
TLDR: The B2B SaaS Growth Podcast Recording (Ishaan Shakunt (Founder @ Spear Growth))
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08 Mar 2024 | Buying Cycle cut to 50% by Reducing Buyer Friction: Natalie Marcotullio @ Navattic | 00:27:42 | |
Less buying friction = Shorter sales cycle How short, you ask? 50% shorter, says Natalie (Head of Growth & Operations). I’m sure there are many best buying practices. But here are the 3 proven ones:
Natalie spent 1 quarter solving each. She only bought 2 tools: Chili Piper and Clearbit If you want to know her exact process, listen to this 28-minute podcast. Don’t miss this if you’re:
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15 Mar 2024 | 100k in pipeline within 6 months Using SEO: Riley Timmins @ Cacheflow | 00:14:42 | |
$25,000 deal closed in 3 weeks. Using the channel… wait for it… SEO. Don’t believe me? Let’s make this harder to believe. They also added another $100,000 in qualified pipeline. 😏 These are real numbers Cacheflow generated. They saw initial rankings in 3-4 weeks. and got their first customer in less than 6 months. Riley (Director of marketing) is spilling the beans. In 26 minutes, we talk execution. Basically, everything you need to get results like these. If you liked this snippet, you’ll ❤️ the podcast. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
16 Aug 2024 | 711% Increase in Pipeline, With The Right Retargeting: Jonathan @ Omni Lab | 00:43:48 | |
Retargeting: everyone knows it. But does anyone really know it? We’re talking about stuff that most people just skip over. And the stuff that we marketing geeks don’t always share (c'mon, we all have our secrets!) But the latest TLDR episode with Jonathan dives deep into an RT strategy that actually got results. We discuss everything from building the right audiences to creating the right content. Ready to find out our not-so-well-hidden secrets? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
13 Dec 2024 | 2x G2 Reviews, 5x Faster, Using AI: Ryan @ Laudable | 00:52:42 | |
What if getting customer reviews was actually easy? As easy as using real customer quotes from their own call recordings. That’s what Laudable did for their client. Instead of begging for reviews, they started saying: "Hey, remember when you mentioned THIS in our last call? Mind sharing a quick G2 review?" The numbers:
Basically, they let customers tell their own stories - with a little help from AI. Want to know exactly how they did it? Listen to this episode. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
01 Mar 2024 | $850k ARR from Partnerships: Cory Snyder @ Teamwork | 00:54:11 | |
Building a partnership program is tough. Building one that's profitable, fast… is hella tough. Not for Cory. He onboarded 42 partners in 3 months. A good number of them started sharing referrals almost immediately. Not only that, he also:
What was his game plan? He set up a….okay, just listen to the podcast. He talks about everything he did in 90 days. Plus, his strategy to drive $850,000 in ARR next year. All of this using:
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05 Apr 2024 | Ads Conv rate from 0.13% to 3.73% in 1 week via Landing Page: Tas Bober @Delphinium Solutions | 00:48:41 | |
You spend $$ on paid media. Yet your landing pages don’t drive pipeline. Where are you going wrong? We asked the OG Tas Bober and she answered. (Her answers compel you to rethink your entire strategy) Unless you’re living under a rock, you already know who she is. In case you don’t, she consults B2B SaaS companies on their landing page and paid ads strategy. She talks numbers and drives results. Her clients see 2-3x conversions on their landing pages. She applies a few B2C CRO principles to B2B. Want to know how her conversion framework? Listen to the podcast. I guarantee you won’t look at your landing pages the same way. I was constantly scribbling notes on this podcast. You will too! Especially, if you’ve a difficult ICP: DevOps, Security Teams, Engineers Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
13 Feb 2025 | The $57K LinkedIn Experiment That Generated $655K: Emilia @ Userpilot | 00:51:23 | |
I'm still geeking out over this conversation with Emilia (VP of Marketing, Userpilot). She shared their complete ABM playbook and - this is wild - it's EXACTLY the same strategy we use at Spear Growth! (I honestly thought our approach was unique until this chat!) Here's a quick snapshot.
