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March 11, 2026
•5 min read
From Social Media Manager to CMO: The Career Moves Nobody Talks About
At SocialDay, we are building the definitive Social Media Career Ladder, a research-backed framework that maps what progression actually looks like at every level. We have already started talking to some of the most experienced people in the industry, and some things are coming through clearly, even this early.
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February 9, 2026
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No, Social Media Managers Are Not Automatically The Next CMOs
Social media managers touch almost every part of the marketing funnel, but that does not mean they are automatically the next CMOs. In this article, Lucy Hall uses the Social Media Career Ladder to unpack the real gap between practitioner and leadership, the extra skills needed to move beyond "running social" and why organisations must change how they think about social careers if they want senior talent to stay.
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