Luke is the founder and managing director of OST Marketing, a B2B social media agency. With a wealth of experience, Luke is an expert B2B social media strategist. From creating an online community for people with epilepsy to launching his own social networks and even running conferences across the US and Europe, featuring many of the early leaders in social media - Luke is a leader in his field.

OST Marketing is a multi-award-winning team behind some of the world’s most successful B2B brands on social media. Operating in eight countries and languages, their current client roster includes Salesforce, Gett, Bayer, and Infosys.

Listen as we discuss:

• The differences between B2B and B2C approaches to social media 
• How important personal brands are on social channels
• Trends that B2B marketers should be aware of 
• The value of community and staff advocacy 
• Setting a meaningful social measurement framework that works for you

Follow Luke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebrynleyjones/
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Gwen is VP Brand at Sinch, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the world. In her role, Gwen helps to both implement and evolve the brand as well as working on the mergers and acquisitions part of the business, helping to integrate the new companies brought under the Sinch umbrella.

Gwen is a brand builder and B2B tech marketing leader at the top of her game. She’s dedicated her career to building strong brands, having spent a decade working in the top advertising agencies before opening an art gallery in San Francisco. She returned to marketing for B2B tech companies in Silicon Valley.

Sinch is a leading cloud communications platform that allows businesses to reach every mobile phone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, voice, and video. Based out of Stockholm, and with a local presence in more than 30 countries.

At a time of rapid growth for Sinch, we talk to Gwen about the challenges this brings, her career, her love for advertising, and her own podcast, the Tech Marketing Podchat.

Listen as we discuss:

• What B2B marketers can learn from B2C brands
• How to build a reputation for your brand 
• The importance of defining your company’s values
• How a good brand will continue to evolve and grow over time
• Building a brand that works for your team and stakeholders

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Ashley is Vice President of Marketing at Ramp. She started in sales which developed her superpower of creating a great relationship between the marketing and sales teams! She’s worked at some fantastic tech companies like Marketo, Oracle, Wipro, and Pendo giving her insight into marketing operations and software before joining Ramp.

Ramp is disrupting a tired space. They are building the world's first finance automation platform designed to save businesses time and money. This conversation was inspired by a LinkedIn post from Ashley that captured the essence of why it’s such a good time to be a tech marketer. We talk about her post and delve into more detail on the points made, and chat about so much more.

Listen as we discuss:

• Why marketing is mission-critical in B2B tech companies
• How marketing can inform the strategy of the company
• The power of a creative organisation 
• Encouraging her team to drive MarTech exploration and adoption
• Why embracing the ‘weird’ can work wonders

Follow Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybrucker/

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Mat is a Senior Manager, EMEA Demand Generation at Palo Alto Networks. Mat has risen through the ranks at Palo Alto Networks in their demand generation hub. He started his journey with them specialising in email marketing and automation and has explored a variety of roles from Marketing Program Manager and Chief of Staff, EMEA Marketing to his current position.

Palo Alto Networks is a multinational cybersecurity company. They are an ambitious and boundary-pushing business, that continually delivers innovation to enable secure digital transformation—even as the pace of change is accelerating.

At a time when their business is growing, and the demand generation hub goes from strength to strength, we chat about the culture of innovation and so much more.

Listen as we discuss:

• Creativity in demand generation
• How hackers inspire his team
• Why cybersecurity is a more creative industry than you might think
• The challenges of creativity in a global giant vs. a start-up business

Follow Mat on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matharper

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In the first of our Changemaker roundtable events, we invited an expert panel of senior tech marketers, Gleb Brichko, VP Growth, and Global Demand Generation, Rubrik, Rebecca Clayman, Head of Brand, Cloudflare, Robin Daniels, CMO, Matterport, Shikha Saxena, Head of UK Marketing, Globant, and Jess Ellis, Senior Director of Brand Marketing, Khoros, to discuss ‘is tech marketing more creatively brave than ever?'

Shaped By co-founder Nick Farrar talks to our panel about the findings from Perspective 2021, our survey of over 200 senior marketers in SME and enterprise tech fuelled companies, and our panellists’ individual experiences in the ever-changing world of tech marketing, along with valuable advice for fellow marketers.

Listen as we discuss:

• How is tech marketing creatively brave?
• How to encourage bravery and create a safe space for exploration and experimentation 
• The importance of creating a story and emotional marketing
• Shifts in marketing format and content, what’s here to stay? 

Follow our expert panel on LinkedIn: Gleb Brichko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebbrichko/
Rebecca Clayman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-clayman-975b333/
Robin Daniels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robingdaniels/
Shikha Saxena: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-technology-marketing/
Jess Ellis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jellisstudio/

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Nancy Harlan is an ABM leader with a formidable record of success. She’s currently responsible for global ABM and customer marketing at UiPath. Prior to that, she spent eight years building SaaS & data analytics firm Qlik’s ABM function from the ground up into a comprehensive global operation that delivered eye-watering year-on-year revenue growth

.Successful ABM programs today are underpinned by some mighty impressive tech. But to what extent do they also rely on creativity? Is ABM an inherently creative discipline? And how does Nancy inspire her team to take risks and try new things?

We talk to Nancy about her career so far, why she loves working in ABM and how creativity can help her team to make the most from modern ABM.

Listen as we discuss:

• The role creativity can play in modern ABM
• The value and impact of ABM for businesses 
• How to encourage your team to push boundaries and unleash their creativity
• Finding inspiration within your organisation 
• How creative businesses thrive on restriction

Follow Nancy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-carlyle-harlan-3b09027/

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