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CMO Study Shows Gaps In Content Strategy & Measurement
pending on content is on the rise, but the impact of that spend is still uncertain, according to a new study from the CMO Council. Although 25% of companies are spending their marketing budgets on content creation, there are still a significant number of them that lack the necessary strategies, competencies and best practices to effectively engage their markets, according the study.
B-to-B Marketers Must Improve Relevance And Performance Of Digital Content
A new Content ROI study by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and NetLine reveals that business buyers give vendors poor marks for the value and trustworthiness of their online content, rating content produced by professional organizations and industry groups as more usable and relevant.
Big Data Encourages Collaboration Between Marketing And IT
CMOs and CIOs believe Big Data offers an opportunity to build a bridge between the two disparate departments in an effort to enhance enterprise wide customer centricity.
CMO Council Teams With NetLine For Content Syndication
The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, the leading global community for strategic marketing decision makers, today announced an extended content syndication service powered by NetLine, the top BtoB multi-channel advertising network that includes more than 15,000 website properties, reaching a monthly audience of 75 million unique visitors.
According to the CMO Council’s sixth annual State of Marketing audit, CMOs are now overwhelmingly positive about their roles and functional areas, with more than 50 percent reporting budget increases and nearly half anticipating hiring new talent.
Market analysts say that telecom companies are taking a short term view by demanding revenue share from the over the top players. A Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council report reveals that some 44 per cent of telco marketers who participated in the CMO Council's "Profitability From Subscriber Acuity" study during the second to fourth quarters of 2012 are actively exploring OTT partnerships and revenue-sharing opportunities.
5 Ways To Start Transforming Your Customer Demand Generation Process
It looks like 2013 could be “The Year of the Marketer,” according to the CMO Council. Their recent “State of Marketing Audit” results revealed that CMOs are reporting a strongly positive outlook on the role of marketing in 2013.
Rethinking Your Operational Blueprint
According to the CMO Council's “State of Marketing 2012” report, “organizational culture and senior management mindset both were highlighted as key sources of aggravation for marketers” and 30 percent of those surveyed indicate that internal dynamics can be a key source of friction within their organizations. These types of organizational issues don’t just resolve themselves, and ultimately impact marketers' bottom line and ability to achieve profitable growth.
Where Marketing Execs Are Spending All Those Tech Dollars
Why is marketing so invested in technology? Because today, marketers must lead with data and insight -- and that is completely technology-driven, says Liz Miller, vice president of marketing programs and operations at the CMO Council, a worldwide network of marketing decision makers.
Mobile Great For Client Relation Management
A study titled “Engage at every stage “ and sponsored by the CMO council, a body dedicated to high level marketing information exchange explains that the key to successful mobile will be in using the mobile phone as remote control to manage consumer relationships.
Telco Marketers Court OTT Players
Communications service providers are learning that when it comes to over-the-top services, they can't beat the big names like Facebook, Skype, and Google, so they have to find out how to join them. This was the biggest attitude shift observed in the CMO Council's latest survey of 222 marketers in the telecom field, including wireline and wireless operators, Internet service providers, fiber optics network operators, and cable and satellite companies. It also conducted in-depth interviews with big players like AT&T, Bell Canada, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, and Vodafone.
5 Ways Business Still Fails The IT Organization
Marketing, you see, doesn't think it has a technology problem, and if it does, it doesn't see the IT organization as the fix. In its excellent State of Marketing 2012 report, the CMO Council asked marketers about the organizational or operational changes they plan for this year. Just 10% cited "improve alignment and collaboration with IT."
LivingSocial CMO Showcases Diverse Career Path Needed For Today's Leaders
As his career path and his new role demonstrate, CMOs today must broaden their expertise well beyond traditional marketing by developing the coveted technology and social-media skills that translate into digital connectivity to enhance customer understanding and customer experience. According to the CMO Council's recent "State of Marketing report," nearly two-thirds (63%) of senior marketers are looking to solidify their social-media strategy in 2013, yet only 18% feel that they have the skills, talent and budget to fully exploit the potential of digital customer engagement.
What Oracle's Plan To Acquire Eloqua Means For Marketers
Marketing is white hot. Last month, the CMO Council declared 2013 “The Year of the Marketer.” Earlier, Gartner had predicted that by 2017, CMOs will spend more on IT than CIOs do.
Australian Marketers Should Make Mobile Their New Year's Resolution
In the next five years, Experian predicts more than 50% of marketing budgets will be associated with mobile, as above-the-line channels continue to become more interactive and engaging - but it’s a far cry from where Australian marketers are today.
Why 2013 Is The Year Of The Marketer
2013 is now “officially” The Year of the Marketer. According to the Council’s sixth annual State of Marketing audit, CMOs are now overwhelmingly positive about their roles and functional areas, with more than 50 percent reporting budget increases and nearly half anticipating hiring new talent.
With the number of global mobile phone subscribers set to hit 6.5 billion by the end of this year, brands are increasingly seeing mobile relationship marketing (MRM) as a critical area for gaining competitive advantage, according to a new study from the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council.
Digital Marketing In 2013: Predictions From 86 Industry Luminaries
It's that time again: CMO.com recently turned to its ever-growing array of savvy contributors and colleagues and asked them what they envision the new year will bring for the digital-marketing world.
Santa's Lucrative Business Model Delivers The Goods
Santa has an unblemished reputation for “delivering on the promise” and delighting the customer. With a firm deadline to hit (December 24th) there is no margin for error. A study by CMO Council of the global top consumer brands found that only 4 out of 10 top brands retains 50% or more of their “highly loyal” customers. Yet Santa defies these odds.
Welcome to The Marketing Week, your guide to the good, the bad and the downright bizarre marketing highlights of the last seven days.
