Expert Mode: Reinventing an $18B Professional Services Giant—Inside Kyndryl’s Brand Genesis

Every marketer loves a clean slate—right up until the moment the eraser squeaks across a whiteboard the size of a football field. Spinning out 90,000 employees, $18 billion of revenue, and decades of IBM heritage into a fresh-faced brand qualifies as one of those supersized whiteboards. That was the brief handed to Maria Winans when she became employee #2—and first CMO—of Kyndryl. Her task went far beyond designing a logo; she had to forge a business identity resilient enough to steady enterprise clients’ mission-critical systems yet flexible enough to grow in unpredictable directions.

Expert Mode: Fixing the Most Broken Part of CX—How AI Is Reinventing Customer Onboarding

Customer onboarding is often the weakest link in the customer experience chain. It’s where excitement gives way to confusion, where expectations crash into execution, and where even the best sales can quietly slip into churn. Srikrishnan Ganesan, CEO of Rocketlane, believes onboarding is more than just a handoff—it’s the second sale. And how that second sale plays out often determines whether a customer sticks around or starts shopping for alternatives.

Expert Mode: The Case for Building a Media Brand (Before You Hit a Growth Wall)

When marketers think about content, they often picture campaigns—finite, purpose-built, and measured in clicks. Benjamin Shapiro wants them to think differently. As the creator of the MarTech Podcast and founder of I Hear Everything, Shapiro has helped brands evolve from content dabblers to full-fledged media brands. His premise is straightforward: stop chasing leads, and start building relationships. Because if you’re only marketing to the 5% of your audience that’s in-market today, you’re missing the other 95% who might be buying tomorrow.

Embracing AI in marketing operations

Marketing operations (MOps) play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between various functions within an organization. This role has evolved significantly, especially with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that promise to revolutionize how marketing teams operate. As we look to the future, it is imperative for marketing operations professionals to embrace AI as a catalyst for enhanced collaboration, efficiency, and strategic alignment.

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