Digitalization and new technologies increasingly enhance CMOs’ areas of responsibility in corporations. What used to be “only” doing the advertising is nowadays keeping in view recent market trends and having a perpetual potential for innovation. Because of that CMOs play an indispensable role in performing digital change management – they motivate people, animate transformation and integrate the various departments of a corporation.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/avidan/2015/10/04/what-does-the-ceo-expects-of-the-cmo-when-it-comes-to-delivering-on-the-change-agenda/