The Recruitment Marketing and Sales Podcast

Last week, we talked about why strategic prioritisation matters and how it creates your unfair competitive advantage. We looked at how the spray-and-pray approach is costing you 5 times as much to acquire clients, resulting in 52% lower marketing ROI and 40% higher client churn. More importantly, we discussed how strategic prioritisation transforms your business: marketing spend decreases whilst results increase, you grow 30% faster, and you build sustainable competitive advantages that can’t be easily replicated. So now the question becomes: where exactly should you focus your limited resources for maximum impact as you plan for late 2025 and into 2026? Today, I’m going to walk you through the critical areas that research shows demand attention. Let’s dive in. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Identify your true business driver by analysing conversion data—discover which activities actually close deals versus those that just create awareness (one agency increased conversions 40% using this method) Niche specialisation delivers 300% higher profitability than generalist approaches, with specialist agencies filling roles 2.3x faster and commanding 20-30% premium fees Client retention strategies that boost profitability by 25-95% with just a 5% improvement, including proactive communication frameworks and multi-stakeholder engagement tactics The Lead Generation Triad framework for building predictable sales pipelines using current connections, content marketing, and systematic cold outreach 2026 recruitment marketing priorities, including AI-driven solutions (81% of agencies investing), social sourcing strategies, and authentic employer branding approaches Technology stack essentials that reduce time-to-fill by 60% and help agencies close 40% more deals through integrated CRM-ATS systems Identify Your Key Business Drivers Before you dive into any of these priority areas, there’s one critical step that far too many recruitment business owners skip: identifying your key business driver by reviewing actual conversion data. Here’s what I mean. I was speaking with an MD recently who was convinced that their time should be split equally across all their marketing activities. They were doing a bit of LinkedIn, a bit of email, some cold calling, and attending the occasional networking event. But when we sat down and analysed where their converted clients came from over the last two years, you know, the ones who signed terms and generated revenue, we discovered something fascinating. Their LinkedIn content was absolutely working. It was creating awareness, generating engagement, and booking initial meetings. But here’s the thing: those LinkedIn connections only converted into actual clients when they transitioned to messaging, face-to-face meetings, or structured follow-up calls. The pattern was clear: LinkedIn opened the door and built credibility, but it was the in-person meeting or the strategic phone conversation that closed the deal. Without that crucial next step, the LinkedIn engagement rarely converted to revenue. This revelation completely changed their strategic priorities. They didn’t stop posting on LinkedIn; it was a vital awareness tool. But they realised their true business driver was the face-to-face meeting. So, they restructured everything around getting more of those meetings and making them count. They used LinkedIn to create awareness and credibility, then systematically moved prospects toward booking virtual coffee meetings or office visits. The result? A 40% increase in client conversions over the next quarter. So, before you commit to any strategy for 2026, I want you to do this simple exercise: Look at your converted clients over the last two years. Trace back through the entire journey. What created the initial awareness? What built the credibility? And critically, what was the final touchpoint that actually converted them into a client? Was it a face-to-face meeting after connecting on LinkedIn? A follow-up call after they downloaded your content. A presentation at their office that you arranged through email outreach. Whatever that conversion moment was, that’s your key business driver. Everything else is supporting that driver. Once you’ve identified this, you can build your entire priority framework around creating more of those conversion moments, whilst using your other channels strategically to feed that pipeline.  Market Positioning and Niche Specialisation One of the most fundamental strategic decisions you face is whether to operate as a generalist or specialist agency. The evidence overwhelmingly favours niche specialisation for agencies seeking competitive advantage. Listen to these numbers: • Niche recruitment agencies fill roles 2.3 times faster than generalists because they know the industry inside and out. • They earn 3.2 times more referrals due to the trust and credibility that comes with deep industry expertise. • They command 20 to 30% higher fees thanks to demonstrated specialisation. • They achieve 89% client retention rates, far above the 62% average for generalists. • And they see a 300% boost in revenue and profitability compared to generalist counterparts. The qualification rates tell the story: niche recruiters achieve 20-25% qualification rates, compared to just 5-8% for generalists. With 72% of hiring managers struggling to fill specialised roles, niche agencies are uniquely positioned to meet this challenge. Client Relationship Management and Retention Though new client acquisition often dominates business development discussions, client retention represents one of the most profitable priorities. Here’s a stat that should make you sit up: increasing client retention by just 5% can boost profitability by 25-95%. Let me share some priority actions: Exceptional service delivery: The temps and contractors you place