Marketing Team Archives - Watertight Thinking

Building your credibility

by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “How you’re positioned in your business is critical to your success. If your boss and colleagues don’t rate marketing in general, it’s an uphill struggle to prove yourself, whatever your experience and knowledge. So,...

The real secrets of marketing excellence

by Rachael Wheatley | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes A few weeks back we ran a webinar delving into the detail of our recently published research report. The title of the session was how marketing leaders create strategic and operational excellence. In this blog we look at...

Finding, employing and keeping the right people

by Rachael Wheatley | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes Marketers are often, but not always, involved in employer marketing – that is, finding, employing and keeping brilliant people. We’ve worked with clients who have successfully applied Watertight Thinking and used our tools...

Developing a ‘journey brain’

by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “Marketers are familiar with the customer journey. It’s the starting point for our thinking, strategies and plans. But what are the other ‘journeys’ in the business – employees, other stakeholders, growth? How can...

Recruiting & resourcing a stellar marketing team

by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, Flow Foundations, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “Whatever your size of business, recruiting and resourcing can be a tricky. What makes for a brilliant marketing team? What factors do you need to consider? In our roundtable this month we discussed the topic through...

Getting your FD onboard and loving marketing

by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, Bucket, Funnels and Filters, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Team, Taps

< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “A marketer’s relationship with the FD is key. They can test your plan, help develop a metrics dashboard and facilitate budget conversations. However, it’s not a given that your FD will be on-board with marketing. So how...