Tagged: CMO

Businesses shift focus to achievable digital transformation in 2019, Forrester finds

Meagan Simpson

Published: November 12th, 2018

These are the most important media channels to CMOs, according to Nielsen

A recent survey of 165 American CMOs by media research firm Neilsen confirms that social media and search are king when it comes to allocating today's advertising dollars, while traditional media such as

Published on: June 29th, 2018 Eric Emin Wood

Q&A: Western Union’s B2B marketing lead on why legacy brands should embrace digital transformation

As the head of customer and marketing for Western Union’s B2B division, Nicole Zimmermann has seen the impact of digital transformation on many a legacy company first-hand – including her own. A veteran

Published on: June 18th, 2018 Eric Emin Wood

Want to reach a younger audience? Advertise outside of Facebook, expert says

Facebook is still the king of social media, but different platforms are grabbing the attention of its younger generations, and advertisers have taken notice. “Advertisers are concerned about fishing where the fish are,

Published on: February 13th, 2018 Alex Coop

What does today’s CMO look like? Here’s what Act-On learned [infographic]

Today's chief marketing officers (CMOs) are more likely than their predecessors to be highly educated, and more likely than fellow executives to be born and raised in their native country, an investigation by

Published on: September 27th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

Let CMOs take the lead in digital transformation: Accenture

The majority of Canadian CMOs know they should be taking the lead in digital transformation, but barely a quarter of CEOs are giving them the freedom to do so, according to a new

Published on: March 13th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

A CMO to Know: Salesforce Canada’s Tricia Gellman

TORONTO - Tricia Gellman is helping stake out uncharted territory for Salesforce.com. As the first CMO of the customer relations management (CRM) giant's Canadian arm, she finds herself not only in charge of

Published on: March 13th, 2017 ITBusiness Staff
BMO's digital fountain unveiling

BMO reflects on digital transformation to mark 200th anniversary with unique ‘fountain’

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) kicked off its 200th anniversary year by revealing a unique fountain with a digital twist at the location of its first-ever branch, in Toronto on Tuesday. Like many

Published on: January 24th, 2017 Brian Jackson

Hisense’s CMO on how CES affects your marketing strategy

Chances are you haven't heard of Hisense Co., but are familiar with at least one of its products. The Qingdao, China-based electronics manufacturer, originally founded in 1969, has owned the North and South

Published on: January 11th, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

A CMO to Know: Kevin Suitor, TELoIP

Kevin Suitor to didn’t set out to become a CMO, but his college co-op placement changed his intended career path. "I got the selling bug," he says. The newly appointed CMO of TELoIP

Published on: December 16th, 2016 Gary Hilson
Finger Thought Bubble

Marketers are a business’ best asset to bring customers closer: Gartner

In a recent Gartner Inc. survey of 330 CMOs and Marketing VPs, 73 per cent claim an ownership or share position in the profits and losses (P&L) of a business because of marketing's

Published on: May 18th, 2016 Fawn Annan

Meet ITWC’s new CMO, all over again

We've got news here at ITWC. Recently, President of IT World Canada Fawn Annan has taken on a new role at the company as its chief marketing officer. You've seen Annan in our

Published on: April 4th, 2016 Brian Jackson

Can you find your authentic blogging voice? I found mine – but it wasn’t easy

I thought writing my weekly blog was going to be easier than what I'm currently experiencing. I thought I would take one of the many ideas that pops up in my head and

Published on: March 28th, 2016 Fawn Annan
CMO Digital with Fawn Annan and Jim Love

CMO Digital: Do your online habits fit a generational stereotype?

For episode 18 of CMO Digital, Fawn is looking to get her multi-generational team involved in explaining the content habits of millennials, generation X, and baby boomers. But will they be able to

Published on: July 16th, 2015 Brian Jackson
Hiring

Companies struggling getting employees to share brand values: report

How important is it to deliver a unified and authentic customer experience that reinforces a company’s brand promise? Very, but companies say they’re challenged getting the entire organization to buy in and truly

Published on: June 15th, 2015 Jeff Jedras