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July 1, 2011

London’s Marc Duke on rewards and work life balance

We caught up with Marc Duke at his marketing consultancy office in London. Marc has been a sole trader for 10 years and specialises in marketing for the technology and B2B sector. He’s a Chartered Marketer with a keen interest in providing sound marketing advice for start up business including the influence of social media [...]

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June 1, 2011

The Women in Marketing Awards 2011

The Women in Marketing Awards are exclusive to the London region and celebrate the outstanding performance of London’s best female marketers, and male marketers working on women’s product campaigns. Receiving recognition for your hard work brings great satisfaction and boosts your profile, and entering these Awards is your opportunity to shine, and showcase your work [...]

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March 26, 2011

GLR News wants to interview you!

The GLR eNewsletter arrives in your inbox every other month, bringing you the latest updates from the London region. Last year we interviewed Louise Elliot about the importance of relationship building, and we’ve also spoken to Polly Grant about marketing qualifications. These were very well received, so we want to speak to you next! It’s [...]

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December 21, 2010

G’day from Brisbane

I can’t believe it is nearly Christmas. The silly season crept up on me and santa is everywhere, even for pets (Santa Paws!) We’ve been watching the scenes from the UK here with great interest. The snow scenes are incredible and it looks like it’s pretty cold over there. Over here we have had the [...]

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December 15, 2010

Download free study podcasts to get ahead

Have you heard about the new digital study podcasts that are available for members to download? Produced by The Student Support Group for CIM members, these podcast have proved to be very beneficial for members, especially new studying members. They’re free to download and you’ll discover more about the benefits of membership. You’ll also gain advice [...]

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July 29, 2010

The countdown is on – enter the Women in Marketing Awards by 6 September.

Thinking about entering the Women in Marketing Awards but not quite sure where to start? Well, you’ve got just over a month to put together your entry and it’s simpler than you think.   The judges are looking for quality above quantity, so all you need to do is prepare around 750 words describing your [...]

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June 25, 2010

Join the Linked In group for London marketers

Have you heard about the Linked In group for London members? It’s getting a lot of attention from members and plenty of discussions have been springing up daily, so it’s well worth a look. The group is an online addition to the popular Meet with Drinks networking events that take place every month across the [...]

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March 26, 2010

New social marketing interest group is launched.

  Have you seen details of the new Social Marketing Interest Group? The Chartered Institute of Marketing have set up this new group to promote the growing relevance of social marketing in society. Don’t get confused – social marketing doesn’t mean blogging. It means marketing issues that are important for the social good. This group’s [...]

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March 9, 2010

Marketing – smart recruitment or not?

Hi there! We are well and truly into autumn now and it’s still dark at 5.30am now so harder to get out of bed in the mornings! But life is ticking along here down under. For today’s update I thought I would give you an insight into the marketing industry here in Brisbane at the [...]

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March 8, 2010

Business knows it needs to use social media – it doesn’t yet know how

Going by the results of a recent B2B study, businesses are beginning to understand the power of social marketing. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and many other blogging forums are used by business to tune in to what customers are saying about their products. The study revealed that although 63% of marketers find social marketing of interest, [...]

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March 2, 2010

Australian market recovery

Hi again, Well what a weekend it has been. I went to the coast up to Bunderburg and my husband and I got caught in all the Tsunami warnings for South East Queensland. So on the way home we drove inland and discovered some tiny towns that we never even knew existed such as Goomeri [...]

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February 23, 2010

Will you be at Women in Marketing 2010?

In just one weeks time, the fifth annual Women in Marketing event will be taking place. Have you booked your place yet? This year, the date for your diary is Wednesday 3 March, and the focus is Digital.    You will hear from knowledgeable experts, including Sarah Speake, Head of Sales and Marketing at Google, [...]

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February 19, 2010

One year of living down under.

Hi again, I recently celebrated being in Australia for one year! Time has gone so fast. The Australian Immigration agency didn’t forget as I got a nice big wad of paper from them to complete within the next couple of months – then after that I will be on my way to becoming a fully [...]

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January 13, 2010

New year, new start?

Hi, I hope you all had a happy Christmas and New Year! I heard it has been very cold which seems weird to me sat here in a summer dress – sorry! Glad to inform you I now have air conditioning and no hole in my ceiling. So I am very grateful for that since [...]

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December 17, 2009

Deck the shops with wish lists and scanning tra la la la la….

Hi from Brisbane. Well, we finally got our air conditioning put in, but can you believe two of the guys that installed it fell through the ceiling!! It was very similar to an RACQ Insurance advertisement going around here but believe me very real!! So as a result we are now waiting for the plasterer [...]

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October 26, 2009

British Marketer Down Under – getting to grips with the job market

Zoe Gell The social media scene in Brisbane is rife with Facebook, MySpace and Twitter groups to join and get involved with and jobs are also advertised this way. In fact I read when I first arrived into Brisbane that it is the Facebook capital of Australia, and more recently a survey by Scientific American [...]

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