Brand Recruitment

Why Your LinkedIn Matters More Than Your CV in 2026… Your CV gets you noticed. Your LinkedIn can decide whether you get an interview👀 Most marketing candidates still spend hours perfecting a Word doc that gets a 30-second scan, while their LinkedIn - the thing recruiters often see before reading your CV in depth - hasn’t been touched… In 2026, that's the wrong way round. Swipe for 3 reasons your LinkedIn is doing more of the heavy lifting than you think 👉 #linkedintips #marketingcareers #jobsearch #personalbranding

Job hopping. 👀 A few years ago, three roles in five years raised eyebrows. In 2026? It's increasingly normal especially in marketing, where stagnant teams, broken progression paths and AI-driven reorgs are pushing people to move sooner. However the conversation hasn't caught up. Plenty of hiring managers still see a CV with short stints and pause. Plenty of candidates still worry about how it looks. Here's what we actually see day to day: → The marketers moving every 18–24 months are often the ones progressing fastest → The ones staying 5+ years without movement are often the ones quietly underpaid → The CVs that get flagged aren't the ones with multiple roles — they're the ones with no clear story between them Context matters more than count. Why you moved, what you learned, what you stayed long enough to deliver, that's what we end up unpacking in every interview. So we're asking 👇 Job hopping — career strategy or red flag? #marketingcareers #jobhopping #marketingrecruitment #careeradvice

Tony's Chocolonely first hit my radar when I grabbed a couple of bars at Schipol about ten years ago. Since then it's been great following their story and seeing the good they do. It was initially the bold branding that caught my eye, yet reading more and more into the story showed that their value and ethos pack as much punch. Nothing sums this up more than "Tony's Open Chain" - effectively a collaborative effort to put a stop to exploitation and child labour in the cocoa supply chain, as well as ensuring fair prices are paid. "Mission Allies" like Waitrose & Partners sign up and help the cause. Such a great concept, and one which shows how values interact with brand. #chocolate #marketing

Brilliant to see the The Marketing Meetup State of Marketers Report 2026 hitting its halfway mark and the early insights look even sharper than last year's. That's why we're backing The Marketing Meetup and Joe Glover on the State of Marketers Report 2026. Last year, 1,000 marketers shared how they were really doing in the industry. This year's report goes one better, comparing 2025 to 2026 directly and that's where the genuinely interesting story will be. If you're a marketer, this is your chance to make sure the data reflects what's actually happening on the ground. Five minutes and fifty-seven seconds, as Joe Glover puts it. There's also a few £50 vouchers up for grabs as a thank-you, but the bigger win is the report itself, a resource shaped by the industry, for the industry. Survey linked below 👇 https://lnkd.in/ed9_i92U We'll be sharing the full findings once the report drops. #StateOfMarketers #MarketingCommunity #TheMarketingMeetup

Audemars Piguet just put its name on a Swatch and the watch world is pretty divided. 👀 The "Royal Pop" dropped May 16th. Eight pocket watches, around £300, sold in Swatch boutiques only. It's the first time Swatch has crossed over with a brand outside its own group and AP is one of the most exclusive independent watchmakers on the planet. The defenders' argument is clean: this is top-of-funnel. The 22-year-old buying a Royal Pop today becomes the Royal Oak buyer in twenty years. AP retains authorship over its design language instead of leaving it to counterfeits. The sceptics' argument is harder to dismiss 🤔, exclusivity is the product. Imagine saving for years to buy a £100k watch from a name like AP, and now you can pick one up for £300. Once your icon is sitting on a Swatch shelf next to a £60 plastic watch, scarcity gets harder to defend. The pocket watch format softens the blow, but the door is open, especially when third parties are already creating bracelets to turn the Royal Pop into a wristwatch. Our honest take? This works brilliantly for Swatch. The risk sits entirely with AP, and the case for it relies on a generation of new buyers eventually trading up. That's a long bet for a brand built on restraint. So we're putting it to you 👇 AP x Swatch — bold brand move, or brand damage? #branding #marketing #luxurybrands #brandstrategy

We’re really pleased to be supporting The Marketing Meetup on the upcoming State of Marketers Report 2026. After a huge success last time round with 1000 marketers letting us know how they're doing in the industry, we're hoping that this year's will be even better. If you’re a marketer, and able to contribute and share, it would be much appreciated, as Joe Glover says, this is a resource that's here for you - but we gotta build this one together. We’d love you to have your say, please find the survey linked below. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ed9_i92U   We’ll be sharing a full summary of the 2026 findings once the report is released.

There are more 'Heads of Marketing' on LinkedIn than at any point in history. 👀 Some lead departments of twelve with significant budgets and board-level exposure. Some are a team of one with a £5,000 annual spend. Same title. Wildly different roles. Completely different market value. Marketing title inflation is real and it's creating genuine problems. Candidates benchmarking their worth incorrectly. Employers writing specs that attract the wrong level. Everyone struggling to have an honest conversation about seniority and salary. We've been placing marketing professionals for nearly 20 years. We've seen every permutation of 'Head of', 'Director of', 'Lead' and 'Manager' you can imagine. Swipe to see what these titles should actually mean in 2026 and how to benchmark yourself or your next hire properly. 👉 What's the most inflated marketing title you've come across? 👇 #marketingrecruitment #marketingcareers #salarytransparency #marketingtitles

This Easter KitKat had the best marketing moment of 2026 and they didn't plan a single second of it… A truck. 413,793 bars. 12 tonnes of chocolate. Somewhere in Italy. Gone. 🚛 KitKat put out an official statement. That was the spark. Within hours every brand had posted their condolences. Domino's, Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline, all of them paying their respects and quietly launching their own KitKat inspired products in the same breath. 😂 One brand's crisis became every brand's opportunity. The heist didn't just steal chocolate. It handed KitKat more earned media, more mentions and more cultural relevance than any campaign budget could buy. 📈 And now KitKat are in on the joke too, rolling out trucks with full security escorts. 🚔 The lesson? The best marketing moments aren't always planned. Sometimes a truck disappears in Italy and the internet does the rest. Have a break, KitKat. You've earned it. 😭🍫 Btw free KitKats for all candidates when you land your next role through us. 🎉 #marketing #branding #kitkat #viralmarketing

Three-month notice periods used to signal seniority. Now they're quietly costing marketers the roles they actually want.⏳ Businesses are moving faster. Hiring decisions are being made quicker and when the right candidate is identified, a twelve-week wait has become a deal-breaker, not a formality. We've watched genuinely talented marketers lose out on the right role not because of ability, not because of salary, but because three months was simply too long for a business to hold a position. It works both ways, employers who won't flex on start dates are losing the candidates they want to businesses that will. There's no clean answer here. Notice periods exist for real reasons, but as the pace of marketing hiring accelerates, the rigidity around them is becoming a genuine barrier for candidates and clients alike. This is something we navigate every single week and it's a conversation the industry needs to have. What's your take? 👇 #marketingrecruitment #hiringadvice #marketingcareers #noticeperiods