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This week in the Marketing Studio, Jeff Clark our resident Rockstar CMO Strategy Advisor and former Forrester Research Director, turns the tables on host Ian Truscott and asks him about his 5 f'in' steps to creating personas. We get a double dose of The Content Advisory as their Chief Problem Solver and Lead Analyst, Cathy McKnight, returns for a chat about a topic that's on the lips of all marketing technologists; composability. Regular listeners will remember Cathy, who has over 20 years of global experience and expertise in content strategy, content management, intranets, marketing technologies, and customer experience. And at The Content Advisory, Cathy has helped dozens of companies realize their content, marketing, and communication objectives by building bridges across leadership, content, business process, and technology. Finally, as usual, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Cathy's colleague, Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a cocktail and a recommendation for sailing your marketing craft into today's economic headwind. Enjoy! The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on LinkedIn, Twitter and his website As mentioned in this week’s episode: Robert and Cathy’s firm The Content Advisory Cathy’s podcast: Uncharted Journeys The Experience Advisors Community Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube If Everybody Looked the Same, by Groove Armada on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the Marketing Studio, Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO Strategy Advisor and former Forrester Research Director, turns the tables on host Ian Truscott and he shares what Jeff described as the "Five F’in Fundamental Faces of Our Personas". Ian then goes back backstage with Matthew Woodget, the business story telling guy, who last appeared on episode 112. Matthew is a technologist, marketer, and storyteller whose marketing pedigree spans over 20 years. And, as you’ll hear he’s an author and he heads up Go Narrative, where he helps marketers and entrepreneurs reduce frustration, increase reach and drive growth using story structures. In this conversation, they discuss Matthew's agency, the value of storytelling, his book Storytelling for Action Playbook, and why he pulled it from publishing and rewrote it. Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a cocktail and a thought about marketing. This week when discussing facts becoming truths becoming facts, he shares his Point of View Architecture model. Enjoy! The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Matthew Woodget on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on LinkedIn, Twitter and his website As mentioned in this week’s episode: Matthew's agency Go Narrative Storytelling for Action Playbook The Content Advisory The Experience Advisors Community Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys - on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our host Ian Truscott chats with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, and they share their best and worst experiences of B2B influences, both in their careers as analysts and as marketers at B2B technology vendors. Todd Irwin, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder of New York-based brand strategy and creative agency Fazer, returns for a third visit to the show. Todd brings over 30 years of brand strategy experience, helping big brands such as Coca-Cola, Nikon, Verizon, Walmart, Pepsi, Ann Taylor, Macy’s, Olive Garden, and The New York Times, as well as a host of SMBs and early-stage funded growth companies. Todd has developed a compelling methodology that delivers business-to-brand strategic alignment that positions companies more competitively in their market and returns for a third chat with Ian to discuss branding, specifically brand acquisitions. Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares his thoughts on what we can learn from the dramatic adoption of Threads and how we can take the same approach with our audience and products. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Todd Irwin on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Todd’s agency – Fazer The Content Advisory The Experience Advisors Community Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Bad Influence by the B52's on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a different format this week, Ian Truscott is following some advice to share a bit more of his perspective, especially while Jeff Clark (our resident Rockstar CMO strategy advisor) is away he flies solo sharing his view of the friction in sales that he calls FOFU; the Fear of F'in' Up and what marketers can do to overcome it. Continuing the theme of learning more about Ian, he shares a chat he had with Seth Goldstein, the founder and Principal Creative Director at Goldstein Media a full-service digital marketing agency located just north of Philadelphia in historic Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Seth's show Entreprenuers Enigma is part of the marketing podcast network and has featured some great guests, including Mark Schaefer, Jason Falls and Guy Kawasaki. You can learn more about Seth when Ian interviewed him for episode 130, and then back in April, Seth had Ian on his show, and we share that interview here this week. Finally, we get back on track, and we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, , who shares his thoughts on programmatic advertising and AI - does marketing ruin everything? The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Seth Goldstein on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and  LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: From Ian's blog: Everybody is FOFU Fighting Seth’s company: Goldstein Media Seth’s podcasts: Entrepreneur’s Enigma The original interview with Steh Goldstein Robert’s The Content Advisory Blog Robert’s latest project: Experience Advisors Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Rockstar CMO Advisors Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Kung Fu Fighting by Ceelo Green on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a packed episode in our first show of 2023, Seth Goldstein, the founder and Principal Creative Director at Goldstein Media drops by with a prediction for the new year. We are back in the Marketing Studio with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, who shares with our host Ian Truscott three new year's resolutions for marketers, with advice to give some new year love to our customers. Ian then goes backstage with Matt Bailey, the founder of Sitelogic, who teaches digital marketing to the world’s biggest brands and most prestigious universities. Matt has been doing the Digital Marketing thing since 1996, working at brands, agencies, and starting three companies, including SiteLogic in 2006, originally as a digital marketing services agency, but pivoted to training in 2015. Matt is now an in-demand trainer, working with clients that include: Microsoft, HP, Comcast, Target and Nationwide. And his digital marketing curriculum is used at several US universities, including Duke, Purdue and Rutgers, and you can find his courses on LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Simplilearn, and Udacity. And if that wasn’t enough he’s the author of 3 books. Ian and Matt discuss his career, the state of marketing education and what he's learned from his podcast; The Endless Coffee Cup. Finally, Ian winds down the year with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail, and he shares his word for 2023. Happy New Year! — Get in touch You can find all the links to the guests and what we discussed in the full-length show notes at https://rockstarcmo.com/podcast You can subscribe to the show on all podcasts platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Google, GoodPods and Amazon, just search for “rockstar cmo” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As our resident Rockstar CMO strategy advisor Jeff Clark is away again this week, host Ian Truscott shares a thought about card counters and what we can learn as marketers from them. Ian goes backstage with Keith Smith, Managing Director of The Advertist, the UK’s only independent new business development platform that helps agencies build their new business pipeline. Keith is also the host of The Fuel Podcast which is focused on business development and features great guests from around the world of agencies and advertising. Ian and Keith chat about what he's learned from hosting that podcast, including creativity, diversity in thinking and AI. Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, but as Robert is also away, Ian is joined by Todd Irwin, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder of New York-based brand strategy and creative agency Fazer, who, as a branding expert, shares his view of Elon's recent rebrand of Twitter to X. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Keith Smith on LinkedIn or Twitter Todd Irwin on LinkedIn and Twitter As mentioned in this week’s episode: The Nudge Podcast episode on card counting Rockstar CMO Episode 6 – Interview with Keith Smith  The Advertist Ad: https://youtu.be/_foRlrcb6WI Keith's podcast - The Fuel Podcast Keith's company - The Advertist Keith's cause - Stream Aid Todd’s agency – Fazer Mona's Bar in NY on Facebook Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Rockstar CMO Advisors Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Think (About it) by Patra featuring Lyn Collins on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back in the Marketing Studio with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO Strategic Advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, who shares his four steps for creating campaigns that deliver ART - Awareness Revenue & Trust. Oh, and he adds an E for Enablement to our acronym. Ian then goes backstage with Aaron Templer, who is an unapologetic eclectic having studied music and English literature and earned an MBA, Aaron is a 25-year marketing leader, a marketing firm owner (Three Over Four), a professional instructor for the American Marketing Association, an occasional speaker and professor, hobby percussionist - and some call him the Gora Dhol Wallah. Aaron's firm, speaking engagements, teachings, and writings are at the intersection of strategy, creativity, brand, influence, and leadership and he recently published his first book, Leading in a Social World, which is a six-time award winner and, as one review put it, "turns our perception of social media marketing on its head. It's a fun conversation, as they discuss Aaron's career, agency and book, and he chucks a surprising icon of modern marketing into the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory and over a cocktail they discuss the importance of brand, especially if you are thinking of launching a content marketing project. Enjoy! -- The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Aaron Templer on LinkedIn, Mastodon and his website Robert Rose on LinkedIn and at The Content Advisory As mentioned in this week’s episode: Discussion about ARTE and Campaigns on episode 143 Aaron's agency: Three Over Four The Gora Dhol Wallah Ian's back to basics brand article: Back to Brand Aaron's book: Leading in a Social World Robert's column for The Content Marketing Institute Robert's Experience Advisors community Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Cause We've Ended as Lovers by Jeff Beck on Spotify -- Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back in the Marketing Studio with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO Strategic Advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, to discuss the temptation of product-based campaigns in B2B, how we should pivot to being customer focused and the implications on organization, goals and budget in doing that. Ian then goes backstage with Leslie Semegran, CMO of the Veterneriary Emergency Group. Leslie joined VEG in 2019 after working in B2C and B2B Marketing for Care.com, Ladders and TheStreet.com. Leslie loves building the VEG brand, driving growth and telling the VEGgies' stories. Leslie is from outside Philly, studied business and finance at the University of Michigan (go blue!) and joined us from her offices in New York. Ian and Leslie discuss her fabulous career, the perils of freelancing, and she shares a nomination for our portal to marketing hell, the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool, that we think we can all agree with. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory and over a cocktail, they celebrate 150 episodes and delve into where we are with the maturity of Web 3. Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Leslie Semegran on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and at The Content Advisory As mentioned in this week’s episode: The Veterneriary Emergency Group Robert’s column for The Content Marketing Institute Robert’s Podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Lose Yourself by Eminem on Spotify — Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the Marketing Studio, our host Ian Truscott and Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO Strategic Advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, reboot the Rockstar CMO 5 F'in' Marketing Fundamentals. Ian then goes backstage with Shamir Duverseau, the Managing Director, Chief Strategist & Co-founder of Smart Panda Labs, a digital experience agency that helps B2C enterprise marketers navigate digital transformation to create experiences their customer's demand. Prior to Smart Panda Labs, Shamir was the Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Services for Marriott International's Vacation Club Division. And over his last 20 years, he has held various marketing leadership roles, overseeing everything from product management to digital strategy, across several industries, from travel to entertainment to technology, with brands like Southwest Airlines, The Walt Disney Company, and NBC Universal.  They discuss Shamir's career, digital transformation, the importance of the CMO's role in the customer experience, and another excellent nomination for the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory and over a cocktail, discusses the challenges and opportunities with customer data as we can depend less on cookies. Enjoy! The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Shamir Duverseau on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and at The Content Advisory As mentioned in this week's episode: Smart Panda Labs Robert's column "Rose Colored Glasses" for The Content Marketing Institute Robert's Podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We'll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube The Creator Has a Master Plan by Brooklyn Funk Essentials on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, in the Marketing Studio, Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and our host Ian Truscott discuss the Official Rockstar CMO Rider, inspired by Van Halen and brown M&M’s, it's a list those things that a marketing leader should look for in their new gig, they discuss: #1 The CMO has a seat at the top table #2 Great people #3 Marketing is a core part of the business #4 You are free to play your setlist #5 Brand is valued  #6 People love the product  #7 Good company culture What would you add to this list? Then, Ian joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss the marketing talent crunch. The changing way marketing teams work with external agencies, advisors and freelancers, and how it's important to bring in external help when you need time to focus on innovation. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // The original Official Rockstar CMO Rider // Grant Johnson’s article “Evaluating a CMO Opportunity” // David Lee Roth explains the brown M&M’s in this YouTube video // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s book website: Content Marketing Strategy // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // Pappa’s Got  a Brand New Bag by James Brown - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, in the Marketing Studio Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and our host Ian Truscott discuss Metia Group’s B2B Marketing Trends Report. They pick their favorites from the 8 trends in the report that CMO’s should consider in 2024. They discuss behaviorial science and AI, sustainability, influencer marketing, and partner marketing and influencers. Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss making flaws a marketing virtue.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Misia Tramp from Metia on LinkedIn // Liz High from Metia on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // International agency Metia Group // Metia Group’s B2B Marketing Trends Report // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s book website: Content Marketing Strategy // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // Fashion by David Bowie - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the marketing studio, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor, and our host Ian Truscott chat about some recent articles on and research into the apparent death of the CMO and, if the CMO is not dying, then the much-discussed shorter tenure of marketing leaders compared to their peers.  Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, who, over a fabulous cocktail, shares a thought about content operations and how we should take a leaf out of Hollywood’s book and hire a director.   Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Fortune 500 companies are eliminating chief marketing officer roles as the position loses C-suite clout // Are we witnessing the end of the CMO? No, and stop asking // CMOs Regaining The Faith Of Their Bosses, Survey Shows // Boathouse CEO Study on Marketing and the CMO // Evaluating a CMO Opportunity - Grant Johnson // This Old Marketing on YouTube // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Arctic Monkeys - Do You Wanna Know on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Clark starts a month-long break from the show, and so our “not a rockstar” host Ian Truscott, catches up with regular guest, Chief Problem Solver and Lead Analyst, from the Content Advisory Cathy McKnight, for her 10th appearance on the show.  Ian and Cathy chat about the importance of content operations in the face of all the immediate demands on marketing, some takeaways from a recent webinar she hosted with Liana Cardenes Cave, Hilton’s Senior Director, Content Orchestration and what she’s learned from interviewing influential and successful women on her podcast The Uncharted Journey. Ian then retires to the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to join Cathy’s colleague Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who, over a cocktail he’s recommending for breakfast, shares some interesting, informal research he’s done with his clients and community on the different use cases marketers are using AI for. And, it seems we are creating work with the robots, not reducing it.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Controlling Content Chaos with Content Orchestration – TCA Webinar // Cathy’s podcast: Uncharted Journeys  // Robert & Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week as regular collaborator Jeff Clark continues on his break travelling, our host, CMO but not a rockstar Ian Truscott is in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week - which are: #1 - Doing a podcast monologue #2 - People asking to pick your brains #3 - Why aren’t people filling in your form? #4 - Ask why you are doing something #5 - Trust and personas Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a great cocktail and advice for creating a content cocktail, especially in a crowded B2B category as your approach to content, its form and how you communicate it can differentiate your business.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Let them pick your brain - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Pain, Need, Aspiration and Trust - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Crafting A Cutting Edge Social Media Approach In 2024 - Upcoming TCA Webinar  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Think (About it) Patra ft Lynne Collins - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week as regular collaborator Jeff Clark continues on his break travelling, our host, CMO but “not a rockstar” Ian Truscott is again in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week: #1 - Right fit marketers #2 - Is the Forrester term “Frontline marketers” complete bollocks? #3 - The Buying Tribe #4 - Distinct and Differentiation #5 - Your content, like turn signals, is for other people Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, for a bit of a rant about why Elon hates marketers with the recent news that Elon has fired one of his marketing teams amidst a large redundancy round at Tesla.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Same But Distinct - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Forrester’s Frontline Marketing the Evolution of B2B Growth Teams // Robert’s article on Tesla’s marketing layoffs - Don’t Follow Tesla’s Marketing Mistake // Alexander Ingram on his Tesla layoff on LinkedIn // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // So Much Thing to Say by Bob Marley - on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another Ian solo in the studio who shares 5 thoughts, and Robert is in the virtual bar with a great cocktail and a thought about walled gardens.  It’s last week without Jeff, so our host, CMO but “not a rockstar” Ian Truscott is again in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week: #1 - Not the regular competitors #2 - Rented Land #3 - Cold emails #4 - The Diversity Bonus #5 - If you can help me grow, I can help you grow Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a very classy cocktail and a thought about social media content in walled gardens.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // What Now? Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Keith Smith’s Fuel Podcast, featuring diversity - interview with Marc Lewis // LinkedIn Collaborative Articles  // The LinkedIn comment in a Collaborative Article: “If you can help me grow, I can help you grow”  // TCA Webinar: Social Media – Crafting A Cutting Edge Strategy // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Be Honest - Jorja Smith on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director is back from his travels and joins our host Ian Truscott in the marketing studio. They discuss a topic Ian touched on a couple of episodes ago, Forrester’s concept of Frontline Marketing. Is it a one hit wonder? Although Ian got one co-host back, he lost another as, at the last minute, his usual companion in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, couldn't make it. So, he’s alone in the bar with some gin, and he shares his approach to storytelling.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Forrester’s post - Frontline Marketing the Evolution of B2B Growth Teams // Andy Raskin’s - The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // New Radicals - You Get What You Give - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director shares with our host Ian Truscott his 5 steps for orchestrating large-scale B2B marketing campaigns, from leadership, people, and business goals to budget.   After his scheduling challenges of last week, Robert Rose is back in the bar with a topical thought on Apple’s recent advertising and the fuss it created. With advice to be bold, swing, and occasionally you might miss.     Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // It’s Time by Imagine Dragons on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director, shares with our host Ian Truscott his top four considerations when launching a new product or an existing product into a new market, and Ian adds a final point about when to involve marketing.  Ian then retires to our virtual bar, with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who ponders the current state of social media, specifically the death of the follower. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s article - The Death of the Follower Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // P!nk - Get The Party Started on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we try something different as the voice of ChatGPT joins the show as we ask it, “What questions should I ask a panel of marketing experts about product adoption in B2B?”. Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director, and our host Ian Truscott attempt to answer the five questions it asks.  Ian then retires to our virtual bar with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who, over a very interesting cocktail this week, searches for answers about the future of search.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Previous discussion with Jeff on defining the customer journey: Episode 108 // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast - This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // More Than You Know by Prince Paul / DeLaSoul on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, following a chat with their old boss, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director and our host Ian Truscott share five challenges with the current state of marketing measurement and metrics.  And then, in our virtual bar, Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, shares with Ian a fantastic cocktail recipe and a thought about attention.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Grant Johnson’s - Marketing Performance Index  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast - This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Measure Up by Tom Tom Club on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director and our host Ian Truscott continue discussing marketing metrics, sharing 5 steps (plus a bonus step) for overcoming the five challenges for marketing metrics that they discussed last week.  Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where he shares a splendid cocktail recipe and some timely advice on marketing during Pride Month. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Grant Johnson’s - Marketing Performance Index  // Jeff’s ROI Rabbit Hole article // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast - This Old Marketing // How to Balance Controversial Content for Marketing // Coverage of a quieter Pride Month on the Content Marketing Institute blog Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Counting Stars by One Republic on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our host, Ian Truscott, revisits the first time Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director, appeared on the show in episode 40, back in December 2020. They run through the five points Jeff made in that discussion, and asks him if things have changed in the intervening years.  Plus, Ian asks if Jeff still wants to chuck constant re-branding into the Swimming Pool, our portal to hell for all the snake oil, bullshit and overhyped trends that plague this craft we love.     Then Ian joins Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar. Ever considered a cocktail with Borboun and Red Wine? Well, let Robert educate you before he shares his weekly thoughts on marketing strategy.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Jeff’s first appearance on episode 40 // Ian's Frontline Marketing article on CMSWire // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast - This Old Marketing // Robert’s Rose Colored Glasses column for the Content Marketing Institute Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Rockstar by Dolly Parton - on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our host Ian Truscott and Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director, are joined by five-time CMO and marketing mentor Grant Johnson, to discuss his Marketing Performance Index.  It’s Grant’s fourth time on the show, the last time being episode 144. He is a serial CMO who has held the top marketing job in several B2B companies, including Bill Trust, Enburse, Kofax, Pegasystems, SDL, and Cylance. You can learn more about Grant’s career from when he first appeared on the show in episode 32. In this conversation, Ian, Jeff, and Grant discuss Grant’s latest project, The Marketing Performance Index™. A model for marketing measurement that comprises of 24 key performance metrics across three components: Market Presence, Brand Strength, and Pipeline Health. They discuss why Grant chose these areas, step through them, and the key metrics marketers need to focus on in each. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Grant Johnson on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Grant''s website CMO Mentor // The Marketing Performance Index™  // Grant’s last appearance on episode 144 // CMO Huddles Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Living By Numbers by New Musik on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director turns the table on our host Ian Truscott to interview him about an upcoming chapter he’s writing for a collective book called “Collecting Jelly Beans; timeless wisdom to grow your organization”.  The topic for Ian’s contribution to the book is a guide on how marketing leaders maintain strategy despite technology changes and both Ian and Jeff share their take from the potential distractions, to developing a strategy and what to focus on. Ian then joins Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a discussion on some new research from the Content Marketing Institute on marketing to marketers over his Dad’s favorite cocktail.