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Bridging the Gap Between Marketing and IT

Harvard Business Review

One of the common divides is that the former is focused on adopting the latest technologies, while the latter is focused on governance, security, and enterprise architecture. If the marketing team is developing a strategy to advance client needs, the IT team helps prioritize those needs based on the requirements of the infrastructure.

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CMOs and CIOs Need to Get Along to Make Big Data Work

Harvard Business Review

The CIO is becoming a strategic partner that is crucial to developing and executing marketing strategy.”. The CIO has the talent and expertise in infrastructure development to create the company’s Big Data backbone and generate the necessary insights. Develop a single scorecard that tracks progress and identifies breakdowns.

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