are your frontline ambassadors, but this principle applies equally to permanent placements. The care you show the people you’ve placed directly impacts on your client relationships. Research indicates that highly engaged placements are 59% more productive and 87% less likely to experience premature departure. When you invest in looking after the candidates you’ve placed, checking in regularly, and ensuring they’re settled and supported, this directly impacts client perception and repeat business. Your client views you as someone who prioritises the long-term success of placements, not just someone who fills roles and then disappears. Proactive communication: The best partnerships are built on regular, strategic conversations, not just transactional job orders. Quarterly hiring roadmap sessions keep you close to client businesses, even when they’re not actively hiring, transforming you from a vendor to a strategic partner. Value-added services: Agencies providing strategic insights into workforce management achieve 33% higher revenue growth than those focused solely on transactional recruitment. Sharing data-driven insights, market trends, and salary benchmarks positions your agency as indispensable. Multi-stakeholder engagement: Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to identify key decision-makers beyond your primary contact. Companies increasingly want relationships at the strategic level where budget allocation decisions are made, not just where job orders are placed. Business Development and Lead Generation A robust, predictable sales pipeline separates recruitment companies that thrive from those that merely survive. We teach the Lead Generation Triad, which provides a framework for balanced business development: Current Connections: Your existing network of clients, candidates, and industry contacts represents your most valuable lead source. Regular re-engagement of your database through targeted campaigns can generate hundreds of downloads and follow-up opportunities. Content as a Convincer: Strategic content marketing establishes your agency as a trusted industry resource. Recruitment agencies with active blogs generate 126% more leads than those without consistent content publication. Cold Outreach: Whilst uncomfortable for many, systematic cold outreach, when done consistently across multiple channels (phone, direct messages, texts, video messages, emails), revolutionises business development over the long term. The key is integration: all three components working together create momentum across short, medium, and long-term horizons. Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding As we look towards 2026, recruitment marketing capabilities have become essential competitive differentiators. Successful companies are prioritising: • Media diversification: Reducing dependency on just LinkedIn posts by using images, polls and videos on multiple platforms. • Employee advocacy programmes: Leveraging authentic employee-generated content to showcase company culture. • Candidate quality focus: Moving beyond volume metrics to emphasise quality of placements and long-term retention. If you haven’t listed/watched Sandra’s post on candidate care click here. • Content marketing: 45% of agencies plan to use content generation as a main tool for candidate and client attraction. • Social sourcing: 75% of agencies plan to utilise social sourcing strategies for candidate attraction. The shift is clear: recruitment marketing in 2025 and beyond requires authenticity, strategic channel selection, and consistent value delivery. Technology Investment and Automation An integrated tech stack that powers both growth and operational efficiency is potentially transformative for recruitment agencies in 2026. By the end of 2024, 81% of agencies were investing in AI-driven recruitment solutions, and 67% of recruiters believed that increased AI usage would be a top trend in 2025. Strategic technology priorities include: Integrated CRM and ATS systems: Disjointed systems cause inefficiencies, outdated data, slower sourcing, and missed opportunities. Research indicates that automation can reduce time to fill a position by up to 60%, whilst integrated ATS-CRM solutions help agencies close 40% more deals than those using standalone systems. Workflow automation: Automation eliminates manual, repetitive tasks, from candidate engagement workflows to AI-driven CV formatting and chatbot-powered lead capture. This enables recruiters to focus on high-value activities, such as building relationships and nurturing talent pipelines. The key insight: technology investment should drive efficiency and enhance human capabilities, not replace the relationship-building that remains central to recruitment success. Performance Measurement and KPIs Strategic prioritisation requires measurement. You can’t manage what you don’t measure, as they say. Essential recruitment KPIs include: • Financial metrics: Cost per hire, revenue per recruiter, gross profit margin. • Efficiency metrics: Time to fill, time to hire, candidate pipeline health. • Quality metrics: Quality of hire, first-year attrition, offer acceptance rate. • Relationship metrics: Candidate satisfaction, hiring manager satisfaction, client retention rates. • Activity metrics: Conversion rates by acquisition channel, source of hire effectiveness, and recruiter performance dashboards. The most successful agencies use applicant tracking systems and recruitment CRMs to automate tracking, pull reports, and monitor pipeline health. Here’s the key: define your objectives first, then identify the questions metrics will help answer, and finally determine which KPIs to track. Avoid tracking metrics simply because you can. Every KPI should inform strategic decisions. Putting It All Into Action Your Strategic Planning Process For broader strategic planning, follow these essential steps: 1. Conduct a Year-End Review: Reflect on what worked and what didn’t in 2024 to 2025. Assess financial performance, operational efficiency, and alignment with your broader vision. 