Category: Show Notes

If marketing wants to have a strategic seat at the table, CMOs need to be in the business of marketing (opposed to marketing the business). Effective CMOs with sway create markets. They unite the C-Suite as one. They shepherd in the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies that grow the business.

In this episode, we explore the core elements that make a B2B GTM strategy truly effective with three renowned B2B marketers: Bryan Law of ZoomInfo, Amanda Malko of G2, and Sangram Vajre of GTM Partners. They share what it takes to build strong B2B GTM motions, the telltale signs of a faulty strategy, and why NRR (Net Revenue Retention) should probably be your new favorite metric.

Join us as we unravel these insights and more, ensuring you walk away with actionable takeaways to supercharge your B2B GTM strategies.

What You’ll Learn 

• How B2B CMOs can build and improve strong GTM motions 
• Signs your GTM is broken  
• Why NRR should be your new metric  

Have product-market fit, will travel.

International expansion is an exciting B2B growth opportunity, but marketers have a mind-boggling set of variables to consider. From relocating headquarters to navigating language barriers to engaging analysts, there’s a lot to manage. Luckily, this episode with Jacques Botbol, Olga Noha, and Dean Nicholls dives into what it takes to take a brand global without getting lost in translation.

Tune in as we hear from three experienced international marketers who know how to go the extra mile.

What You’ll Learn 

• How 3 B2B marketers navigate international expansions 
• How to structure and manage global teams 
• How to translate brand and communications across languages 

Purpose. Perspective. Power up. People. Positivity. These are Dalia Feldheim’s 5P’s of compassionate leadership, which she laid out in a powerful Bonus Huddle about how CMOs can be better bosses, or, as Dalia put it in her book of the same name: Dare to lead like a girl.

With a collection of inspiring and heartfelt stories across an illustrious career, Dalia is set on inspiring better businesses and work cultures through focusing on individual strengths, positivity, and compassion. This is an episode dedicated to great leadership, founded by a strong purpose: “To put the hearts of your people in the heart of what you do.”

What You’ll Learn 

• How to be a better, more compassionate leader 
• Why goal setting is so important 
• How to overcome biases in the workplace  

Welcome to THE board management episode for B2B CMOs.

There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to managing the board. It’s up to the CMO to ensure that marketing has a strategic seat at the table, to show the board marketing’s impact on revenue and build a business case for the budget.

That’s why we brought in two veteran CMOs, Bernd Leger of Cornerstone OnDemand and Jamie Gier of DexCare, to share their learnings from managing both public and private boards. Tune in to learn everything you need to know about board management, from how to build great board relationships, to which metrics to bring to the table, to what not to do in the boardroom!

What You’ll Learn 

• How to build great board relationships 
• How to ensure marketing has a strategic seat at the table 
• Which marketing metrics matter to the board 

What is a surefire way to snuff out any interest from a potential B2B buyer? A product pitch. Unfortunately, our brains are wired to pitch, so it’s going to take a collective effort and a lot of practice to rewire how you talk to your customers and prospects in market.

Enter, Brent Keltner, President of Winalytics LLC and author of The Revenue Acceleration Playbook. He joined a recent Bonus Huddle to share how to develop your own revenue acceleration playbook, hit personalization at scale, and collect the customer stories that people really want to hear.

If you find this conversation insightful and would like to participate in these Q&As in real time, check out cmohuddles.com.

What You’ll Learn 

• How to build a customer-centric marketing strategy 
• What questions to ask your customers 
• How to deliver true personalization at scale 

Once you go ABM, there’s no going back. That’s the sentiment that our CMO guests shared in this episode of Renegade Marketers Unite, and for good reason. Tune in to learn how ABM can transform the revenue engine at B2B organizations, setting marketing up as a key strategic player and enabling personalization at scale.

CMOs Kevin Sellers of Ping Identity, Laura Beaulieu of LeanLaw, and Ali McCarthy share their experiences standing up and evolving ABM at their firms. As Kevin declared, “ABM done right is spearfishing. You’re not casting the net super broad and sorting through it, you’re really going after specific fish.”

Don’t miss it!

And don’t forget to catch the previous episode, also dedicated to ABM: CMO’s Guide to Adopting Account-Based Marketing.  

What You’ll Learn 

• How 3 CMOs evolved ABM programs at their organizations 
• Why you need clean data for successful ABM 
• How ABM can redefine the marketing function