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CMOs and CEOs Can Work Better Together

Harvard Business Review

But she also realized that the company needed to develop greater marketing muscle to drive a commercial transformation. As she put it, “Our markets are going through dynamic change. It must be marketing. Develop—and stick to—a marketing blueprint. Who should lead our transformation?

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Making Sense of Owned Media

Harvard Business Review

In the sporting goods industry, Nike has created the Nike+ running community while UnderArmour is developing an owned media strategy around its recent acquisition of MapMyFitness. But if you want to truly be disruptive, it’s time to rethink owned media and make it a more strategic part of your marketing mix.

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