Without the buy-in and support of the CEO, marketers aee in danger of being sidelined. Here, we look at how marketing leaders can win the trust of their chief executive
They are two of the most important functions within any business, but it seems that for many organisations, the gulf between executive management and marketing remains as wide as it has ever been.
The 2013 Marketing Performance Management Survey released by Forrester, ITSMA and VisionEdge found less than 10 per cent of top executives relied on marketing input when making significant business decisions or setting strategy. This means there is still plenty of work for marketers to do if they want to win the respect of fellow senior executives.
Head of digital and marketing at information management consultancy InfoReady, James Forbes, says he has heard two clients refer to marketing as the ‘colouring-in department’ in recent weeks.
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In the third and final episode of our 3-part CMO50 video series exploring modern marketing and why it’s become a matter of trust, we’re delighted to be joined by Telstra’s former CMO and now digital services and sales executive, Jeremy Nicholas, and Adobe VP Marketing Asia-Pacific and Japan, Duncan Egan.
Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.
Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?
As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.
