B2B Growth (Sweet Fish)

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks with Kevin Jong, Strategic Programs Manager at Panda Doc, about his journey implementing ABM. 

In this episode Benji talks to Kaylee Edmondson , Director of Demand Gen at BrightWheel . Formerly at Chili Piper .  
Discussed in this episode: 
Working to understand your customers
Pivoting away from a mql/sql approach
How to crawl, walk, run into a more ungated content structure

In this 13th episode of the #Books series, Douglas Burdett, Founder of ARTILLERY, and James Muir, author of "The Perfect Close", recap some of the key ideas from the marketing and sales books recently featured on The Marketing Book Podcast.

Path to Profit is a podcast looking at business growth from every angle possible. Hear stories of success—and failure—lessons learned from leaders that have grown and scaled their businesses. You’ll learn how to think strategically, get better insight for decision making, and develop a growth mindset that will help you change the way you run your business.

In this episode, we talk to Laura Sweet, VP, Marketing at Kneat.

In this episode, Benji talks to Rebeca Silver, SVP Marketing at LetsGetChecked.
When the pandemic forced Rebecca to take a live event, virtual, she realized all the added benefits of hosting these meetups online. In this discussion Rebecca breaks down the tools you need to pull off a fantastic event and more importantly what to do after the event to ensure you and your guests get everything out of it.

In this #H2H segment, Carlos Hidalgo chats with Mathew Sweezey about his new book The Context Marketing Revolution. Sweezey provides great insights on why marketers need to understand context rather than focus on being relevant and how in so doing, they can deliver an experience across the customer journey. His book is available on Amazon and is getting rave reviews! Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishdev.wpengine.com/big3 We’ll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute. You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the B2B Growth Show on iTunes. If you don’t use iTunes, you can listen to every episode by clicking here.

In this episode of the 5 Things Series we talk to Matt Benson, Director of Marketing and Business Development at OnePointe Solutions. Matt shares the 5 Things he can't live without: 1) Apple Music 2) Microsoft Office 3) An Empowered Team 4) LinkedIn 5) Raw Almonds + Water + Coffee Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

James and Benji provide behind-the-scenes documentation of the journey to turn B2B Growth into every B2B marketers’ favorite media property. Today's discussion is about Benji's journey leading B2B Growth over the past year and all the lessons learned along the way. 
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In this episode, Benji talks to Sara Pion, Senior Growth Manager at Voiceflow.
B2B businesses hope to create a strong spirit of community with their clients and customers. However, this is far easier said than done. Voiceflow both built and migrated a large community of users and today Sara shares what she's learned through this process.

In this episode we talk to John Barrows, CEO at JB Sales Training & host of Make It Happen Mondays.

In this episode, Benji talks to Tirrah Switzer, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Community Brands.
Discussed in this episode:
Why best practices aren't enough in win/loss interviews
Comparing in-house to 3rd party
How to best implement findings from the research

In this episode, Timmy Bauer talks with Carey Straetz, Head of Demand Gen at Mode. 

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with James Carbary, author of Content-Based Networking, about instantly connecting with anyone you want to know through content collaboration. Listen to more CX conversations on Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast by clicking through one of the following links to your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts Directive drives search marketing results for software companies around the world, but you'll feel like their only client. Get a custom proposal at directiveconsulting.com

In this episode Benji talks to Don Polite, the Chief Marketing Officer at SKYGEN USA  
Discussed in this episode: 
Alignment between customer experience and marketing
The process of moving from data to actionable insights
How annual client surveys can level up your organization 


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In this episode we talk to Carson Conant, Founder and CEO at Mediafly. We talk about: 1) Adjusting your conference call setup to view more people "in the room" 2) Ensuring your provide justification & the value story for your sponsor to share internally 3) Equipping your buyers to have those internal conversations with Procurement & Finance 4) Lean into micro-learning with your sales team 5) Analyze themes throughout your teams call recordings in Chorus.ai or Gong If you like this episode, you'll probably also love: The 1 Mistake to Avoid When Telling Your Brand’s Story with Nancy Duarte Author of DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Tired of just hearing our voices? Now you can watch every episode of B2B Growth on YouTube.

