The Marketing Club officially launches in Australia

June 17, 2025 9:55

New Zealand-based marketing community The Marketing Club has officially launched in Australia following “strong” response to early events. Founder Chanel Clark spoke exclusively with Mumbrella on why such an organisation is needed.

The Marketing Club launched in October 2022. In its first week, it had 180 members. Six months in, it had over 1,000.

Clark started The Marketing Club because of the industry’s “loneliness problem”: coming up as a young marketer herself, she said she felt there was a lack of support, conversation, and connection.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.