Are you ready for a step up past Manager-level in your marketing career but your company doesn’t have a Director role for you to move into? Or, are you already doing Director-level work in your Manager role and think the role should be promoted to Director?  It can be frustrating, right?

In this week’s episode I cover 3 options for you to consider taking when you're faced with this situation, including how to ask for a promotion, what to consider if the answer is 'no', and how to know if it might be time to move on from your current company.

If you’re feeling stuck at the Manager level with no clear path forward in your company, you won’t want to miss this episode.

Don't miss joining the WAITLIST HERE for when doors to enrol in the Get Ready to Lead program next open!

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

As marketers, we need to develop a wide range of skills to determine best how to develop and promote the brands we take to market.  Regardless of which area of the marketing mix you work in, there's one skill that you need to be developing from early in your marketing career, particularly if getting promoted past Manager-level is a goal of yours.

In this episode I share what this skill is and some examples of how a Strong Performing Manager in marketing demonstrates this skill.  As well as what a Manager who is at Stretch-Level does, confirming they are definitely ready for a step up to a Director (or similar) level.

Download your FREE "The Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" here

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

It's important if you're a  marketer at Manager or Senior Manager level, that you make the most of your time in the roles you do at this level, to prepare you for your first leadership role.  And position yourself strongly against others who apply with similar skills.
In this episode, I cover 4 experiences you should look to gain whilst in your current or next Manager role, to achieve this.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

For you to get known as a great marketer, and for your work to have maximum impact, it's important that your work is noticed in your business.  But sometimes it might feel uncomfortable to share your work or even 'promote' your work.  Particularly if you're more of an introvert personality.  You think 'my work should just speak for itself'.  But if could be costing your opportunities for your own growth if your work if your best kept secret.  

So in this week's episode we look at ways you can get your great work noticed more in the business, without you needing to feel like you have to be a big self-promoter.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

If you're a marketer who's ready or soon-to-be-ready to move above Manager level in marketing, then you need to expect that interviewing for a leadership role at the next level will mean you'll be asked different types of questions.  And you'll be expected to answer these questions demonstrating you have the skills and experience to be ready to lead.

This episode covers 5 questions you could be asked when interviewing for a first-time marketing leadership role such as a Director job, so you can prepare answers to these questions in advance, and feel more confident when you go to interview for your first leadership role.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

If you're a marketer and struggle to know which marketing jobs you want to do in your career, often it's because you don't have clear goals for what you want to achieve from the jobs you do.

In this episode I share 4 criteria that I set myself earlier in my career that were important to me to develop in my skills and business experience, so that when I evaluated future potential marketing jobs, I could use this criteria as a lens to decide if the job was one I should do.

I hope this inspires you to set some key criteria for yourself, so you can focus on the jobs that will help you achieve this.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

Following on from the last episode, I share 4 actions that I see proactive marketers taking when it comes to focusing on their career growth.

If you want to spend more time on your career development plan, and progressing your marketing career, then this episode shares 4 ways you can start taking action to be seen as a marketer who's serious about their career.

These actions are what marketers who are intentional about their career growth take, compared to those marketers who don't.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

If you're a marketer who wants to develop an impressive and rewarding marketing career, you need to find time to work 'on' your career.  

Too often, you can get so busy at work doing your marketing job, that you don't find the time to think about your career, set goals, do research on marketing jobs, talk with other marketers and so on.

This episode shares 5 reasons why it's so important to work on your marketing career, to help you progress your career so you don't feel like you're losing momentum.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

One of the reasons marketers set a goal to get promoted in their career, is to earn a higher salary.

But are you perhaps waiting longer than you need to, to earn more? Particularly if you're in a Manager role and ready to step up to a Director job?  If you've been waiting for one particular Director role to open up so you can apply, then you might just be missing other opportunities to earn a higher salary much sooner.

In this episode I share 3 ways to earn a Director salary faster by finding other ways to get that Director promotion.

I use a scenario for what you could be earning in a faster timeframe relative to what you might be earning now.  So you can see the advantage to choosing career move options that will pay you more sooner.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and I've put the link below to the Director interview training I reference in the show.

Grab your training "How to Answer 20 Key Interview Questions for Director Jobs in Marketing" HERE

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

The start of a new year is often a time to think about changing jobs..and even going after that promotion to a Director job.

If you've been applying to Director roles or waiting for the right opportunity....but it's just not happening for you, it can be frustrating.

In this episode, I cover 3 scenarios related to not getting offered a Director job, and where you should focus for each, to turn things around and get momentum back in your job hunt to progress to the next level.

Grab Access HERE to the Training - "How to Answer 20 Interview Questions for Director Jobs in Marketing" 

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

Many of us start a new year by setting goals, so in this episode I'm sharing 3 goals that I believe are great goals to have for growing your reputation as a marketer, and helping set you up for success when you're ready to progress your career to a new role or up to the next level.

The 3 goals I share in this episode are relevant whichever stage of your marketing career you're at, and for all types of marketing roles.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

Being an introvert marketer comes with many strengths, but if you are an introvert you might sometimes wonder how to go about increasing your visibility at work, without feeling uncomfortable about it.

In this episode I share 3 actions you can take in whichever marketing job you do, to get more confident at raising your profile as well as getting your work known in the business. 

If you'd like to find out your Myers Briggs personality profile, take the test at - https://www.16personalities.com/ 

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

Increasing your visibility as a marketer within your company, is key to opening up career opportunities, working with a wider number of teams and getting your work known by leaders.  But it can be hard to know day-to-day, if you're efforts to increase your visibility are paying off.

So, in this episode I share 3 signs that are a great indication that you are increasing your visibility and getting known for your skills and great work, within your business.  If you have experienced any of these 3 experiences, keep doing what you're doing....it's working!

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

Being a high-performing manager in any area of marketing, is a great achievement.  If this is you, you're likely used to receiving regular feedback on how well you're doing your job and getting great results.  So now you might be thinking it's time to step up to a director role.

However, it's important to realise that being a strong marketing manager is no guarantee that leaders see you as ready to step into a director role.  In this episode, I share three actions you can start taking now, that will help you to demonstrate you know what skills director-level roles require, so you're seen to be ready to step up to a director role.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

If you've been working at Manager-level for some time in any area of marketing, and you're ready to step into your first Director-level job, then getting this promotion starts with making sure your resume presents you as being ready to be a Director.

In this episode, I share three actions for you to take to refresh the resume you used to get manager roles, to show hiring leaders that you're ready to take on a Director job.  It's important you refresh your resume when applying for jobs at the next level, so that you get offered the chance to interview.  No interview equals no promotion.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com

If you're a marketer who feels like your to-do list at work is just out of control, then this episode is for you.  

It's not sustainable (or enjoyable) to stay in a state of overwhelm because you have too many tasks assigned to you,  or unrealistic timelines to deliver all the work that you've been assigned.

In this episode, I share a really practical exercise you can complete, to determine what and how to prioritize, and where you need support, so you can initiate a conversation with your manager to discuss how to make your workload more manageable.

It's worth taking control of this situation so you can really demonstrate your best skills and capabilities as a marketer, and demonstrate leadership skills by proactively solving your workload challenge.

SHOW LINKS:

Applying for Director jobs in Marketing? Make sure you update your resume! Grab your copy of the Director-Ready Resume Refresh Guide HERE

Click HERE to take the Marketing Director Skills Quiz

Grab your free copy of "Director-Ready Skills Evaluation Guide" HERE

Click HERE to take the "Which Marketing Super Strength Profile are You?" Quiz

Email me a suggestion for a future episode at eve@merakimarketinglearning.com