In this episode we talk to Ryan Brown, Head of Brand Strategy at Ceros. Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

With seniority comes certainty… right? That wasn’t the case for Revenue Collective founder and host of The Sales Hacker Podcast, Sam Jacobs. And he figured other revenue leaders were having the same experiences. In this #Revenue episode, John speaks with Sam about the importance of being part of a supportive community, as well as…  A sales resource that isn’t being used to its full potential The metrics to follow that measure business health Hiring good stewards of the company Learn more about Revenue Collective at revenuecollective.com or email Sam at sam@revenuecollective.com.  This episode is hosted by John Grispon. Founder and Sales Coach at Early Revenue, as part of the #Revenue series on B2B Growth.  You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the B2B Growth Show on Apple Podcasts, on our website, or on Spotify.

So… it’s not business as usual anymore, particularly if you’re an SMB. You’ve probably been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. The truth is that your customers are struggling, too. On this episode, I interview Patricia Beitler, President of Velocitas, about her take on altering our communication strategy during the pandemic. What we talked about: How the right communication strategy now can create growth Positioning yourself for success when the pandemic is over Tailoring your communication to your customers’ needs 5 things to consider in crisis communication This #DemandGen episode is co-hosted by Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO at KEO Marketing. Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the B2B Growth Show on Apple Podcasts, on our website, or on Spotify.

In this episode, Benji talks to Bob Buday, Founder and CEO at Buday Thought Leadership Partners LLC, and Author of the book "Competing on Thought Leadership".
Today Bob helps us rethink thought leadership. Sharing how to develop exceptional content and create demand for the expertise. Bob defines Thought Leadership as: "The acclaim that a firm or a person earns for developing, marketing and delivering superior expertise in solving complex customer problems. More broadly, and this is important, this as a business strategy, not just a marketing strategy."

Welcome to The Echo Chamber. Quick riffs and hot takes from around B2B Marketing. 
On today's show the guys discuss the brilliance of Mary Keough's, "Marketing Job Post Teardown" series on LinkedIn. 

In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the very first episode of Move the World with Words podcast with Adrian Cohn and Ani Obermeier at Smartling. Check out the new show in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts

On Unleash IT, we discuss the experiences and ideas behind what’s working in Enterprise Architecture and Digital Transformation within the IT Landscape. You’ll hear interviews and compelling stories about innovations in actionable EA from the thought leaders and data-driven practitioners in our industry. Episodes will feature the broader topics of Enterprise Architecture and Digital Transformation, but we’ll also go deep on issues about Cloud Governance, Business Capabilities modeling, and strategic IT planning. So tune into our deep-dive conversations with the leading IT experts. Unleash your business’s digital capabilities. Unleash IT. In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the episode - LeanIX Launches "Unleash IT": A Podcast About Innovation in IT w/ Claudine Bianchi. Check out the new show on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast player.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, shares 10 epic takes from David Cancel (Drift), Mathew Sweezey (Salesforce), Joey Coleman (Never Lose a Customer Again), and 7 other great guests.
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In this episode, Dan Sanchez talked to Matthijs Van den Broek who is the head of Thought Leadership for WUA about what thought leadership can look like on a tiny or massive budget.
They discuss:

Matthijs' experience creating thought leadership for WUA for 5+ years
What he would do if he had to start over from scratch at a small company
What he would do if his boss 10x his budget

In this episode, Sweet Fish Media's very own Lesley Crews shares goals for a month-long deep dive into the topic of demand generation and explains what you can expect from this month's episodes.

Join us for our second B2B Podcasting Q&A, where we discuss a few specific ways to measure your podcast's success.
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In this episode we talk to Matthijs Van den Broek, Head of Thought Leadership at WUA!.

