ANNUITAS

AUGUST 30, 2018

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from the ANNUITAS blog– and we’re very pleased to be back – but we’ve spent the last year creating a lot of new content centered on helping our customers find the answer to a very specific question: What type of CMO do you have? Frustrations with Demand Generation. Lack of Trust in the CMO.

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The Marketing Blender

JANUARY 3, 2024

One such role that has gained significant traction in recent times is the concept of a fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In this article, we will explore the concept of a fractional CMO, who needs them, why you might consider hiring one, where to find them, and how a fractional CMO team operates.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2020

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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Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For me, stepping into the shoes of a CMO without a previous background in marketing was like a roller-coaster ride. With a team of 50 members and an ambitious target of generating 400 new deals each month, the pressure was palpable. It felt like a high-stakes gamble, and we went all-in. What can you do?

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Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2022

However, most likely, you don’t need a CMO. There are plenty of reasons to hold off on hiring an in-house CMO, ranging from the effect on your bottom line to a CMO’s inability to build successful marketing efforts without an established sales cycle to extrapolate from — let alone a team to build out content and campaigns.

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Martech

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Generative AI is revolutionizing digital marketing by altering how we create, analyze and optimize marketing strategies. The components of genAI First, let’s examine the components that constitute generative artificial intelligence. Generate This is of particular interest to marketers. Each system has its pros and cons.

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Tomorrow People

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

“Transformation is the new norm — it’s about more than data and digital,” says Scott Allen, CMO of Microsoft. Scott Allen, CMO of Microsoft shares his experiences. As a leading tech company, Microsoft and its CMO Scott Allen are at the heart of transformation. Successful transformation boils down to people, process and tools.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 7, 2021

A few B2B marketing strategies did particularly well in 2020, and demand generation was one of them. For the marketers who were able to pivot quickly, many B2B demand generation best practices helped to ease the pain of 2020. So B2B demand generation has gained influence thanks to the pandemic. The data bears this out.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

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. HINT: If you are not measuring customer lifetime value, start Now!

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 24, 2021

The CMO Council recently published the “C-Suite Scorecard” to gauge how C-Suite executives are gauging their marketing teams. Statistics indicated that the majority of respondents (50%) believe their marketers could improve or strengthen their demand generation and pipeline. Marketers’ Continued Focus on the Customer Experience.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Need help with your generative AI strategy? That improvement alone has resulted in about $15 million in savings, measured by how much excess inventory it reduced, and capital allocated to other projects. “We This is a unique turning point,” said CMO Gabriel Authier. We can frame the AI, and give it guidance.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Many marketers are largely thorough about the measurement of their campaigns, but new data shows that some of them may be gauging their ROI too quickly. A new LinkedIn survey of more than 4,000 digital marketers suggests that many are too quick to measure their ROI, mixing metrics, and generally marketing under pressure.

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Outgrow

APRIL 9, 2024

Measuring awareness, sentiment, and brand affinity for ROI assessment. About our guest: Don McGuire , CMO of Qualcomm, brings over 25 years of experience spanning service provider, device OEM, content/applications, and semiconductor sectors. And for this month we are going to interview Don McGuire, CMO of Qualcomm.

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B2B Marketing Analytics

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Among the most interesting trends shaping the modern marketing function is the rise of a new breed of the CMOs called the “Revenue CMO”. The role of the CMO has undergone a radical shift especially in B2B technology companies, which are driving the revolution of this new breed of the CMOs.

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Content Standard

OCTOBER 7, 2021

One session at this year’s CMWorld focused on this exact topic and covered it in depth, exploring how brand leaders can evaluate and measure content marketing ROI in a way that ties back to the business’s bottom line. Here are eight key ways these marketing leaders measure their content success: 1.

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KoMarketing Associates

APRIL 20, 2021

The CMO Council recently published its “Scaling the Value of the CMO” report, and statistics found that the majority of marketers (86%) believe that a lack of resources and capabilities impairs the overall performance of their team. This is followed by tracking/measurement (46%), data quality (42%) and talent/team (36%).

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Martech

APRIL 18, 2024

When he clicked the arrow for more information, he learned: “ Key events in Google Analytics measure the interactions most important to your business. And when he clicked on the next arrow, he saw a summary of the updates: “An event measures a specific behavioral interaction on your website or app. And who can blame them?

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The Marketing Blender

APRIL 5, 2022

Several key ways B2B digital marketing differs from B2C can be seen in campaign structuring, lead generation, and measurable results. One of the most significant ways B2B digital marketing differs from B2C is how leads are generated. This could involve a marketing agency, a fractional CMO, or a fractional marketing team.

