Marketing

My company loves to talk about DEI on our social media, but our leadership team is the least diverse group of people I’ve ever seen. As a person of color in the department, I’m constantly asked to con… more

I was a fashion designing student — not the typical marketing path.

But fashion taught me visual storytelling, consumer psychology & trend forecasting. That's just... marketing with a different label.

I reframed my portfolio, lean… more

There are far too many companies with expensive, powerful marketing automation platforms like Marketo and HubSpot using them like email builder apps because of grandfathered-in middle managers without… more

What are we even wearing to offices in 2026? Is the blazer officially dead, or do I need to go shopping? My work identity is currently in a total crisis between athleisure and corporate drag.

Is it just my agency, or is closing time at 5 PM actually just the start of Phase Two? I see my Slack icons stay green until 9 PM every single night, and if I log off at a normal hour, I feel an incre… more

Would you be okay with using Claude generated PowerPoint PDFs in your marketing campaigns? While Clause is extremely efficient with building pdf docs and slides, they all follow a uniform style even i… more

Has anybody else absolutely HAD IT with caption apps?? It's all free crappy captions until you hit one tiny setting that turns the export into the "pro version" then you have to go back … more

I just took a job doing marketing for a company that manufactures industrial valves, and I am struggling to find the story here. I went from fashion where everything was aesthetic to a world where the… more

I'm reading a book that dives into the differenxe between a leader and just a manager. I realized as I’ve gotten further in my career, managers give less guidance and moreso simple check-ins.

Do y… more

For my Fintech or any other regulated industry folks: How are you managing the bottleneck between 'AI-speed content' and 'Legal-speed review'? My legal team is still living in 2023 whi… more

I’ve been running a small photography business on the weekends, and my HR department just sent out a memo about conflict of interest regarding external creative work. I’m not even working with the sam… more

I’ve been applying for jobs & not getting even an interview because everyone says I’m overqualified - almost 50 woman with 27 years. I’m trying to convey my experience in my resume for breadth an… more

🤔 Do you feel comfortable saying no or setting boundaries at work, or does that feel like something you can't or shouldn't do?

How are you all balancing AI and human touch? My team has started using AI to draft our weekly newsletters, and while it’s fast, the output has the emotional depth of a microwave manual. Our engagemen… more

I’m working for a luxury skincare brand that wants Vogue-level aesthetics but refuses to pay for professional lighting or a real photographer. They expect me to create high-fashion content using an iP… more

We went through our third departmental restructuring in 18 months, and I’ve had four different managers in that time. I don't even know what my KPIs are anymore because the goals shift every time … more

I just had to drop off a high-stakes client call because my kid threw up at daycare. I feel like there’s this unspoken rule in marketing that you have to be on 24/7, and having a life outside of the s… more

The job market in the UK is extremely tough right now, and I am struggling to find a senior role as a Marketing Communications Manager. My CV is well written; I still need to do some optimisation for … more

I'm back in office now after a long stint of remote work. For the most part I really enjoy it, but my office location is becoming a distraction. My desk faces towards the coffee bar which makes my desk the de… more

The fastest way for a brand to look old is trying too hard to sound young.

A lot of “Gen Z marketing” feels like a corporate focus group discovered memes six months late. Not sure who’s really getting … more

Can you actually make it to the C-suite as a quiet behind-the-scenes marketer? I’m supposed to attend a massive industry conference next week, and the thought of working the room makes me want to fake… more

Would you tell your manager you're burnt out even if you know they can't do anything about it, or suck it up?

Can we please officially retire the term Growth Hacker and just admit it’s just digital marketing with a more aggressive personality? I just interviewed a guy who used the word leverage sixteen times … more

After three years of successful freelancing, I caved and took a stable full-time Content Manager role, and I’m already regretting the loss of my freedom. I forgot what it was like to have to request t… more

👀 Have you ever been made to feel guilty for using PTO, even when you earned it? What did you do?

For those of you who do tradeshows, do do you feel that sales takes them seriously? Do they work their scheduled booth time? I often find it challenging to get the sales reps to balance there meetings… more