As we wrap up our demand generation series, Lesley Crews shares her final thoughts on the deep dive, and shares she and the team at Sweet Fish have been utilizing LinkedIn for their demand gen strategy. 

In this episode we talk to Randy Wootton, Chief Strategy Officer at Seismic. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love: How to Shift to Product-Led Growth (& Why It’s Needed) with Joe Chernov You may also love this book recommendation from Randy: The One to One Future The Sweet Fish team has been using LeadIQ for the past few months & what used to take us 4 hours in gathering contact data now takes us only 1! If you're looking for greater efficiency in your sales development & prospecting efforts, check out LeadIQ: leadiq.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Tired of just hearing our voices? Now you can watch every episode of B2B Growth on YouTube.

In this episode we talk to Dan Greenberg, Founder & CEO at Sharethrough. Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

The “hustle” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
We’ve all heard about hustling and working hard, but what about working smart?
Billionaires like Mark Cuban and Richard Branson will tell you that time management plays a direct role in their success. From the first hour of their mornings to how they organize their calendars, they have learned how to own their day instead of letting their day own them.
In this episode, Kevin Kruse, NY Times Bestselling Author of 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, shares time management tips from some of the most successful billionaires in the world.

What if I told you you don’t need to don blue paint and storm your boss’s office yelling “Freedom!” with a poorly executed Scottish accent to get professional freedom? You already have it. In this episode, I catch up with Chris Walker, CEO of Refine Labs, and he explains how realizing he already had professional freedom transformed his career.  What we talked about: What professional freedom is and how to claim it for yourself The fear you need to overcome to branch out How to get support from leadership at your workplace You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the B2B Growth Show on Apple Podcasts, on our website, or on Spotify.

 In this episode, Olivia Hurley talks to Kevin Tate, CMO at Clearbit.

In this episode, Olivia Hurley talks to Mary Pat Donnellon, Chief Revenue Officer at CallRail

In this episode, host Blake Bozarth, talks about implementing a leadership development framework that delivers ROI. The #Culture series is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve. To hear more episodes like this one, subscribe to B2B Growth on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Ned Arick, VP of Growth at Halos Systems, about creating a culture of customer obsession and focusing on customer experience to differentiate yourself and your company. Listen to more CX conversations on Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast by clicking through one of the following links to your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts

In this episode, Kelsey shares a new series that will be releasing here on B2B Growth. The #Revenue Series is hosted by John Grispon, Founder of Early Revenue. He features guests including founders of venture capital firms and startup leaders as they share their own experiences. You can easily find B2B Growth in all major podcast players here: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher

In this episode we talk to Andy Didorosi, Head of Marketing at Basecamp. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love: 10 Ways to Help Your CEO Become a Thought Leader(in Less Than 6 Months) Singal vs Noise Descript The Sweet Fish team has been using LeadIQ for the past few months & what used to take us 4 hours in gathering contact data now takes us only 1! If you're looking for greater efficiency in your sales development & prospecting efforts, check out LeadIQ: leadiq.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this replay episode, Dan Sanchez talks to Ashley Faus about her entire thought leadership process as the Content Strategy Lead at Atlassian .

In this episode, James Carbary shares his unique approach to original research.

In this episode we talk to Sara Varni, CMO at Twilio. No. 19 in our countdown of the Top 20 episodes of 2019. Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute. :)

In this featured episode, Sharon Toerek chats with Robert Glazer, Founder and CEO at Acceleration Partners. Use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode, Timmy Bauer speaks with Sara Breese, EVP of Marketing at Master Control.

As we wind down our demand gen series, Lesley Crews talks with Andy Davis, Head of Demand Gen at Attest, about demand creation vs. demand capture, and why having both of these in your demand generation strategy is crucial. 

In this replay episode, Lesley Crews talks with Tabitha Adams on precision demand marketing, blending sales enablement with demand generation, and developing a "people first, outcome second" mindset.

