Charlie Carrington, SVP, Integrated Marketing & Communications UKI, Mastercard

In One Sentence…

What’s one habit today’s marketers should adopt to enhance effectiveness?
Adopt a learning mindset and keep exploring the many opportunities in technology- especially in AI.

What’s the biggest factor driving marketing effectiveness?
Laser focus on company strategy and commercial priorities, and develop quantifiable marketing KPIs to support them.

What’s a key lesson about marketing effectiveness that you’ve learned from experience?
Marketing effectiveness is not one person’s job, it’s everyone’s job. Marketing effectiveness relies on team collaboration: clear communication, mutual goals, sharing diverse perspectives, and commitment to a fully integrated approach.

Charlie Carrington served on the Jury for the 2024 Effie Awards UK competition.