Marketing Management Resources

How CEOs Feel About CMOs

How CEOs Feel About CMOs

What grade do chief executive officers give chief marketing officers? Do CEOs think CMOs are bold or bureaucratic? To find out, researchers surveyed 150 CEOs at US companies that have 100+ employees.

How to Be a Gritty Marketer: Leverage Failure in the Search for Mastery

How to Be a Gritty Marketer: Leverage Failure in the Search for Mastery

Considering how rapidly marketing is changing, including how reach is fracturing across a myriad of channels and platforms, there's a lot that's not in our control. What we can control is we react to inevitable failure. For gritty marketers, it can be the secret to marketing success.

How to Gain Managerial Approval for Your Go-to-Market Strategy

How to Gain Managerial Approval for Your Go-to-Market Strategy

GTM captures the essence of B2B marketing and sales. The first critical step—the most vital element of any GTM planning—is to get management buy-in, which hinges on the quality and clarity of your GTM plan. Here's how to develop and communicate a solid plan.

Salary Trends for US Digital Marketers

Salary Trends for US Digital Marketers

What is the average salary of a digital marketer in the United States? How do average salaries differ by work location, job role, and gender? Find out.

Marketing as a Service, or How to Improve B2B Marketing Impact

Marketing as a Service, or How to Improve B2B Marketing Impact

During revenue headwinds and economic uncertainty, CFOs often turn to reducing marketing headcount and budgets. Yet, CMOs must still generate more pipeline and revenue. But how? Enter outsourcing—specifically, marketing as a service.

Looking Past Pitchcraft: How to Find the Best B2B Marketing Agency for You

Looking Past Pitchcraft: How to Find the Best B2B Marketing Agency for You

Looking for a new B2B marketing agency? This article will help you understand what goes on behind-the-scenes at an agency when your brief goes out.

The Top Driver of Employee Retention Is Meaning

The Top Driver of Employee Retention Is Meaning

A survey of 1,252 workers in the United States found that meaning is the factor most strongly correlated with people wanting to stay at their job—ahead of growth, belonging, daily experience, and compensation.

2024 Salary Guide: Pay Forecasts for Marketing, Content, and PR Positions

2024 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 $189,750 in 2024, according to recent research.

Crack the Salary Code: 2024 Must-Know Insights and Trends for Marketers

Crack the Salary Code: 2024 Must-Know Insights and Trends for Marketers

The insights in this article are truly valuable for marketing and creative managers who must find the talent they need. But if you are that talent... it pays (literally) to know what exactly those managers will be considering in the hiring process. Find out how to be more easily hired!

Better Together: The Importance of Aligning Sales and Marketing Teams

Better Together: The Importance of Aligning Sales and Marketing Teams

The way marketing and sales are done is changing—fast. Harnessing the unique skills of Marketing and Sales for a common purpose can help you get ahead of the curve. Here's how.

The Data-Related Activities Marketers Spend the Most Time On

The Data-Related Activities Marketers Spend the Most Time On

Marketers say a wide range of data-related activities now take up their time, including collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data, according to recent research from Funnel.

Selling in a Recession: Challenges and Training Opportunities

Selling in a Recession: Challenges and Training Opportunities

The recessionary environment is driving the need for sales reps to personalize the buying experience. This article explores how individualized sales training helps ensure high-quality experiences.

How the Responsibilities of B2B Marketing Teams Are Changing

How the Responsibilities of B2B Marketing Teams Are Changing

Senior B2B marketing executives say they and their teams have increasingly been asked to take responsibility for business results and prove ROI over the past few years, according to recent research from EssenceMediacom.

Choosing the Right Customer Data Platform: A Guide

Choosing the Right Customer Data Platform: A Guide

A customer data platform compiles data from multiple internal sources, resulting in a central database that offers a 360-degree view of customers. Here's how to ensure you pick the solution that's right for your business.

Are Businesses Planning to Give Their Employees Raises in 2024?

Are Businesses Planning to Give Their Employees Raises in 2024?

Most businesses plan to raise wages in 2024, but those raises will not necessarily apply to all employees, according to recent research from Resume Builder.

Are Job Seekers Lying About Their AI Skills?

Are Job Seekers Lying About Their AI Skills?

Nearly half of recent job seekers looking for office work say they lied about their artificial intelligence skills during the hiring process, according to recent research from Resume Builder.

Reduce Friction With a Yearend Marketing Road Map for Smooth Sailing in 2024

Reduce Friction With a Yearend Marketing Road Map for Smooth Sailing in 2024

'Tis the season for thinking about next year before this year is even over! This article looks at how to plan, but not over-plan, for the new year by creating a flexible road map.

Generative AI: What Keeps Me Up at Night

Generative AI: What Keeps Me Up at Night

GenAI's positive benefits outweigh its negative consequences, but that doesn't make those consequences any less real. This article lists future concerns about the use of AI, from basic to dystopian.

Five Ways Marketers Can Scale and Lead Remote Teams Effectively

Five Ways Marketers Can Scale and Lead Remote Teams Effectively

Managing remote teams is not just about having virtual meetings ad nauseam. This article explores other ways of securing performance and cohesion in remote marketing teams.

How Well Are CMOs and CFOs Collaborating?

How Well Are CMOs and CFOs Collaborating?

Most chief marketing officers say the chief financial officer at their firm is willing or very willing to collaborate on investments, goals, and metrics, according to recent research from CMO Council and KPMG.

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