In this episode we talk to Stephen King, President & CEO at GrowthForce. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love: The 4 Moments You Must Win to Retain B2B Customers with Tim Riesterer Directive drives search marketing results for software companies around the world, but you'll feel like their only client. Get a custom proposal at directiveconsulting.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode, Benji talks to Eric Olson, CMO at Quickbase.
We discuss:
Developing a "Win Together" culture
Unifying messaging & goals across departments
What it looks like to have Marketing own the pipeline

This is the Journey on B2B Growth, where we document our journey of turning B2B Growth into every B2B marketer’s favorite media brand…and how you can do the same for your market. Today James and Dan discuss the common objection to building a media brand for your business... IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE! Is it? Let's explore.
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The only thing that remote teams can't live without is trust. If you’re not willing to trust your people, don’t even bother trying to go remote. It will never work: I promise you. In this episode, we talk about what trust does and doesn’t mean, as well as a specific example of what happens when you don’t extend trust to your team.

In this episode James shares 2 ways to develop your personal brand.

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks to S cott Miller who was the Executive Director of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey about the inner workings of their massive thought leadership program.
They talk about:

What they look for in future thought leaders
How they groom them to get to the next level
How they administrate a program across 23 heavy hitters

In this 21st episode of the #Books series, Douglas Burdett, Founder of ARTILLERY, and James Muir, author of "The Perfect Close"(https://puremuir.com), recap some of the key ideas from the marketing and sales books recently featured on The Marketing Book Podcast.

In this episode, we talk to Daniel Murray, Senior Manager of Marketing Operations at ServiceTitan. Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Welcome to The Echo Chamber. Quick riffs and hot takes from around B2B Marketing. 
On today's show the guys discuss how Gated is using a unique approach with advisors to gain quick traction and mass adoption. 

In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the first episode - Treat Everyone the Same: Life Advice from the CEO of Goettl - Ken Goodrich Toolbox for the Trades is a podcast where top service professionals share the tips, tricks, and tactics they use to succeed in their industry. This podcast is brought to you by ServiceTitan—the leading home and commercial field service software. Episodes will feature stories and strategies to help contractors grow and scale their service business. Check out the new show in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google

Here’s the secret of the century:
To become a market-leading company, the #1 skill you need to develop is your ability to sell. Yeah, we’re talking to you, early-stage CEOs.
Marc Bernstein, CEO & Founder of Balto, a real-time sales enabler, fortunately got this piece of advice early in his entrepreneurial journey. He joins #Revenue host John Grispon to speak about…

Why early sales should be informing your product
Prospecting advice for startups
The channels Balto has used to raise $10M in series A funding
How to gain more influence over the sale

Resources mentioned:
The Challenger Sale
The Challenger Customer
This episode is hosted by John Grispon. Founder and Sales Coach at Early Revenue, as part of the #Revenue series on B2B Growth.

To most CEOs, running a business at optimal profitability sounds a little far-fetched. However, to achieve optimal profitability means your business will be prepared for selling whenever the opportunity presents itself. And someday, your business will eventually be sold. In this episode of B2B Tech Talk, guest host James Carbary of Sweet Fish Media sits down with a business advisor to CEOs and partner at A&G Advisory Services, Scott Goemmel. Live from Ingram Micro’s ONE event, the two discuss: Annuity and business valuation How A&G helps businesses run at optimal profitability How to build a plan to reach optimal profitability Follow us on Twitter @IngramTechSol #B2BTechTalk Sponsored by Cisco and Ingram Micro Financial Solutions Listen to this episode and more like it by subscribing to B2B Tech Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. Or, tune in on our website.

In this episode, Benji talks to Aaron Wollner, the Chief Marketing Officer at Quontic.  
Discussed in this episode: 
How to fight against data manipulation
Pulling insights from the data
Working to build a marketing team that implements insights from the data regularly 


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In this episode, Benji talks to Kyle Williams, Founder of Brickstack.
As marketing leaders, we feel the ongoing tension between what we say the product does vs what the product ACTUALLY does and how we go about addressing the market. Our best SDRs and CSRs know intuitively, from practice, how to best address potential buyers. Today Kyle shows us how to get that useful information from the heads of our team members into a repeatable system.

