All Career advice articles – Page 3
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ProfilesPimentae’s Alice Parmiter on Room 101, skydiving and Taylor Swift
‘Taylor Swift is a marketing genius! The way she has built a cult-like community… we could all take a leaf out of her book’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sarah Hickman, national account manager, Emmi UK
‘We take pride in success and it’s a great feeling seeing current listings doing well and seeing new listings reaching the shelves’
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ProfilesSproud’s Sara Berger on Björk, plant-based and Forrest Gump
‘Shoppers should be feeling motivated to explore the new’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lulu Coyne, brand manager, Heineken
’If this industry inspires you, there is certainly a role that will fit your skill set and dream’
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Comment & OpinionLook beyond the ‘penetration is king’ dogma
When it comes to growing your brand, listen to your intuition and don’t be led by popular theories, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionHow food and drink brands can counteract the ‘dreary’ start to the year
Why does the start of a new year hold such significance, and how can businesses capitalise on this period of change?
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ProfilesJason’s Sourdough’s Joe Hollingsworth on tapas, apprenticeships and teacup rides
‘If you talk to people of a school leaving age or in college then pretty much nobody is aspiring to enter the bakery industry’
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Comment & OpinionEx-head of Sainsbury’s Future Brands: here’s how to really engage buyers
Find the right person, be patient and build a relationship, says Tom Forsythe, MD of Good & Proper Tea
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Georgina Tatem, social impact specialist, Starbucks
‘A constant supply of premium coffee in the office is quite the bonus!’
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ProfilesThis CEO Mark Cuddigan on parenting, plant-based and Thierry Henry
‘I want to drive change at a government level, educating them on the impact food has on our planet’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jess Gibbard, corporate engagement admin, Veganuary
‘It’s important to not compromise on your values or beliefs, because when your work aligns with your passion, you will enjoy your days so much more’
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Comment & OpinionYou can’t manage time – but you can stop firefighting
‘Time management’ is a paradox: you can’t manage it, says Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Eluney Gonzalez, national account manager, Better Nature
’That initial conversation where you tell people about your products really is just the tip of the iceberg’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Paulina Wagner, trade marketing executive, Oatly
‘More brands are embracing bold, unconventional approaches, making it an exciting space for creative thinkers who love to challenge the norm’
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Comment & OpinionThree ways businesses can manage risks and rewards of data
Data is a hugely powerful resource for businesses, but if it is not managed and interpreted cleverly, it can wreak havoc, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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ProfilesGrubby’s Martin Holden-White on mice, plant-based and Austin Powers
‘We’re helping make plant-based eating more accessible and convenient for people’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Veganuary’s Chelsea Harrop on McFly, Harry Styles and plant-based
Chelsea Harrop talks handling viral moments like Veganuary name-drops on Corrie to dreaming of a world where every popular sandwich has a vegan counterpart
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Hannah Parkes, head of people & impact, The Jolly Hog
Hannah shares her journey from sausage-themed interview questions to the challenges and rewards of working in a B Corp business
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Rosalie De Bruin, senior brand manager, Danone
’If you have a strict career plan in place, you’re not going to be as open to new opportunities. And you really don’t know where life can take you!’
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Comment & OpinionHow the World Prawn Forum taught me to be good at networking
Here’s what 20 years of networking in person and online have taught Making Business Matter’s Darren A Smith about how and why we must network