Doing marketing isn’t the same as leading marketing. In the world’s largest marketing leadership study, we found that CMOs who know how to lead marketing outperform those who just do it. What makes for a successful CMO?…
Seasons greetings! Today I have an inspirational Forbes interview for you with Formula 1 CMO Ellie Norman—and a personal update on why work on the new Marketing Leadership Masterclass meant I had less time for writing this…
It’s 2020 and for many in marketing, life is tricky. Reports of layoffs, budget cuts—and plenty of uncertainty. When you think about it: it’s odd. Marketers live to help the firm find customers, drive revenue, keep the…
For marketers, a massive window for change has just opened—and the prize is big. Let’s face it, marketing missed its last slot. Digital technology should have given marketers unprecedented powers—the power to understand customers; the power to…
Marketers are facing a major problem. Post-virus, how will markets change? What are the trends? Trends are a simple way to plot the future. More video meetings, more online courses, more home cooking—it’s where the world is…
Making change happen is tough. New products? Too risky. Agile working? Maybe next year. Better digital tools? We’ll look into it. Why change when life is good? Toys “R” Us, Pan Am, Nokia, Sears, Myspace didn’t fail…
Business life is a rat race. So many meetings, presentations, emails. Breakfast to go. Working lunch. Late dinner. It’s crazy. Then, all of a sudden, things grind to a halt. The meetings get cancelled. The email trail…
It all started in 2020. The world was just beginning to grapple with a pandemic. Shops and schools had to close. Events were cancelled. Firms asked people to work from home. Global travel ground to a halt….
Game changers must be brave. Air controller Anthonius Gunwan Agung stayed in his post, so Batik Air 6231 could take off seconds before the earthquake struck Palu airport, saving all 160 souls on board (he didn’t make…
If you love customers, leadership could easily be your biggest challenge. How to help customers, when others don’t care? How to convince people who don’t report to you? How to innovate, when innovation isn’t welcome? Sounds familiar?…
Who thrives? The people who have more than just ideas. The people who figure out how to make stuff happen, how to mobilize people, how to ship. A few days ago, I sat down with Rusty Pepper…
Fran Crippen loved the water. The US long-distance swimmer had beaten his competition many times. 7 medals in 6 years—one gold, four silver, two bronze. Olympic games in reach. Expectations were high for the Fujairah Marathon Swimming…
A few days ago, The Marketing Society asked me to share with their senior marketers the insights from the largest ever study on marketer success. Seats were arranged in a circle, so I could see everyone’s eyes…
(From my Marketing Week column) When Marketing Week’s editor, Russell Parsons, asked me to write an article to accompany the launch of Marketing Week’s Top 100 Most Effective UK Marketers, I was torn. What’s to celebrate? This year…
Making it to the next level can be exciting. More responsibility, more options, more pay. But how to get promoted? Perhaps your firm has a fixed promotion schedule, and it’s either “up” or “out.” Perhaps your boss…
For my Forbes column I sat down with Mika Yamamoto, who left her mark at firms like Amazon, Microsoft and Adobe, to talk about what matters for marketing leadership success. Here’s a summary (you can read the…
When the numbers don’t add up, business dreams evaporate, change movements stall, projects die. Perhaps people love your idea. Perhaps no one asks if the numbers work out. But sooner or later, someone will. Ideally, that someone is you. Too many leaders…
On September 17 we’ll kick off the next Marketing Leadership Masterclass in association with Marketing Week. The current class is now graduating and the impact on people’s careers is already exceeding expectations. This is your chance to join at the…
Last weekend, my partner and I took a bicycle tour to a small village near our home, called Adendorf. Each year, it hosts an iconic garden exhibition – a sales show with plenty of champagne and canapés….
For the sixth year in a row, The Marketing Academy, McKinsey, Wisdom 8, and I will help 20 blue chip marketers on the way to CEO. This year – for the first time – we’ll run a…
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