In this episode we talk to Jonathan Smalley, Founder at Yaguara. For more on driving an intentional & thriving culture, check out Sweet Fish's new podcast that goes deep on topics like this: Crafting Culture Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode, we talk to James Creech, Co-Founder & CEO at Paladin. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love... ...this past episode: 3 Keys to Leveraging Influencer Marketing in B2B with Darryl Praill ....and this book: Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode we talk to Florian Frese, Marketing Lead at Container xChange. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love... ...these past episodes: 3 Steps to Crafting Cold Emails That Convert with Heather Morgan 6 Lessons Learned From Sending Over 50,000 Cold Emails with Justin Christianson Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Are you a know-it-all or a learn-it-all? If you chose the latter, you’ll appreciate the top 5 marketing books David Cancel — Founder and CEO of Drift — can’t stop rereading. In this #CEO episode, David talks about his favorite books along with 4 reading systems he urges entrepreneurs to use. Plus, he goes over: His advice to new CEOs in the current economy Why it’s a Drift company value to always be learning How to learn from other’s painful experiences Books & resources mentioned: drift.com/books/drift-leadership-principles/ Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Powerful by Patty McCord Conversational Marketing by David Cancel & Dave Gerhardt From Impossible to Inevitable by Aaron Ross & Jason Lemkin Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff & Carlye Adler Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy Influence by Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. The Books Every Startup CEO Should Read If you have a question, join the discussion on Instagram @ceoplaybook.co This #CEO episode is hosted by John Belizaire, CEO at Soluna and Editor of the CEOPLAYBOOK. You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the #CEO series at the B2B Growth Show on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

In this episode we talk to Chris Willis, Chief Marketing Officer at Acrolinx. No. 20 in our countdown of the Top 20 episodes of 2019. Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute.

On the Whistle explores the impact that coaches, teachers and administrators from schools and youth organizations have on improving young people’s lives. Each episode features topics such as resilience, leadership, responsibility, and self-awareness as we examine the journey every athlete and mentor takes from the heart to the mind.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb and coauthor of Rehumanize Your Business introduces for conversation the essence of customer experience: how you make people feel. Subscribe to hear every episode of Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast, by using the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts Directive drives search marketing results for software companies around the world, but you'll feel like their only client. Get a custom proposal at directiveconsulting.com

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks about his journey into the topic of thought leadership from reading all the books on the topic to doing this 30 day deep dive on B2B Growth. 

In this episode Dan Sanchez talks with Cody Ward, Sr. Director of Demand Generation at Conexium, about how he tested an ABM strategy without fancy software.

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks with Kalim Aull about his new model called the Brand Evolution Flywheel that incorporates a Strategic Narrative, Category Design, and Community Building into one fine art. 
Take a look at the visual model he created for reference: https://sweetfishmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Brand-Evolution-Flyweeh.png

In this episode we talk to Rick Middlemass, Chief Strategy Officer at the National Association of Sales Professionals. Are you able to easily track & analyze the reach of your organic LinkedIn content? If not, you may want to check out a tool we've been using here at Sweet Fish: SHIELD Use the promo code B2BGROWTH for a 25% Discount Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute. Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode Benji talks to Jordan Decker, Vice President of Demand Generation at PatientPop.
B2B email can feel stale and robotic, but Jordan believes email can be exciting and extremely valuable to your companies bottom line. Todays conversation is a tactical dialogue on what's working for PatientPop in their email campaigns right now and how we can level up our next outreach.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Sangram Vajre, cofounder and Chief Evangelist at Terminus and founder of #FlipMyFunnel and Peak Community, about 10 specific tips to build a category and a community.

