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Episode 164 with guest Charlotte Rogers, Marketing Week's Deputy Managing Editor and Head of Insight We're kicking off a brand new mini - series about how marketing roles are changing and its impact, and in this episode we discuss this as well as shine a light on widespread and wor rying challenges facing marketers today . Based on the findings from Marketing Week's 2026 Career and Salary Survey (2,300+ respondents) we're discussing expanding remits, senior roles disappearing, burnout, imposter syndrome, stalled progression , a persistent understanding gap at board level - and what we need to do about it. Joining Abby is Marketing Week's Charlotte Rogers, Deputy Managing Editor and Head of Insight at Marketing Week. Having worked at Marketing Week for a decade, she is fascinat ed writing about the marketing industry both in the UK and worldwide and leads on the publication's proprietary research projects, as well as the wider features, and is the co-host of the Marketing Week podcast . Key takeaways Our m arketing profession is in crisis … <span class= "Nor

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