Best Practice Report

Aligning Corporate and Business Unit Marketing

January 1st, 2018

Summary

Functional misalignment between corporate marketing and business unit marketing leaders is all too common. Business unit marketing needs to take the lead in closing this gap by understanding corporate marketing objectives and focusing on buyer needs. Establish frequent communication and reporting interlock with corporate marketing, and clarify the link between corporate campaigns and product goals.

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