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6sense

JULY 15, 2021

So when it came time to reconvene women B2B marketing leaders for our Empowered CMO Network gatherings, as we’ve done the past few years alongside co-sponsors SEBA International, Medallia, Allocadia, PathFactory, and Blast Media, it was just a matter of how, not if.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Revamping our Demand Generation Survey to Gauge How Effectively Marketing Helps to Grow the Business. We find this to be fascinating, as more and more of the work we do at ANNUITAS is due to C-level and sales leader frustration with marketing performance in and around Demand Generation. Participate in our new study by clicking here.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

They’re moving past backward-looking measurement and toward decision-focused management—and it’s redefining the way we think about marketing ROI. And how can you measure it? As businesses continue to search for new ways to drive revenue—and tighten their margins—the pressure on the CMO builds. Average order value. Channel reach.

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6sense

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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. Insights from CMO Coffee Talk .

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Preliminary Findings from the ANNUITAS 2019 Demand Generation Performance Survey. Receive a copy of the ANNUITAS 2019 Demand Generation Performance Survey when it becomes available by clicking here. These business leaders come armed with legitimate concerns about Demand Generation performance. “ 82.9%

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Marketri

APRIL 4, 2024

The Internet, technology, and now Generative AI have taken Mr. Smith’s methodology to a whole new level. 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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6sense

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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. Coming Up on CMO Coffee Talk….

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Crimson Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2014

That is the principle that Jim Kruger, CMO and EVP of unified collaboration solutions provider Polycom, brings to his demand generation strategy. That means applying clear metrics to measuring the impact of its marketing system and creating discipline in budget allocation in accordance with proven ROI.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Why Mass Marketing Will Not Work On Gen Z By Auntoinette Siu It comes as a surprise that as each generation evolves, so do their marketing preferences. SEO: How To Generate More Clicks From Your Current Rankings By Ann Smarty You’ve already published content that reigns supreme in the eyes of Google.

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Top Rank Marketing

JUNE 30, 2023

MediaPost LinkedIn Launches Live Test of Generative AI Posts Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has expanded its testing of optional generative AI technology for the creation of posts on the professional social platform, offering first-draft suggestions to certain users, LinkedIn recently announced. MarketingCharts U.S.

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ViewPoint

APRIL 14, 2017

Last week I published a blog that provided five ways to avoid getting burned by outsourced B2B sales lead generation, qualification and nurturing. So, they settle for a cheap solution—which is how mediocre sales lead generation firms survive. The need for sales pressures the CMO to deliver leads fast. You can read the blog here.

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Crimson Marketing

JUNE 26, 2014

One of the key changes in marketing in recent years is the advent of content marketing as a principal tool in demand generation. Marge Breya, EVP and CMO of data integration company Informatica and architect of the company’s marketing system, works on the front lines of these changes. Demand Generation Podcasts'

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The job of the CMO is arguably the most difficult in the C-suite. The average CMO lasts just 20 months, so they have to move fast to make an impact. Three areas of expertise Strategy If you’re a strategy-focused CMO, you’re at the forefront of your company’s innovation efforts and go-to-market plan.

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The job of the CMO is arguably the most difficult in the C-suite. The average CMO lasts just 20 months, so they have to move fast to make an impact. Three areas of expertise Strategy If you’re a strategy-focused CMO, you’re at the forefront of your company’s innovation efforts and go-to-market plan.

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Outgrow

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

About our guest: Shoham Eckhaus is the chief strategy office & CMO at Penguin , a B2B Tech Digital Marketing agency. EPISODE 092: Generating Impact and Outperforming Competition With Measurable Results. And it just says, of course, puts more pressure on the CMO to bring results fast. Thanks for joining us, Shoham.

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accelerate agency

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The job of the CMO is arguably the most difficult in the C-suite. The average CMO lasts just 20 months, so they have to move fast to make an impact. The marketing industry, too, has become increasingly complex over the past two decades, and the CMO’s role has grown exponentially. . Three areas of expertise.

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Pearl Digital Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

These for-hire experts include fractional chief marketing officers (CMOs), chief financial officers (CFOs), vice-presidents for human resources, and chief information officers (CIOs). What is a fractional CMO? A chief marketing officer (CMO) is not only a marketing manager but is also the leader of all marketing-related elements.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 28, 2020

The World Federation of Advertisers recently published its report titled, “The CMO Conundrum and the Search for the Unicorn Marketer 2020,” which examined responses from 683 leading marketers from around the globe. Statistics suggest that the top skill for marketers today (88%) is having a general understanding of the industry.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

If you’re not sure how to respond, you should work on that relationship — especially if you’re the CMO. . Prove its ROI and show metrics that will measure its success. . CMOs need tangible support from engaged CEOs to continue to innovate and improve upon their marketing strategy. . Quick Takeaways: . I call them the three C’s.

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