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Deloitte CMO Survey: Analytics Holding Marketers Back?

The Point

Results from Deloitte’s 2017 CMO Survey are out, providing insights into key trends, plans, and opinions from more than 2,800 top marketers. B2B Marketers, particularly those focused on the SMB market, would be wise not to ignore traditional channels in their rush to digital. Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash.

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Is the Role of the B2B CMO Past Its Prime? Or Is It Just in Need of Some Re-positioning around Go-to-market Leadership?

ANNUITAS

There is perhaps no more challenging role in the C-suite than that of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) within a B2B organization. While the data on average tenure for CMOs changes each year, the consistent trend is that – among the C-suite – CMOs typically have some of the shortest tenure, well shorter than CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.

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Top 5 B2B CMO Actions to Strengthen Marketing Relevance

Heinz Marketing

CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) tenures have often shrunk to 2 years while B2B marketing has morphed away from a function responsible for events, creatives, and messaging that pushes product or service messages to drive awareness with prospects and customers. The CMO should partner closely with key functional peers.

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Is Fractional CMO the right decision for SaaS start-ups?

Sage Marketing

The term “Fractional CMO” might initially suggest a reduced scope of responsibilities or a diminishment of the role’s importance within an organization, particularly for SaaS companies. Instead, a Fractional CMO brings a highly strategic, adaptable, and focused approach to leadership.

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Two Tools and a Tactician: Why B2B Marketing Departments Need More

Marketri

Why One Tactician Won’t Work The solo marketer was a sub-optimal but feasible structure in the 1980s and 1990s for mid-sized B2B businesses. They have one person and some tools, but key skill sets are missing, starting with a professional capable of marketing strategy and planning, which is typically done by a CMO.

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[Research Round-Up] B2B Highlights from "The CMO Survey" - The Impact of Marketing Analytics and "Working from Home"

B2B Marketing Directions

Source: "The CMO Survey" (Christine Moorman, 2022) (This month's Research Round-Up continues my review of selected B2B findings from the September 2022 edition of "The CMO Survey." In last month's Research Round-Up post , I discussed some of the major findings in the latest edition of "The CMO Survey."

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Executive Insights: A Marketing Transformation Conversation with CMO Advisor Kathleen Schaub

Marketing Insider Group

While in SAP Global Marketing we launched several thought leadership efforts, and one of the analyst partners I leveraged was IDC, and specifically their CMO Advisory Service. Kathleen recently retired from IDC after a long and distinguished career in marketing, including being a head of marketing and a CMO.

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