The winning team:
Tools they used: Just HubSpot ($2K/month) & LinkedIn Ads. Here's what I love: They tried this AFTER cold outreach failed. If you're a marketing strategy nerd like us, you'll love this deep dive. Warning: We got super nerdy about the details in this one! 🤓 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
12 Apr 2024 | 100x more views on Social Platforms using 5min video series: Madhav @Storylane | 00:36:15 | |
Every B2B SaaS company has a podcast. 🎤 You get a subject-matter expert. They talk for an hour on topics that interest your ICP. Your brand grows. It’s a win-win for all. Yet 48% of the audience leave the podcast mid-way. Why? They want the meat of the podcast ASAP. 1 hour is a long commitment. Madhav (Head of Marketing) was quick to realize this. He experimented with something new. He created a 5-min video series on LinkedIn, Youtube and Meta. He cuts the fluff and asks 5 questions. Each of these ties to their product in some way. Why does this work? 1. Low penalty of consuming bad content 2. Caters to low attention span 3. Easily sharable Results? 100x more views! These consumable bites are 🔥 In 9 weeks, they saw an increase in the sales pipeline! He explains his entire strategy in 37 min. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
03 Oct 2024 | 57% Drop in Demand-Gen Costs Using Reddit Ads: Kamel @ Getuplead | 00:41:31 | |
Reddit ads for B2B SaaS? 🤔 Quick, hide this from your conservative marketing director! 😄 In our latest podcast episode, Kamel & I go into the nitty gritties of launching Reddit ads, …instead of LinkedIn. Any company with an active audience on Reddit can easily replicate this. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
26 Sep 2024 | 0 to $1M ARR With Case Studies: Rob Snyder @ Reframe | 00:42:01 | |
0 to $1M ARR with... case studies? 🤔 Pretty weird right?! Our latest guest, Rob Snyder, brought up an interesting topic: The best tactic for early-stage founders isn't fancy demos …or hiring more SDRs. It's just a case study 🤯 Rob's seen this work for around 50 companies that bagged their first 10 customers. He simply says - "I don't know if we're a fit. But let me walk you through a customer case study. You tell me how you're different." Why does this work?
The best part? You can implement this in AN HOUR. 🕐 Curious about the exact structure? The full episode is waiting for you! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
13 Feb 2025 | $4M Pipeline From Just LinkedIn Organic: Niall @ noticed. | 00:41:24 | |
I'm genuinely excited about this one because Niall just shared something brilliantly simple (you know I love it when the simple stuff wins!) Here's what's awesome:
The best part? This isn't just for the big players. Niall's proven this works for: → Billion-dollar companies in their portfolio What do I love the most? The strategy is so obvious, it's genius. No complicated frameworks. No fancy tech. (In fact, we might already be implementing it 😉) Sure, it took 2-3 months to see results. Want to know exactly how they did it? Listen to the full episode Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
15 Nov 2024 | 8 Figure Pipeline, With Network Arbitrage: Garret @ Influent | 00:43:14 | |
Ever tried ethically hijacking LinkedIn networks? In my latest episode with Garret, we're diving into a strategy that no one really talks about: Network Arbitrage. You don't really have to build your audience from scratch. Create content that their audience craves... "Borrow" their network's attention 😉 You see, most LinkedIn strategies: But with network arbitrage, you can: The results? Team: Exploded from 20 → 100+ people Garret is now scaling this strategy across 30+ B2B executives. Seriously, why spend years building an audience when you can borrow one? 👀 Want to know the juicy details? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
09 Feb 2024 | $100,000 sales in 1 hour via Webinars: Meenank @ Pitch Ground | 00:44:06 | |
$100,000 in sales in 1 hour. Not clickbait, just the power of webinars. Everbody does webinars. Check your inbox. You probably have unopened webinar invites. This is the current playbook- Promote:
Present:
Pester:
They’re intrusive and inefficient. But Meenank did magic in 1 hour. That too, on Black Friday. The day the entire world is selling you something. So, what did he do differently? All you need is:
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02 Feb 2024 | #1 industry leader using the MarTech landscape: Scott Brinker @ HubSpot | 00:33:04 | |
If you know martech, you know Scott Brinker. Yes, the Editor of the chiefmartec.com blog. He talks about the intersection of marketing and tech. This passion project is now his brand identity. It follows him everywhere he goes. But how did he build his personal brand 12 years ago when… it wasn’t even a thing? Our podcast answers this. He talks about:
Who will it help?
