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2025 Trends in Marketing and Communications

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Given my first job out of university was with Vichy L’Oreal where I served briefly as a junior product manager ( because I was worth it ) I tend to keep an eye of marketing and communication trends, always a moving target. As we look forward to 2025, we can already identify several new trends emerging in marketing and communications.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. Lynn Pasquerella, who holds a Ph.D. in philosophy.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Looking for service learning project ideas for your high school students? Community needs are in high demand during the winter. Check out some winter-inspired service-learning project ideas and examples to help you get started! That’s called service learning. Winter is a great time to do that.

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What is Demonstrated Interest in College Admission?

Great College Advice

You are communicating that you would be an active, interested, and engaged member of your chosen community. They get expressions of interest from consumers, but sometimes it’s hard to gauge how likely that consumer is to buy the goods or services on offer from that business. Let’s talk about “yield rate.”

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When Education Fails to Align with the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than one quarter of all middle-skills credentials and associate degrees offered nationwide are misaligned with the needs of their local labor markets, according to the latest report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), " The Great Misalignment."

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How Career Services Can Enhance ‘Soft-Skills’ in Students

Symplicity

In today's job market, having the right technical skills is no longer enough to succeed. Employers are increasingly looking for candidates who possess a range of soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. They’re interpersonal skills. Leadership skills.”

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is based on EAB’s 2023 Student Communications Preferences survey, which was taken by over 1,000 students who indicated that they were considering an HBCU. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said. A crucial place to communicate that sense of belonging is on social media.