Q&A With GE’s New CMO, Linda Boff

General Electric CMO Linda Boff
General Electric CMO Linda Boff

General Electric has named a new chief marketing officer, Linda Boff. She has been with GE since 2003 and has a roster of previous marketing roles, including those at NBC’s iVillage, Citigroup and the American Museum of Natural History.

Her main objective at GE is to market the company as a “digital industrial company” to both businesses and consumers.

In this Q&A, she discusses a host of topics including, the biggest issues she faces, the kinds of digital platforms she looks for, programmatic buying and the concerns over viewability.

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