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Hiring rarely breaks overnight. It becomes inefficient slowly. Until the cost is visible. This is not just a scale-up problem. It is not just a 20-hire problem. Any company that hires consistently – five roles a year or fifty – can run into the ... read more
In our International Women’s Day 2025 report , we identified a gender pay gap of 15.6% across Marketing, Sales, Media & Creative, driven not only by differences in salary, but by structural differences in progression. Women were well represented... read more
Our International Women’s Day 2025 report examined nearly 800 professionals working across marketing, sales, media and creative, and identified a gender pay gap of 15.6%. Crucially, this gap was not driven by unequal representation early in care... read more
In our International Women’s Day 2025 report , analysing marketing professionals across agencies, brands, and commercial organisations, we identified a gender pay gap of 15.6%. Women were well represented at entry and mid-level positions and, in... read more
In the fourth and final feature of Pivotal’s AI Series, Amit Kotecha , previously Chief Marketing Officer at Quantcast, discusses what meaningful AI use looks like inside a modern marketing org, how he thinks about assessment, and why the real s... read more
In the third feature of Pivotal’s AI Series, Skip Fidura , Chief Marketing Officer at Leadscale Group, talks about hiring for real-world AI capability, why process matters more than single outputs, and the trade-offs leaders need to weigh for ea... read more
This is the second feature in Pivotal’s AI Fluency Series, where we speak with leaders putting AI capability to work in real teams. In this conversation, Tracy St.Dic , Global Head of Talent at Zapier, explains how the company built its successf... read more
This is the first article in Pivotal’s AI Fluency Series, following the launch of our AI Fluency Hiring Frameworks. Over the next few weeks, we’ll release a set of articles with marketing and talent leaders about how AI is really changing work. ... read more
The pace of AI innovation in advertising is relentless. Every week, there’s a new tool, feature, or integration promising to streamline workflows, boost campaign performance, or automate previously manual tasks. But as AdTech businesses scramble... read more