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Backstage With Chief Marketer: Diane Hund, SVP and CMO at US Foods

While on the ground at the Experiential Marketing Summit last month, Chief Marketer spoke with Diane Hund, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at US Foods.

Research

Survey: Despite Positive C-Suite Relationships, Few CMOs Feel Equipped to Meet Goals

The vast majority of CMOs and communications leaders surveyed in a report from Arketi Group and executive search firm JM Search described their relationships with the C-suite as positive. And 67% said that alignment with the C-suite was a top driver of CMO tenure. Yet only 38% of those surveyed felt set up for success.

Possible 2026

Backstage With Chief Marketer: Chief Growth and Marketing Officer Esi Eggleston Bracey at POSSIBLE 2026

At the 2026 POSSIBLE conference, Chief Marketer sat down with Chief Marketing and Growth Officer Esi Eggleston Bracey, formerly of Unilever, to discuss her session at the show, her forthcoming Marketer of the Year Award from AMA, her thoughts on marketing leadership and much more.

Possible 2026

POSSIBLE 2026: From AI Theory to Application: How Some of the Biggest Brands Are Integrating AI Into Marketing

How top leaders at The Home Depot, Cloudflare, Walmart, Coca-Cola, U.S. Bank and PepsiCo are approaching AI integration, implementation and adoption within their marketing organizations.

Marketers on Fire

Marketers on Fire at the New York Auto Show: Amy Marentic, CMO at Genesis Motor America

Chief Marketer sat down with Amy Marentic, CMO at Genesis Motor America, to discuss the brand’s marketing goals while at the NY Auto Show, plans for customer growth, Genesis’ use of professional golf as a marketing tool and more.

Sustainability

Citizen Watch CMO on 50 Years of Eco-Drive Tech, Gen Z Style and Narrative-Driven Creative

We spoke with Citizen Watch CMO Carla Wilke about the brand campaign’s origins and inspiration, narrative-driven creative, targeting Gen Z and industry challenges.

Leadership Advice

New Sunbit CMO Shachar Scott Talks Fintech, Brand Trust and Marketing Leadership

Buy Now Pay Later platform Sunbit, which partners with merchants to offer consumer loans for everyday expenses like auto repair and dental care, has hired marketing veteran Shachar Scott as its first CMO. Having led marketing teams at Snap, Bumble and most recently Meta Reality Labs, Scott has joined the 10-year-old company to scale the […]

Events

Six CMOs Share Insights on Their Brands’ Experiential Marketing Strategies

Perspectives and tips from six CMOs we interviewed this past year about how they’re investing in and driving brand strategy with experiential.

Branding/Marketing

CMO Strategy, AI & Brand: Top Stories of 2025

Following were the most engaging Chief Marketer stories of 2025 — from a case study in higher education marketing to a creator network launch from Lowe’s to a McKinsey growth study examining the CMO-CEO disconnect.

Research

Survey: B2B Tech Firms Race to Keep Up with AEO, More-Agile Competitors

When it comes to marketing and PR, most business technology companies feel they’re playing catch-up in a race whose rules keep changing. That’s according to “How to Win Influence in B2B Tech,” a report from comms agency 3Thinkrs based on a survey of 400 B2B tech CMOs in the U.S. and U.K.