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Top Marketing Recruitment Trends for 2020Well, what a year it has been!VMAGROUP’s marketing recruitment team have looked back at 2019 and here’s what we think will be the top trends in marketing recruitment for 2020:Video interviewing is on the riseVideo interviewing is becoming widespread in marketing recruitment. It has its advantages; it’s time and cost saving and grants ...

This article, written by Kate Makuen, Head of Communications and Marketing, was originally featured in our 2018 Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the UK communications, digital and marketing interim market. Our 2020 Bridging the Gap survey is now open – have your say today and you could win a £100 retail voucher of your choice.*Kate is a marketing leader based in Lon...

Now that we’re approaching the end of the year, you may be reflecting on your career and thinking about your goals and next steps. It’s the perfect time to start looking for a new opportunity, but the thought of trawling through job boards to find that dream job can seem daunting and long-winded. This is where recruitment agencies can come in – recruiters are keen to find th...

This article, written by Ralph Charlton, Interim Communications Executive, was originally featured in our 2018 Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the UK communications, digital and marketing interim market. Our 2020 Bridging the Gap survey is now open – have your say today and you could win a £100 retail voucher of your choice.*With over 20 years’ experience in the co...

In 2018, we published our Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the communications, digital and marketing interim market. With over 250 responses, the report covered the profile of an interim, IR35, the interim recruitment landscape, as well as case studies on digital marketing and change communications. We’ve already seen several shifts in the market since the report wa...

Any communications expert would know that creating a successful campaign can bring its challenges and benefits, but how do you create a campaign which can influence behaviour change? More importantly, how do you know that the campaign was successful?Join us on Tuesday 5 November at 8am to find out how to create a successful and impactful behaviour change campaign using deep ...

A lot of people ask me for advice and feedback on their CVs so I thought I would share some tips which, in my opinion, are the most successful in a competitive market place. I can’t stress enough that CVs are subjective, meaning there is no definite right or wrong way to write your resume, but from my experience, successful internal communications applicants tend to do the f...

For those of you who have found yourself in urgent need of an extra pair of hands, the chances are you will have considered using an interim communications recruitment agency at some point. The trigger might have been someone going on sick leave, a new project landing on your desk, or an unexpected company announcement.Having recruited in the interim space for the last 10 ye...

According to industry statistics, the UK recruitment market grew at the fastest rate in history last year with just shy of 8,500 companies registered. Inevitably, among them will be new joiners in the corporate communications and marketing space. You could once count on one hand when looking through suppliers in this area, but in an ever-competitive market, what factors shou...

VMAGROUP will be hosting our first event with the Chartered Insititute of Marketing on Tuesday 15 October on how to do your market research right! This is an interactive event where you'll be able to discuss your market research challenges and hear more about how you can develop cost effective and insightful research.  The event will be run by Julie Vincent, Insight Di...

Evolution, Revolution or Adaptation is focused on the trends and developments in the communications profession in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is based on the responses of 100 in-house communications leaders in those countries who told us what their day-to-day looks like and the challenges they face. Transparency, consistency, alignment, new technologies, leadership, trus...

We are delighted to announce that our latest Inside Insight survey is now open. Now in its eighth year, Inside Insight is a comprehensive analysis of the UK Internal Communications industry, covering everything from strategy and planning, budgets, team size, remuneration, communications channels, professional development, and the influence of the internal communications f...

VMAGROUP is delighted to be hosting an event on 18 June in Brussels at which the results of our latest research into the communications market in Belgium and Netherlands will be presented and discussed. The research is based on the responses of 100 Communications Directors in Belgium and the Netherlands to what they currently see as the biggest challenges and developments...

If you're new to, or considering a move into, the internal communications profession, then this workshop is for you.  We are delighted to be co-hosting this event with CIPR Inside, where CIPR committee members Dan Holden and Janice Fitzgerald will share their stories, experiences and lessons learned from their first internal comms role, also covering:   What is the ...

We are hosting our second Senior Interim Networking Group event of 2019, on Wednesday 19 June in London, where we will be joined by senior industry professionals who will share their experiences of managing communications in complex global environments.Simon Rutter will share his experiences from the last six months as Interim Director of Internal Communications at Sage, a F...

We are delighted to be working with Redefining Communications to host a facilitated discussion with the IoIC and CIPRInside on the topic of practical measurement for internal communicators. The discussion will focus on existing challenges and effectively measuring communications inside an organisation. The event is taking place on Wednesday 5 June. If you’re interested in at...

Leading international recruitment and executive search specialist, VMAGROUP, is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Harvey, Chief Executive, to the Board of the Institute of Internal Communications (IoIC).   Andrew has been working at the heart of the internal communications industry for over 15 years, and is a strong advocate of CPD and the value a profession...

A few months ago, I was having a really tough time. I found myself waking up in the morning feeling sick, dreading the day ahead. Regardless of the kind faces around me at work, I was afraid of being seen as a liability. Or at least that’s what I thought would happen if I was honest about how I was feeling. I felt obligated to paint a mask on every morning that wouldn’t take...

We are delighted to be hosting Catrin Lewis, on Thursday 9 May from 6pm, to celebrate the official launch of her book The Little Unicorn - An Adventure Through the Disengagement Dangerzone – a place where 70% of employees live every single day! If you’re interested in finding out more about harnessing the power of internal communications to add value to your business, please...

Okay, so I may be blowing my trumpet a little with the title, but it’s something I’m very proud of and it’s the reason I do this job. The call you make to a candidate to tell them they’ve just received their dream contract is what should get recruiters out of bed in the morning. If it doesn’t, they’re in the wrong job! But, as we all know, no role, whether in recruitment,...