Marketing & Communications

Marketing jobs could be created on the back of success in the online video advertising market.
The sector is purportedly booming, with the positive trend set to continue for the foreseeable future, according to Web TV Enterprise (WTVE).
Jamie Estrin, managing director of WTVE, the UK’s largest premium online…

Company bosses, including those who manage people in communications jobs, should ensure that they set an example with regards to switching off.
That is according to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), which suggests that if bosses make sure they relax when they are out of the…

Women workers, including those in communications jobs, are still a ‘long way off’ from seeing the gender pay gap significantly reduced.
That is according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which says that while there have been developments in past decades, there is still a great way to go.…

Social media training should be given to employees, including those in communications jobs.
That is the opinion of Rik Ferguson, solutions architect at Trend Micro, who believes the fact that people use social media within the workplace as well as in their own time, means they should be given…

Communications jobs, along with other sectors, will contribute to the recovery of the jobs market, albeit slowly.
Work Wise UK, a not-for-profit initiative, which encourages the widespread adoption of smarter working practices, suggests that the employment situation will improve over the coming years, though it will be a gradual…

Part-time work, including communications jobs, has contributed to a rise in employment.
A record rise in the number of people in part-time positions helped total UK employment increase by 160,000, the biggest gain for nearly four years.
Of this number, 148,000 people found employment on a part-time basis, with…

With the coalition government focusing their attentions on reducing the UK deficit, it will come as no surprise to anyone that the public sector is in the firing line for job freezes and cutbacks.
It is anticipated that there will be cuts across Whitehall departments of up to 20% for…

As confidence in the market begins to pick up, we are seeing more roles coming through for both marketing and communications professionals.
The online area in particular is very buoyant as employers push towards the online space as a way to speak to a wider audience and deliver greater cost-efficiencies.…

Jobseekers who can demonstrate strong project management skills are increasingly in demand as more and more job specifications are demanding this skillset. Potential employees are having to demonstrate real skills, and demonstrate how they have delivered on key projects, rather than just paying lip service to it.
While a formal…

If salary rises are a measure of economic confidence, then the recent increase in salaries suggests that marketing departments are starting to feel more confident in the future. Similar to many other industries, the last couple of years had seen a freeze in marketing salaries and bonuses, but this is…