The Marketing Week Podcast

Inside marketing's imposter syndrome crisis


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This week on The Marketing Week Podcast, we explore just how widespread imposter syndrome is in the industry.Marketing Week’s exclusive 2025 Career & Salary Survey reveals a staggering 80.1% of the more than 3,500 marketers we surveyed have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their careers.In this episode, deputy managing editor Charlotte Rogers, managing editor Lucy Tesseras, and senior reporter Molly Innes unpack the findings, discussing why so many marketers struggle with self-doubt and what can be done to tackle it.We are joined by Nishma Patel Robb, founder of the female-focused personal brand accelerator Glittersphere and former senior director of brand and reputation marketing at Google. She shares her perspective on why imposter syndrome isn’t just an individual issue but a structural industry challenge and how fostering open conversations and support can make a difference.Plus, we look at Asda’s return to its value roots and M&S’s latest move to strengthen its value proposition.

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