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30 Aug 2024 | 60% Message to Meeting Rate with LinkedIn DMs: Chris Walker @ Passetto | 00:36:38 | |
60% message-to-meeting rate on LinkedIn DMs? 🤯
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23 Feb 2024 | 63 deals from Inbound using B2C strats in B2B: Nemanja Zivkovic @ Funky Marketing | 00:53:23 | |
Nemanja closed 63 deals in 1.5 years. All LinkedIn inbounds or referrals. How? He took the best B2C strategies and used them in B2B. This was no joke. It required some convincing. And boy....did he go big? He proved his strategies to 200+ #startups. And then…there was no looking back. What’s his best strategy? Guess you’ll have to watch the #podcast. Hint: Content Creation. No, not your run-off-the-mill 20 blogs/month kind of strategy. But actionable steps on:
He covers every aspect of content ideation, creation, and distribution. — Ishaan “loves the name Funky Marketing” Shakunt Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
29 Aug 2024 | 18 Leads in 1 Quarter Using Thought Leader Ads: AJ Wilcox @ B2Linked | 00:39:10 | |
18 leads in 1 quarter vs 1-2 leads before? Yep, that's what happened when AJ Wilcox tried LinkedIn's new thought leadership ads for his healthcare client. Here's what he knew:
The results? Mind-blowing. These ads ran 5-10x better than anything else on LinkedIn, at just 1/5th the cost! These results weren't instant of course. Initial weeks saw ZERO leads, but it started picking up and then BOOM! So, why did it work? Because people engage with other people and not companies. It's all about that personal, relatable feel. The damage? Less than $15k for the quarter. The pipeline generated? Way, way more. 📈 Want to know more about this strategy? Check out our latest episode! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
10 Oct 2024 | From $50k to $150k ACV In 12 months: Gal @ Aligned | 00:53:59 | |
$50,000 to $150,000 ACV in 12 months? 🤯 No, that's not a typo. Our latest guest, Gal Aga, just dropped the blueprint on how they scaled from $1M to $10M ARR in 2 years. See, many think that you can just "wing it" with pricing, right?
No new tools. No massive budgets. Just strategic thinking and careful execution. Want to know exactly how they pulled this off? Listen to this episode! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
01 Nov 2024 | $483,000 In Closed Revenue With ABM Ads: Tim @ B2B Rizz | 00:37:28 | |
Imagine an ad created by Spear Growth, Unsurprisingly, it’s not very common. But how hard can it really be? That’s exactly what Tim Davidson and I discuss on this week’s podcast! If you sell to enterprises, this could be your next LinkedIn ads experiment. You don’t even need fancy tools. Want to crack the enterprise market? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
28 Jun 2024 | 95 Leads From Just 15 Blog Posts, At No Extra Cost: Lashay @ Authority Plug | 00:47:43 | |
95 leads from 15-20 BoFu articles? No one….except @Lashay Lewis. What did @Lashay do differently differently?
