The Hiring Manager’s Playbook: A Step-by Step Guide to Securing the Perfect Candidate
What’s Ahead in this Playbook: When it comes to building a more future-ready business, organizations must rely on their ability to attract top talent. The problem is that most hiring managers struggle to get the best candidates in the door. If you’re looking to break this cycle and find better talent, this three-part playbook is […]
Unlock the Culture Your Team is Craving with the Enneagram
OVERVIEW The Enneagram is one of the most effective “people tools” that you can use in workplace. While traditional personality tests focus on a person’s actions and behaviors, the Enneagram takes it a step further. It looks for “the why” behind those external responses – helping us understand the internal motivators driving someone’s actions and behaviors. Because […]
Unlocking PTO: Essential Travel Resources to Maximize Your Time Off
In today’s fast-paced work environment, taking time off can often feel like an unattainable luxury. But utilizing your paid time off (PTO) is crucial for maintaining a healthy work-life balance, reducing stress, and boosting overall productivity. Planning a trip not only gives you something to look forward to, but it also ensures you make the […]
Spring Fever Navigator: A Roadmap to Reenergizing Your Marketing Team
As the days get longer and the weather warms up, there’s a subtle, but noticeable shift we all feel. Also known as spring fever, this transition from winter to spring can make humans restless, excited, and more energetic. We also tend to feel a sense of rejuvenation that can increase our desire to be more active, […]
How to Build a Retail Media Team from the Ground Up
Retail Media has become an invaluable engagement and sales strategy for brands and retailers everywhere. But when it comes to figuring out how to build a Retail Media team, there are many complexities in this newer space of marketing. Not only are marketing leaders stumped with how to structure their Retail Media teams. They’re also […]
Bravo Board: Employee Recognition Template
Ready to put employee recognition on autopilot? GET YOUR FREE TEMPLATE Use this interactive Google doc template to: Easily create a quarterly employee recognition program. Customize + track your kudo efforts for each employee. Set + monitor program goals, rewards, and budgets. Score new ideas for showing appreciation + help bring them to life. GET YOUR […]
Recruitment Series Part 3: Securing New Hires + Maintaining Company Reputation
💬 What’s Ahead Step 1: Finish candidate evaluations + debrief with the entire interview team. SKIP TO SECTION > Step 2: Communicate final decisions to all candidates in a timely manner. SKIP TO SECTION > Step 3: Collect feedback from all interviewed candidates to help improve your process. SKIP TO SECTION > STEP 1 Finish […]
Recruitment Series Part 2: Creating a Seamless Candidate Experience from Resume to Interview
💬 The Candidate Experience: Why It Matters Setting the right tone for candidate experience is essential for engaging top talent. A positive experience: Attracts the right talent: Candidates talk, especially in marketing communities. A smooth, professional process will enhance your employer brand and encourage high-quality candidates to apply. Improves retention: When candidates feel valued and […]
Recruitment Series Part 1: Crafting a Winning Recruitment Strategy
Effective Recruiting 101 Great employees don’t fall in your lap. They’re the product of a well-planned recruitment strategy that starts well before the job post. This step-by-step guide walks you through how to develop a robust go-to-market strategy – giving you tips and templates that take the heavy lifting out of finding the perfect candidate, […]
Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses
The holidays are quickly approaching. You know, the time when we all patiently wait for the season’s hottest gifts to arrive at our doorstep…kidding! While this time of the year should drive us to show extra appreciation for the important people in our lives, it can be easy to forget. I worked in HR at […]
Don’t be a Ghoul– Never Ghost Your Candidates!
It has happened to all of us. We apply for a job, only to be left hanging in anticipation for a response. “Did I get that second interview?” “Was my offer accepted?” This anticipation feels similar to personal situations. “Did I get that apartment I really wanted?” “Are they interested in another date?” Being left […]
10 Quirky Halloween Ideas for Boosting Engagement on Your Marketing Team
How do you create an engaging culture in a hybrid work environment? This is a burning question for most marketing leaders, including many of our clients. Our recent research on hybrid work highlighted a few themes. The first takeaway: The return to in-office days has had an overall negative impact on engagement and culture. The […]
Creative Ways to Make Your Hybrid Work Environment More Competitive + Effective
Learn how to: Create an office environment that employees are excited to be in. Provide flexibilities that other employers aren’t. Invest in employee health + professional development. Make in-office days valuable so you don’t lose buy in. GET YOUR FREE GUIDE
Enhancing Hybrid Work: A Blueprint for Success
Understanding the Hybrid Work Challenge As we all know, the world of work has undergone a big transformation in recent years and hybrid work arrangements have become the new normal. We recently surveyed the marketing community to ask about their team’s experience in a hybrid work environment. 59% of respondents still want to work fully […]
The Work Culture Case for Bringing Back the Smoker’s Lounge…?!
The Culture Disconnect How many times have you heard “our purpose is people?” And how many times have you rolled your eyes thinking “yeah, whatever”. Culture is complex, and everyone’s definition of company culture is different, but it doesn’t have to be hard. Forbes defines culture as “the shared values, belief systems, attitudes and the […]
1:1 Template for Marketing Leaders
(NO DOWNLOAD REQUIRED) Takeaways + Resources 01. Creating a Structure that Works. How to identify the right format + content. 02. Following 1:1 Best Practices. Tips for keeping 1:1s effective and engaging. 03. Asking the Right Questions 60+ engaging questions to ask during your 1:1s. COPY THE TEMPLATE IN GOOGLE DOCS PREVIEW THE TEMPLATE FIRST COPY THE TEMPLATE […]
Work Coverage Plan Template
Use our free work coverage plan template to document PTO plans, resource + tools, and work coverage details. GET THE FREE TEMPLATE GET THE FREE TEMPLATE
4 PTO Strategies to Prevent Employee Burnout
Taking time off is more important than you might think. A new survey revealed that less than 50% of US workers use all their vacation days. This blog covers some relatively easy ways to correct this problem, which hurts employees, employers, and the economy. The economy loses tons of revenue and job opportunities. A 2017 study showed that Americans gave […]
Taking a Creative Approach to Shoring Up an Ad Agency’s Brand Strategy Team
CASE STUDY Taking a Creative Approach to Shoring Up a Creative Agency’s Brand Strategy Team When a creative advertising agency landed a massive client, they needed to fill a niche role– a Brand Strategy Director– for the new account. After the agency’s internal recruiters spent months unable to fill the position, they brought in My […]
4 Can’t-Ignore Market Forces That Are Affecting Every Business
There’s a lot happening in the world right now, and the same can be said for recruiting. We speak with candidates, hiring managers and executives on a daily basis. A lot of the questions we’re currently fielding are related to the market– “Is the economy growing? Is it stagnant?”, “What companies are hiring? Who’s […]