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Harvard Business Review

Should Your CIO Be Chief Digital Officer?

CAMBRIDGE, MA, August 2, 2013 (Via Harvard Business Review blog) – The CDO’s job is to turn the digital cacophony into a symphony. It’s OK to experiment with new businesses and tools, but experimentation must be coupled with building scalable, efficient capabilities. The CDO creates a unifying digital vision, energizes the company around digital possibilities, […]

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RSPCA

RSPCA Queensland appoints first Chief Digital Officer

BRISBANE, August 1, 2013 (via RSPCA press release) – The RSPCA’s Queensland branch in Brisbane has become the first to appoint a chief digital officer, with the former digital strategy manager at Bond University Christian Bowman joining the team on August 5 […]

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Republican National Committee Hires Chuck DeFeo as Chief Digital Officer

NEW YORK, July 30, 2013 (via Politico) – The Republican National Committee has hired Chuck DeFeo to be its chief digital officer, party leaders told POLITICO, the latest move in a sustained post-2012 push to catch up online with Democrats […]

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Computerworld

Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan?

NEW YORK, July 29, 2013 (via Computerworld) – There’s a new C-level executive — the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) — in the boardroom, charged with ensuring that companies’ massive stores of digital content are being used effectively to connect with customers and drive revenue growth […]

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Chief Digital Officer: Hot New Tech Title Or Flash In The Pan?

”When I started tracking this two years ago, there were 75 CDOs worldwide in major organizations,” says David Mathison, who curated the first-ever CDO Summit in February 2013. “Today there are hundreds — more than 300 at most recent count.

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