The GTMnow Podcast

GTM 20: Branding, Negotiation, and Creating Raving Fans with Udi Ledergor


Listen Later

Udi Ledergor is the former CMO of Gong and the company's current Chief Evangelist. The insights he offers in this episode are invaluable for anyone interested in branding, content development, negotiating, or creating a devoted fan base.

What You Will Learn:

  • How Udi Ledergor and Gong achieved 100x growth in a short period of time.
  • The hacks and strategies used to create a powerful brand presence on a limited budget.
  • The impact of providing an exceptional candidate experience even if they are not given an offer.
  • How to negotiate well.

Highlights:
(0:49) Udi Ledergor: From Gong’s CMO to Chief Evangelist.

(13:49) Udi’s superpowers: Branding and Negotiation.

(14:58) How Udi secured a Super Bowl commercial with a modest investment.

(21:15) Marketing hack: Amplifying modest offline investments like billboards with digital.

(28:00) How to create raving fans.

(31:00) Content strategies: New, thought-provoking, and controversial create conversation.

(36:33) How to negotiate properly.

(41:00) Why you shouldn’t have pricing conversations over email.

(44:08) Getting noticed on LinkedIn: Bold, controversial, conversational content.

(49:03) How revenue leaders can succeed by going back to basics.

Guest Speaker Link:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udiledergor/

Host Speaker Links:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ssbarker/
Newsletter: thegtmnewsletter.substack.com/

The GTM Podcast
The GTM Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the top 1% GTM executives, VCs, and founders. Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth.

Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The GTMnow PodcastBy GTMnow

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

142 ratings


More shows like The GTMnow Podcast

View all
Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount by Jeb Blount

Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

560 Listeners

This Week in Startups by Jason Calacanis

This Week in Startups

1,273 Listeners

a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz

a16z Podcast

1,032 Listeners

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

519 Listeners

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors by SaaStr

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

175 Listeners

Masters of Scale by WaitWhat

Masters of Scale

3,995 Listeners

My First Million by Hubspot Media

My First Million

2,620 Listeners

30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales by Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski

30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales

389 Listeners

Grit by Kleiner Perkins

Grit

190 Listeners

Acquiring Minds by Will Smith

Acquiring Minds

249 Listeners

The Startup Ideas Podcast by Greg Isenberg

The Startup Ideas Podcast

201 Listeners

The Exit Five CMO Podcast (Hosted by Dave Gerhardt) by Dave Gerhardt

The Exit Five CMO Podcast (Hosted by Dave Gerhardt)

40 Listeners

Revenue Builders by Force Management

Revenue Builders

147 Listeners

Marketing Against The Grain by Hubspot Media

Marketing Against The Grain

352 Listeners

AI Explored by Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner—AI marketing

AI Explored

78 Listeners