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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. Action #1: Cross-functional Alignment with Common KPIs. Customer Obsession.

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CMO of the Future: 5 Ways Marketing Leaders Are Stepping Up to Navigate Their New Destiny

Litmus

Businesses need CMOs more than ever before, but the role of the CMO itself has changed. Being a CMO is no longer simply about being great at marketing strategy: The CMO is now a direct influence on business growth and a critical driver of transformation. The evolution of the CMO. 5 essential CMO pivots.

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CMO Coffee Talk ‘Aha! Moment’: Ditch Old-School Selling with PLG, a User-Centric Approach

6sense

Editor’s Note: CMO Coffee Talk is an open space for more than 1,200+ CMOs to come together weekly with their peers and discuss timely, crowd-sourced topics. Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing co-hosts these dynamic, illuminating conversations with 6sense CMO Latané Conant. Modern selling says otherwise.

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How Chief Growth Officers Drive Growth Through Customer Experience

Vision Edge Marketing

Along with the CSO and the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), CGOs are tasked with identifying opportunities for growth. Now let’s compare and contrast the roles of CGOs and CMOs. In comparison to the CMO, the CGO has a broader focus. Building cross-functional teams is a good way for CGOs to facilitate collaboration.

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How BODs Can Architect Better Strategic Customer-Centric Designs | What’s Your Edge

Vision Edge Marketing

You know this company because the salespeople will sell things the company doesn’t even make or offer to close a deal. Why Customer-Centricity is Now THE Best Growth Strategy The changing dynamics of customer expectations have propelled customer-centricity to the forefront as the primary growth strategy. They are all about making the number.

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How B2B Marketers Are Responding to Tough Market Conditions

Top Rank Marketing

I worry those marketers [focusing solely on performance] are setting up their companies for irrelevance in the future by focusing on that short-term performance hit but not creating that long-term brand awareness and relevance,” said Anteriad CMO Lynn Tornabene. Meanwhile, purchase cycles are extending. Otherwise, you run out of money.”

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What Do You Say To Your CMO To Get Aligned?

Engagio

I asked her, “If you’re a Sales leader, what can you say to your CMO to get aligned?” What are the actual things that you can actually say to your CMO, your Chief Marketing Officer to get on the same page? Do I want a cross-sell, up-sell play so we get more out of our customer base?

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