For years, wine snobs have convinced us that fine wine simply doesn’t come in a box. Boxed wine is cheap wine for the masses. It’s the equivalent of an Adult Juice Box. Believe it or not, the inspiration for boxed wine may have come from packaging already on the [...]
Summer is finally here, and beaches are at full capacity. We flock to the coast to escape our regular lives in a place where the sun shines and the sound of the waves soothes our souls. We seek the therapy of salt air, feet in the sand, and perhaps [...]
The marketing world waits for no one. Marketing leaders are asked to maintain stability and seek innovation all at once. We come up with ideas, test them out, succeed or fail, and try again. Trends are bucked, processes improved, and technology is discovered that helps us do our jobs [...]
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Is love in the air? Or is that just the familiar tone of a cash register? Shop anywhere during the first 45 days of the year, and you’ll be assaulted by displays of Valentine’s merchandise and offers. Department stores, supermarkets, drug stores, [...]
A year ago, we wrote about the top issues keeping CMOs up at night as they grappled with the impacts of a global pandemic. Unbelievably, 12 months later, we’re all still navigating the effects of Covid, with new contours and unexpected, permanent realities. What are we also still doing? [...]
During our most recent CMO roundtable, leaders unanimously agreed that finding top talent is their biggest challenge right now. A year ago, hiring managers had their pick of highly qualified professionals, many willing to take a pay cut or make other sacrifices just to have a job. The hard [...]
We were pleased to participate in Agile World's Return on Creativity panel discussion featuring our own Sue Keith, one of our managing partners here at Ceres Talent. This event examined the opportunities and challenges facing businesses as they begin the return to work in the office. Every day, the [...]
When you think of influencer marketing, what do you envision? Maybe a video featuring a Kardashian telling the audience how great a new eyeliner is, how it can reduce wrinkles, and how it stays on your eyes like asphalt sticks to earth? If this makes you and your brand [...]
We live in a one-click world where everything is digitized and simplified. But sometimes that can mean things are also homogenized. Need proof? Look no further than today’s job market. If you’re one of the millions of people who have looked for a job recently, you already know just [...]
At Ceres Talent, we live at the intersection of marketing and recruiting. So, we have seen some brilliantly crafted communication on websites, press releases, resumes and more. We have also seen our share of mistakes. While typos and grammatical errors might not be life-changing, they can tarnish you’re company’s [...]