2. Define Clear Goals: Avoid vague aspirations. Instead of “grow revenue,” set specific outcomes, such as “increase contract placements by 25% in Q1 2026” or “expand into healthcare recruitment niche by June 2026.” 3. Prioritise ruthlessly: Focus on just a handful of well-defined goals. Prioritisation isn’t about deciding which goals are most important; it’s about understanding what needs to be done now to enable progress later. 4. Build a Detailed Roadmap: Break down each goal into smaller steps or milestones. Assign clear responsibilities and set realistic timelines. Connect long-term objectives to everyday actions. 5. Establish Measurement Systems: Define success metrics for each priority. Ensure you have tools and processes in place to track progress. 6. Create a Decision-Making Framework: Use your strategic priorities as a filter. When new opportunities arise, ask: “Does this align with our strategic priorities?” If not, the answer should be no. Avoiding the Common Pitfalls Strategic implementation fails when companies: • Try to do too much at once, spreading resources too thin. • Set goals without clear measurement criteria. • Fail to communicate strategy throughout the organisation. • Don’t review and adjust plans regularly based on results. • Allow short-term pressures to override strategic priorities constantly. The most successful companies view strategic planning as an ongoing process, rather than a one-time exercise. They hold regular review sessions, celebrate progress, and adjust course when evidence indicates change is needed. Wrapping Up: Your Competitive Advantage Starts Here So, as you plan for 2026, the choice is clear. You can continue with scattered “spray and pray” activities that feel productive but deliver mediocre results. Or you can embrace strategic prioritisation that focuses your limited resources on high-impact areas. The evidence is compelling. Companies that set real priorities and execute with discipline consistently outperform those that don’t, whether measured by revenue growth, client retention, placement quality, or recruiter productivity. They’re not just busier; they’re more effective, more profitable, and more resilient when market conditions change. Strategic prioritisation transforms recruitment businesses from reactive order-takers into proactive strategic partners. It allows smaller agencies to compete with larger competitors by dominating specific niches rather than being mediocre generalists. It creates sustainable competitive advantages that can’t be easily replicated. Warren Buffett wisely observed: “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” For recruitment business owners, success in 2026 begins with having the courage to say no to scattered activities and yes to strategic focus. The question isn’t whether you can afford to prioritise strategically. It’s whether you can afford not to. Thanks, Denise How We Can Help If you’re sitting there thinking, “This all makes sense, Denise, but I don’t know where to start,” I completely understand. That’s exactly why Sharon and I created Superfast Circle. We work with recruitment, search, and staffing companies just like yours to help you set the marketing and sales priorities that drive growth. If you’d like to discuss how we can support you, book a call with us here. The post Setting Priorities for Your Recruitment Business – Episode 2 appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Setting Sales and Marketing Priorities is the topic of the next couple of podcasts as we end one year and move on to the next. Sharon and I have been working with recruitment business owners for approaching nineteen years now, and there are a couple of things we see time and time again from brilliant […] The post Setting Sales and Marketing Priorities For Your Recruitment Business Part One appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast is about candidate aftercare and why it matters more than you might think. I'm chatting with Sandra Karamitelios from Recruitment Central in Australia, who's been in the recruitment industry for over 20 years. She's transformed her agency's approach to aftercare, turning what was once a loose, repetitive process into a […] The post Candidate Care: Your Secret Business Weapon With Sandra Karamitelios appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast are about recruitment pricing strategies and how to communicate the real value of your services. This podcast is one of our expert interviews, where I got an opportunity to speak to Jon Brooks, who has a unique position in our industry. He's the only person in the world who specialises […] The post Pricing Strategies for Recruitment Companies: An Interview With Jon Brooks appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Here's a question: What if I told you there's a marketing tool that converts and educates your prospects about what they need, AND makes them genuinely like you more? Sounds too good to be true. Stay with me because we're talking about quiz and assessment marketing, and no, this isn't some gimmicky Buzzfeed “Which sandwich […] The post The Quiz Marketing Revolution: How Interactive Assessments Are Transforming Lead Generation appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today, I want to share something that happened recently that completely changed how I think about our business—and it might just transform how you think about yours, too. So, I've just moved house. And if you've ever moved, you know it's chaos, right? Boxes everywhere, trying to find the kettle, wondering where you packed your […] The post The Power of the Pause: Why Taking a Break Makes You a Better Recruiter appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

