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3 Ways Rank-and-File Marketers Matter to the C-Suite in a Brave New Marketing World

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By Rio Longacre

A couple weeks ago in my post titled “Wanted: Data-Driven, Digital CMOs,” I wrote about the enormous pressure CMOs are finding themselves under as the world digitizes, requiring a new type of leader, one who understands and feels comfortable in the digital space. The result of this changing dynamic has been a dramatic shortening of your average CMO’s tenure.

I’m not the first to observe this trend—it’s been covered in many places over the past few months, including this great article from Fast Company.

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Rio Longacre

Who’s Your Data? is a blog that aims to disseminate thought-provoking tips and techniques involving the use of data and database marketing to direct marketing professionals. Why should you care? Because implementing data best practices has been shown to lift response rates, improve analytics and enhance overall customer experience. Reader participation is encouraged!

Rio Longacre is a Sales & Marketing Professional with more than 10 years of experience in the direct marketing trenches. He has worked closely with businesses across many different vertical markets, helping them effectively leverage the use of data, personalization technologies and tracking platforms. Longacre is currently employed as a Managing Consultant, Marketing, Sales & Service Consulting at Capgemini Consulting, a premier management consulting firm. He is based in the company's New York City office, which is located in Midtown Manhattan. He has also previously worked as an online media buyer and digital marketing strategist.

Email Longacre below, or you can follow him on Twitter at @RioLongacre. Any opinions expressed are his own.

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