The Drum

JUNE 3, 2025

You’ve worked across B2C and B2B marketing, with leadership roles at Facebook, Salesforce, and now Asana as CMO. The marketing chief tells Tim Healey why classroom theory is no match for work experience, and how vulnerability shapes high-performing teams. Can you walk us through your career journey and how you got here?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

AI startups are currently getting one-third of all investment dollars, with B2B startups getting $10 for every $1 invested in B2C applications, according to CB Insights. We are only at the beginning of the wave of AI solutions. As a result, we know we will see more AI applications aimed at B2B marketers.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trinh Tham (left), founder of Straatt Business Reimagined, discusses leadership with (from top) Marni Puente, SVP/CMO SAIC; Karen Feldman, VP marketing and communications at IBM Consulting and keynote host Drew Neisser, founder of CMO Huddles. So, it’s not so much about eliminating the politics, it’s about navigating.”

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In 2013, I spoke with Velocidi CMO Margaret Molloy, who had just attended the CMO Club Summit in Naples, Florida. This event had some of the industry’s brightest minds in attendance, including over 100 CMOs from some of the country’s most successful firms. conversion rate. I’d like to add curiosity.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

For this prompt, try selecting the CMO persona. There are many possibilities, depending on the human user’s industry and main objectives: Before we start, in addition to your other context, you are the CMO of a new national footwear brand. Context) In addition to your other context, you are the CMO of a new national footwear brand.

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 28, 2014

Author: Brian Kelly It’s no longer enough for a CMO to create “clever taglines” or choose “color palettes” – in 2014, the CMO must be a master of technology. Today’s CMOs are held accountable for revenue generation, which requires a more systematic approach to market engagement, and a deeper understanding of technology.

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The CMO Survey

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Many are their companys de facto Chief Digital Officers, too, so its hardly surprising that the latest CMO Survey finds that digital dominates when it comes to corporate marketing budgets. CMO Survey respondents, 95.3% rise for B2C Products and 4.4% rise for B2C Services over the next 12 months. and B2B Services 9.2%

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Martech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For this prompt, try selecting the CMO persona. There are many possibilities, depending on the human user’s industry and main objectives: Before we start, you are a CMO for a consumer electronics brand planning to launch a new product in six months. MarTechBot now has 10+ personas to provide more targeted responses.

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Martech

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“That’s our new reality, that’s for sure,” said Demandbase CMO Kelly Hopping. “A few years ago it was pretty much just B2C and it was pretty random — like someone who got kicked off “The Bachelor” doing unboxing videos. But what about the state of B2B marketing itself? ” B2B is different.

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Martech

AUGUST 29, 2024

” “As so many dynamics are changing and with the focus on first-party data and performance, brands still need reach,” said Deborah Wahl, former CMO of General Motors, at the roundtable. Here are all the top consumer trends rated by marketers and where they landed in the rankings: Image: Mediaocean’s “2024 H2 Market Report.”

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Litmus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 23, 2021

As of February 2021, Deloitte's annual CMO Survey reports that marketing budgets are now roughly 11.7% Gartner's 2020 CMO survey confirms most marketing budgets rest around 11% of total company budget. B2B Product industries allocate, on average, roughly 10% of revenue to marketing , which is similar to B2C Services (10.1%).

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Martech

DECEMBER 30, 2024

I expect these initiatives and hires to proliferate in 2025, said Eric Williamson, CMO of conversation intelligence company CallMiner. Many businesses will form AI councils or hire Chief AI Officers to lead AI transformation.

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Martech

AUGUST 14, 2024

The state of email has been evolving more than ever, especially in 2024 due to Google and Yahoo’s new bulk sender requirements,” said Talar Malakian, CMO of Phonexa, the lead gen technology company that hosts MailCon.

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Martech

AUGUST 16, 2024

When Jim Stengel was CMO of Procter & Gamble, he told me, “You can never know the customer too well.” Marketers’ primary job is to know what the customer wants. It’s simple, but not easy. Jim knew his customers well enough that he turned Swiffer (an upgraded dust rag) into a multi-billion dollar brand platform.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 16, 2017

While most of the shortcuts are currently for B2C industries, B2Bs should be preparing for the inevitable invasion of their verticals as well. Second, don’t brush off SERP updates that seem to only apply to B2C keywords or industries. Mobile Shortcuts —In March, Google added tappable shortcuts below the search bar on mobile.

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The CMO Survey

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The August 2019 CMO Survey confirms this, with corporate marketers reporting a 27% increase in the implementation of AI and machine learning (ML) in marketing toolkits compared to just six months prior. CMO Survey results suggest that this concern is overblown with only 1.7% The CMO Survey also found that only 1.9%

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Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Marketers are feeling much more optimistic this quarter, according to the CMO Survey from Deloitte. By sector, B2C Services companies report the highest rate of optimism, with 72% reporting feeling more optimistic. By sector, B2C Services companies report the highest rate of optimism, with 72% reporting feeling more optimistic.

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Hubspot Marketing

JUNE 30, 2025

Likewise, content marketing ranked in the top three for B2C. 6-8 years of experience in B2B/B2C marketing with a strong focus on lead generation, campaign strategy, and digital marketing. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Job Description The chief marketing officer is the most senior role within a marketing organization.

