CMO
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Marketers
34% of Fortune 500 Firms Lack a CMO – But It’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
The average tenure of CMOs at Fortune 500 companies was less than that of most other common C-suite roles, and 34% of those corporations didn’t even have an enterprise marketing leader, according to a Spencer Stuart report. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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Data & Analytics
Creating a ‘CMO Command Center’ to Navigate a Year of Flux
The CMO Council’s inaugural Marketing Vitality Index has amassed a data lake’s worth of statistics and insights from myriad sources to help marketers navigate through what promises to be a year of flux.
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Agencies
Report: MBAs More Common Than Agency Experience Among Global CMOs
Last year saw a 45.5% leap in the number of global CMO appointments among companies with at least 200 employees, according to the 2024 CMO Moves Report from executive recruitment firm Taligence.
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Branding/Marketing
Marketing Has a Marketing Problem—and It’s Hurting Long-term Business Health
Marketers’ deep understanding of customers and what motivates their behaviors allows them to “see around corners” on behalf of an organization and position their business more competitively. But too often they are turned to as storytellers rather than drivers of corporate strategy and revenue. That needs to change, writes our columnists.
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Conversations
The CMO as Growth Driver: 5Q With McKinsey’s Growth, Marketing & Sales Practice Partner
A recent McKinsey report surveying C-suite-level marketing leaders revealed what the industry has known for some time: the purview of the CMO has expanded… yet again.
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Branding/Marketing
The CMO Role Is Evolving Yet Again
The CMO role is evolving—yet again. Tim Ringel, Global CEO of Meet the People, details ways the most effective CMOs are increasing their job tenure, despite the ever expanding list of responsibilities tied to the position.
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Conversations
Marketers on Fire: Hinge CMO Talks ‘No Ordinary Love’ Campaign and Gen Z Marketing
We spoke with Hinge CMO Jackie Jantos about the campaign’s marketing goals, the return of romance literature and BookTok, working with creators on social and more.
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Acquisition
From CMO Revolving Door to Lasting Impact: Achieving Sales-Marketing Alignment
Strategies to drive sales and marketing alignment in your organization.
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Social
Marketers on Fire: Milani Cosmetics CMO on Democratizing Prestige Beauty, Inclusivity and Social Trends
We spoke with CMO Jeremy Lowenstein about his marketing philosophy, successful social media campaigns, democratizing prestige beauty and fostering a culture built on agility.
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Acquisition
Mastercard’s Marketing Chief Discusses Blurred Lines Between Marketing and Comms
Mastercard’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer sheds light on how marketing and PR overlap, integrate and collaborate.
