Before you apply for your next role, read this: The hard truths marketers need to hear

If you’re a marketer who feels stuck in your career, it might just be time to stop lying to yourself. As Director at Gybe Consulting, and after nearly 20 years recruiting marketers across London, Sydney and Brisbane, Cass Barker has seen countless hiring decisions play out. She knows what employers are willing to pay for, […]
Human interest: The pet brand putting its people in the spotlight

For years, pet brands have relied on animals to do the heavy lifting on social media. But at Kazoo Pet Co, it’s the people behind the scenes who are now driving some of the strongest engagement. Putting your pets in front of a camera and posting the (adorable) results is a time-honoured engagement strategy. Cute […]
Asking the awkward question: Inside Getahead’s breakout social strategy

“What do you do and how much do you make?” It’s the question everyone wants answered, but no one’s supposed to ask. By building a content strategy around that single, taboo-testing line, Brisbane-based jobs app Getahead has turned salary transparency into a powerful engine for attention, engagement and growth. At the centre of it all […]
The limits of control: Eugene Healey on the problem with modern brand building

Eugene Healey has a problem with how brand building works right now. Not because marketers aren’t working hard enough, but because the systems they’re working inside were built for a media world that no longer exists. Marketing was once held together by centralised media and a belief that control reduced risk. Long planning cycles, layered […]