A CMO Confidential Interview with Michael D'Esopo, CEO of Lippincott, formerly the President and Director of Brand Strategy. Michael shares research on more than 500 senior marketing leaders which highlights the pressures on CMOs to balance their focus between growth, AI, the customer experience, immediate results, and more.

Key topics include:

- The risk of having too much focus on short-term results

- The importance of having a customer agenda

- Why stakeholder alignment is one of the key things to get right

- The need to translate marketing to C-Suite objectives

Tune in to hear a story about adidas and why you shouldn't do market research at a wedding.

⏱️ Chapters

0:19 - Introduction to Michael D'Esopo

0:38 - The CMO Trust Study Findings

4:19 - The Trust Trade-Off and Short-Term Pressure

8:34 - Aligning Marketing with C-Suite Goals

13:51 - Expansion of the CMO Remit

19:37 - Impact of AI on Marketing

22:58 - Alignment, Focus, and Customer Experience

27:59 - Advice for Marketers and Final Stories

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