly call on them for strategic input, to the extent that the CMO now comes second only to the CFO in the level ...
What have we learnt from the GFC? From a simplistic view point, is it that the ‘low/no doc’ applicants should never have applied for mortgage loans, knowing that they could not afford them? What about ...
Only 29% of Asia Pacific information workers view themselves as ‘engaged employees’, according to Forrester Research’s Forrsights Workforce Employee Q4 2013 Survey. Forrester Research defines ‘engaged employees’ as ‘information workers who are likely to stay ...
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has once again been voted Australia’s most attractive employer at the fourth annual Randstad Awards, edging out Virgin Australia (2nd) and The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (3rd) to take home the honour. ABC’s repeat win reinforces ...
The C-suite forms an intricate web of relationships, according to a global study by IBM, with the CEO working side by side with the CFO, while his or her next-closest relationships are with the heads ...
In life and in business, it is important to think about how each of us is conveyed. For years it became really trendy to focus on body language, but it hasn’t been as much of ...
A study conducted by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick has revealed a rising social movement ignited by the digital and social media era: employee activism. Employee activists draw visibility to their workplace, defend their ...
More than half of global marketing leaders surveyed say they have greater responsibility for revenue growth and 61% say data acquisition is a top priority for 2014, according to new research by Deloitte and the ...
Come beyond marketing with Michael Valos, as he explores whether CMOs need to be masters of digital skills, masters of digital hiring or simply masters of learning. This is the second in a series ...
By Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne Over the last decade, Australia has experienced a productivity slump. Our long term productivity growth ranks well below the OECD average, and significantly below that enjoyed by leading economies. ...
The most common size of Australian marketing departments is five or less people, according to a poll we’ve run here on Marketingmag.com.au over the last few weeks, with 48% of respondents saying their organisation employs ...
This is a guest post from CEO of Franchised Food Company, Stan Gordon. Company culture. Is it really that important? A well-managed team and proactive employees are the perfect ingredients for a solid culture, and ...
The role of a marketing director used to be so much simpler. Media channels could be counted on a handful of fingers, data wasn’t ‘big’ and customers fitted neatly into defined segments. Today is different ...