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Manchester skyline, one of the regional UK cities now closing the pay gap with London for senior marketing directors

The Pay Jump That Could Cost You Your Marketing Director

September 24, 2026
Regional pay for marketing directors is closing fast on London's, and that changes who you're really competing against to keep yours.
Marketing team meeting in a modern office to discuss a flexible working request

The Meeting Every Employer Is About to Be Forced Into

September 17, 2026
A new law forces employers to justify refusing flexible work, and it's about to reshape how you compete for senior marketing hires.
Marketing team reviewing a presentation together in an office, representing in-house marketing leadership

Your Marketing Agency Just Cut Another 1,000 Jobs. Now What?

September 9, 2026
Another 1,000 marketing agency job cuts at WPP raise a real question for employers about bringing marketing leadership in-house instead.
Marketing and finance leaders reviewing budget and pipeline figures together

The One Budget Line Escaping the Investment Freeze

September 2, 2026
Business investment is shrinking across the UK, but marketing budgets are still being protected. Who runs yours just got more important.
Close-up of hands pointing at a budget chart, reviewing rising business costs against a marketing spend line

The Marketing Hire Firms Cut First and Regret Most

August 25, 2026
Budgets are tight everywhere this year, and marketing leadership is usually first in line for the chop, which costs more than it saves.
Two colleagues discussing a marketing strategy plan around a table, representing a business making its first marketing hire.

The Marketing Hire That Took One Housebuilder Two Decades

August 18, 2026
A twenty-year-old housebuilder just hired its first marketing manager, and it says a lot about when growing businesses should stop waiting.
Senior leaders in a boardroom meeting, the kind of room a marketing director needs to hold their own in

The Marketing Director Hire That Might Be Your Next CEO

August 10, 2026
A five-month marketing job that ended in the CEO's chair, and what it means for how you brief your next senior marketing hire.
Marketing director and team reviewing budget charts and campaign data in a UK office meeting

Marketing Budgets Are Growing. Commercial Leadership Isn't

July 27, 2026
Marketing spend is edging up across the UK. Whether that money actually earns its keep depends on who's holding the budget.