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Global CMO at Channel Factory • Board Member at Eletromidia and Bernoulli • Investor «» Entrepreneur with 2 Startup Exits • Alumni at AB InBev, Mercado Libre and Rakuten Viber

The Drum launched the 'Great Marketing Makeover' initiative during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to raise the importance of the marketing function within the C-suite. I had the honor to join the panel where we had a candid and provocative debate addressing the elephant in the room where the participants didn't shy away to discuss uncomfortable truths about why CMOs have in average the shortest tenure across all C-Levels, why in many companies CMOs don't have a seat at the "adult's table" and are always the first ones that need to deal with budget cuts whenever a company needs to tighten the seat-belts. Of course we have many CMOs across the industry that have a strong voice and influence in their companies, are able to prove the impact of their work on the business and are leading the way to shape the future of their industries, but unfortunately this is not the norm. Being a part of this panel was the highlight of my festival and I'd like to thank The Drum and Gordon Young for the opportunity, as well as my fellow panelists Nick Primola from Association of National Advertisers and Carmen True from Qualcomm for the inspiring discussion. The summary of the panel is available on the link below. https://lnkd.in/d3i_PYdw

How ‘The Great Marketing Makeover’ can help CMOs go from undervalued to influential

How ‘The Great Marketing Makeover’ can help CMOs go from undervalued to influential

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Thanks Luiz, that was a great way to Kick things off.

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