The CMO Journal, by Sairam Krishnan

Behind the Scenes: How Atomicwork got community right

Lessons from how we succeeded (after stumbling a lot) in building a CIO community

Aug 31 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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Why AI cannot replace your marketing team, yet

And why in-house marketing teams are going to matter even more

Aug 12 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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July 2025

5 ways brand marketing has changed since 2015

And why this is something marketers should acknowledge and internalise

Jul 28 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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June 2025

A playbook for startup marketing that actually works

Bonus: 7 pieces of immediately actionable advice for early stage marketing

Jun 16 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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May 2025

What does culture really mean?

And why work culture is an important ingredient of success and failure

May 16 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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April 2025

What does leadership really mean?

And why the best player in the team is not always the best leader

Apr 23 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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The CMO Journal is 5 years old!

Looking back at half a decade of writing, marketing, and growing

Apr 14 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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March 2025

How we are building a small media empire for Atomicwork

And why patience and repetition are the two secret ingredients of brand building

Mar 20 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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How NOT to measure your startup's marketing

Plus 5 things you need to be aware of as an early stage marketing team

Mar 12 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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February 2025

My philosophy for 2025: Make the ugly runs

Why aiming for progress over perfection might be the way to growth this year

Feb 10 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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December 2024

5 lessons 2024 taught me about work and marketing

My personal learnings from the year, and some objectives for 2025

Dec 30, 2024 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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How we built an inbound marketing engine for the enterprise at Atomicwork

My 2024-in-review of Atomicwork's marketing strategy and execution

Dec 25, 2024 • 

Sairam Krishnan

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