Gemma Charles

Deputy editor

Gemma Charles has been at Marketing since 2007 and is a specialist in sustainability, political marketing and the alcoholic beverage sector.

Previously she reported on the food and alcohol sectors, joining the magazine after a spell of freelancing at various titles. She has also held staff reporting roles on Marketing Week, The Lawyer and Inside Housing, the social housing journal, where she started her journalistic career a decade ago.

Bravery, storytelling and taking action: When Kate Mosse met Diageo's Syl Saller

Diageo chief marketing officer Syl Saller engaged her friend Labyrinth author Kate Mosse in an inspiring and revealing conversation last week, hosted by the Marketing Society of which Saller is president. Held at London's Bloomsbury House, Mosse, who is also the creator of the Women's Prize for Fiction, left many in the room wanting to make a positive change in their lives and, in some cases, even pen their first novel.

AMV BBDO and Adam & Eve/DDB nab Cannes Lions golds in Sustainable Development Goals

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and Adam & Eve/DDB have each won a gold in the Sustainable Development Goals category at Cannes.

MediaCom wins Cannes network accolade and takes Grand Prix for Tesco 'Food love stories'

MediaCom and Bartle Bogle Hegarty London have won the Grand Prix in the Media Lions category for Tesco's "Food love stories" and, in what was a strong day for MediaCom, the WPP agency brand was also named the Cannes Lions Media Network of the Year for 2018.