How often have you spent hours crafting the perfect blog post, hit publish, shared it once on LinkedIn, and then watched it disappear into the digital abyss? If you're nodding along, you're not alone. Most recruitment business owners treat their blog posts like one-hit wonders, missing out on the goldmine of content opportunities under their […] The post 10 Ways to Leverage a Single Blog Post for Maximum Impact appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today, we're tackling a question I hear from recruitment business owners: “Is blogging really worth it anymore? Everyone's talking about TikTok, LinkedIn videos, and AI chatbots. Why should I invest time in blogs?” While the digital landscape keeps evolving at breakneck speed, the data tells a completely different story. Companies that blog are seeing 67% […] The post Why Recruitment Blogs Still Continue to Drive Business Growth in 2025 and Beyond appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

If you're a recruitment business owner listening to this in late 2025, you're probably thinking about finishing the year strong and setting yourself up for a brilliant 2026. Here's the thing – the recruitment market is more competitive than ever, and standing out requires more than just being good at what you do. Today, I'm […] The post Your End-of-Year Marketing Push: Practical Strategies for Recruitment Business Owners appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast explore LinkedIn Messenger campaigns and why they should be a core part of your ongoing business development efforts, not just a tool you reach for when desperate for leads or trying to fill last-minute jobs. Most recruiters only message on LinkedIn when they need something, but the real magic happens […] The post Why LinkedIn Messenger Should Be Core To Your Recruitment BD Strategy appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast discuss LinkedIn essentials for recruitment business owners. As we cycle through August and prepare for the back end of the year, many of you are getting ready to finish strong. With that in mind, if you haven't completed our Candidate and Client Attraction scorecard yet, please visit superfastrecruitment.co.uk/scorecard. You'll get […] The post LinkedIn Marketing Essentials: 5 Actions That Lead to Success appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Hi everyone, this is Denise, and welcome back to the Recruitment Marketing Sales Podcast. Today, we're talking about something that's probably causing many of you stress – the complete chaos that may pass for marketing processes in your recruitment business. I suspect if you're reading this, you're juggling LinkedIn outreach, content creation, candidate nurturing, client […] The post Why Marketing SOPs Save Recruitment Business Sanity appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast is about building effective marketing systems for recruitment businesses. I'm continuing our series on systems because I believe it's the perfect time of year to get everything in place and prepare ahead of time. Last week, I covered why systems are so important – their beauty and the key ones […] The post Systems-Based Recruitment: Building Your Marketing Framework appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Hi there, this is Denise. I hope you and yours are well. This week's post and podcast are about systems—specifically, why marketing systems are essential for recruitment businesses and how they can transform your day-to-day operations. Many recruiters excel at having specific systems for working with candidates and managing placements. However, they're not as strong […] The post From Chaos To Control: Recruitment Marketing Systems appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Hi there, everyone. This is Denise. As we move through July, it's the perfect time for a six-month review of your recruitment business. This year has been anything but predictable, and if you're wondering what's happened over the past six months, you're in the right place. The landscape has been challenging. We've got new governments […] The post Your Mid-Year Recruitment Marketing Reality Check: What's Working in 2025 appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast discuss the most common marketing misconceptions holding recruitment businesses back. I see these myths everywhere, and they're stopping talented recruiters from growing their companies. Let me set the record straight on what's working in 2025. After 18 years in recruitment marketing, I've heard every excuse in the book. From “marketing […] The post 7 Marketing Myths Killing Your Recruitment Business appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast are about how your beliefs and thoughts are directly impacting the results you're getting in your recruitment business. I'm talking about those stories you tell yourself that might limit your growth without realising it. I frequently encounter this with clients and prospects during discovery calls. I've noticed one pattern recently […] The post Your Beliefs Are Holding Your Recruitment Business Back appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Hi there, everyone. This week's post and podcast are about the marketing tools we use daily that will help your recruitment business. It's a question we're often asked – what camera do you use, what's that thing you do there, or how do you manage your content creation? I thought I'd share our main tools, […] The post My Favourite Marketing and Productivity Tools appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast are about the power of social proof in recruitment marketing. In today's competitive marketplace, candidates and clients check you out before deciding to work with you. I want to share why social proof matters, the data behind it, and practical ways to leverage testimonials and reviews to grow your recruitment […] The post The Power of Social Proof in Recruitment Marketing appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today's post and podcast are recordings from one of our most popular webinars: The Lead Generation Triad. This system helps you create consistent lead generation within your organisation or company. It will also work for you if you're a solo recruiter or small micro recruiter. The important thing about this system is consistency, ensuring it […] The post The 3 Part System for Recruitment Lead Generation appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Hi there, everyone. This is Denise. I hope you and yours are well. Since our mini-series on content, a few questions about channels, posting frequency, LinkedIn Creator Mode, and other related topics have cropped up. I wanted to make sure I answered everyone's questions properly. If you're new here, welcome! The Superfast Recruitment blog and […] The post Your Recruitment Marketing Content Questions Answered appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast are about content marketing, particularly the differences between evergreen and just-in-time content for recruitment businesses. As we move into summer, it's an ideal time to review your marketing strategy, especially with many Australian listeners starting their new financial year in July. Suppose you're new here, welcome! Reviewing your marketing approach […] The post Content Marketing: Evergreen vs Just-In-Time Planning for Recruiters appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today, we're going to talk more tactically. In our first episode, we discussed the challenges that recruiters face. In our second episode, we covered creating content for two distinct groups. Whether you're in a candidate-rich market, a candidate-short market, a client-rich market, or a client-short market, you need content that speaks to both groups. Content […] The post Content that Converts: Recruitment Marketing Content Assets appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast are the second part of our mini-series on content marketing for recruitment businesses. We're diving into one of the most critical aspects of successful content marketing: truly understanding your audience and creating content that resonates with them. If you're new here, welcome! Our website has 469 more podcasts that you […] The post Recruitment Content Marketing: Engaging Both Audiences appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

