
How Influential Are CMOs Within Their Companies?
Most CMOs say they have a high degree of influence within their company, but most also say they find it difficult to align leadership around their marketing vision, according to recent research.

According to recent research from LinkedIn, social media expertise is the most in-demand marketing skill and customer service expertise is the most in-demand sales skill. The most in-demand skills for marketing roles are social media, management, digital marketing, communication, and strategy, while the most in-demand skills for sales roles are customer service, management, communication, marketing, and leadership.
Across all business functions, the most in-demand skills on LinkedIn are management, communication, customer services, leadership, sales, project management, research, analytical expertise, marketing, and teamwork. For engineering roles, the most in-demand skills are JavaScript, Java, SQL, Python, and CSS, while for IT roles, the most in-demand skills are management, SQL, Microsoft Office, project management, and analytical expertise.
The report was based on an analysis of LinkedIn data. The researchers determined the most in-demand skills based on three components: Skills possessed by LinkedIn members who have been hired recently; skills possessed by LinkedIn members who have received recruiter InMails recently; and skills included in recent paid jobs listings on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn Data: The 10 Most In-Demand Marketing and Sales Skills
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