Minorities in Marketing

What was the best Black Friday deal you saw this year? I saw the marketing for plenty of deals starting the week before Thanksgiving. Looks like we are starting earlier and earlier every year. Did you… more

Have you started working on your goals for 2025? What are some professional milestones you’d like to hit?

For myself, I’d like to earn one professional certification, attend an in-person networking event/conferen… more

Anything in marketing you’re feeling thankful about this year? I’m comparing this year to last, and it’s feeling slightly more robust. Workflow, I mean. So I’m grateful for the signs of life.

Are any of you working over the “holiday break” if you have one? I’ll probably do a little work. If not, how are you staying away from doing or even thinking about work?

How much time a week do you or can you dedicate to professional development? I had a goal of doing 30 minutes to 1 hour per week, but I’ve fallen very short of that goal. How about you and what do you… more

Holiday campaigns. Are you working on them and, if so, which? When did you start? I have spent ages working on Christmas campaigns during the summer, it seems.

What is your company’s holiday schedule? I think time off is an important part of mental health care at work and I’ve had some companies that gave great benefits around time off. One company gave us t… more

Sports and marketing go hand in hand in many ways. Think of all the top pro sports leagues in America and which one does the best job at marketing? In my opinion, I’d say the NBA does the best job. Bu… more

So, I saw a post on health equity on LinkedIn the other day. It simply asked a question: What is the one thing or most important thing that stands in the way of achieving health equity? The first thin… more

Is your team using AI in any way? If so, how? I’m looking for ideas on how to begin getting my team in that space, as it’s probably going to be on my to-do list for 2025. Content creation is certainly… more

Anyone doing any event marketing for a conference or event that is 10k plus in attendance? If so, how far in advance do you open the registration/sales campaign? This year I was able to convince every… more

Is there anyone in the bowl who works in the video games industry? If so, how are you doing? There’s been a lot of upheaval in the industry for the last few years with thousands laid off while shareho… more

What do you think is on the horizon culturally in 2025? It seems like everything is in flux, professionally and in America in general. Strategy is failing me right now. I have no idea what trends are … more

Is your marketing and advertising team using Twitter as a social platform? What about buying ads? Are you seeing strong engagement and success? I am involved with a few brands that are still on the pl… more

Pharma ads… If there were to be a ban on pharmaceutical advertising, what do you think the impact would be on minorities in the US? Have certain drug manufacturers made any specific inroads, where dis… more

It’s Q4 and the year is winding down. What are some major projects you’re working on? Right now, I’m focused on getting our Annual Meeting registration launched as it is a big revenue driver for us. W… more

Do you think that Trump’s election will impact marketing campaigns? If so, how? Will companies step away from using or presenting minorities as central faces in their marketing or will some other shif… more

Anyone else find it… let’s go with “odd”… that there has seemingly been zero mention or discussion of what just took place in Amsterdam? Just me…?

For those of us in the group that are managers of people, have you ever had to negotiate a raise for someone on your team? And if so, how’d you do it? I’m looking to do some negotiating for someone on… more

What would you do if you’re getting negged at work? I called it out and got an apology. Should I flag it to my manager?

What would it take for you to be willing to return to the office full time? I’m lucky that my CEO intends to keep us working hybrid which I’ve come to love, but I’ve read about a lot of companies retu… more

One of my goals is to improve and increase how my team uses analytics to show the effectiveness of our work. What are some ways your team uses data analytics to talk about marketing’s impact in the or… more

I’m receiving catalogs all of a sudden. Amazon sent one, for instance. But there have been others, all well designed and from brands I never thought would have catalogs. What’s behind this flurry of c… more

There’s a lot of discourse around the Democratic Party having a “messaging” problem. If that’s the case, what steps do you think would help from a marketing perspective after this defeat? What would y… more