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Ian’s article: Marketing YAGNI // Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Newsletter (on LinkedIn) // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing // Robert’s take on the latest CMI Research on Marketing to Marketers  Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Fools Gold by Stone Roses - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we kick off a new regular segment, “Cathy on Content” with The Content Advisory’s Chief Problem Solver and Lead Analyst, Cathy McKnight. In this monthly segment, Ian and Cathy will be discussing what’s caught their eye in the news, a relevant topic, and what’s coming up. This week, Ian and Cathy discuss Cathy’s recent trip to London for Henry Stewart’s DAM Europe event, the term “Universal Content Management,” whether this is relevant to buyers and the topic of the month is empowering business users, and they close discussing the TCA’s upcoming webinar, Breaking up with your Website: Content Modeling for AMAZING Customer Experiences.  Ian then joins Cathy’s colleague Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail and a marketing thought about SEO and zero-click search.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Henry Stewart DAM Europe 2024 event in London // LinkedIn Post by Preston So on Universal Content Management // Bring Data To The Other 80% Of Business Intelligence Users by Boris Evelson, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester // Cathy's take on business user enablement: Its Sink or Swim in the Deep End of the Tech Enablement Pool // Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ - Empower to the Business Users // Ian’s CMSWire article - Time to Declutter CMS // The next TCA webinar - Breaking up with your Website: Content Modeling for AMAZING Customer Experiences  // Spark Toro’s analysis of the Google Leak // Robert’s Newsletter that discusses zero-click search // Robert and Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory // Cathy’s podcast: Uncharted Journeys // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week with Jeff Clark away, we continue to try different things as our host Ian Truscott reads from a book chapter he’s written called “Shiny Things and Smart Strategies: B2B Marketing in the Tech Age” and would like some feedback on the topic. Ian then joins Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader, and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail and marketing thought about refreshing our content, especially given the changes in how our audience consumes it.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Bring Data To The Other 80% Of Business Intelligence Users on the Forrester Blog // The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins // The 4 C’s by Dan Sullivan // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Clark is back in the Marketing Studio this week, and he and Ian Truscott discuss a model for figuring out your business’s needs that they’ve lifted from Michael D Watkins’ classic business book The First 90 Days—STARS:  // Startups // Turnarounds // Accelerated Growth // Realignment // Sustained Success And discuss the challenges and opportunities for marketers working in each of these kinds of companies.  Ian then joins Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail and marketing thought about balancing generalist and specialist skills in your career and team.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Picking the Right Transition Strategy by Michael D Watkins on HBR // The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins // How To Balance Marketing Specialists and Generalists by Robert on the CMI Blog  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Lucky Star by Madonna on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott continue to discuss the STARS model, from Michael D Watkins’ classic business book “The First 90 Days” and consider how it fits with their 5 F’in’ Marketing Fundamentals.  Ian then joins Robert Rose, Fractional Marketing Leader and Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail and marketing thought about creating content beyond your website, in this era of social media algorithm changes and zero-click. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Picking the Right Transition Strategy by Michael D Watkins on HBR // The First 90 Days by Michael D Watkins // Zero Click Research by SparkToro // The New Facts About Your Owned Media Strategy by Robert on the CMI Blog  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Star Man by David Bowie on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott dust down their Five F’in Fundamentals of Good Budget Planning and discuss some fresh research(shared on LinkedIn) from Mike Raimondi of B2B Market Calc.  They discuss: // Benchmark Your Budget vs. Peers // Separate program expenses into Campaigns vs. Shared Services // Find your path to ROI (past and future) // Determine if you have the right budget allocation mode // Identify the best opportunities to experiment, even though the budget is tight. Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss renting success over a cocktail. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // LinkedIn Post about marketing by budgets by Mike Raimondi  // B2B CMOs Don’t Expect 2025 Growth To Come From Budget Increases on the Forrester Blog // Take the Stairs - Book by Rory Vaden // Can You Rent Success by Publishing Beyond the Website? - Robert’s article on the CMI blog // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Money by Pink Floyd on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott follow their 5 f’in’ steps for building an Ideal Customer Profile, using an example of a clean-tech consulting business. They run through the following steps: Understand the target Industry, category, or sector Define the firmographics - things like company size and revenue Research the business goals and needs Discover how they solve the problem today Learn how they will buy our product or service Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss signal and noise, and an astonishing story of a company that is really cranking the handle on AI-generated content.    Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Tune in to your ICP - by Jeff Clark How to Rise Above Content Noise by Robert Rose Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Be the One by Dua Lipa on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Cathy McKnight, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, returns for her monthly visit to the Rockstar CMO studio to discuss 5 F’in’ content things.The topics they discussed: Marketing technology - and Cathy’s most recent blog post  Breaking up with your website, the relevance of our corporate websites and how that changes our content strategy across channels. The pros and cons of fractional expertise and the changes in the jobs market Content Marketing measurement Budget for content and a Forrester report that is bullish about creative spend Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss what  Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Its Sink or Swim in the Deep End of the Tech Enablement State of Marketing research from Salesforce The community article on LinkedIn about content marketing measurement Forrester blog post - B2B Marketers Prioritize Digital Brand And Communications Budget Investment Robert & Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory Cathy’s podcast: Uncharted Journeys Storyblok's Stories on the Road event Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott jump down a rabbit hole that opened up in episode 228 when they discussed the implications for marketers when using the STARS model from Michael D Watkins’ classic business book “The First 90 Days” to evaluate your company. STARS stands for Startups, Turnarounds, Accelerated Growth, Realignment, and Sustained Success, and when discussing “Realignment” - Ian and Jeff recognized this could be many things, so this week, they dive into five activities that could be happening to companies going through realignment: Acquisition Being acquired Change in product offering Change in sales strategy Rebrand and market change Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss gating content, which remains a hot topic, especially given the changes influencing digital marketing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott explore five sales strategy changes that can impact your marketing plans. The five they discuss are: New Markets Reaction to market changes Direct and channel sales M&A New Category  Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to share a fabulous cocktail and a thought about stories and storytellers.  Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Collecting Jellybeans - book on Amazon Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Robert’s Article - Gating Content: Where Do You Stand in the Great Debate? Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars on Youtube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Marketing Studio this week, Jeff Clark interviews Ian Truscott about a chapter he’s written for a book called Collecting Jellybeans, published this week. Ian’s chapter is called “Shiny Things and Smart Strategies: B2B Marketing in the Tech Age”.  They discuss how marketing leaders can make the right technology decisions, asking why, getting off the hamster wheel, implementing a strategy, ART (Awareness, Revenue, Trust), marketing magpies, staying current with technology, and YAGNI (You Ain’t Gonna Need It).    Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and, over a cocktail, shares a quick take on some recent research from The Content Marketing Institute about AI and its impact on marketing jobs.  Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Collecting Jellybeans - book on Amazon Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Robert’s Article - Don’t Let AI Headlines Steer Your Marketing Career the Wrong Way Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube All That Glitters by Earl on Youtube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, for her now regular monthly slot, Cathy McKnight pops into the studio to discuss some new research from the Content Marketing Institute about marketing jobs and her experience at MAICON (Marketing AI Conference) and Salesforce’s Dreamforce. The key points they discuss: AI is becoming integral to every marketing job. The job market for marketing professionals is increasingly competitive. Remote work preferences are reshaping workplace dynamics. AI literacy is essential for modern marketers. Understanding current processes is crucial for AI implementation. Diversity in conference attendees reflects the broad interest in AI. AI tools should be considered part of a broader strategy, not a standalone discipline. Engagement and community building are key to successful events.   Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and, over a cocktail, shares his view on why the obvious solution is not always the obvious solution.  Enjoy! ---- The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Research from the Content Marketing Institute - How Hard Is It To Find Content or Marketing Jobs (and How Much Should They Pay)?  The Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute  Robert and Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory The Content Advisory webinars Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Robert’s CMI article series - Rose Colored Glasses Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Clark is back in the Marketing Studio, and he and Ian Truscott discuss his 5 steps for launching integrated marketing campaigns, including: Identifying Customer Needs Defining the Audience Setting Campaign Goals Forming the Campaign Team Planning the Program and Tactics Executing and Measuring Success Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and, over a cocktail, shares his experiments with Notebook LM and what this kind of AI tool means for marketers.  Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ LinkedIn Newsletter Notebook LM Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Robert’s CMI article series - Rose Colored Glasses Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott discuss Jeff’s 5 Fundamentals of Buyers' Journeys: Chose a Published Model that works for your business  Data is the Ultimate Key to Success Journey Tracking Can Predict Ability to Close  The Devil is in Persona-level Details Journey Tracking Ensures Campaign Success Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and, over a splendid cocktail, Robert shares his take on the current state of marketing careers based on some recent research.   Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: Buyers journey research: Adweek:  The State of the Enterprise B2B Buyers Journey Forrester - Younger B2B Buyers Google: B2B marketing: Connecting with new & existing business buyers Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast – This Old Marketing Robert’s CMI article series - Rose Colored Glasses Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube The Journey by Fat Boy Slim on YouTube Surf Rider by The Lively Ones on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Cathy McKnight and Ian Truscott discuss her recent trip to Adobe Max her recent article Efficiency: How Ticking Boxes Leads to Mediocrity and how some teams are B2B Marketing by numbers and her recent webinar with Salesforce Unleashing the Full Potential of Generative AI. Adobe Max focuses on creativity and the use of AI tools. AI can enhance creative processes but should not replace human creativity. Efficiency in marketing can lead to mediocrity if not balanced with creativity. Marketers often fall into the quantitative trap, prioritizing quantity over quality. Continuous learning and experimentation are essential for innovation. Frameworks like Lean and Six Sigma can improve marketing processes. Communication skills have declined, especially in remote settings. Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and, over a splendid cocktail, asks why we might want to give a shit about B2B marketing. Enjoy! — The Links The people  Ian Truscott Cathy McKnight Robert Rose Mentioned in this week’s episode: Cathy’s article: Efficiency: How Ticking Boxes Leads to Mediocrity Cathy’s Salesforce webinar: Unleashing the Full Potential of Generative AI. Robert’s article: Why You Have To Care Enough To Send the Very Best in B2B Marketing Robert & Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the risk of having a “just in time” podcast, as family, fate, and Comcast conspired, meant it’s a short episode due to postponed interviews with Jeff and Cathy.  So this week, we go straight to the bar as ian joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar. As he recovers from Content Marketing World with a cocktail, he shares some of the highlights of last week's event and the theme of his keynote this year.  