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The Average Tenure of CMOs at Big Companies

The Average Tenure of CMOs at Big Companies

How long have chief marketing officers been on the job at large enterprises and advertisers? What are the backgrounds of those CMOs? To find out, Spencer Stuart looked at the data.

How to Find and Nurture the Entrepreneurs in Your Company

How to Find and Nurture the Entrepreneurs in Your Company

Your organization's greatest innovations have yet to be discovered. Who's going to discover them? Your sales team's entrepreneurs. So, find and nurture your brightest problem-solvers. Here's how.

The Digital Marketing Jobs That Will Be Disrupted Most by AI

The Digital Marketing Jobs That Will Be Disrupted Most by AI

Digital marketers say the industry roles that will likely be disrupted most by artificial intelligence are content writers, email marketers, and social media managers, according to recent research from Authority Hacker.

Five Tips for Effective Communication With Distributed Teams

Five Tips for Effective Communication With Distributed Teams

Zoom fatigue? You may be missing those water-cooler conversations. Feeling confused? You might need a video call to give you some visual cues. This article offers five tips for healthy communication with a remote team.

The Responsibilities and Backgrounds of Copywriters

The Responsibilities and Backgrounds of Copywriters

What do copywriters do? What are their educational backgrounds? Which skills do employers expect them to have? To find out, Semrush analyzed 400 copywriter job postings on Indeed.com.

What We've Got Here, Marketers, Is a Failure to Communicate (Marketing's Value)

What We've Got Here, Marketers, Is a Failure to Communicate (Marketing's Value)

Forget bragging about Marketing-qualified leads or social media likes. To keep our jobs, marketers have to learn to communicate Marketing's value in terms that matter to senior management.

Want to Beat the Average CMO Tenure? Remake Your Role.

Want to Beat the Average CMO Tenure? Remake Your Role.

The secret to performing successfully as a CMO—and extending your tenure—is being adaptable to the company's needs. This article provides some suggestions for getting there.

CEOs' Must-Haves for Their Marketing Teams

CEOs' Must-Haves for Their Marketing Teams

Instead of looking at the marketing department as a standalone function, CEOs need to construct a marketing team that benefits all areas of the organization. Here's how.

LinkedIn Data: The 10 Most In-Demand Marketing and Sales Skills

LinkedIn Data: The 10 Most In-Demand Marketing and Sales Skills

Social media expertise is the most in-demand marketing skill and customer service expertise is the most in-demand sales skill, according to recent research from LinkedIn.

How Confident Are Senior Marketers in Their Capabilities?

How Confident Are Senior Marketers in Their Capabilities?

Among their many marketing and media capabilities, senior marketers are most confident in their ability to target customers and are least confident in their third-party data analyses, according to recent research.

Five Trends Reshaping B2B Marketing Leadership in 2023

Five Trends Reshaping B2B Marketing Leadership in 2023

From an uncertain economy to new customer expectations, the B2B marketing function—and the job of the B2B CMO—is shifting, quickly. Here's how to make sure those changes lead to better marketing and faster growth.

Four Ways Marketers Can Increase Their Productivity

Four Ways Marketers Can Increase Their Productivity

The trials of remote work and multiple meetings can make being productive more difficult than ever. Check out these four tips for increasing your productivity.

Three Ways to Help Women Join the Ranks of Agency Owners

Three Ways to Help Women Join the Ranks of Agency Owners

Women make great marketers. So why do so few of them own marketing agencies? This article presents possible ways to solve that problem.

Unlearn So You Can Succeed: Why (And How) You Should Rewrite Your Playbook

Unlearn So You Can Succeed: Why (And How) You Should Rewrite Your Playbook

It seems natural to move beyond ways of thinking that haven't worked. But business leaders also need to be able to let go of tactics that have worked in the past so they can start fresh in a new role.

2023 Salary Guide: Pay Forecasts for Marketing, Content, and PR Positions

2023 Salary Guide: Pay Forecasts for Marketing, Content, and PR Positions

The median starting salary for a corporate chief marketing officer in the United States is expected to be $175,500 in 2023, according to recent research from Robert Half.

The State of Ethnic Diversity in the Marketing Industry

The State of Ethnic Diversity in the Marketing Industry

The marketing and advertising industries are steadily becoming more ethnically diverse, though some segments are still significantly underrepresented in senior-level positions, according to recent research.

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