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The Biggest Marketing Mistakes Recruitment Owners Make (and How to Fix Them)

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Nitin speaks with Kris Holland, Founder of Kitto, and Rich Evans about the marketing mistakes that hold recruitment businesses back. They explore why recruitment owners undervalue marketing as a core function, the flawed belief that marketing must deliver immediate ROI, and the outdated assumptions keeping agencies competitive.

The conversation challenges how recruitment businesses approach growth, from hiring a single junior marketer to do multiple specialist roles, to why cold calling has shifted from a closing tool to a top-of-funnel activity. They discuss how sales and marketing have merged in modern recruitment, when outsourcing or fractional support makes more sense than in-house hires, and the growing importance of personal brand, content and community in winning work.

This is a practical discussion for recruitment leaders adapting their go-to-market strategy to a changed market.

Key takeaways

  • Recruitment owners often undervalue marketing and expect junior hires to perform multiple specialist roles simultaneously.
  • Marketing must make sales easier by shifting cold calling from a closing tool to a top-of-funnel lead generation activity.
  • Sales and marketing are no longer separate functions in modern recruitment; they work together as one system.
  • Personal brand, content, podcasts and community have become essential to winning future work in recruitment.
  • Better systems, technology stacks and education are required for recruitment agencies to adapt their go-to-market strategy.

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