In this episode, Benji talks to Myles Madden, the Sr. Demand Generation Manager at Observe.AI
Discussed in this episode:
The power of holding marketing accountable to revenue numbers.
Tips for implementing new measuring metrics
How marketing can impress and delight the C-suite and sales team

In this episode, Benji talks to Jen Abel, Co-Founder of Jjellyfish.
Jen shares the secrets of 0 to 1, Founder led sales. How do we identify early adopters and when is your company ready to start handing off sales to a sales team? This episode is a great chance for marketing leaders to get out of their typical scope and expand their insights into growth and sales motions.

In this episode we talk to Aimee Irwin, Vice President,Strategy at Experian. See why leading companies like Glint, Shopify, Spotify, Slack and more are using Guru for their knowledge management needs. Go to b2bgrowth.getguru.com to start your 30-day free trial & discover how knowledge management can empower your revenue teams. Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute.

In this episode of the Category Creation series, we talk to Andy Cunningham, author of Get to Aha! and founder and president at Cunningham Collective. Andy has played a key role in launching tech products over her multi-decade career, including the Apple Macintosh. In our interview, we discuss why positioning is so important (especially for category creators) and we break down Andy's unique approach to uncovering your company's DNA. Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute. :)

In this episode, Benji talks to Jordan Crawford, Co-Founder of Blueprint Data.
We discuss the importance of targeting and decoding pain, and how we can start to see patterns that will allow us to score our serviceable market at scale. Jordan provided several resources, you can find the links below.
Customer Discovery Worksheet 
Get 11-30% positive reply rates on cold email 
How to Go-to-Market in 2022 

In this episode, Benji talks to Jacob Azia, Consultant & Advisor for Early Stage tech companies.
Jacob discusses what the right amount of friction looks like in our marketing and how to move away from the obsessions with MQLs.

In this episode, we talk to Christelle Flahaux, Vice President of Marketing at FortressIQ.

In this episode (part 2 of 2) we talk to Lauren Vaccarello, former VP Marketing & Customer Engagement at Box & Co-Host of the Marketing Trends podcast. No. 3 in our countdown of the Top 20 episodes of 2019. Lauren shares lessons in account selection from Box's pilot ABM program, as well as creative ways to work with Field Marketing to get sales reps in front of more decision makers at target accounts. Check out Lauren's slide deck on the ABM effort her team executed at Box & what they learned here: https://app.box.com/s/6g25djw34zk77z3tfx62e8qxdwt19n8r Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll never send you more than what you can read in < 1 minute. :)

In this episode of the #BehindTheCurtain Series, Logan talks with our COO, Bill Reed, about the fulcrum of decision-making: why you should push decisions down to the people closest to the customer (or the problem you're trying to solve). Want to get your copy of James' book, Content-Based Networking? It's available on Amazon now: http://bit.ly/content-basednetworking If you want it in audiobook format, just search Content-Based Networking or James Carbary on Audible.

In the latest installment of our deep dive into demand generation, Lesley Crews talks with Carlos Hidalgo about his book, Driving Demand. They also discuss the roadmap to implementing change in your organization, creating an accountable culture and how to embrace the change.

In this episode of the #BehindTheCurtain Series, James Carbary & Logan Lyles talk about 5 reasons you shouldn't hire an outside host for your podcast. While there are some pros to having an outside host (professionalism and dedicated availability), we typically advocate for having someone (or multiple people) from your company be the host of your podcast. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love: ROI Positive in 28 Days with a B2B Podcast 5 Reasons It’s Not Too Late to Launch a Podcast Sweet Fish is hiring! Click here to learn more. Want to get your copy of James' book, Content-Based Networking? It's available on Amazon now: http://bit.ly/content-basednetworking If you want it in audiobook format, just search Content-Based Networking or James Carbary on Audible.

In this episode, Dan Sanchez summarizes the lessons learned after doing a month-long deep dive into the topic of Account-Based Marketing.  
For the deep dive, Dan interviewed 16 practitioners, thought leaders, and vendors, read 11 books, and recorded 9 solo episodes documenting the lessons learned along the way.