This week's post and podcast discuss content marketing and how it can help recruitment companies address today's market challenges. As one of our lovely clients once said, “The thing is, Denise, you don't know what you don't know.” Making connections about how content can help and where you can use it effectively can be incredibly […] The post Content Marketing: The Recruiter's Solution to Market Challenges appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today, I want to talk about batching. I first recorded a podcast on this topic in 2017 and then updated it five years ago during lockdown. I thought it was time to revisit this topic because many people get caught up in marketing due to time overwhelm. How many hours do they have in a […] The post Marketing Batching to Build Your Recruitment Brand Re-Visited appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Today, gaining fresh perspectives can be the difference between success and failure. Recently, I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the NPA Global Recruiters Network Conference in Philadelphia. Industry leaders gathered to share insights on a range of topics, from business models to marketing strategies. What struck me most wasn't just the content […] The post Insights from the NPA Global Recruiters Network Conference 2025 appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Welcome to another episode of our Recruitment Marketing podcast. I'm Denise, and today, I want to discuss something that can really transform your recruitment, search, or staffing business in 2025. We've been working with recruitment business owners for nearly two decades and consistently seen that marketing can be a real challenge for many of them. […] The post Transform The Way You Market Your Recruitment or Search Company With This Scorecard appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Are you investing time in social media marketing but wondering if it's worth it when engagement seems low? Many recruitment business owners fixate on likes, shares, and comments as the only measures of success. But the truth is, these visible interactions represent just a tiny fraction of your content's real impact. The recruitment sector presents […] The post Beyond The Likes: The True Power of Social Media Marketing appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

