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Chris Koehler, Chief Marketing Officer, Box | Data-Driven CMO
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Chris Koehler, Chief Marketing Officer, Box
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Discussion from this episode includes...
- (03:41) - Chris Koehler's path to CMO wasn't traditional
- (09:01) - What is the hardest thing to explain to non-marketers?
- (11:24) - Of all the functions Chris has run, which was the hardest?
- (13:09) - A CMO has to proactively reinvent and disrupt processes
- (15:29) - What prompts a CMO to change plans
- (18:49) - How marketing collaborates with teams for deeper insights
- (21:37) - Companies are stepping back to ask what works
- (24:31) - Where does the data team sit in relation to marketing?
- (28:26) - Failing fast still needs you have to measure it against what failure is.
- (29:55) - What is the decision making culture, and how does data play into it
- (31:38) - How do you think about the customer journey?
- (35:30) - The acquisition journey extends to customer success, too
- (37:54) - Upselling current customers will be reliable in tight economic conditions
- (39:33) - Customers will choose their own path, even if it's in the Metaverse
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