In recent times, the role of marketing in influencing business decisions at the highest levels has only become more pronounced because of the direct connect the marketers have to the consumers. With the explosion of media and distribution channels, the scope of marketing has gone through the roof. Chief Marketing Officers can no longer afford to remain merely marketing gurus; they need to give marketing a new attitude and turn it into a powerful engine for growth, in the process, charting a roadmap for themselves to the CEO position.