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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. Furthermore, of the 535 highest paid and most senior positions at those companies, only 5.8% are held by women (down from 6.9%

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Avon CEO Andrea Jung Takes Seat on Apple's Board :: Women on Business

Women on Business

She’s taking over the seat formerly occupied by Apple’s former CFO, John Anderson, who resigned amidst a stock options backdating scandal. Develop Your Own Advisory Board Post by Jane K. Andrea Jung was an executive vice president at Neiman-Marcus before she joined Avon in 1996. Avon’s stock price was up 15% in 2007.Â

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CMOs, Build a Relationship with Your CFOs

Harvard Business Review

Once upon a time, marketers would often quote the old saw attributed to merchant-magnate John Wanamaker: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." But CMOs are now exploiting real-time data and insight into advertising performance, and driving measurable business growth.

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How CMOs Can Get CFOs on Their Side

Harvard Business Review

In our work with clients across dozens of sectors over more than five years, we have found that the strongest CMO/CFO partnerships develop when both parties undertake five actions: 1. CMOs need to start building this relationship by having a clear understanding of what CFOs expect. Why is this so challenging?

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Providing Earnings Guidance? Think Again

Harvard Business Review

By helping to fill this analytical void, CFOs can make it more likely that the market will develop expectations that are grounded in reality. Flexibility in Communications: Providing guidance also gives CFOs more leeway to discuss their company's outlook between earnings announcements.

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How Big Data Brings Marketing and Finance Together

Harvard Business Review

Consider how USAA – the nation’s 6 th largest consumer P&C insurer – has reinvented how marketing, finance and data analytics work together, starting with a first-ever partnership between the CMO, CFO and Chief Data Analytics officer. Advertising Finance Marketing' It’s completely reframed the conversation.”

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A Step-by-Step Plan to Improve CMO-COO Collaboration

Harvard Business Review

Here are our recommendations for how CMOs and COOs can develop a more collaborative working relationship: 1. Develop a shared vocabulary and shared metrics. When the marketing/operations team walked through each of the stages of this particular journey, they quickly developed a greater appreciation for the entire process.

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