The 7 Most Read and 7 Least Read Posts on Sword and the Script for 2018; Plus 7 Recommended Posts that are Worth Your Reading While
Happy New Year! This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. While some years have seen more, and some years have seen less, that’s about on par with the average over the last few years. New posts go up... Read More
18 Marketing and PR Statistics that Read Like a Meta Description for the Year 2018
Every year I pour over dozens (hundreds?) of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. As we close in on the year’s end,... Read More
A CMO Survey Shows Us How Classic 4Ps of Marketing Are Changing
A year after starting the role, a new retail CMO was frustrated. The job description discussed in the courtship didn’t match the reality: “To his surprise, his role was limited mostly to marketing communications, including advertising and social media. He... Read More
Top of Mind Among Senior Marketers: Cliff Notes to 3 Significant Surveys of CMOs
If your marketing budget grew by 5% or more in the next year, how would you invest that money? I like to ask that kind question because it’s an interesting mental exercise that really makes marketing think about what they... Read More
How PR Prepared Her for Inbound Marketing and a Role as a Martech CMO; Off Script No. 31: Nicole Wojno of UserIQ
Many years ago, I had a mentor that suggested the first 10 years of a career should be spent moving around and collecting skills. That’s one of the side benefits of growing up in tech PR – you are exposed... Read More
Marketing Budgets to Grow: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers
Marketers are relatively upbeat about the economy and growth prospects over the next 12 months or so. That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey, a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. It’s a survey... Read More
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Habits, Capabilities and Peer Reviews of the Modern CMO [UML]
“In areas where they are simply incompetent, smart executives don’t make decisions or take actions. They delegate. Everyone has such areas.” – Peter Drucker To say the role of the modern CMO is challenging is an understatement. The marketing landscape... Read More
We are All Forever Students of Marketing [UML]
We are all forever students. I’m pretty sure the first time I heard a variation phrase, it was many years ago, and by Brian Solis. It’s an elegant idea and a nice balance to a marketing world where today, many... Read More
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The Essential Characteristics of an Effective CMO [UML]
To say the role of the CMO has evolved is an understatement. In some ways, CMO often seem pulled in opposing directions. On one hand, a core competency in analytics and automation are a prerequisite. Yet on the other, businesses... Read More
Marketing without Authority is Marketing without Accountability
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) published a piece describing the modern challenge for CMOs and why these marketing leaders tend to not last but a few years in such roles. The authors say many CMOs are “limited mostly to marketing... Read More
