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CEO and CMO: Searching for the keys to this crucial relationship

Silx Managing Director Alex Ionides shares how CEOs and CMOs can work in tandem – where marketing isn’t an isolated department but an integral force shaping the company’s future.

CEO CMO"At its best, the CEO-CMO partnership allows a company to tell stories that resonate, connect with consumers on a deeper level, and build a brand that stands the test of time."

They may not make the headlines quite like their CEO counterparts, but the CMO are powerful entities within any business. It’s hard to imagine Netflix today without Marian Lee’s guidance, or Apple without Greg Joswiak – both CMOs are notable for their sheer cultural influence.

But what is the relationship between CEO and CMO? What are the pitfalls, and what’s possible when it’s working well? And while cultural influence is important, how can the CMO communicate this in terms of the CEO’s priorities – particularly business growth?

Whether you’re at the level of Tariq Hassan, who heads up marketing at McDonalds, or Zach Kitschke, who was the fifth employee at Canva and is n


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.