CMO Roundtable

Serving the AMA Executive Marketer Community

The CMO Roundtable program enables members of the AMA Executive Marketer Community, including leaders across senior/executive titles, to participate in a deeper engagement — candid and confidential discussions with peers who understand and share the unique challenges of leading effective marketing teams and initiatives, managing profitable marketing budgets, and developing successful marketing strategies and tactics.

Made possible through a partnership between the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Cincinnati), the CMO Roundtable enables marketing decision makers to dive deep into marketing challenges and opportunities, discuss them openly with an experienced group of marketing leaders, and gain exposure to content experts..

Program Benefits

CMO Roundtable participants benefit in many ways from their involvement. The program allows them to:

1. Join or extend your American Marketing Association Membership at no additional cost
2. Grow in an intellectually stimulating environment and build their professional networks in the process
3. Gain diverse perspectives by interacting with engaged peers, creating actionable and visionary ideas and solutions
4. Discuss strategic marketing topics and issues at a leadership level with resourceful colleagues
5. Consider and evaluate various tactical approaches to best implement marketing strategies
6. Learn and share marketing best practices and next practices
7. Scope out potential marketing opportunities, and gain valuable input
8. Dive deeper into a myriad of marketing challenges and gain constructive feedback
9. Be exposed to marketing thought leaders through guest facilitators/speakers
10. Share new knowledge with their organization’s marketing staff and colleagues
11. Cincinnati Chamber Benefits:
    1. One FREE headshot per year
    2. One FREE admission into the Chamber’s Regional Business Summit
    3. Discounted ticket price for the Chamber’s Annual Leadership Center Celebration
    4. NEW for 2026 – Combined Roundtable event – encouraging cross-collaboration, idea sharing, and development opportunities
    5. NEW for 2026 – Exclusive invitation to “A CEO for All Seasons” Event happening January 2026 (more information coming soon)
    6. NEW for 2026 – Access to Cincinnati Chamber’s festival VIP spaces (Taste of Cincinnati and Oktoberfest)
    7. NEW for 2026 – discounts or free access to the Chamber’s Leadership Center and Alumni Network events, such as workshops and behind-the-scenes tours

Meeting Format

The CMO Roundtable meets at least six times per year (every other month), typically at the offices of a group participant or at Office Key in Rookwood. The meetings typically last 2.5 hours on the second Friday morning. Below is an example of a typical meeting agenda:

• Welcome and Program Business
• Brags, Drags, and Best Practice Sharing
• Marketing/Leadership Topic Spotlight: One of the group participants shares a marketing initiative, challenge, or opportunity with the group for input and feedback (sometimes includes a guest facilitator/speaker)
• Brief facility tour if at a participant location

We also host periodic receptions, allowing current and prospective participants in the CMO Roundtable to meet and connect over refreshments.

Placement & Application Details

Requirements

• Participants must have primary decision-making responsibility for their organization’s marketing function.
• Participants must not sell to or solicit business from other program participants.
• All participants must complete a confirmation form upon agreeing to join.

Application Process and Trial

• Submit an interest form on the Cincinnati Chamber’s website.
• Applicants may join one session as a trial participant before making a one-year program commitment.

Participant Composition

• Program participants represent a variety of industries and company sizes.
• Approved applicants will be placed in the group, considering factors that will create a good fit for both the new participant and the selected group.
• To ensure open dialogue, we will consult existing members before placing potential competitors in the same group.