Professional Academy
Diane Earles
In brief
Diane has a sustained record of success and an extensive background in diverse service organisations, managing complex projects to achieve challenging objectives which she brings to her teaching and mentoring with our Marketing Apprentices.
Post nominals
DipM, MA, CMCIM
over 30Years experience
MarketingLearners supported
L3 Multi-Channel Marketer, L4 Marketing Executive, L6 Marketing ManagerLevels supported
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Diane has extensive experience, firstly as a practitioner: agency, client-side and consultancy; most notably she was the Regional Director for the Chartered Institute of Marketing for over a decade and secondly academic: teaching, mentoring and marking; most notably she was Principal Examiner for Understanding Consumer Behaviour and Principles of Marketing for NCC Education Ltd for several years.
Expertise
End Point Assessment - mostly distinctions!
Approach
Everyone who knows Diane will tell you that she has a no-nonsense approach to getting the job done, so who better to guide you on your learning journey to achieve your full potential?
Known for
Diane has been a judge for the National Lionheart Challenge since 2006, co-writing a chapter in the Journal of Customer Behaviour Volume 10 on Marketing Academics and Practitioners (2011), wrote the foreword for Successful Customer Care on a Shoestring (2005) and testimonials for T-Shirts and Suits (2005), Advanced Marketing Management (2018), Building a Successful Business (2021) and Digital and Social Media Marketing (2024), and most recently delivered on the Marketing modules of the government’s Help To Grow Programme for the University of Hull.
Qualifications
MA (WIS) in Marketing Practice from the University of Chester, Diploma in Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing, PETALS teaching qualification.
Favourite part
Working with the apprentices - I learn so much from them!
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