In this episode Benji talks to Lauren Lynch , the Director of Marketing at Set Solutions. 
Discussed in this episode: 
Pivoting from field marketing to content marketing
How customers should directly inform your content strategy
Putting together a customer advisory board 


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In this replay episode, Timmy Bauer talks with Caitlin Ridge, Director of Strategic Communications at Formation, about why your content distribution and delivery isn't quite as great as you think it is.

In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks with Guy Yalif about the role of website personalization in ABM. 

In this episode, Lesley Crews talks with Travis Tyler and Patrick Downs, co-hosts of The Customer Engagement Lab. 

In this episode we talk to Vishal Sunak , Co-Founder and CEO at LinkSquares. If you like this episode, you'll probably also love... ...these past episodes: The 4 Moments You Must Win to Retain B2B Customers with Tim Riesterer Author of The Expansion Sale: Four Must-Win Conversations to Keep and Grow Your Customers Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Ed Powers, customer success and customer loyalty expert, about the neuroscience of trust and the importance of getting face to face. Listen to more CX conversations on Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast by clicking through one of the following links to your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play Google Podcasts Are you able to easily track & analyze the reach of your organic LinkedIn content? If not, you may want to check out a tool we've been using here at Sweet Fish: SHIELD Use the promo code B2BGROWTH for a 25% Discount

In this episode, Benji talks to Michelle Tilton, the Vice President of Marketing at Gryphon.ai.
Discussed in this episode: - How to Operationalize Demand Creation- Marketing Accountability at Every Part of the Funnel- Using Data to Inform the Board Room
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In this episode, Dan Sanchez talks to A shley Faus about her entire thought leadership process as the Content Strategy Lead at Atlassian. 

Marketing is a discipline with a lot of functionally specific excellence—and a good CMO will let them get on with their expertise. CMOs have to be able to explain the executive team’s needs to the marketing team and vice versa. We are sharing this episode of The Marketer’s Journey. Randy Frisch of Uberflip speaks with Maria Pergolino, Chief Marketing Officer at Forbes Communications Council. What they talked about: - Why you should let the email marketer get on with sending email - How Maria’s high points were also her low points - The 2 pieces of advice for a senior marketer to jump into the executive team --Mentorship vs. Sponsorship Balancing over 80,000 customers Find The Marketer’s Journey on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and here.

In this episode, Benji talks to Arta Shita, Head of Growth Marketing at Testlio.
Often we discuss the importance of alignment between sales and marketing, but today Arta shines a spotlight on a relationship easily overlooked. The connection between Growth and Product marketing if done well may just unlock a new level of momentum for your organization.

In this episode Dan Sanchez talked with Andrei Zinkevich, CEO at FullFunnel.io, about how to do lean ABM.

In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Shanee Ben-Zur, Head of Marketing, Media, and Growth at Crunchbase, about having more and better conversations between marketing and customers, salespeople, and product and dev teams. Listen to more CX conversations on Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast by clicking through one of the following links to your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts

In this 12th episode of the #Books series, Douglas Burdett, Founder of ARTILLERY, and James Muir, author of "The Perfect Close", recap some of the key ideas from the marketing and sales books recently featured on The Marketing Book Podcast. Are you able to easily track & analyze the reach of your organic LinkedIn content? If not, you may want to check out a tool we've been using here at Sweet Fish: SHIELD Use the promo code B2BGROWTH for a 25% Discount

In this 19th episode of the #Books series, Douglas Burdett, Founder of ARTILLERY, and James Muir, author of "The Perfect Close"(https://puremuir.com), recap some of the key ideas from the marketing and sales books recently featured on The Marketing Book Podcast.

In this episode, Benji talks to Jeff Biesman, the CMO at National Debt Relief and Reach Financial.
Discussed in this episode:
Simplifying the market message
Understanding what motivates your buyers
Collecting Insights from your audience


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