Marketing Management

To paraphrase Forrest Gump, “Marketing technologists are as marketing technologists do.” Or maybe that would be Forrester Gump? (Or Gartner Gump?) Pardon the slightly silly intro. I’m a little giddy here on the eve of the inaugural MarTech conference. Whether you’re coming to MarTech or not, here’s an opportunity to participate in a crowdsourcing exercise for our community that will help us shed more light on the emerging profession of “marketing technologists” — and be …

What does a marketing technologist actually look like? Continue Reading »

This has been a banner year for marketing technology — and marketing technologists — being recognized as an integral part of modern marketing. Featured articles in the Financial Times and Harvard Business Review, both true mainstream business publications. The launch of the MarTech conference, taking place in Boston next week, which has completely sold out. And I’d now add the publication of a new book, The Marketing Performance Blueprint: Strategies and Technologies to Build and …

Modern marketing is for underdogs and innovators — and marketing technologists Continue Reading »

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 …

Navigating the Class V Rapids of Marketing Technology Continue Reading »

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 …

Secrets of an ace recruiter of technical marketing talent Continue Reading »

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 …

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

How much does a chief marketing technologist earn? It depends on the size of the company, the industry, and the region, but according to the Mondo Resourcing & Staffing Agency the range is $140,000 to $241,000. The only digital marketing executive position paid more, on average, were Chief Digital Officers, earning between $148,000 to $280,000. VP Digital Marketing, VP eCommerce, and VP Marketing Communications each earned less. These numbers were reported in Mondo’s recently released …

Chief Marketing Technologists earn $140,000 – $241,000 Continue Reading »

When I first started writing about the role of a chief marketing technologist in 2008, it was, at best, a niche subject. A hybrid marketing and technology executive? What kind of crazy, chimerical beast was that? But six years later, with marketing increasingly viewed as a technology-powered discipline, hybrid marketing technologist roles are growing rapidly. Reviewing registrations for the upcoming MarTech Conference, it’s incredible to see so many leading companies with official heads of marketing …

Harvard Business Review publishes The Rise of the Chief Marketing Technologist Continue Reading »

I was delighted to learn that the Financial Times — an international newspaper for senior executives and financial types that makes The Wall Street Journal look like light pop reading — dedicated an 8-page special report on the intersection of marketing and technology, officially released this morning. Recognition that marketing has become a technology-powered discipline has now reached the highest echelons of boardrooms and executive suites. This is a big step forward — albeit a …

Financial Times reveals the executive view of marketing technology, an evolving relationship of marketing and IT Continue Reading »

Having spent many years in the “conversion optimization” subdiscipline of marketing — a forerunner to what is now known as “growth hacking” in some circles — I’ve mulled over the inherent tension between innovation and optimization for a while. They’re two different mindsets. At its best, innovation is about exploring a wide range of bold, new ideas that challenge the status quo — often questioning assumptions that an organization takes for granted. Many of these …

The 4 quadrants of marketing management, a 2×2 model Continue Reading »

The incredible change we’re all experiencing these days is highly fractal. Similar patterns are emerging at many levels, and we can learn a lot by zooming in and zooming out. For instance, we can talk about how marketing technology is changing — which it is, at a phenomenal pace. But we can also go higher up and examine how marketing overall is changing. We can go even higher up and realize how businesses, industries, and …

How The Second Machine Age will transform marketing Continue Reading »