By SteveCongdon

Seven brands going into review

Hello there, senior agency leader, recruiter and/or job hunter.

For years, yours truly used to blog about pitch predictions. These were little bits of intel gleaned from the trades — and a wicked Google alert — of new CMOs and senior-level marketing leaders.

The posts were popular. And the intel is relevant to agency senior leadership, recruiters and candidates. So without further adieu, as of March 1, 2018, here’s a snapshot of client-side changes…

Calvin Klein Hires new CMO (a veteran of L’Oreal)

L’Oreal promotes someone to CMO

HR software b2b company TrueBlue names new Chief Marketing Officer

Del Monte Foods also brings on a new marketing leader

Ford moves some senior leaders round including a new CMO

Burberry CMO leaving after other leadership departures

Papa Murphy’s annonces new marketing leader

What? You say your agency needs a new business leader? Someone that can increase your pitch and close rates?

Why, this happens to be a Thunderclap specialty! Having spent over ten years helping agencies find and win new business, yours truly knows some proven, talented professionals that can help grow your agency.

Feel free to contact me if you’d like more information. Thanks!

P.S. Keep in mind that a new CMO at one brand means that new CMO might have recently come from another brand…

Here, by the way, is the most recent list of Pitch Predictions seen on this site

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