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CMO Influence Rises But Most Are Still Not Social Media Ready

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Here are some of the IBM study recommendations for what CMOs must change in order to act on the digital marketing opportunity. CMOs need to focus on relationships, not just sales. The first thing that has to shift is CMO’s belief that the sale is their objective. The CMO reach must go through the entire supply chain.

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Content Marketing: How This Software Company Achieved More with Less

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A majority of B2B marketers still haven’t adopted content marketing even though there is proof that it works. Learn why and how a software company doubled organic traffic to their website and increased leads with less content marketing. The results showed that content marketing is often not owned by B2B marketers.

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Why CMOs and CIOs Are Different and How to Bridge the Gap

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I am a CMO who has worked with CIOs my entire career. I read a a report on the most recent Global C-Suite Study by IBM that recommends Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) establish close working relationships with Chief Information Officers (CIOs). CMOs have been visible, recognized for creativity and change.

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B2B CMOs – Get Out of Your Silo and Lead

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Employees (sometimes without direction or guidlines from their employer or managers) are publishing content and connecting with customers and colleagues. It is up to CMOs to provide direction, guidelines, and much more. Content is more important than ever. Content is more important than ever. I hope you find them helpful.

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CMOs Need to Up Their CRM Database Game

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Now marketing must provide content and information online where their prospective buyers go. Marketing Soapbox Role of the CMO CMO marketing' Yes, the buying cycle. Today marketing has been forced to change because of the power of the buyer accessing what they want when they want it online. Does your CRM system need work?

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Marketing’s Perfect Storm: Copywriting, Optimization & Technology

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There are two things that copywriting is critical for today – social sharing and content. The more compelling content you have online that people can relate to and share with others, the more chance your business has of getting found online. Content Optimization. This is both science and art. Marketing Technology.

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Marketing Case Study: How I Got Results from LinkedIn

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I’m the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Hire for Geeks, Scientists and Engineers. I got phone calls from two recruiters, one looking for an Interim CMO for a B2B company and another looking to hire a full-time CMO. I also pushed out highly optimized content online before the show. Not bad for three weeks work.