| | "The End of Big": Nicco Mele on the Rise of Small Businesses | By Dan Lyons, June 5, 2013, 4 p.m. | Across every domain -- business, politics, news, entertainment, academia, government, war -- the internet has radically shifted the balance of power so that small organizations now compete on equal footing with bigger rivals. In fact, in some ways being big has become a disadvantage.

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| | | The Inbound CMO's Biggest Hurdle? Selling the Rest of Their C-Suite | By Corey Eridon, June 5, 2013, 9 a.m. | Not too long ago, HBR published a post outlining the challenge the 'Digital CMO,' or what we call the 'Inbound CMO,' faces. "There's a digital disconnect in the executive ranks," author Jake Sorofman writes, "a leadership vacuum created by a mismatch between expertise and authority. Like so many other revolutions, digital marketing has taken hold from the bottom up."

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| What You Need to Know This Morning: June 5, 2013 | By Dan Lyons, June 5, 2013, 6 a.m. | Happy Wednesday, marketers. Thanks to your overwhelmingly positive response yesterday, we're going to keep this post theme going.
A lot has happened in the last 24 hours, and not all of it has to do with people being shocked by whatever is happening with Game of Thrones. So sit back, sip your coffee, and catch up on the news. 
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