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Rewriting the Rules: How 2024’s Top B2B Marketers Are Shaping Tomorrow
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November 19, 2024
How did 2024 go for B2B marketers? With extended buying cycles, tightened budgets, and heightened sales expectations, it had its share of challenges.  Despite these obstacles, top marketing executives demonstrated remarkable adaptability and innovation, finding creative ways to deliver results with constrained resources. We’re proud to present these exceptional leaders in our latest eBook, “The 101 Top B2B Marketing Influencers...

Smart Brevity: The Art of Saying More with Less
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October 28, 2024
In today’s attention-starved business environment, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely can make or break a CMO’s success. Roy Schwartz, co-founder of Axios and Axios HQ and co-author of Smart Brevity, joined a CMO Huddles Career Huddle to share powerful insights into transforming corporate communication. His techniques, once used to revolutionize digital news delivery at Axios, are now helping...

Never Split the Difference: Chris Voss’ Essential Negotiation Tactics for B2B Leaders
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September 26, 2024
In today’s high-stakes business environment, the ability to negotiate effectively can make or break a CMO’s success. Chris Voss, renowned former FBI hostage negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference, joined a CMO Huddles Career Huddle to share powerful insights into the art of negotiation and conflict resolution. His techniques, once used to defuse life-or-death situations, are now helping...

Unleashing Impact Players: 5 Strategies for B2B CMOs to Elevate Their Teams
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August 22, 2024
In today’s high-pressure B2B landscape, CMOs face relentless demands to drive growth with limited resources. Liz Wiseman’s “Impact Players,” offers a blueprint for cultivating game-changing talent within your organization. During a CMO Huddles Career Huddle, Wiseman shared actionable insights on how marketing leaders can amplify their own impact while nurturing high-caliber talent. Here are five key strategies to transform your...

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: 7 Strategies for Mastering Spontaneous Communication
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July 18, 2024
In today’s fast-paced business world, CMOs face a whirlwind of high-stakes, spontaneous communication situations—from impromptu board meetings to unexpected client calls. Yet many lack formal training in handling these high-stakes moments.  Enter Matt Abrahams, Stanford lecturer and author of “Think Faster, Talk Smarter,” who joined a CMO Huddles Career Huddle to share actionable strategies for mastering off-the-cuff communication.  Abrahams argues...

Underground Recession: The Hidden Strain on B2B CMOs
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June 18, 2024
The United States’ macroeconomic indicators appear robust. Since the beginning of 2024, the S&P 500, America’s main stock market index, has increased by 446 points, or 9.34%. The Federal Reserve has pushed back its initial cut in policy rates due to continued growth resilience and firmer inflation data. However, buried within this robust economic data is a different reality: an...

Beyond Happiness: 4 Ways to Uncover Purpose & Fulfillment
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June 13, 2024
In our metric-driven business world, it’s easy to get caught up chasing short-term wins while losing sight of deeper purpose and long-term, sustainable growth. But CMOs should prioritize finding their purpose to drive sustainable growth and impact—that’s where going “beyond happiness” comes into play. Author Jenn Lim joined a CMO Huddles Career Huddle to discuss insights from her book “Beyond...

The Time to Win: 6 Ways to Exceed Customer Expectations
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May 8, 2024
Speed and responsiveness have become crucial competitive advantages in today’s fast-paced business world. Jay Baer, a renowned author, customer experience expert, and purveyor of fine tequila, joined a CMO Huddles Career Huddle to share insights from his latest book, “The Time to Win,” which explores the power of speed in driving customer satisfaction and revenue growth. During the insightful conversation,...

Demographic Shifts: Adapting B2B Marketing Strategies for New Generations
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April 19, 2024
Millennials and Gen-Zers now outnumber Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers in management roles, heralding a significant shift in the B2B buying landscape. As key decision-makers, their distinct preferences and buying behaviors differ markedly from their predecessors, and marketing must adapt accordingly.  To help you adapt to this demographic shift, here are 5 key insights from Forrester’s VP and Research Director, Matt...