New websites? Today, we're discussing something that's been on our minds recently—the compelling reasons recruitment and search firms should consider updating their websites this year—as we've just completed our website refresh. Your website is often the first substantial touchpoint clients and candidates have with your brand. Think about your purchasing behaviour. When you're considering working […] The post 6 Reasons to Create a New Website to Promote Your Recruiting Brand appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

In today's competitive recruitment landscape, effectively promoting your brand is essential for growth and sustainability. While many recruitment business owners excel at delivering exceptional service, they often struggle with showcasing their expertise to the wider market. This comprehensive guide explores six proven strategies for promoting your recruitment brand that balance value-added content and strategic self-promotion. […] The post How to Make Your Recruitment Brand Stand Out appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

As part of our International Women's Day 2025 celebrations, we're delighted to feature Sarah Bishop (known to many as “Bish”), founder of Recruit Recruit and one of our valued clients. In this special edition of the Recruitment Marketing and Sales Podcast, Sarah shares her remarkable journey from car sales to building a successful recruitment business. Her candid reflections on navigating industry […] The post From Car Sales to Recuitment Empire Bish's Story For International Womens Day 2025 appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

Recruitment marketing strategies are varied and many! Here is one most people forget: handling objections ahead of time. Are you tired of hearing the same objections from potential clients? “We use our own team,” “You're too expensive,” or “We've had bad experiences with recruiters before.” These familiar phrases can feel like roadblocks in your sales […] The post Recruitment Marketing Strategies: Handling Objections Ahead of Time appeared first on Superfast Recruitment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLM66Aa1TE In today's competitive recruitment landscape, standing out requires more than just industry expertise. It demands a strategic approach to digital marketing that many recruitment business owners struggle to implement effectively. When Lacie Marshall founded Onward Recruiting in 2023, she knew she wanted to take a "future-forward" approach to distinguish her legal recruitment agency [...]

In today's competitive recruitment landscape, effectively promoting your brand is essential for growth and sustainability. While many recruitment business owners excel at delivering exceptional service, they often struggle with showcasing their expertise to the wider market. This comprehensive guide explores six proven strategies for promoting your recruitment brand that balance value-added content and strategic self-promotion. [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49ktEKfPgA As part of our International Women's Day 2025 celebrations, we're delighted to feature Sarah Bishop (known to many as "Bish"), founder of Recruit Recruit and one of our valued clients. In this special edition of the Recruitment Marketing and Sales Podcast, Sarah shares her remarkable journey from car sales to building a successful [...]

Recruitment marketing strategies are varied and many! Here is one most people forget: handling objections ahead of time. Are you tired of hearing the same objections from potential clients? "We use our own team," "You're too expensive," or "We've had bad experiences with recruiters before." These familiar phrases can feel like roadblocks in your sales [...]

