Martech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Agile marketing isn’t easy to implement or continuously manage, and the promise of helping teams prioritize work — and say no to some things — remains elusive. Generative AI is poised to accelerate priority work — especially in content management and SEO. Let’s face it: the marketing world is already complicated.

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Tiecas

MAY 19, 2025

In this Q&A post, well explore what a Fractional CMO for manufacturers does, how the role differs from traditional marketing management, and what realistic business outcomes to expect. This isnt just […]

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Martech

MAY 8, 2025

The store manager calls me raging about “garbage data” because customers are showing up with online orders that look nothing like what they received. We finally got somewhere when I convinced them to put a store manager on the digital team and send a web merchandiser to work Saturdays in a busy store for a month.

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2025

Let’s be honest: seeing Gartner’s latest CMO spending report probably made your stomach drop. Only 24% of CMOs feel confident about their 2024 funding. One CMO reduced her martech spend by 40% and saw lead quality improve. Marketing budgets are down 15% year-over-year. They’ve stopped playing defense.

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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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Martech

AUGUST 12, 2024

Centralized customer data management Unified customer profiles: A CDP aggregates data from various sources (e.g., email marketing platforms, social media management tools, analytics software) to create a cohesive marketing ecosystem. For this prompt, try selecting the CMO persona. Context) You are CMO for a large consumer brand.

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The CMO Survey

APRIL 24, 2024

The 32 nd edition of The CMO Survey examines reoccurring questions related to marketing spending and performance, marketing leadership, and marketing jobs. In addition, managing marketing technology, generative AI, growth, and sustainability are special topics covered in this edition. Companies spend 19.9% in one year and to 30.9%

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Martech

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Newsletter platforms : Deliverability , IP reputation management, bounce rate optimization and blacklist prevention. Transactional systems : Scalability, managing large volumes of time-sensitive emails. Source: MartechTribe, 2024 CIO-CTO-CFO group Focuses on cost and control management.

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Martech

AUGUST 21, 2024

Yet, many companies manage martech, salestech and support tech in isolation, resulting in fragmentation of that experience. The customer experience imperative: Moving beyond isolated tech solutions In many companies, the norm is to purchase and manage martech separately from other teams. Their CMO owns marketing, sales and support.

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Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 8, 2025

As a content pro (and former social media manager), Ive got you covered. Tools and software: This includes publishing, reporting, campaign management, social listening and monitoring, and other social media management tools. (If Table of Contents What is a social media budget? Heres what they said. to marketing on average.

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Martech

AUGUST 20, 2024

Today’s marketing tools are rich with AI capabilities, enabling marketers to develop and manage strategies, personalize customer messages, utilize chatbots for online inquiries, streamline opportunity management and perform just-in-time predictive analysis. Example : Mary Marketer, the marketing operations manager at ACE Corp.

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Martech

AUGUST 8, 2024

CMOs and their marketing organizations face a Sisyphean task in managing their ever-expanding martech stack. Understanding this principle and how it applies to martech management will better equip you to identify the tools and strategies driving your marketing success. Are you getting the most from your stack?

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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

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. In some cases, offer options for unsubscribing or managing multiple email subscriptions.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 30, 2025

Leslie Berland, CMO, Verizon Leslie Berland is the CMO of Verizon, an iconic telecommunications company earning a reputation for best-in-class organic engagement on social. Nathan Jun Poekert, CMO, General Idea Nathan Jun Poekert has built a name for himself on LinkedIn.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Diverse opportunities: The martech field encompasses a wide range of areas, including automation, customer relationship management (CRM), data management platforms, and more. For this prompt, try selecting the CMO persona. Your experience can help you take on roles that shape marketing strategies and drive innovation.

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Martech

JANUARY 6, 2023

While evaluating a short list of CMO candidates, I noticed something interesting. CMO candidates and selection committees don’t have it easy. CMOs have one of the most difficult jobs on an executive team. Companies must triangulate the changing business landscape, mixed CMO responsibilities and varied candidate pools.

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Martech

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Brands that optimize their digital presence can influence up to 52% of the sources cited by generative models, per a recent study by Terakeet (disclosure: I serve as the companys CMO). Just as traditional SEO emphasizes relevance and quality, GEO requires a robust network of owned and managed digital assets.

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Martech

AUGUST 22, 2024

A new customer relationship management (CRM) platform is a big change for any organization, as well as for the people tasked with using the new system. Large organizations who’ve done similar implementations in the past might decide to manage this implementation on their own.

