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7 Must-Have Skills for Today’s CMO

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The role of the CMO has changed dramatically in the last six years as companies struggle with new buying paradigms and increased competition. Analytical. With the rise of marketing technology and big data, a knowledge and appreciation of analytics is critical. Persuasive. Marketing has always required persuasion. Change Agent.

CMO 100
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CMO Influence Rises But Most Are Still Not Social Media Ready

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CMOs that fully adopt digital marketing have integrated social media into their marketing programs, used data analytics to understand and respond to customer behavior and needs, and built digital or social response mechanisms all through their supply chain to provide customers with what they need.

CMO 100
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5 Skills Your Marketing Consultant Must Have

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I wrote about this, too, in previous posts, In The Rush to B2B Social Media, Don’t Forget Strategy, Analytics , and Why Lack of Strategy will Kill your B2B Blog. Today’s marketing provider must be tech savvy, with direct experience in executing search engine optimization, website development, social media and analytics.

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The Ugly Truth about Your Website and SEO

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You heard that SEO is great and it works, you buy the service, but you don’t get the results that were promised. Your visitor leaves the site – called a “bounce” in the website analytics world. Paying for ongoing SEO services is a lot like going on a bad date. Why is that? You won’t get a date.

SEO 100
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Why Your Home Page Looks Like You’re Selling Everything But the Kitchen Sink

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Other graphics can direct visitors to next steps, such as “Download Content” or “Subscribe to a Newsletter” or “Buy Now” Analyze buyer behavior to identify what content to keep on your home page.

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Crticial B2B Marketing Actions for the New Normal

B2B Marketing Traction

Find out what your customers need by sending online or mailed surveys at regular intervals or immediately after the customer buys a product or receives a service. Online marketing offers great marketing analytics, allowing B2B marketers to better measure the results of their marketing investment. Track, measure and analyze results.

SWOT 100
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Crticial B2B Marketing Actions for the New Normal

B2B Marketing Traction

Find out what your customers need by sending online or mailed surveys at regular intervals or immediately after the customer buys a product or receives a service. Online marketing offers great marketing analytics, allowing B2B marketers to better measure the results of their marketing investment. Track, measure and analyze results.

SWOT 100