The role of an Innovation Project Manager isn’t just another executive title. It’s a strategic leadership position at the core of business transformation where creative thinking meets operational excellence. In today’s hypercompetitive environment, companies don’t just need to evolve, they need to innovate, scale, and lead across industries. Whether you dream of managing high-impact projects, designing next-gen products, or building a company-wide innovation culture, this article reveals the critical responsibilities, essential skills, and career path that define success in this senior role. From driving organizational growth to aligning digital initiatives with customer needs, the Innovation project manager plays a vital function in shaping both short-term execution and long-term strategy. Wondering how to become this executive catalyst for change or what kind of training, experience, and compensation it takes to reach this level?
With the responsibility of building and managing product offerings, the category manager bridges the gap between marketing, procurement, and business operations. He drives sales, optimizes purchasing processes, and ensures that every product not only aligns with the market demand but outshines the competition.
An e-commerce manager is a digital commerce professional responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing an online store’s performance. Their role involves defining the online sales strategy, overseeing website merchandising, improving user experience, coordinating digital marketing campaigns (SEO, PPC, email, social ads), and analyzing data to boost traffic, conversion rates, and revenue. Acting as a bridge between marketing, IT, logistics, and customer service, the e-commerce manager ensures a seamless buying journey and strong customer satisfaction. Key skills include digital marketing expertise, data analysis, UX knowledge, project management, and commercial acumen. This role plays a critical part in driving online growth, strengthening brand presence, and ensuring the profitability of digital channels.
A trader is an individual or entity that buys and sells financial instruments such as stocks, commodities, currencies, or derivatives—with the goal of making a profit from price movements. Traders can operate independently, for financial institutions, or within brokerage firms. They analyze market data, trends, and economic indicators to make short- or long-term decisions about when to enter or exit trades. There are various types of traders, including day traders, who close all positions within a single trading day; swing traders, who hold positions for several days or weeks; and institutional traders, who execute large transactions on behalf of organizations. Successful trading requires knowledge of market mechanics, risk management, and disciplined strategies.
MSc in Luxury Management & Marketing
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Launched at the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year by emlyon business school and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, the BSc Data Science for Responsible Business provides an in-depth and intensive introduction in the first year of the four-year program to the key tools and skills future Data Analysts will need to master. Central to this objective is the “Databases and Data Visualization” module, led by Professors Jean Savinien (Academic Director and Associate Professor of Mathematics) and Zied Bouyahya (Associate Professor).
A sales representative is a professional responsible for promoting and selling a company’s products or services to potential customers. Their main role is to identify prospects, present solutions that meet client needs, negotiate terms, and close sales. Sales representatives often serve as the primary point of contact between a business and its clients, building relationships to drive revenue and ensure customer satisfaction. Depending on the industry, they may work in business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) contexts, handling tasks such as product demonstrations, contract preparation, and after-sales support. Strong communication, persuasion, and customer service skills are essential for success in this role.
As their last semester in Shanghai has come to an end and all MSc in Luxury Management & Marketing students have now started their final internships, let’s take the time to reflect on the highlight of this semester: the In-Company project. This project focuses on different luxury-related topics including supporting the development of the market strategy of companies in Asia, building qualitative market research on Chinese consumers, helping companies with their strategic plans for expansion, and other research-based projects.
As part of our semester at London College of Fashion, we got the chance to experience at the fullest the exciting experience of London Fashion Week.
The rise of social media has totally disrupted the traditional communication of clubs, brands and athletes. The relationship between athletes and the public has been largely transformed: for athletes, social media is an excellent means of engaging in conversations with fans. Social media is also a highly productive market: it allows brands and sponsors to reach thousands or sometimes millions of followers, with reduced costs in comparison to traditional advertising.
How do athletes use this new media? What types of opportunities are emerging in the sport industry?