Can businesses take lessons about social media from politicians and celebrities? Yes, they can—and they should. People in politics and global entertainment are on the front lines in the strategic use of social media. Here at the CDO Club we have been fortunate to have leaders from both worlds share their social media secrets during […]
CDO Summit Photo Gallery
Teddy Goff: Digital Director, President Barack Obama’s 2008 & 2012 campaigns
Rachel S. Haot: US CDO of the Year 2014
Michael Doernberg, Brian Lakamp, Eric Garland, Bill Campbell, and Dick Wingate
Riley McDonough (Thomson Reuters) and Vivian Schiller (NBC News)
Michael Smith: President at Forbes.com
Fred Santarpia: Chief Digital Officer at Conde Nast
Ellie Hirschhorn: Chief Digital Officer at Simon & Schuster
Daniel Heaf, Jason Seiken, Albert Cheng, Jason Tafler, and Esmeralda Swartz
Daniel Heaf, Jason Seiken, and Albert Cheng
Margaret Molloy and Mary Ann Pierce
Michael Smith, Fred Santarpia, David Kang, Joe Bilman, and Ellie Hirschhorn
David Kang (Wenner Media) and Joe Bilman (American Media Inc.)
Chief Digital Officers Bernardo Rodriguez, Perry Hewitt, and Sree Sreenivasan
Ana Serrano, Elizabeth Scott, Christine Montgomery, and Tom Hjelm
Participants
Ana Serrano: Chief Digital Officer at Canadian Film Centre
Mayer Danzig, Jonathan Sackett, Josh Golden, and Angela Wei
Jane Barratt: Chief Operating Officer at mcgarrybowen
Daniel Backhaus
Jörg Malang, George Gollub, and Mark Keys
Bill Campbell: SVP, Digital Business at Universal Music Group
Scott Singer (DDG), Perry Hewitt (Harvard University), and David Payne (Gannett)
Margaret Molloy, Christine Montgomery, and Janet Scardino
Harriet Seitler, Katerina Markov, Laxmi Wordham, and Rosemary Maggiore
Jason Seiken (PBS) and Tom Hjelm (New York Public Radio)
David Payne: Senior Vice President and CDO at Gannett Co., Inc.
David Shing: Digital Prophet at AOL
Elizabeth Scott: Chief Media and Digital Officer at Lincoln Center
David Chivers, Chris Hooven, Jonathan Sackett, and David Shing
Participants
David Mathison, Chan Suh, and Jay Rosenzweig
Angela Wei: Managing Director at AGENCY (Milk Studios)
Linda Perry-Lube, Thomas Gensemer, David Richeson, Steve Rubel, and Scott Schneider
Scott Swartz, Jeremy Legg, Mehul Nagrani, and Joe Ruffolo
Cammie Croft, Jay Geneske, and Laxmi Wordham
Eric Hellweg (Harvard Business Review), Perry Hewitt (Harvard University), and Sree Sreenivasan (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Kristen O’Hara, Thomas Gewecke, Dan Suratt, Kristin Frank, and Lisa Hsia
Daniel Heaf, David Payne, Justin Tobin, and Eric Hellweg
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Digital leaders for Oprah, Lady Gaga, Rachael Ray, and Michael J Fox discuss protecting personal brands at Chief Digital Officer Summit
“It’s so different…with a person, you’re dealing with an emotional relationship and their reputation.” That distinction—how managing fans of a personality, versus those of a product—was shared by Rosemary Maggiore, President of Rachael Ray Digital, at the 2013 Chief Digital Officer Summit Entertainment Panel. Maggiore was one of four prominent digital executives discussing the pitfalls […]
Obama for America’s Digital Director Teddy Goff Shares Secrets of His Success at Chief Digital Officer Summit (VIDEO)
“People trust their friends, not political rhetoric.” The implications of that truth were shared by Teddy Goff, Digital Director of Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, and a featured speaker at the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit, held at Thomson Reuters world headquarters in New York City in February 2013. Goff was introduced by […]
Chief Digital Officer David Payne: Gannett Breaks New Ground by Revamping USA Today’s Digital Platform (VIDEO)
“Innovation only happens if you are pissed off…it has to be driven by a passion for fixing something.” That’s the view of David Payne, SVP and Chief Digital Officer at Gannett Company, explaining what spurred him to take on the risk of completely revamping USA Today’s digital presence. Payne talked about that overhaul, as well […]
Sponsors announced for Chief Digital Officer Summit (April 22-23 at Time Warner NYC)
Organizers for the Chief Digital Officer Summit today announced the confirmed sponsors for its second annual event, which takes place on April 22 and 23, 2014 at Time Warner in New York City. “I’m excited to report that 100% of the sponsors from our inaugural 2013 Chief Digital Officer Summit have returned to sponsor our […]
CDO Club Identifies the Top 10 Most-Followed Chief Digital Officers on Twitter
The CDO Club has identified Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, as the most followed Chief Digital Officer on Twitter, with a total of 55,400 followers. Sreenivasan, who only last week was named as the number one Chief Digital Officer influencer based on his Klout score (tied with Jason […]
Music Execs Share Digital Strategies at Chief Digital Officer Summit (VIDEO)
The recorded music industry was the first media business to be disrupted by the digital revolution. And it was hit hard. In 1999 the industry’s global revenue was $38 billion, but by 2012 that number had fallen to $16.5 billion. Yet, recent news for the industry is good. In 2012, revenues for the music business […]
CDO Club Identifies the Top Ten Most Influential Chief Digital Officers on Klout
Who are the most influential online Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)? According to newly released data from the CDO Club and the influence ranking site Klout, two CDOs are tied as number one: Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with Jason Hirschhorn, former CDO at MTV. Both have earned a […]
Advertising Agency Chief Digital Officers Guiding Clients to a Digital Future (VIDEO)
A full 40% of all the Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) identified in the 2013 CDO Talent Map work in the advertising industry—more than any other sector. Why are CDOs so highly represented there? The answer to that intriguing question—and many others—was provided by four panelists from the advertising industry at the 2013 CDO Summit panel […]
Nonprofit Chief Digital Officers Finding New Ways to Engage with a Digitally Empowered Public (VIDEO)
Elizabeth Scott, Chief Media and Digital Officer at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, says that arts organizations must no longer relate to its patrons as passive “passengers,” but rather as engaged participants. Entertainment audiences today have far more agency than in the past: They are empowered, active, spontaneous, and influenced by online peers. […]
“Harvard Quality with BuzzFeed Agility” – Chief Digital Officers Explore Digital Disruption in Education (VIDEO)
“No other piece of technology has swept through academia and caused as much hype, consternation, and panic in such a short period.” The technology in question relates to MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses. And that pronouncement was made by Sree Sreenivasan, former Chief Digital Officer at Columbia University (and now Chief Digital Officer at […]
CDO Talent Map Answers the Question: “Who are the Chief Digital Officers?” (VIDEO)
Chief Digital Officers are well represented in the advertising, media, and publishing industries. You probably already knew that. But did you realize they are also found in sectors like apparel, sports, retail, beverages, and even in highly regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, medical, insurance, and banking? That’s just one of the many revealing findings from […]
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