Many recruitment, search and staffing business owners believe focusing on one marketing channel is enough. They post on LinkedIn once or twice a week or send a monthly email blast, then wonder why they're not getting the response they want. In any market, you need multiple options to be in front of your audience more [...]

As we begin 2025, maintaining a strong social media presence remains vital for recruitment businesses. Through our work with recruitment firms, we've observed that while many are active on social media, consistency often presents challenges. In this summary of our recent webinar, I'll share why social media presence is critical and how to make it [...]

As we move into February 2025, the importance of a well-managed sales pipeline remains a critical focus for recruitment businesses. Through our work with Superfast Circle clients, we've been helping them map out their pipelines for clients, candidates, and current connections - an increasingly crucial task given today's challenging market conditions.  In this summary of [...]

https://youtu.be/U0vd06ZaPEM?si=X-6BXe6qJsEHi7az James Shenton is the founder and managing consultant at Opus Resourcing, a boutique technical recruitment business with 19 years of industry experience. Operating across the UK, Europe, and the US, Opus specializes in mid to executive-level technical recruitment.  Before joining Superfast Circle, Opus had built its business primarily through referrals and networking within the [...]

https://youtu.be/8pxvlAg_Vps?feature=shared Welcome back to the Recruitment, Marketing and Sales podcast. Today we're joined by Cheryl Winger, an expert in recruiting recruiters. With 25 years of experience, GSR2R partners with the recruitment market in two primary ways: recruiting recruiters directly and helping businesses bring recruiters in-house using their proven methodologies. Rather than being just a traditional [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nttqd3Vxy68 I'm Venessa Vasilakeris from the McQuaig Institute, where we help companies make better hiring decisions through our suite of psychometric assessments. We measure personality and cognitive ability - factors that are crucial in recruitment and overall talent management. With over a decade at McQuaig and extensive experience in contingency and retained search, I've seen [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PMeNONxfXM In today's podcast, we wanted to share Steve's marketing story to inspire and encourage you that you can achieve a lot with some energy, support, and consistent action. Read on or watch the video above. Background Steve Lea is the MD and founder of Coalesce Recruitment, a permanent recruitment specialist company working in [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfGjkpONgJQ   I'm Sharon Newey, and today, I'm excited to share my fascinating conversation with Kerry Crockett, President of the NPA Global Recruitment Network. Kerry brings a unique perspective to our industry, having transitioned from a 15-year career as an occupational therapist to leading various nonprofit associations before joining NPA. Her journey and insights [...]

As we approach 2025, I want to share some fundamental marketing strategies that will make a significant difference for your recruitment business. This year hasn't been the easiest for many people, as several of you have shared through your emails. However, by focusing on these core elements and maintaining consistency, you can set yourself up [...]

As we cycle towards the end of the year, we have 450 podcasts available for you to explore various marketing strategies. Pre-ending 2024 and moving into 2025, if you haven't audited your current position, head over to SuperFastGroup.co.uk/MCL. It's an ideal time of year to use our checklist. You can print it off and tick [...]

Today, I want to talk about making plans and deciding where to focus our energy and time in our business. It can be very easy to think, "I'm not doing this" or "I could do that," so I want to give you some ideas on what to ask yourself when looking at where to start [...]

Are you ready to elevate your recruitment business and stand out in today's competitive market? As we approach 2025, having a professional pitch deck has become more crucial than ever. While some might consider pitch decks old school, they remain one of the most powerful tools for demonstrating your expertise and value proposition to potential [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XggR2gLI2yY In the fast-paced world of recruitment, marketing isn't just another task on your to-do list - it's a mindset that can make or break your success. In this video recording and podcast from one of our client training sessions, Sharon shares how our internal dialogue shapes our actions and, ultimately, our results. Whether [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTA_1zsV-CI Ged Walsh is the Founder and MD of Everpool Recruitment, an industry-leading multi-sector national permanent recruitment specialist based in Liverpool, UK. Ged has over thirty years of experience in the recruitment sector and has led several businesses during that time. He launched Everpool Recruitment, and knowing the value of marketing and the impact [...]