May 1, 2025

The Rockstar CMO Studio: First 90 Days in The Machine

The Rockstar CMO Studio: First 90 Days in The Machine

Ian and Jeff finalize their discussion about a CMO’s first 90 days, coming to the last of their five marketing fundamentals - The Machine.

This week, Ian and Jeff finalize their discussion about a CMO’s first 90 days, coming to the last of the 5 F’in’ Marketing Fundamentals - The Campaign.

The Machine, roughly equates to Marketing Operations a role that Jeff knows well, having created several marketing operations teams before going on to advise enterprises through his work at Sirius Decisions and Forrester. 

In this episode, Ian and Jeff step through the five cylinders of the machine and what the new CMO needs to pay attention to in those first few months:

  1. Data

  2. Technology

  3. Analytics

  4. Processs

  5. People

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