Enjoy! Unleashing the Full Potential of Generative AI — The Links The people  Ian Truscott Robert Rose Mentioned in this week’s episode: Content Marketing World Robert’s new project: Seventh Bear Robert firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott share five characteristics of data-driven marketing teams, which are having: Defined and measurable targets Data that is curated to address business goals Tools to make the data available A skilled team who manages the data  Everybody in marketing is enabled to be data-driven  Ian then joins Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, and he shares three important trends for B2B marketing that he’ll be exploring in 2025. Enjoy! — The Links The people  Ian Truscott Jeff Clark Robert Rose Mentioned in this week’s episode: Robert’s new project: Seventh Bear Robert firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Numbers in Action by Wiley on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A shorter show this week, as a last-minute client commitment meant Robert couldn’t make it to the virtual bar, so we have a show dedicated to our chum Cathy McKnight, and Ian asks her about the real bar and her experience of Content Marketing World, including the three workshops and presentations that she ran. They cover: Reaction to Robert’s keynote The results from the CMI Content Marketing survey  Content technology and the importance of an audit The folly of one-to-one personalization The community aspect of the conference is invaluable How content orchestration streamlines multiple content operations. Every piece of content should start with the audience Collaboration between IT and business Enjoy! — The Links The people  Ian Truscott Cathy McKnight Mentioned in this week’s episode: Content Marketing World Cathy’s Content Chaos webinar with Hilton Robert’s YouTube Channel Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is a shorter show again this week, as it’s just Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott in the marketing studio discussing four takes on privacy, relevancy, and personalization while Robert Rose is away on business travel.  They dig into a consumer study by Drapers, Deloitte privacy research, the Forrester blog, a Boston Consulting Group framework, and an article on Forbes to discuss: Personalization in B2B. Consumers are willing to share data for better services. Trust in brands is crucial for data sharing. Data deprecation poses significant challenges for marketers. Privacy by design should be a core principle in marketing. Data minimalization is key to effective data management. Progressive profiling can enhance user experience. Effective communication about data use can build consumer trust. Enjoy! — The Links The people  Ian Truscott on Linked Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: John Arnold's article on the Forrester blog - Welcome To The Data-Deprived Future Of Frontline B2B Marketing  Ken Theriott’s article on Forbes: Marketing In The Age Of Privacy: Balancing Personalization And Data Protection Drapers Connected Consumer 2024 report Deloitte report - Connectivity Mobile Trends  BCG approach - Personalized Customer Strategy in the Age of AI Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Surveillance Capitalism by Evan Greer on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we have a full complement of guests as Jeff Clark and Robert Rose join our host, Ian Truscott, for today’s episode.  Jeff discusses 5 Key Ways Marketing Can Enable Sales and he and Ian dive into: Buyer Needs Analysis Market Intelligence Story Telling Sales Tools Technology Ian then joins Robert in the virtual bar for a splendid holiday cocktail and a chat about his concept of valuable friction.  Enjoy! — The Links The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott Jeff Clark Robert Rose Mentioned in this week’s episode: Clifford Stoll’s 1995 article in Newsweek - Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana Robert’s new website, Seventh Bear Robert firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Lose Yourself by Eminem - on YouTube  Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s budget season, and whether your financial year kicks off in January or April, we need to think about what we are doing next year, especially as various surveys from Forrester, Gartner, and Marketing Profs indicate that B2B marketing teams will need to do more with less, a hackneyed expression that makes it no less true.  So, our host Ian Truscott joins Jeff Clark in the studio to explore 5 ideas for making the most of your marketing budget and the value of investing some time in the deep work of planning.  BTW - Just to be correct on the quote Ian used, it should have been: “Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others” by Groucho Marx. We have no idea how Karl Marx felt on this topic.  Ian then joins Robert in the virtual bar for a post-Thanksgiving holiday cocktail and dives into asking why and how it’s more than that book by Simon Sinek.  Enjoy! — The Links The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott Jeff Clark Robert Rose Mentioned in this week’s episode: B2B Go-To-Market Budgets Will Continue To Be Tight In 2025: Here’s What Marketing And Sales Operations Leaders Need To Do About It - Ross Graber, VP, Principal Analyst Gartner CMO Survey Reveals Marketing Budgets Have Dropped to 7.7% of Overall Company Revenue in 2024 B2B Marketing Budget and Spend Trends: 2024 | Survey - Marketing Profs Using YAGNI to Drive Marketing Efficiency - Ian’s article on CMSWire Tuesday 2¢ – Marketing YAGNI - Ian’s original post on his Tuesday 2¢ blog 5 F'in' Steps to Build Your Personas - Rockstar CMO  Why ‘Know Your Why’ Is Wrong for Content — and How To Fix It - Robert Rose Robert’s new website, Seventh Bear Robert firm: The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - Jay Z - on YouTube  You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a shorter show this week, as it’s just Jeff and Ian, as Robert was on a plane and not in the bar. Jeff picks a hot topic as he drops the mic on his contributions to the podcast this year before he goes off on his holiday break: 5 reasons why CMOs get fired.  Jeff crosses the aisle from Forrester to Gartner as he is inspired by a LinkedIn post by Chris Ross, Vice President and Analyst at Gartner for CMOs / Marketing, who shares some recent Gartner research of C suite executives into “Which scenarios would most likely lead to the removal of your CMO from their role”.  Jeff and Ian discuss: CMO failed to deliver promised results from marketing strategy  CMO failed to adapt to vital, significant changes in the business or marketplace  CMO did not earn the respect of senior executive leadership team  CMO did poor job communicating a strategic function for marketing function  CMO failed to communicate how marketing metrics relate to business priorities And they share their tips on how to avoid these pitfalls. Enjoy! — The Links: The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott Jeff Clark Mentioned in this week’s episode: Post on LinkedIn by Chris Ross, Vice President, Analyst at Gartner for CMOs / Marketing Grant Johnson - CMO Mentor What’s Your Business in the Year of Transformation? - Jeff Clark Picking the Right Transition Strategy - STARS model by Michael D. Watkins 5 Principles for Setting Marketing Goals - Jeff Clark 5 F'in' Fundamentals: Marketing OKRs - Jeff Clark Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube I fought the law, and the law won by The Clash - on YouTube  You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cathy McKnight, The Chief Solver of Problems at The Content Advisory, makes her monthly visit to the podcast and shares with Ian their 5 D’s for personal development that their firm has developed, kicking off with a quick update on why we need personas. They discuss the 5 D’s: define, Discover, Design, Decide, and Draft, which provides a framework for persona development. They also stray into the buyer's journey, their needs, how not to define them, and the value of being different.  Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in our virtual bar for a cocktail and a marketing thought. This week’s thought continues the theme of buyer insight, as they discuss valuable friction during the buyer's journey.  Enjoy! — The Links The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn  Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned in this week’s episode: Cathy's persona webinar slides: Getting To Better Personas Cathy’s webinar with Content Marketing Institute: MasterTHIS: Content Management and Operations Robert’s article: Valuable Friction - The Content Advisory The Seventh Bear website Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the marketing studio, special guest and friend of Rockstar CMO Dennis Shiao, founder of B2B agency Attention Retention, is sharing his tips on how he created a successful content marketing community, its impact on his career and personal brand, what marketers can learn from his experience, and how B2B brands can benefit from creating a community. Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at Seventh Bear (the artist formerly known as The Content Advisory), in our virtual bar for a holiday cocktail and a marketing thought. This week, Robert thinks that after marketers were advised to move fast and break stuff, and now things are all broken, maybe it’s time we slow down and fix stuff.  The Links The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Dennis on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned in this week’s episode: Dennis’ agency - Attention Retention Content Marketing Meetup - Meetup | Attention Retention What Marketers Should Know About Data Cleaning, Modeling, and Governance The Content Corner Newsletter  Seventh Bear website Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s quiet in the Rockstar CMO FM studios this week as Ian’s chums take their holiday breaks, and so, without his bandmates, Ian celebrates the 250th episode with a solo, discussing podcasting, if you should start one, his experience of producing this podcast for 250 episodes and some marketing lessons learned.   In this episode, Ian discusses: Introduction to the podcasting journey The value of podcasting for marketing Building a podcast: goals and strategies The challenges of podcasting The evolution of podcasting technology Future direction for this podcast Enjoy! — The Links The people on LinkedIn: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, as his chums continue their holiday breaks, as it’s predictions season Ian shares 5 predictions that have caught his eye from Forrester, Marketing Profs, and Smart Insights.    The predictions or hot trends that he picks we should be thinking about in 2025 are:  Generative engine optimization Breaking our MQL addition Organization realignment More budget for brand Zero click marketing Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky The source of the predictions: The Future of B2B Marketing: 11 Predictions for 2025, From New Playbooks to Strategic Brands and AI Agents Forrester Predictions 2025: B2B Marketing and Sales 10 Actionable Digital Marketing Trends for 2025 | Smart Insights 2024 Zero-Click Search Study: For every 1,000 EU Google Searches, only 374 clicks go to the Open Web. In the US, it’s 360. - SparkToro Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a New Year and a change on the podcast as we split the show into two parts: The Studio, which will drop on Wednesdays, and The Bar (The Rockstar & Rose), which will drop on Saturdays.  This week in The Rockstar CMO Studio, Cathy McKnight joins Ian to share her opinions on five content marketing predictions for 2025 that they plucked from a splendid collection of over 40 predictions and trends assembled by the Content Marketing Institute. Some get a “hell yeah”, while others, maybe not so much. The predictions they discuss: Stand out in B2B by doing great work not more Strategy ahead of AI  The rise of optimization for AI whether it's GEO or AIO Getting your content house in order Gen Z will raise the bar for digital marketing    Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn The source of the predictions: 2025 Marketing Trends for Content Success: 40+ Predictions Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our second visit to the officially renamed virtual bar - The Rose and Rockstar - this week, Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at the newly launched Seventh Bear, shares a simple but classy cocktail, and Ian Truscott picks his brains on pivoting on the B2B gumball machine of MQLs and the hope and aspiration that maybe we’ll recognize the value of brand in B2B in 2025 - and rebuts the view that if we can’t attribute something directly to revenue it’s not worth doing.   They discuss: Can we shift towards brand awareness and building trust?  Brand marketing creates trust and demand, while performance marketing identifies it and is focused on efficiency in converting that demand How your brand is a multiplier of other marketing activities Creating content for nerdy industry colleagues, not customers Not being afraid of repetition in marketing content and talking about the problem in the customer's language  The importance of differentiating your brand in a crowded market As ever, we welcome your feedback; please let us know if you like the new format and if you would like Ian to ask Robert a question in the safe environment of the bar - get in touch on the links below.  Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week The Future of B2B Marketing: 11 Predictions for 2025, From New Playbooks to Strategic Brands and AI Agents - Join MIller on Marketing Profs The Long and the Short of it: Balancing Short and Long-Term Marketing Strategies by Les Binet | Goodreads Seventh Bear Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Due to a loss of internet for his virtual bar buddy Robert, instead of his scheduled visit to the Rose and Rockstar, Ian goes solo and shares some thoughts planned for his book about tuning into the business when you first get a marketing leadership gig, discovering the market and the ideal customer profile for your B2B product or service.  In this solo performance, he shares: The Five B2B Marketing Fundamentals Understanding Business Objectives Evaluating Company Status with the STARS Model Market Understanding and Customer Profiles Market Dynamics and Changes Creating Your Ideal Customer Profile   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week Rockstar CMO Presents: The 5 F'in' Marketing Fundamentals Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark is back from his holidays and returns to the marketing studio, where he and host Ian Truscott are inspired by some new research from Spark Toro that they share in a blog article “If your audience’s sources of influence and your marketing budget don’t align, you’re gonna have a bad time” about some of the discrepancies between what channels are influential and how much we invest in them. They discuss: Understanding the full investment in each channel, including the level of effort and tools and not just external spend Some tips on doing a budget assessment Attributing influence and engagement The reasons why invest too much in some channels Hedging across channels Channels and the buyer's journey As ever, we welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you like the new format and if you would like us to discuss a topic that has caught your eye - get in touch on the links below.  Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week If your audience’s sources of influence and your marketing budget don’t align, you’re gonna have a bad time - Spark Toro research post Cleantech Insiders Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Money Talks by AC/DC on YouTube Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our third visit to the officially renamed virtual bar - The Rose and Rockstar - this week, Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at the newly launched Seventh Bear, shares one of his fabulous cocktails and as our host, Ian Truscott, struggles to complete his first book, he picks Robert’s brains on his process as an author of a series of marketing books.  They discuss: Cocktail of the week: The Mayan Michelada Robert’s writing process Answering big questions and having a hypothesis The importance of feedback, editing, and refining  Commitment and discipline in writing Connecting with the audience The role of editors As always, we welcome your feedback; please let us know if you like the new format and if you would like Ian to ask Robert a question in the safe environment of the bar - get in touch on the links below.  Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week Books by Robert Alison Jones, writing coach and courses Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our fourth visit to the officially renamed virtual bar - The Rose and Rockstar - we continue to dive into the book writing process with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear and author of several books, Robert Rose, over one of his fabulous cocktails, as our host, Ian Truscott, continues to struggle to complete his first book. They discuss: Cocktail of the week - Grapefruit Negroni The writing process and editing Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing Setting writing goals and deadlines Being disciplined in writing and editing As always, we welcome your feedback; please let us know if you like the new format and if you would like Ian to ask Robert a question in the safe environment of the bar - get in touch on the links below.  Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week Books by Robert Alison Jones, writing coach and courses Joe Pulizzi’s Title Publishing Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our fifth visit to the officially renamed virtual bar - The Rose and Rockstar - with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear, fractional marketing leader and author, Robert Rose.  Over one of his fabulous cocktails this week, our host, Ian Truscott, asks the big question - is marketing getting harder? They discuss: The marketing as a large shallow ocean - it’s getting wider, not deeper Understanding marketing requires both art and science Measurement in marketing has always been challenging The influx of opinions complicates marketing strategies Efficiency in marketing does not always equate to effectiveness Correlation does not imply causation in marketing results Notes from marketing history - we need to pay attention to the classics Do you have a question for the bar? Or maybe an opinion on what we’ve discussed? Please get in touch - just search “rockstar cmo” on the interwebs or LinkedIn. Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week The Marketing Mix - and the 4 P’s popularised by Phillip Kotler  Reports on Nike’s marketing turnaround - for example this post on LinkedIn: How Consultants Almost Destroyed Nike’s Brand - by Erik Mashkilleyson Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. This podcast is part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott get amped about buyers journey models, unveiling the Rockstar CMO buyers journey, called AMPED, riffing off the greatest hits of their favorite models from AIDA, Gartner, Forrester, and Pedowitz Group.  The model they discuss: Awareness - The buyer becomes aware they have a problem that can be solved  Muse - The buyer is looking for inspiration and finding the solution  Purchase - The buyer is now evaluating the solutions and making a decision Engage - The buyer is now a customer, and we need to make sure they are onboarded Develop - Creating a repeat customer, renewal, reference or advocate As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week 108: The Journeys with Jeff, Tim Hines the Marketing Starter and Robert Unlocks Expertise over a Cocktail Episode 238: The 5 Fundamentals of Buyers' Journeys and Careers over a Cocktail Episode Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our sixth visit to the officially renamed virtual bar - The Rose and Rockstar - with the Chief Troublemaker at Seventh Bear, fractional marketing leader and author Robert Rose.  Over one of his fabulous cocktails this week, our host, Ian Truscott, asks the big B2B question - to gate or not to gate? They discuss: The classic tension between marketing and sales How to create urgency and scarcity to improve engagement  Creating communities can serve as a new form of gating Sneaky gating tactics that may backfire Is the value of content diminished by gating? Creative gating strategies that B2B marketers should adopt Building a content business Do you have a question for the bar? Or maybe an opinion on what we’ve discussed? Please get in touch - just search “rockstar cmo” on the interwebs or LinkedIn. Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week Robert on CMI Blog: Gating Content: Where Do You Stand in the Great Debate? This Old Marketing Podcast: Super Bowl Ad Winners & Highest Ratings in History (467) Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. This podcast is part of the Marketing Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott dig into the Muse stage of the Rockstar CMO buyer's journey, called AMPED (Awareness, Muse, Purchase, Engage and Develop), and leverage Jeff’s expertise in advising B2B buyers to explore five challenges they face at this early inspiration stage of the buyer’s journey and how vendor marketers can help.     They list five potential SNAFUs: #1 – Unable to collaborate with key internal decision-makers  #2 - Overcoming FOFU (Fear of F’in’ Up) #3 – Not knowing the full requirements of a solution  #4 - Overbuying - managing shiny object syndrome #5 – Executive Decision Makers Are Not Onboard  As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Muse - Feeling Good - on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Cathy McKnight, Chief Problem Solver at Seventh Bear joins Ian in the Rockstar CMO studio to chat about teamwork. They cover: The Importance of teamwork in marketing Understanding team dynamics and collaboration The concept of “the collaboration edge” Measuring success and shared purpose The dreaded “breaking the silos” Understanding organizational goals and OKRs Diagnosing and addressing organizational challenges The 3 C’s - Clarity, Connection, and Cadence As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn and at Seventh Bear Mentioned this week Seventh Bear Webinars Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark, former Forrester Research Director, was inspired by one of his old Forrester chums to discuss what’s wrong with B2B measurement. So, in this episode, he and Ian cover the following 5 points: #1 - Buying complexity obscures so much #2 - Technology sprawl gives us fractured data #3 - AI-inflated hope drives an expectation gap #4 - Measurement can’t keep up with a renewed emphasis on reputation investment #5 - Exec Team is Not Onboard with What You’re Reporting As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week Forrester - B2B Marketing Measurement Isn’t Trusted, And It’s About To Get Worse Grant Johnson - How Market Presence and Brand Strength Boost Demand Jeff Clark - Five Steps for CMOs to Get Aligned on Metrics Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Jeff Clark, former Forrester Research Director and CMO, not a Rockstar, Ian Truscott discuss some practical advice on how to measure brand, and in this week’s chat, they cover: The Value of Brand in B2B Measurement Understanding Brand Awareness Perception: What Do Customers Think? Preference: Measuring Customer Loyalty Operationalizing Brand Metrics The Cumulative Effect of Marketing Strategies As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week Grant Johnson's blog - CMO Mentor Previous episode: 171: The Measuring Brand, Evergreen Trading's COO Mark Ordover and ChatGPT in Content Marketing Episode Get Your Buyers AMPED with our Customer Journey Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? (on YouTube) You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon, and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, experienced B2B CMO Thomas Peham is back for a chat with Ian about how generative AI affects search and a new project he is working on - Otterly.ai - and how he is finding life as a founder and start-up marketer.  They discuss: The rise of generative AI is reshaping marketing strategies SEO is evolving with the introduction of AI search engines Marketers must adapt to the declining organic traffic due to AI Content management systems need to evolve to meet new demands Creative marketing strategies can help startups stand out The challenge of attribution and dark social  As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Thomas Peham on LinkedIn  Mentioned this week What Rockstar CMOs Need to Know: The New Rules of B2B Marketing and Best of Breed Solutions - webinar with Storyblok Thomas’ startup - Otterly.ai Otterly.ai in Techcrunch Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, former Forrester Research Director Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott, a CMO and not a rockstar, dive into their AMPED B2B buyers' journey to explore 5 SNAFUs a buyer might discover when they are in that phase and what we as marketers can do about it.  The 5 SNAFUs they discuss: #1 Lack of understanding the problem or potential solution  #2 Does any other business have this problem?  #3 Who else (internally) feels this pain?  #4 Unable to invest the time  #5 Can I get executive buy-in that we have a problem?  As always, we welcome your feedback. If you have a suggestion for a topic that is hot for you, please get in touch using the links below.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned this week What Rockstar CMOs Need to Know: The New Rules of B2B Marketing and Best of Breed Solutions - webinar with Storyblok Thomas’ startup - Otterly.ai Otterly.ai in Techcrunch Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Search for The Hero - M People on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 7th special mid-week mini-episode, Ian Truscott and Liz High complete their dive into her book “Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank” and discuss her favorite of the five principles they've been discussing the last six weeks. They then broaden their discussion to look at an industry example - Marcus, Goldman Sachs's foray into digital retail banking, citing commentary from the Prof G Podcast and an article on The Financial Brand. Liz then shares examples of financial brands that have done a better job of thinking like a brand with their retail offering. Enjoy! You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and all good podcasting platforms or drop by https://rockstarcmo.com -- The links: Article on The Financial Brand - Marcus by Goldman Sachs Finds That Building a Retail Bank is Tough The Prof G Podcast episode that discusses Marcus by Goldman Sachs - on Apple Podcast Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Liz High on LinkedIn and Twitter Learn more about the book, find where to purchase it and listen to all previous episodes of this mini-series at Think Like a Brand on Rockstar CMO You can find Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn -- Please say hello if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Ian Truscott and our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester Jeff Clark discuss some data about the “B2B Marketing Lag” published by Dreamdata. The stats that Dreamdata shared that caught our eye: // Only 37% of revenue is impacted within a quarter. // It takes 6 months for 50% of revenue to be impacted. // 25% of the revenue impacted by marketing touches will not be generated within a year // B2B customer journeys are 192 days long on average And, spoiler alert! As the blog post shares: “the marketing strategy you’re executing in Q1 will hardly influence revenue in Q1. Most of it won’t even influence revenue in Q2. Some of it won’t even influence revenue this year”. Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar who over a cocktail shares a thought about the strategic application of AI to your content marketing.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Dreamdata blog post: New data: Testing the B2B Marketing time lag // Interview in episode 103 with Steffen Hedebrandt, the Co-Founder and CMO of Dreamdata // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi: This Old Marketing  // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // Clocks by Coldplay - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special episode features highlights from a conversation between Keith Smith and Jason Falls on the Fuel Podcast - the highlights host Ian Truscott picks out are: Founding the Marketing Podcast Network Should you add video to your podcast? The intentionality of listening to podcasts The role can podcasts can play in employee engagement and enablement Should you start a podcast? And a great quote from Jason:  “…..it just has a lot more meat to it than other mediums because other mediums are, we're going to blast this shit at your head and hope that you consume it. Whereas the podcast listener is the one in charge. The podcast listener is like, no, I'm only going to listen to this”. Listen to the full episode on MPN: Jason Falls: The Podcast Revolutionary Enjoy! — The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Keith Smith on LinkedIn  Jason Falls on LinkedIn and his website  Mentioned in this special episode: The Fuel Podcast The episode on MPN: Jason Falls: The Podcast Revolutionary Jason’s Roots Music Rambler podcast Rockstar CMO: Monday Mojo - our monthly LinkedIn Newsletter The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our host, Ian Truscott, celebrates the year with a compilation of clips from some of the 35 guests he’s gone backstage this year with some choice takes on the topics they’ve covered. Including podcasting, influencer marketing, technology, focus, storytelling, motivation, working with startups and some suggestions for our portal to marketing hell, our Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool.   And what better way to end 2023 than with Robert Rose the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, who, over a cocktail, has some sage advice for dealing with the uncertainty of this time of year.  