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The Rise of the Digital CMO

Harvard Business Review

Fact: When it comes to marketing spending, analog still outstrips digital by a factor of three to one. Digital marketing provides targeted reach and measurable impact. Innovative digital marketing approaches in social media, CRM, and other areas dominate the discussion. Shouldn''t CMOs and all marketers be shocked by this?

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Improve Decision-Making With Help From the Crowd

Harvard Business Review

Given the success of the program in 2013, IBM’s CIO decided to invest $7 million to expand iFundIT in 2014. It will surely meet resistance. Over 1,000 IBMers participated from 30 countries, applying to get part of the seed fund of $300,000. 160 projects were submitted and 20 reached their funding targets ($10,000-$30,000).