Busy Marketing, Flat Pipeline: What to Look for in Your Next Marketing Leader By David Honig, MarketSearch Executive Search · September 24, 2026 The short answer: If your marketing team is busier than ever and pipeline isn’t moving, look at…
Placing the Digital Marketing Leader Who Grew Into Head of U.S. Marketing A Retained Marketing Executive Search Case Study for Mood Media Mood Media needed more than a digital marketing specialist. The company needed a senior leader who could modernize…
Hiring Managers Don’t Need Another Recruiting Process. They Need Results. If you’ve spoken with executive search firms recently, you’ve probably heard a lot about methodology. Research processes. Candidate scorecards. Assessment frameworks. Interview stages. While process matters, most CEOs, private equity…
Why the Best Marketing Leaders Rarely Apply for Jobs One of the biggest misconceptions in executive hiring today is that the strongest marketing leaders are actively searching for new opportunities. In reality, the opposite is often true. The most successful…
Why Modern Marketing Executive Search Is No Longer About Filling Roles — It’s About Driving Growth For years, companies hired marketing leaders based on brand pedigree, channel experience, or who looked good on paper. That era is over. Today’s CEOs…
About MarketSearch Executive Search. MarketSearch Executive Search is a nationally networked executive search firm specializing in highly targeted, modern marketing leadership searches. We partner with growth-focused organizations that need more than resumes; they need proven leaders who can drive revenue,…
Executive Search Is Shifting — Here’s How Smart Hiring Leaders Are Preparing Now The market is in build mode now—and ramping up fast. While hiring activity may appear measured, CEOs, CHROs, and Heads of Talent are quietly preparing for a…
AI Isn’t the Future — It’s the Battlefield. Hire the Right Soldiers Now. We’re in an AI frenzy, and the real currency is intelligence not hype. Some companies will emerge as category-defining winners. Others will burn through capital and fade,…
Private Equity-backed CEOs know that marketing leadership can make or break growth trajectories. In today’s environment—where performance, precision, and ROI rule—marketing executives aren’t just brand builders. They’re revenue architects. From Brand to Bottom Line In a PE environment, speed matters.…
— A 15-Step Blueprint for Finding Game-Changing Marketing Leaders Let’s be honest… I get asked all the time by CEOs, Heads of Talent, and CMOs: “How do you consistently find and place amazing marketing leaders across industries who actually move…
