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Wunderman Thompson Intelligence’s emerging consumer behaviour predictions for 2020 An arm of Stopgap’s client Wunderman Thompson has composed a ‘future 100’ report to prepare readers for the emerging consumer behaviour for 2020. Emma Chiu, Global Director of Wunderman Thompson Intelligence, says ...

Congratulations! You have made it through the application process, the interview minefield and have now received an offer! Relief is just about to kick in and then you realize that the daunting task of negotiating your salary is next on the list. Talking money and remuneration packages can often ...

Absenteeism - the practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason. According to a survey by the BBC, findings show that 40% of adults are prepared to take a day off sick simply because they want a day off work. The results also found that 30% of those asked would fake a...

Marketing is all about strategy — or is it? To find out, the August 2019 CMO Survey asked Marketing leaders: “How much time do you spend managing the present versus preparing for the future of marketing in your company?” Overall, 341 leaders responded by reporting they spend 68.5% of their time “...

One of our colleagues from Stopgap UK, Lead Consultant Christine ebeling long, recently took a look at AI in the marketing sector and how much it might affect the job market.  For decades, humans have had a fear of technology taking over our world.  Terminator first appeared 35 years ago this yea...

Freelance ad’s continue to rise In the past year, there has been a rise in temporary positions by 14.6% according to the Sun Super job index. In the past 3 months alone, temporary positions have increased by 3.3%. Temporary positions now represent 30.1% of job ad’s across Australia, and this is t...

There’s a lot of talk about gender bias, racial bias, and culture bias at work, and each are important for many reasons. But perhaps one of the biggest and most problematic types of bias we face is the bias of age: we often evaluate people based on their age, and this is now becoming a major chal...

One in four of us will experience a work-related mental health issue in our lifetime. It can affect how we think, feel, act, relate to others and how we handle stress. But most importantly – mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as circumstances change and as you move through ...

Flexible and remote working might be all the rage, but there’s one workplace arrangement that doesn’t get as much exposure as it should. Job Sharing. Job sharing — splitting a full-time position into two part-time jobs — is an increasingly popular flexible work arrangement. But is it really possi...

Stopgap has worked with Jilly for over a year having placed her in two roles with valued clients both in events management roles. Stopgap are delighted to have recently place Jilly Clark at the National Trust as their Marketing & Events Coordinator. In the course of her role, Jilly recently manag...