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Marketing Leadership for CEOs: An Executive Guide to Growth

Mon, May 4, 2026 | Posted by Michael Lang

Executive Takeaways

At a certain scale, Marketing stops being a support function and becomes the company's growth system.
Everyone has opinions about marketing, which means it rarely gets the disciplined oversight it actually requires.
The CEO is uniquely positioned to set clear intent and hold the function accountable.
As a connected system, Marketing drives alignment and focus.

This blog is part of Chief Outsiders’ Marketing Leadership for CEOs series, an ongoing examination of the critical dimensions of Marketing (the capital “M” is intentional, as you’ll see) that every CEO needs to understand.

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