#Hashtags, The Gartner Marketing & Communications Podcast

Right-Sizing Your MarOps Investment

Episode Summary

The majority of CMOs say they need to make significant changes to their organization-- and they’re throwing large amounts of budget towards driving continuous improvement, transformation and change. But with impact often in question, it’s time for CMOs to re-visit their marops investment.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Gartner analyst Michael McCune discusses the evolution of marketing operations and its role in changing the way marketing works. How can CMOs effectively leverage investment in the MarOps function? What capabilities do they need in a MarOps leader? What metrics should they track as leading indicators of commercial impact? Many ask if rapid transformation is even possible. Is it?

Michael McCune is a Gartner advisor who works with marketing leaders on organization strategy and operations. His current research focuses on driving transformation through the advancement of journey orchestration capabilities, martech optimization, and the pursuit of operational excellence in marketing.