As the new CMO at Pendo, Joe Chernov says that he “inherited something really special.” He joined us during his first week on the job to discuss everything he’s excited about both in the new role and going on at the company. He discussed the challenges facing marketers today and how to best set up the people you work with to be as successful as possible.

3 Takeaways:

• Building a bigger surface area of contact can help create a better relationship with the persona you’re targeting
• Marketers today are paying for the sins of marketers past
• CMOs have to distill for CEOs the distinction between the medium and the message and, regardless of medium, deliver a way to get a message or product to customers that will change their lives—Marketing Trends podcast is brought to you by Salesforce. Discover marketing built on the world’s number one CRM: Salesforce. Put your customer at the center of every interaction. Automate engagement with each customer. And build your marketing strategy around the entire customer journey. Salesforce. We bring marketing and engagement together. Learn more at salesforce.com/marketing. 

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