DemandGen Radio

Marketing has entered a new era fueled by media and driven by context. As outlined in his new book, “The Context Marketing Revolution,” Mathew Sweezey shares why context is so important and how to craft your branding and messaging to be successful in our modern world. Listen as we talk about how marketing has evolved, which brands are getting context right, and how to win customers by being authentic and contextual.

Frannie Danzinger is one of the rare sales professionals that really knows and understands how to connect with people in order to help them solve their problems. Tune into this episode to learn how Frannie has excelled in a sales role and what she does to remain successful. Listen as she shares how she got started in sales, what channels and strategies she leverages to maximize engagement, and how she adds value to the people she works with.

Courtney Wilson has been at CloudFactory for over 5 years and was instrumental in building the marketing infrastructure, programs, and team that transformed the company from its early startup days into what it is now. However, there comes a time when we must pursue other opportunities in order to grow and evolve. Listen as Courtney reflects on the work he’s done at CloudFactory, the legacy he will leave behind, and what the future looks like.

Culture plays such a vital role in building and maintaining a strong team. Tune into this episode as Teresa Almaraz, Director of Engagement Marketing at Glassdoor, joins me for a conversation on the importance of building trust with your team and becoming a powerful leader. Listen as we share what it takes to coach people and how to be a valuable mentor, why delivering feedback is so important, and how to build a strong team culture in which everyone feels empowered and impactful.

The skillsets of both sales and marketing are overlapping more and more these days and it’s essential that these two teams come together to work towards shared goals. Listen as Max Altshuler, VP of Marketing at Outreach, joins me for a conversation around sales and marketing alignment. We dive into why marketers need to step into the shoes of a salesperson, how marketing can benefit from listening to the conversations that sales has with customers, and how these two teams can better support each other for mutual success.

Chelsea Kiko has quickly transformed her career from being a barista at Starbucks to now a Marketo Champion. Tune into this episode as she shares how she discovered Marketo and how it paved the way for her career, advice for someone just getting started with Marketo, and tips and tricks for getting the most success from the platform.

Far too often Marketing’s efforts are not directly associated with driving revenue. Worse yet, when the economy slides, Marketing budgets are often slashed to protect profits. Only after the damage is done by these cuts, and top-line revenue growth is impacted, do companies try to market their way back on top. However, that is not the case at Rivermark Community Credit Union where Marketing is seen as a revenue driver. Imagine if you were regularly asked, “if we gave you more money, how would you drive more revenue?” Asked and answered! In the episode, you’ll learn how David Eldred, Director of Marketing and Digital Experience at Rivermark Community Credit Union brought in Marketo and other marketing technology tools to turn Marketing into a Revenue Center with incredible results. Listen as David shares where his passion for marketing and technology comes from and how he’s lead so much marketing innovation and impact within a financial services company.

Too often Marketing fails to prove it’s value within organizations. To help you convey marketing's contribution, and articulate what needs to get done, consider using the Demand Generation Framework that we discuss in this episode. The Demand Generation Framework is a holistic model for driving revenue across three dimensions: Demand Creation, Demand Management, and Demand Expansion.

In episode one of our three-part series, Carlos Hidalgo and I share why successful Demand Creation is essential for your success. Listen as Carlos highlights the importance of creating buyer personas, why you need to be enriching and cleansing your data, and we provide actionable tips for creating demand during your upcoming events.

Learn more about the Demand Generation Framework here: https://www.demandgen.com/how-to-reposition-and-strengthen-marketings-role-in-2020/

Marketing is in the midst of an identity crisis. Most marketing teams and marketing leaders are still struggling to define what they are doing, why they are doing it, and what they have accomplished. In this episode, I take you on a journey through the history of marketing and technology and how the discipline of marketing has evolved into what it is today. More importantly though, I share why it’s essential for the marketing function to now once again change its narrative and reposition itself. And, for that reason, I end this episode by introducing a new framework, known as the Demand Generation Framework - a holistic model for driving revenue growth across Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service.

Data fuels every marketing program and plays a major role in the performance and cost of all marketing campaigns. Yet, data is often a last priority for marketers. In this episode, Gaea Connary shares why data is commonly neglected, what it takes to get your data up to speed, and how much inaccurate and dirty data is actually costing you.

For those who need a little help getting their data clean and pristine, checkout DemandGen’s data services here: https://www.demandgen.com/data-services.