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The CMO Survey

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In this webinar, Christine Moorman, Founder of The CMO Survey and the T. Topics included managing digital marketing returns, marketing and DEI, marketing and the C-suite, and brand political activism. Topics included managing digital marketing returns, marketing and DEI, marketing and the C-suite, and brand political activism.

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The marketing function keeps expanding, as Deloitte’s Spring 2024 CMO Survey affirmed. She provides fractional CMO services to B2B technology and professional services companies. “I Brand management tool Marq found that “ consistent brand presentation across all platforms can increase revenues by up to 23%.”

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 29, 2025

Agentic AI builds on that foundation managing the workflows within the team and executing actions with much less human involvement. But Sergey Ermakovich , CMO at HasData, pushes marketers to widen their thinking on using AIs data-crunching capabilities for decision-making. Thats a useful need, especially for smaller teams.

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Martech

JANUARY 29, 2025

Some days, the ability to make this claim can be a managers highest achievement. It can be uncomfortable, especially for people with order-creating jobs, such as managers, MOps and technical specialists. If you fill management ranks with order-givers you end up with employees who are order-takers. I left other people alone.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Let’s not forget Facebook, which is rolling out new tools via Meta’s Ads Manager. Carrie Mahon, CMO at Unanet, offers a broader view: “Embracing new AI tools early not only provides marketers with a strategic advantage in creativity and efficiency but also fosters a mindset shift that speeds up AI integration and unlocks greater benefits.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Angelo Ponzi is a marketing and branding strategist who works with small to middle-market companies as their Fractional CMO. Staying actively engaged in networking and marketing efforts is essential to remain present in the fractional CMO arena and seize potential opportunities. 13:05] How do you scale this model? [18:03]

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Martech

JANUARY 16, 2025

If marketing executives dont act now to create a plan to manage AI, Hal could become your CMO in a few years. Generative AI has already come for the creative department as witnessed by Omnicom’s recent acquisition of IPG. What marketing leaders can do to address this threat How should marketing executives respond to this threat?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Among C-suite roles, chief marketing officers (CMOs) are the least likely to advance to the CEO spot and the most likely to be dismissed. This unsettling trend is supported by the Fall 2023 CMO Survey, where most CMOs reported limited involvement in executive-level decisions. to seeing it as a core component of business growth.

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Martech

MAY 30, 2024

The latest edition of The CMO Survey shows contradictions which, in my view, hinder the realization of marketing technology benefits and ROI. The CMO Survey is conducted biannually since 2008. The spring 2024 report includes data collected during Q1 2024 from CMOs across various industries and company sizes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For example, just hiring a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Marketing Director, or VP of Marketing can set you back anywhere from $15,363 to $29,732 per month. Key Roles & Costs: CMO, Marketing Director, or VP of Marketing Monthly Cost : $15,363 - $29,732 Pros : You get a seasoned marketing expert who’s fully dedicated to your business.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

Have you considered hiring a fractional CMO because your small business can’t afford a full-time marketing executive? Fractional CMOs have become increasingly popular in recent years, and can provide many of the same benefits as a full-time CMO without a long-term commitment. What Is A Fractional CMO?

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Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Being thoughtful about how you implement and manage your AI marketing tools maximizes the value AI brings to your brand tracking strategy. This discrepancy highlights the value of consulting multiple AI models for a more well-rounded picture of your company’s brand awareness. Craft precise prompts for accurate AI results.

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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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Sprout Social

APRIL 9, 2024

The recruiter paused to collect their thoughts and replied, “The CMO is very passionate about social media so I think you’ll find they’ll be actively involved in your day-to-day.” The post 5 ways to be a better CMO for your social teams appeared first on Sprout Social. To me this was a red flag.

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Hubspot Marketing

JULY 11, 2024

Here are five practical tips to transform your audience into a loyal and engaged community, using the differentiated marketing tactics we’ve discussed and our Community Management Templates. Assess the current landscape. Determine where your audience engages , whether owned or unowned, and if they already identify as a community.

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By managing expectations and educating teams on how AI works best , marketers can shift focus toward the achievable, practical uses that make an impact. Users often expect AI to “do it all,” leading to frustration when it falls short, especially for tasks requiring precision. A need for guardrails.

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Martech

MAY 7, 2024

Documenting the request is probably the most important step, and it can be done with a follow-up email, a follow-up Slack message or the creation of a task in a project management tool like Asana, Trello or JIRA. As mentioned above, a project management tool like Asana, Trello or JIRA can do wonders. and “I want you to do X.”

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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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