About

The unique purpose of the CMO Club is to bring Chief Marketing Officers together in an environment of openness and collaboration that enables them to excel at what they do and solve their biggest CMO challenges.


Demographics and Facts
The CMO Club (CMOclub.com) was created for the unique purpose of bringing heads of marketing together in a private, exclusive environment of openness, & contribution that enables them to be more valuable and inspired revenue generators, leaders, marketers, and officers. 

Tailored exclusively to top marketing executives, this club hosts heads of marketing only dinners and events, shares reports and research from members plus leaders in the marketing industry, videos and CMO worthy shows at www.cmoclub.tv , and leverages the first online community for "Heads of Marketing only" for sharing ideas, helping each other solve their biggest challenges as Heads of Marketing, and serving as a resource for career development and opportunities. The CMO Club was founded in 2007 by seasoned marketing executive Pete Krainik and currently has more than 750 members worldwide, all heads of marketing.


Benefits and Differences vs. other Marketing Groups
Exclusivity – Only Heads of Marketing ( no vendors or junior marketers as members )
 
‘The Club supports the most engaged group of Heads of Marketing in the world through 5-6 dinners per year, per city, semi-annual CMOs only summits and 24/7 private digital community platform for meeting, sharing CMO endorsed content, rating vendors, sharing CMO Jobs, and building lifetime peer relationships.
 
CMO approved and Curated content sharing, research, vendor ratings and education.
 
Best B2B executive community platform (awarded, B2B Magazine in 2012).
 
CMO Chapter Presidents leading the club include: Kim Feil, CMO – OfficeMax, Paula Puleo, CMO – Michaels, Susan Lintonsmith, CMO – Quiznos, Wendy Newman, CMO – AMN Healthcare, Evan Greene, CMO – The Recording Academy, Snehal Desai, GM – Dow Water, Nancy Smith, CMO – iRobot, James Brown, CMO – Superior Energy Services, Carol Godfrey, CMO – Southwire, Cammie Dunaway, CMO – KidZania, Ani Matson, CMO – NEA Member Benefits, plus IBM, SAP, Pitney Bowes, and Google.
 
Over 40% of members from $ billion Brands with 52% B2C and 48% B2B. 
 

Zero tolerance spamming and selling policy.




CMO Leadership Board



Pete brings over 28 years of experience in marketing, sales, IT, and product management within the consumer goods, high tech, digital and software industries. He has successfully created and led the first truly professional and social network of Chief Marketing Officers. He has also managed to leverage innovative technologies within integrated marketing, align IT with marketing and sales organizations, combine the 'Art of Customer Experience' with the 'Science of Hitting Your Numbers', and help CMOs solve their biggest challenges.


Prior to founding the CMO Club, Pete served as Global Vice President of AVAYA; Chief Marketing Officer of DoubleClick, the industry leader in online ad serving, permission based email and catalog list management, and GM of the Consumer Goods division of Siebel Systems. Additionally, Pete spent 15 years at Mars, Inc. in numerous executive roles and held executive positions at i2 Technologies, Deloitte & Touche and Gulf Oil Corporation.
CMO Advisory Board

James Brown

VP, Global Marketing, Superior Energy Services

Phil Clement

CMO, AON

Pamela Dunaway

CMO at Weider History Group

Kim Feil

CMO at OfficeMax

Terri Graham

Former CMO Jack in the Box, Inc.
Chairman of the Presidents Circle, CMO Club
Hot Topic Inc. Board Director

Evan Greene

CMO, The Recording Academy

Mike Hogan

CMO, Gamestop

Paula Puelo

CMO, Michaels

Alex Romanovich

CMO, EuroSpaClub

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Why CMOs Join

Member Quotes

"The CMO Club members are among the most consistently engaged, genuinely helpful,  and truly fun group of professionals I know. " Margaret Molloy

Margaret Molloy,Velocidi

If you are looking for perspectives, learnings and recommendations from fellow CMOs on how they faced and addressed similar challenges to yourself, then this is the association for you. Practical and knowledgeable advice provided in a friendly, informal environment.

David Newberry,Pitney Bowes

I'm a more effective CMO and leader thanks to the relationships and insights I have made from The CMO CLUB

Terri Funk Graham,Jack in the Box, Inc.

The CMO Club and dinners are great because there are no hidden agendas, other than to learn from each other and network, in an engaging, comfortable environment.

Kevin Garton,The Neat Company

The CMO CLUB is the most engaged group of CMOs I Know

Mike Hogan,GameStop

Partnership Opportunities

The CMO Club seeks to partner with companies that can:

  • Provide "high impact" programs for small select group of partners to share insights, benefit from access, and conversations with CMOs in the club, and help with their demand generation and brand loyalty programs.
  • Improve the overall experience and value delivered to the CMOs in the Club
  • Provide financial support for Club activities
  • Contribute to