Happy New Year!! — The links: The compilation clips: // Seth Goldstein - Episode 148 // Jason Falls - Episode 147 // Rachel Miller - Episode 163 // Brandi Johson - Episode 155 // Caroline Kay - Episode 156 // Cathy McKnight - Episode 173 // Theresa Regli - Episode 158 // Adeola Sole - Episode 162 // Brittany Murphy - Episode 160 // Matthew Woodget - Episode 184 // Jill Jago - Episode 170 // David Allison - Episode 164 // Matt Bailey - Episode 165  // Riaz Kanani - Episode 166 // Todd Irwin - Episode 175 // Keith Smith - Episode 177 // Aaron Templer - Episode 149 The other people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, the Marketing Studio Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, and our host Ian Truscott kick off the year with a discussion about their 5 F'in' Marketing Fundamentals. Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, and over a splendid cocktail suggestion, Robert shares his word for 2024. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // The 5 F'in' Marketing Fundamentals Long Play (eBook) // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s book website: Content Marketing Strategy // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube //The Creator Has the Masterplan by Brooklyn Funk Essentials – on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, in the Marketing Studio Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and our host Ian Truscott dip into a classic management book and discuss how the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni can be applied to marketing teams and the 5 marketing fundamentals they discussed last week  Then, Ian winds down the week and joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss blame and lettuce over a cocktail. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s book website: Content Marketing Strategy // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // Dysfunctional by Kaytranada and VanJess - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, in the Marketing Studio Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and our host Ian Truscott, discuss the ungated 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report from 6Sense, guided by former guest Kerry Cunningham.  The report is based on a survey of 900 B2B buyers, revealing some great insight into the B2B buying process, how late in the buying process buyers are before they contact suppliers, how they’ve defined their requirements and the shortlist. Ian and Jeff dig into the numbers and discuss what this means for B2B marketers.  Then Ian joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, and over a fancy cocktail this week, they discuss managing your owned media. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report from 6Sense // The B2B Institute, Ehrenberg-Bass LinkedIn Survey - Advertising Effectiveness and the 95-5 rule: Most B2B buyers are not in the market right now // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s book website: Content Marketing Strategy // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // It’s oh so quiet by Bjork - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our host Ian Truscott shares a thought from his Tuesday 2¢ blog about buyers' pains and aspirations. Ian then joins Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, who returns from holiday to the marketing studio to discuss a new TLA from Forrester LRM (Lifecycle Revenue Marketing). And we end the show in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares his thoughts on differentiation and appealing to the quantitive and subjective needs that drive a buying decision. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian's Tuesday 2¢ Blog Forrester's blog post about LRM - Lifecycle Revenue Marketing Robert's company: The Content Advisory The Experience Advisors Community The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Wonderwall by Oasis on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our host Ian Truscott shares a thought from his Tuesday 2¢ blog about whether the marketing funnel is dead. Ian then joins Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, in our marketing studio to discuss rebranding. No prizes for guessing what inspired this conversation, but it's not just about X, Jeff shares 5 steps for rebranding and what any of us should consider. And we end the show in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares his thoughts on measuring if your marketing is broken. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Blog Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Robert's latest book is available to preorder on Amazon.com The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Changes by 2Pac on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return after a week away, and Ian Truscott kicks off this episode with a thought about the imposter syndrome that haunts content creators worrying about whether all of their ideas have already been written. And, as our regular Rockstar CMO advisor, Jeff Clark is away this week, Ian's guest is Dilya Abushayeva, marketer, storyteller and founder of Mavuus. As Dilya shares in her bio: "I’m a lover of all things marketing – but if I had to choose a favorite, it would probably be storytelling. I love a good opportunity to thoroughly get familiar with a subject matter (a product, a person, or a brand) and then be able to paint an interesting story that truly engages and captivates the audience. Over the last 15 years, I’ve had the fortune to work alongside some of the most talented marketers out there – listening, learning, and observing from various fields of the monstrous marketing machine, including product, communications, and demand gen. I’ve learned that the power of marketing can’t be boxed in. It’s not all about leads, neither is it all about inbound or outbound. The true power of marketing lies in understanding how all the elements work together like clockwork to generate real results. Creativity is not a nine-to-five job, it can’t be timed, and it definitely cannot be forced. Great ideas are generated as a result of a clear mind and limitless inspiration. My inspiration comes from art, music, books, travel, and politics, to name a few." Nicely put, and as you'll hear, Dilya has a passion for our craft, and we recommend checking out the Mavuus platform. And as usual, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares a great thought from a recent webinar he did with Optimizely's Dean Barker - Palaces of Innovation: The Impact of Platforms and Process on Creativity. Enjoy! The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Dilya Abushayeva on LinkedIn Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Blog Dilya's company - Mavuus Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Our mutual chum Deane Barker on LinkedIn Roberts webinar with Deane Barker - Palaces of Innovation: The Impact of Platforms and Process on Creativity. Robert’s latest book is available to preorder on Amazon.com Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our host Ian Truscott shares a thought from his Tuesday 2¢ blog about B2B vendors being product-led or sales marketing-led. Ian then joins Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, in our marketing studio to discuss a recent post by his old chums at Forrester that asks is Field Marketing in Crisis? written by Daryl Wright and Nicky Briggs and shares some advice on how corporate marketing and the field can work better together. We end the show in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares a thought on the function of content in our organisations and how to define the career ladder for those working in this discipline. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Blog Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Robert’s latest book on Amazon.com The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Ole Ola by Pitbull on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our host Ian Truscott shares a thought from his Tuesday 2¢ blog about profanity in marketing. Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, turns the tables on Ian as this week Ian share's his top 5 F'in' marketing tools B2B marketers need and Jeff gives his opinion. As usual we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who, over a cocktail shares on a thought on focusing on getting better at what you are good at and not your weaknesses and how AI can help. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Blog Strength-Based Leadership - The book from Gallup Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Robert’s latest book on Amazon.com The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Man Machine by Robbie Williams on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our host Ian Truscott shares a thought from his Tuesday 2¢ blog about profit versus profitability, inspired by a post on LinkedIn by Jay Acunzo Continuing last week's topic Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, shares his approach to marketing technology, starting with capabilities. We then wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who, over a cocktail, asks is content marketing now just marketing. The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ Blog Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Robert’s latest book on Amazon.com You can see Robert at Content Marketing World The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube More than Machines by Bush on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jeff has a week off, and Ian is joined by Matthew Woodget, the business storytelling guy, for his third appearance on the show. Matthew is a technologist, marketer, and storyteller whose marketing pedigree spans over 20 years. And, as you’ll hear, he’s an author, and he heads up Go Narrative, where he helps marketers and entrepreneurs reduce frustration, increase reach and drive growth using story structures. On this visit to the Rockstar CMO studio, Matthew shares his Business Story Type Assessment, discusses his book, the challenges of client discovery and the common story types all of our businesses have. And then we wind down the week with Robert Rose in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, and over a cocktail he shares a marketing thought about content strategy and some interesting research into content marketing careers. And his new book and website, Content Marketing Strategy. The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Matthew Woodget on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on LinkedIn, Twitter and his website As mentioned in this week’s episode: Matthew’s agency Go Narrative Storytelling for Action Playbook Business Story Type Assessment Robert's book and new website: Content Marketing Strategy. The Content Advisory Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Figure it Out by Royal Blood – on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something different this week, as Ian Truscott channels his inner Douglas Burdett (host of the Marketing Book Podcast) and interviews his friend and content marketing guru, Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who is a coach, consultant and speaker and who has now published his fourth book: Content Marketing Strategy: Harness the Power of Your Brands Voice. Ian asks Robert about the process of writing the book and what's changed since his first book (that inspired Ian's content marketing journey), Managing Content Marketing, which Robert wrote in 2011 with his regular content co-conspirator Joe Pulizzi. Robert shares some excellent examples of great content marketing, how content marketing is now becoming just marketing and how you execute your company's content marketing strategy is a differentiator, not just the content and the top things one should take from the book, including the confidence to make the models your own. Great chat, splendid book, but don't take our word for it: "Robert Rose offers marketers a rich and much-needed understanding of content marketing. And he not only delivers everything we need to know about marketing content; his book also delivers valuable marketing insights." - Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Northwestern University. The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: The Marketing Book Podcast Robert’s company: The Content Advisory Content Marketing Strategy website Managing Content Marketing - by Robert Rose & Joe Pulizzi Content Marketing World The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Listen on: Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Ian Truscott grabs a free consulting session with our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester Jeff Clark, to discuss educational content marketing.  Inspired by an interview on the Pro Serv podcast by Collective 54, Jeff shares the experience of Andrea Fryrear at Agile Sherpas and what she described as “content-driven inbound marketing” and where educational content sits in this model. Jeff and Ian then apply the 5 F’in’ Marketing Fundamentals to this strategy and discuss each step to education content marketing; the Masterplan, Knowledge, Story, Campaign and Machine.  Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar who, over a Superbowl cocktail, shares his advice on freeing up your marketing team to get more creative.  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Ian’s post on educational content marketing: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before // Interview with Andrea Fryrear on the Pro Serv by Collective 54 podcast  // SparkToro product for understanding relevant education topics // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // The Content Advisory Get Ready to Get Ready for AI Webinar // Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi: This Old Marketing  // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // School of Rock, by the cast of The School of Rock - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in the Marketing Studio, our host Ian Truscott chats with Jeff Clark our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, about bringing ARTE (Awareness, Revenue, Trust and Enablement) to campaigns, following on from their previous conversations about personas. Richard Medcalf, the founder of Xquadrant, an executive coach and leadership consultant, returns to the show, going backstage with Ian to discuss his new book Making Time for Strategy and discuss the four key success factors that Richard has uncovered in his work with exceptional founders and CEOs and their teams - Tactics, Influence, Mindset, Environment (T.I.M.E.). Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares a thought about differentiation, and how to find your purple ocean. Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Enjoy! — The Links  (if you can’t see them, please stop by https://rockstarcmo.com) The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Richard Metcalf on LinkedIn, Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Richard's company: Xquadrant, and his book: Making Time for Strategy Experience Advisors Mastodon  The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Paint Me by the Ohio Players on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by a Forrester webinar - Predictions 2023: B2B Marketing - this week in the Marketing Studio, our host Ian Truscott chats with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, and they discuss one of the predictions about spending less on technology. Ian then goes backstage with a previous guest and his former boss Grant Johnson, the CMO of Emburse. Grant is a serial CMO who has held the top marketing job in several B2B companies, including Kofax, Pegasystems, SDL and Cylance. In this conversation, they pull an article from his new project, CMO Mentor, and Grant shares his 12 pitfalls for CMOs. You can learn more about Grant from when he first appeared on the show in episode 32. Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares a thought about where content lives in our organizations. Enjoy! — The Links: (If the website or podcast app syndicating this content doesn't display the links - please visit: https://rockstarcmo.com, or find us at Spotify, Apple, and all good podcasting players that do and follow us there!) The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Grant Johnson on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: Predictions 2023: B2B Marketing by Forrester Grant Johnson's new project: CMO Mentor Experience Advisors Mastodon  The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac on Spotify Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we close out 2022 it's predictions season and this week in the Marketing Studio, our host Ian Truscott chats with Jeff Clark, our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester who shares four predictions that have caught his eye from Forrester, Gartner and Marketing Insider Group. Ian then goes backstage with Todd Irwin, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder of New York-based brand strategy and creative agency Fazer, who we originally met in episode 137. Todd brings over 30 years of brand strategy experience, helping big brands such as Coca-Cola, Nikon, Verizon, Walmart, Pepsi, Ann Taylor, Macy’s, Olive Garden, and The New York Times, as well as a host of SMBs and early-stage funded growth companies. As Todd shares, he has developed a compelling methodology that delivers business-to-brand strategic alignment that positions companies more competitively in their market. As promised, when he was on the show last time, Ian and Todd dive a bit more into this, de-postioning and discuss an article he recently published on Branding Mag. Finally, we wind down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar and get transported away with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, who shares a thought about artificial intelligence writing content and his experiments with ChatGPT that he shared in an article for the Content Marketing Institute. Enjoy! — The Links: (If the website or podcast app syndicating this content doesn't display the links - please visit: https://rockstarcmo.com, or find us at Spotify, Apple, and all good podcasting apps) The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Todd Irwin on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn As mentioned in this week’s episode: It’s time to Measure Customer Health for Your Executive Dashboard - Ross Graber, Forrester  21 Marketing Trends You Need to Know For 2023 - Michael Brenner, Marketing Insider Group Gartner Identifies Top Trends to Impact CMOs in 2023 - Gartner Press Release Predictions 2023 - Forrester (PDF) Todd's agency - Fazer De-Positioning: The Secret Brand Strategy Apple and Starbucks Won’t Tell You About - Todd Irwin, Brandingmag Purpose Should Be a Business Imperative, Not an Agency Awards Strategy - David Baldwin, Brandingmag ChatGPT: The Future of AI in Content Is in Your Hands - Robert Rose, Content Marketing Institute Experience Advisors Mastodon  The Content Advisory Blog Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube 19-2000 by Gorillaz on Spotify   Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss.   — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The metaverse has been a hot topic this year, and as Jeff Clark enjoys a holiday Ian Truscott dives into the topic with omnichannel and digital experience experts Noz Urbina and Mark Demeny. A discussion that was inspired by a post by Noz on LinkedIn citing an article in The Guardian, Mark's comments on that, the conversation that followed and Mark basically daring Ian to have the discussion on the show! Noz Urbina is an omnichannel content solutions lead specialising in pharma and regulated industries and is the founder of Urbina Consulting and the online omnichannel conference Omnichannel X, he’s also an author, speaker and podcaster. And, Mark Demeny, is the Head of Product Strategy at Uniform, and has had a fantastic career in web content management and digital experiences, from the early days of web development to most recently having product strategy leadership roles at Sitecore, Optimizely and Contentful.  Following this discussion, Ian winds down for the holidays by joining Robert Rose in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, to discuss what marketing gifts he would like to find under his Christmas tree. Links from the show: The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Noz Urbina on LinkedIn, Urbina Consulting, Omnichannel X and the Omnichannel podcast Mark Demeny on LinkedIn and on Mastodon Robert Rose on LinkedIn, Mastodon and The Content Advisory Blog Mentioned in this week’s episode: The post by Noz on LinkedIn Meta shares dip is proof metaverse plan never really had legs - Article in The Guardian Robert's column on the Content Marketing Institute Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube Please get in touch if you have any thoughts or suggestions on the topics we discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A long play 12" extended version this week as we close out 2022 with a big year-end show. As regular guest Jeff Clark enjoys his holiday, Ian Truscott catches up with Jason Falls, who we first met in episode 95, almost exactly a year ago in the first show of 2022. Jason is an award-winning strategist and widely read industry pundit, the author of 3 books, including Winfluence and has a podcast of the same name and has been recognised as a top influencer in influence marketing, social media marketing and technology by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Advertising Age and others. Recently Jason founded the Marketing Podcast Network, and as you’ll hear, he has been recently appointed as Executive Vice-President, Marketing at CIPIO - and he shares his take on influence marketing, a prediction for 2023 and whether he stands by chucking the metaverse into our portal to marketing hell, the Rockstar CMO swimming pool. Speaking of influence, Ian then goes backstage with Beth Torrie, the founder of Torrie Communications, who provide software and services companies with experienced and expert analyst relations strategy and support. And, as you’ll hear, she is for us, and a lot of people we know, the go-to analyst's relations expert, with her two-decade career that has spanned marketing, PR and analysts relationships for vendors that have been in the top right quadrant for their category, like FatWire (now Oracle), OpenText and Sitecore. Beth shares a bit about her background, insight into analysts' relations, where to start for new vendors, and starting her own podcast The Bendy Show, with Wendy Shlensky. And finally, we are pretty sure you'll disagree with Beth's nomination for the Rockstar CMO swimming pool, but listen up, it could make you laugh. Finally, Ian winds down the year with Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar for a cocktail and his predictions for 2023. Happy New Year! We hope you'll join us again in 2023. --- Get in touch You can find all the links to the guests and what we discussed in the full-length show notes at https://rockstarcmo.com/podcast You can subscribe to the show on all podcasts platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Google, GoodPods and Amazon, just search for "rockstar cmo" We are RockstarCMO on LinkedIn and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our host Ian Truscott and regular guest Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and sought after marketing strategy advisor, are inspired by listener Irene Nehrkorn-Kayn to talk about buying journey models including Gartner, AIDA Forrester and the Pedowitz Group. Ian's guest this week is Tim Hines, a.k.a. The Marketing Starter, an author, podcast show host, keynote speaker, and consultant who shows people how to harness the power of the entrepreneurial spirit to accel in all that they do. Tim specializes in developing omnichannel marketing programs within a variety of industries and partnering with startups to get their dreams off the ground. With nearly 20 years of experience, Tim has developed strategic marketing initiatives with a multitude of clients, including Dialpad, Tribune Media, Ticketmaster, and as you will hear, the CIA! Ian then winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory. Over a cocktail, Robert talks about getting to that all-important content from your subject matter experts (SMEs).   Enjoy!    The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Tim Hines on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The State of Content Management Report - by Storyblok AIDA on Wikipedia Gartner B2B Buying Journey Forrester/Sirius Decisions B2B Forrester Buyers Journey Tim Hines's website and book Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Robert's new series on YouTube with the Content Marketing Institute   The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds - on Spotify   Previous episodes, show notes and transcripts are on Rockstar CMO FMand the podcast is available on all your favorite platforms, including Apple and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester and sought after marketing strategy advisor, return to the first F'in' Marketing fundamental, branding. Taking inspiration from one of Jeff's favorite books Eating the Big Fish by Adam Morgan they dive into being a challenger brand and the eight credos described in the book. In a change to the normal format, as Ian's guest couldn't make it, he shares three marketing thoughts from his week, inspired by: An episode of Douglass Burdett's Marketing Book Podcast when he spoke to Nicholas Webb about his book - What Customers Hate A webinar with Mark Ritson in which he talks about doing the swivel, taking a 180-degree turn to look from a customer's perspective A chat fellow Marketing Podcast Network member Nick Westergaard had with former American speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno on his On Brand podcast Ian then winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory. Over a cocktail, Robert talks about balancing getting tactical things done and finding time to do strategic planning. Enjoy!    The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors Douglass Burdett's Marketing Book Podcast Mark Ritson Webinar (registration required) Nick Westergaard chats to Apolo Anton Ohno on his On Brand podcast. Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Robert's new series on YouTube with the Content Marketing Institute   The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel - on Spotify   Previous episodes, show notes and transcripts are on Rockstar CMO FM and the podcast is available on all your favorite platforms, including Apple and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our resident marketing sage Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, brings another book to the Rockstar CMO penthouse as we dip into another classic, "The Pyramid Principle” by Barbara Minto. He and Ian Truscott discuss this structure and approach to storytelling, whether for an email or your content strategy. Ian's guest this week is Chris Smith. Chris is the co-founder of Curaytor, a US real estate marketing solution that helps listing agents attract more listings and the author of The Conversion Code, a fabulous book that is taught at colleges like Johns Hopkins University, the second edition of which is out shortly. Unlike some theoretical marketers, Chris has drunk his own champagne and used the blueprint he shares in his book to quickly grow his own company to eight figures in annual recurring revenue without raising any venture capital. His work has been featured in Adweek, Forbes, Fortune, and many other publications, and he has been a guest lecturer at NYU. In an enjoyable interview, they discuss the practical tips in the book, and Chris has an excellent nomination for the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool, our portal to marketing hell. Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory who transports the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to a fabulous location for a cocktail to discuss the challenge of managing up. Enjoy!  The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Chris Smith on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The story of the big fish from an Avis ad The Pyramid Principle (a summary article on LinkedIn) The Conversion Code Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Robert's new series on YouTube with the Content Marketing Institute  The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles - on Spotify This episode was supported by Storyblok and their new report - The State of Content Management Report.  Previous episodes, show notes and transcripts are on Rockstar CMO FM and the podcast is available on all your favorite platforms, including Apple and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, brings a copy of the New York Times magazine to the penthouse. He and Ian discuss the article "A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?" (subscription required) and how this impacts marketers. Ian's guest this week is Brand Marketing Director Jo Janssen. Jo has a fabulous marketing career, working in B2C and has driven over £20 million annual revenue increases for multiple foods and drinks businesses, including Nestlè, Cadbury, Walkers Crisps, Guinness, Foster's beer, and Jameson Irish Whiskey. Jo joins Ian for her podcasting debut to share her approach to collaborating with the business to drive performance through product innovation and the delivery of strategies that solve consumer challenges.  Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar where, over a cocktail, they chat about listening while waiting to speak. Enjoy! The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Jo Janssen on LinkedIn Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The story of the big fish from an Avis ad  The Pyramid Principle (a summary article on LinkedIn) The Conversion Code Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Robert's new series on YouTube with the Content Marketing Institute   The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles - on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott chats with our regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester as he shares some practical tips for brand research and measurement. Ian's guest this week is Matthew Woodget, a technologist, marketer, and storyteller whose marketing pedigree spans over 20 years. He heads up Go Narrative, where he helps marketers and entrepreneurs reduce frustration, increase reach and drive growth using story structures. He's a status quo challenger who is passionate about finding a better way to clarity. They talk about brand storytelling, his 3D model, how to simplify the process and some tips from his book "Storytelling For Action Playbook: The No BS Guide for Crafting Business Stories That Increase Demand and Accelerate Sales Velocity" Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where, over a cocktail, they ponder the role of technology in content production. Enjoy!   The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Matthew Woodget on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors Matthew's agency - Go Narrative Matthew's Storytelling For Action Playbook - available on Barnes and Noble (and others) Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Robert's new series on YouTube with the Content Marketing Institute  The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube The Pretender - The Foo Fighters - on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, in a change to the usual setlist; Ian Truscott and regular guest, Jeff Clark, rockstar strategy advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester are joined by Simon Daniels a friend of the show, previous guest, marketing operations leader and co-host of the podcast What's MOps Got To Do With It and they discuss all things marketing operations (which you may recall is our 5th F'in' Marketing Fundamental) from defining its role, aligning with the business, the skills needed and what a CMO should not be asking their MOps team to do. And it wouldn't be Friday without Ian winding down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where, over a cocktail, they ponder Elon Musk buying Twitter, how he's decided he no longer wants to rent that land and what this means for the rest of us. Enjoy!    The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Simon Daniels on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: What's MOPS Got to Do With It with Simon Daniels & Karla Wentworth Simon on Episode 37 Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing    The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Operation Blade (Bass In The Place) by Public Domain - on Spotify   Previous episodes, show notes and transcripts are on Rockstar CMO FM and the podcast is available on all your favorite platforms, including Apple and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester take a dip into the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool to review some of the nominations from our guests for our portal to hell for all the BS, snake oil and overhyped trends that plague this industry we love. Should we be fishing out ABM that Kerry Cunningham and Chris Lynch nominated in episode 105 and 102? Ian's guest this week is Lori Jones, the president and CEO of Avocet Communications has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of marketing, advertising, PR, and social media bringing her strong understanding of today’s consumer and the marketplace and an attitude of resisting “business as usual” thinking to local and well-known brands. We discuss running her agency, which her father founded in 1980, the changes that she has seen in terms of the value agencies provide, managing agency relationships and her mantra of constantly learning based on advice that she feels is a gift from her father. Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where, over a cocktail, they ponder whether we should date our content and is this the secret to making it evergreen. Enjoy!   The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Lori Jones on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors Discussing AMB with Kerry Cunnigham in Episode 105 and Chris Lynch in Episode 102 Lori Jones' agency: Avocet Communications The Integrate & Insight Podcast Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's article on Content Marketing Institute To Date or Not to Date Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Dennis Shiao on Twitter and his Content Corner Newsletter  The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water - on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester discuss a new kid on the acronym block - PLG, Product Led Growth, covering Ian's recent article on the topic. Ian's guest this week is Simon Severino who is an author and CEO of Strategy Sprints. He helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar, by getting owners out of the weeds through his Strategy Sprints™ Method. His team is trusted by Google, Roche, Amgen, AbbVie and hundreds of frontier teams. Simon hosts his Strategy Sprints podcast, is a TEDx speaker, writes for Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine and is now on Rockstar CMO FM! Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where, over a cocktail, they discuss our dependency on data. Enjoy! The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Simon Severino on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors What F' is PLG - on the Rockstar CMO blog Product Led Growth on Open Ventures Product Led Growth article on Venture Beat Simon's agency: Strategy Sprints Simon's book (from Kogan Page) and podcast Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's article on Content Marketing Institute To Date or Not to Date Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing  Dennis Shiao on Twitter and his Content Corner Newsletter    The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight - on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester discuss Winning During Changing Times, covering Jeff's recent article he's published on our recently revamped Rockstarcmo.com. Ian's guest this week is Harry Morton, the founder and CEO of Lower Street, a podcast production agency specializing in creating shows for agencies, startups and enterprise clients. Harry and his team of producers, audio engineers, and marketers have launched more than 50 podcasts and produced thousands of episodes. Their client roster includes the #1 UK business podcast Secret Leaders, brands like Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as multiple hugely successful agency podcasts. Finally, Ian winds down the week with his content marketing guru, Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where, over a cocktail, they tackle the challenge of this marketing age; personalization. Enjoy!   The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Harry Morton on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors Winning During Changing Times on Rockstar CMO blog Harry's agency: Lower Street Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's article on Content Marketing Institute To Date or Not to Date Robert's podcast with Joe Pulizzi - This Old Marketing     The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media - We'll be right back on YouTube Change Will Do You Good - Cheryl Crow - on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester discuss tackling the martech industrial complex, with 6 steps for evaluating your current marketing technology and need for new tools. Ian’s guest this week is Tim Parkin a global consultant, advisor, and executive coach. By applying more than 20 years of experience merging behavioral psychology and technology, he specializes in helping global brands and award-winning agencies optimize performance and accelerate growth. Tim has contributed to AdWeek, Forbes, MarTech and TechCrunch, among others, He is a member of the American Marketing Association, and the Society for the Advancement of Consulting, and was inducted into the Million Dollar Consulting Hall of Fame. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory for a cocktail and a thought for the week, which this week is about investing in brand awareness. Enjoy! The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Tim Parkin on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The revamped Rockstar CMO blog Tim's website Robert’s The Content Advisory Blog Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi – This Old Marketing The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media – We’ll be right back on YouTube Machine by Imagine Dragons – on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, discuss 5 soft spots when implementing marketing technology, with something special when Jeff chooses this week's tune. Ian’s guest this week is Melissa Moody, Co-founder and Head of Marketing at Gated, a high-growth startup that reduces unwanted emails in your inbox and benefits charities. Melissa is a relentless advocate for user-first marketing and giving everyone the ability to focus, in an increasingly distracted world. Prior to Gated, Melissa spent 13 years at Google leading industry marketing and mobile web partnerships for some of the world's largest travel companies. Ian and Melissa talk about the Gated product that launched in March, her inspiration to choose marketing over teaching, her time at Google, and she has a fantastic nomination for the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory and we are whisked away for a cocktail as Robert shares his take on finding your company why. Enjoy!   The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Melissa Moody on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The revamped Rockstar CMO blog The Gated website Melissa and Gated on TikTok - FindYourFocus Melissa at the Bay Area Content Marketing Meetup on Youtube Robert’s The Content Advisory Blog Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi – This Old Marketing   The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media – We’ll be right back on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, discuss a recent report published by LinkedIn - The 5 Principles Of Growth In B2B Marketing - Empirical Observations on B2B Effectiveness. Ian chats with one of his favourite industry chums, Cathy McKnight, VP of Strategy and Consulting and Chief Solver of Problems with The Content Advisory who returns for her fourth appearance on the show. Cathy has over 20 years of global experience and expertise in content strategy, content management, intranets, customer experience and the tech that help make these things happen. With this experience, she has helped dozens of companies realize their content, marketing and communication objectives, leading strategic business transformation initiatives and the detailed execution of enterprise technology implementations. This week they discuss her passion project, Unchartered Journeys, a podcast telling the stories of some amazing women. Finally, Ian winds down the week in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar with Robert Rose, the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory. We stay close to home for a virtual cocktail as Robert shares five questions we should ask ourselves as we head to the middle of the year and shares a little bit about a new project - Experience Advisors.   Enjoy!   The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter Jeff Clark on LinkedIn and Twitter Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter and LinkedIn   The mentions: Rockstar CMO Advisors The 5 Principles Of Growth In B2B Marketing - Empirical Observations on B2B Effectiveness Ian's interview with Irene Nehrkorn-Kayn The revamped Rockstar CMO blog Cathy's project: Unchartered Journeys Robert's project: Experience Advisors. Robert’s The Content Advisory Blog   The music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media – We’ll be right back on YouTube Mad Men Theme - RJD2's Beautiful Mine on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ian Truscott and regular guest, rockstar strategy advisor Jeff Clark, former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester, take their monthly trip to the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool, our portal to hell for all the BS, snake oil, and over-hyped trends that plague this industry we love. In this episode, they review a couple of nominations from Cathy McKnight and Harry Morton and discuss measuring the amount of content we put in the commoditized content sausage factory. This week's guest is Christopher P. Willis, Acrolinx's Chief Marketing Officer, who was last on the show in episode 85. Chris has over 20 years of experience growing companies in the technology sector and held leadership roles in marketing, creative, technical, and business development at companies including Perfecto, Pyxis Mobile, KPMG-CT, ModelGolf, and Cambridge Technology Group. Chris is a recognized thought leader in AI, DEI, and Content Governance. He is active within industry groups dedicated to the growth and health of Marketing Technology and the verticals he serves. Ian and Chris discuss his sales velocity metric, the role of the Chief Pipeline Officer, and the relationship between the CMO and CRO. Finally, we retire to the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, where Robert Rose tells a story about fish over a cocktail.  The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Twitter  Chris P. Willis on LinkedIn and Twitter Robert Rose on Twitter,  LinkedIn, and The Content Advisory  Mentioned in this week's episode: Previous interviews with Cathy McKnight (Episode 106) and Harry Morton (Episode 116) Last interview with Chris Willis Chris chatting with Drew Neisser on Renegade Marketers Unite Acrolinx Robert talks about the fish in water story in the CMI Newsletter Robert's The Content Advisory Blog Robert's latest project: Experience Advisory Rockstar CMO: Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all show notes: Rockstar CMO FM Rockstar CMO Advisors Music: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a creative commons license Stienski & Mass Media – We'll be right back on YouTube Too Much by the Dave Matthews Band on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, our host Ian Truscott picks the brains of our resident Rockstar CMO strategic advisor and former Research Director at SiriusDecisions/Forrester Jeff Clark to learn more about Revenue Operations, how it’s different from Marketing Operations and how it impacts the marketing function and marketing leaders.  Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar who over a cocktail shares a thought about the storytelling  Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Simon Daniel’s post - RevOps Past, Present, Future  // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi: This Old Marketing  // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media – on YouTube // Machine by Imagine Dragons on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices