September 2026 · By David Honig, MarketSearch Executive Search The CMO Chair Still Turns Over Faster Than Almost Any Seat at the Table The average CMO at an S&P 500 company now lasts 4.1 years. That’s from Spencer Stuart’s 2026…
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…
Engageware did not simply need another CMO—it needed a marketing leader who could enter the business, move quickly, and turn marketing into a stronger driver of pipeline, revenue, and enterprise value. Working directly with Engageware’s CEO and Clearhaven Partners’ Value…
I read the July jobs report the same way most people in my business do — fast, and looking for the one number that tells me something I didn’t already know. Payrolls fell by 23,000. Unemployment ticked down slightly to…
The short answer: MarketSearch was retained to find an on-site Head of Marketing for Valley Vet Supply in Marysville, Kansas. We recruited an accomplished eCommerce leader from a highly complementary national retailer who helped lead a true digital transformation, contributed…
The Client Situation Most of the search conversations we have don’t start with “tell us what executive search is.” They start further down the road than that. By the time a CEO, a board member, or an operating partner calls…
How MarketSearch Helped Nice-Pak Recruit a CMO Who Delivered Double-Digit North American Revenue Growth The Client Situation Nice-Pak’s CEO retained MarketSearch Executive Search to recruit a senior marketing leader capable of creating meaningful new growth from a mature, established portfolio…
How MarketSearch Built Product Marketing and Global Growth Leadership for an AI InsurTech Company Client Situation A global leader in AI-powered insurance technology was entering an important new stage of growth. Founded in Israel more than 25 years ago, the…
Every company eventually reaches a point where growth, retention, brand equity, customer acquisition, or market expansion requires a different level of leadership. The challenge is rarely finding candidates. The challenge is identifying the right leader who can align with the…
