Does the role help marketing departments lead successful businesses or is it an overused title that promises more than most of its holders will be able to deliver?
I guess it’s a new-year thing, but recently I thought about a question I’ve been toying with for a long time. Is the chief marketing officer role a good idea? Or should we accept the reality in many firms, get rid of the title and pick a term that reflects what most marketing executives are actually doing: communications?
Strong support exists for either route. I’m writing this column to invite your comments – because I’m genuinely unsure.
To structure the debate, I’ve dug out the facts that support getting rid of the CMO aspiration and those that lead to the opposite conclusion – keeping the title and pushing for more CMO influence. I’ve spent the last couple of years fighting for the latter, but I’m open to a challenge.
Let’s start with the facts for why we should ditch the CMO.
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