July 2014 - Chief Marketing Technologist

Symantec’s marketing technologist is an evangelist, an influencer, and a negotiator

July 24, 2014 July 24, 2014 / Interviews / By Scott Brinker / 2 Comments

I’m incredibly excited to share with you the following Q&A with Bala Kudaravalli, a leading marketing technologist at Symantec. (With thanks to Scott Vaughan at Integrate for introducing us!) With Symantec’s permission, Bala was able to share some very helpful details about the marketing technology transformation effort that they have underway at the company — and the cross-departmental governance structure that they’re using to manage it. Given Symantec’s size, the scale and scope of this …

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More unicorns! LinkedIn’s head of marketing technology

July 22, 2014 July 22, 2014 / Interviews / By Scott Brinker / 3 Comments

It’s fascinating to watch a new profession — marketing technologists — emerge from the digital star foundry. It’s a phenomenon that we should expect to see more frequently in The Second Machine Age. But while that’s thought-provoking at a theoretical level, it’s breathtaking to watch it actually happen with real people you know. It also reveals how much we rely on patterns from the past to determine what we believe about the future — unfortunately, …

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Navigating the Class V Rapids of Marketing Technology

July 18, 2014 July 18, 2014 / Marketing Management / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, I gave a presentation at the Marketing Operations Executive Summit hosted by the good folks at MarcomCentral that walked through my marketing technology landscape and talked about some of the dynamics with our industry moving towards platform ecosystems. MarcomCentral recently posted the video, which I’m embedding below (or watch it here if you’re reading this in email and the video doesn’t appear). They did a nice job of editing between video footage …

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Jason Heller on a mission for the marketer of the future

July 17, 2014 July 17, 2014 / Interviews / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

Jason Heller is the founder and CEO of Agiliti, a New York consultancy that specializes in digital transformation of marketing operations and strategy. I first became aware of Jason a few years ago through a series of columns he wrote for MediaPost, such as Achieving Simplicity From Complexity and Fostering Digital Innovation. We’ve had a number of chats since then, and I’m always impressed by the insight and passion he has for digital transformation in …

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Agiliti's Framework for Digital Transformation

Secrets of an ace recruiter of technical marketing talent

July 10, 2014 July 10, 2014 / Marketing Management / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

Pretty much everybody acknowledges that talent acquisition in marketing today is a hard problem — especially for technical talent for marketing technology, marketing operations, and marketing analytics. But that’s kind of like complaining that winter is cold in Boston. It’s a true statement, yes, but complaining about it doesn’t make you any warmer. You need to get yourself a sweater, a jacket, and a wool hat. You need to make sure your heating system is …

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Why MarTech will be a marketing conference like no other (a 3,200-word preview of what to expect)

July 8, 2014 July 8, 2014 / Marketing Management / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

In six weeks, MarTech: The Marketing Tech Conference will have its inaugural event. And while this may sound like a little hype — you’d think I worked in marketing — I can confidently say that this will be unlike any other marketing conference the world has ever seen. For those of you who are coming, I’ll describe what you can expect. And if you haven’t registered yet, I hope this may tempt you to join …

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The Unicorn: Marketing + Technology + Management

The 4th Wave of Content Marketing (recorded webinar)

July 2, 2014 July 2, 2014 / Marketing Tactics / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

Last month I did a joint webinar with Jerry Rackley, Chief Analyst at Demand Metric, on the growing phenomenon of “marketing apps” as a new wave of content marketing. Demand Metric had just completed a research project with 185 marketers to compare the effects of passive vs. interactive content on their digital marketing programs — and the results were quite exciting. If you were interested in my post a couple of months ago about why …

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3 compelling reasons to register for MarTech right now

July 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 / Other / By Scott Brinker / Leave a Comment

We’re only a month away from the inaugural MarTech Conference here in Boston, and here are three terrific reasons to register for MarTech today. #3. The “beta” rate expires next week — register now to save $150. First, the reason why you should register for MarTech today, instead of, say, in a couple of weeks: the discounted “beta” rate expires on July 11. That’s your last chance to save $150. After that, we’re in “release” …

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