{"id":11311,"date":"2025-10-08T19:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2025\/10\/08\/leading-transformation-at-the-speed-of-culture-cmos-on-what-actually-works\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:59:48","slug":"leading-transformation-at-the-speed-of-culture-cmos-on-what-actually-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/leading-transformation-at-the-speed-of-culture-cmos-on-what-actually-works\/11311\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Transformation at the Speed of Culture: CMOs on What Actually Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launching new brands and new categories, global expansion, historic mergers, and reinventing everything from the travel loyalty program to the automobile, these leaders aren&#8217;t just responding to change. 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