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Martech

AUGUST 22, 2024

“A great kickoff meeting is one where everyone comes away with a clear understanding of what success looks like, what’s expected of them throughout the implementation, and what the immediate next steps are,” said Tyler Samani-Sprunk, co-founder and CMO of Simple Strat, a Diamond-Level HubSpot Solutions Partner.

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Martech

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In 2025, as social media platforms evolve with stricter content moderation and shifting algorithms, brands, businesses, and the growing creator economy will find it increasingly difficult to reach their ideal audiences, said Rachel Sterling, CMO of domain name technology company Identity Digital. The result?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 14, 2024

How To Hire a Fractional CMO written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I go solo and dive into the trend in the marketing consultancy agency world that is: Fractional Chief Marketing Officers or CMOs. I should start there, right?

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Martech

JANUARY 9, 2025

AI agents will increase foot traffic and loyalty With the help of AI agents, brands can now have a local extension of their store manager trained and ready to assist digital customers 24/7, said Monica Ho, CMO of AI-powered marketing technology company SOCi.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Source: 2019 CMO Survey, Deloitte. Nearly two-thirds of CMOs say demonstrating the impact of marketing actions on financial outcomes is their biggest communication challenge. * Mobile marketing has always been challenging, especially for B2B companies and B2C companies that offer complex products. Focus on revenue attribution.

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The CMO Survey

JUNE 16, 2020

B2C companies are more pessimistic than their B2B counterparts, as are larger revenue companies (>$10B) compared to their smaller counterparts (<$25M). Against this backdrop, The CMO Survey conducted a Special Covid-19 Edition survey, asking marketing leaders at U.S. Optimism about the economy is 50.9 (out in the next year.

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The CMO Survey

MARCH 18, 2021

The 26 th edition of The CMO Survey , which surveyed 356 marketing leaders, offers an overview of gains and losses and provides timely predictions for the year ahead. loss reported in the June 2020 CMO Survey , indicating job losses did not worsen over the last six months. Companies reported that 8.2% Of these losses, 28.1%

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 30, 2013

Today’s post comes from Velocidi CMO Margaret Molloy (@ MargaretMolloy ) and includes her coverage of the discussions at the recent CMO Club Summit. With more than 100 CMOs in attendance, the agenda was packed with fantastic panels and superb peer-to-peer conversation. The CMO role is a great gig, but it requires major skills.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Left to right: David Cohen, CEO IAB, Kaisy O’Reilly, SVP, CMO, Stuart Weitzman and Jacquelyn Baker, Global CEO Omnicom Commerce Group discuss RMNs at IAB’s Connected Commerce Summit: Retail Reimagined in New York. Photo: Chris Wood.

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Martech

DECEMBER 26, 2024

While these specific updates target government entities and healthcare providers, they set a precedent that other industries should take seriously, said Chad Sollis, CMO for web accessibility platform AudioEye. Compliance deadlines for both of these updated accessibility guidelines begin as early as April 2026.

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The CMO Survey

MARCH 28, 2023

Results from the 30 th edition of The CMO Survey indicate that inflation and economic uncertainty are harming marketing spending as the C-suite retrenches and cuts costs. In the B2C Product sector, superior product quality is now ranked as the top customer priority by 41.2 Sign up to participate in the next CMO Survey here.

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The CMO Survey

AUGUST 27, 2019

However, the most recent CMO Survey, published in February 2019 , points to CMOs fears that a recession is approaching fast. In past blogs we highlighted CMOs focus on market penetration as a low-risk growth strategy and their precipitous 21% drop in optimism about the U.S. B2C Services rings in at a moderate 4.4%

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Martech

JANUARY 3, 2025

The CTV space is expanding rapidly, with opportunities to shift from basic app-level targeting to more advanced methods like contextual and emotional targeting based on the tone of the content itself, said Jon Schultz, CMO of programmatic advertising company Viant Technology.

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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Noel Griffith , CMO of SupplyGem , says that marketers can get ahead of themselves at this stage and to stay vigilant on prospects needs. Its different from a B2C persona, where youre researching demographic data like age and income level or interests. Their boss, like a VP of Marketing or a CMO.

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SocialPilot

JANUARY 27, 2025

Unlike B2C (business-to-consumer) strategies, which often focus on driving emotional purchases, B2B strategies prioritize building long-term relationships, establishing authority, and generating leads from decision-makers like CEOs, managers, and teams. B2B social media operates differently than B2C. Why does all of this matter?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

To help you along, we’ve compiled a list of 20 of the top content marketers in both B2B and B2C. The most forward-thinking companies combine social, PR, and content into one team that works hand-in-hand with demand generation, all reporting to the CMO. Anna Hill is the CMO at the Walt Disney Company UK.

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Martech

MAY 31, 2023

This is in slight contrast to the views of a similar-sized sample expressed in Gartner’s 2023 CMO Spend and Strategy Survey, where between 12% and 26% of those interviewed expected to decrease spending in specific digital channels. Dig deeper: Marketers under pressure to cut martech spend Get MarTech!

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