She pulled it with 0$. And no new tool. (Just used @Ahrefs for keyword research) How many people did it take? 2 - just her and another content marketer. Feels too unrealistic? Good, watch the podcast and know her exact process. This episode is for those who think:
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07 Nov 2024 | 0 to $100K ARR in 6 months by Building in Public: Adam @ Fibbler | 00:39:18 | |
Building in public - is it worth the risk? When Adam co-founded Fibbler 6 months ago, he had one mission: So for 3.5 years, he consistently posted on LinkedIn, No marketing budget. Then, when it was time to launch… Build product Adam did it backwards: Build audience The result? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
26 Jan 2024 | 60% MQL to Opp Ratio by changing the funnel: Natalie Marcotullio @ Navattic | 00:23:28 | |
Competition is higher than ever. Budgets are being cut. Profitability is not optional. SaaS marketing is getting tougher. There's one thing everyone should do. Funnel optimisation. I predict you'll hear everyone talking about this. We can keep optimising existing funnels. But, we can also change the game. What if showing the product didn't happen at the end... But at the beginning? How would that change your marketing? How would that change your bottom line? Natalie (Head of Growth & Operations) shares: 1. Exactly how she implemented it 2. How much she spent 3. What the team that implemented this looked like 4. What she would do differently 5. Who else can do this Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
22 Mar 2024 | Close 8 Deals per Quarter using Webinars: Mason Cosby @ Scrappy ABM | 00:37:07 | |
Webinars are on every marketer’s to-do list. But no one knows how to run it. Either no one shows up or the wrong folks do. But Mason here is an exception Every quarter, he conducts a webinar. The meeting is full of his ICP. Just his ICP. He bags 8 deals with an average value of $30,000. How? He has a pre-webinar and post-webinar process. Pre-webinar
During the webinar
(Of course, this relates back to his service.) Post-webinar
Yes, this is pretty time-consuming. If you start from scratch, it’ll take to months to figure out the process. So, don’t. Listen to the podcast and hear Mason talk about his strategies. He has an 8-page process doc. He builds the entire thing in a day. Runs it for 6 weeks. Don’t reinvent the wheel. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
22 Nov 2024 | 70%+ Sales Close Rates, Using Best Practices & A Secret: Ishaan @ Spear Growth | 00:44:29 | |
Things got weird today... And for good reason. The truth? We didn't just perfect the sales process... But here's what no one tells you: Want to know:
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07 Jun 2024 | 83 G2 Reviews in 3 days: Nick Bennett @ TACK | 00:23:27 | |
The most common question founders/marketers ask me: “How to get G2 reviews?” I didn’t have the right answer until this episode with @Nick Bennett. Co-founder of @TACK and @ClubPF He drove 83 #G2 reviews in 3 days at 0 cost! Here’s how:
Yep, that’s it. He waited for people to send him a screenshot of proof. And so many did! This seems too easy to be true. The key here isn’t in the steps but in the nuances. For example, what’s the message you need to send? Can you offer something in return? Should you only target users who rated you highly in the MPS survey? Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
10 Feb 2025 | $4M Pipeline From Just LinkedIn Organic: Niall @ noticed. | 00:41:24 | |
I'm genuinely excited about this one because Niall just shared something brilliantly simple (you know I love it when the simple stuff wins!) Here's what's awesome:
The best part? This isn't just for the big players. Niall's proven this works for: → Billion-dollar companies in their portfolio What do I love the most? The strategy is so obvious, it's genius. No complicated frameworks. No fancy tech. (In fact, we might already be implementing it 😉) Sure, it took 2-3 months to see results. Want to know exactly how they did it? Listen to the full episode Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
10 May 2024 | 10+ ADVANCED Google Ads Optimisations: Ryan Olestro and Ishaan Shakunt | 00:30:12 | |
Ryan and I work in ad agencies. Refine Labs & Spear Growth. We’ve audited 100s of Google ad accounts. So, we decided to turn this TLDR into a discussion. Note: This episode is not for beginners. We share examples of our clients’ campaigns including some of the coolest experiments we’ve run. We especially focus on how we've reduced CAC. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
10 Feb 2025 | The $57K LinkedIn Experiment That Generated $655K: Emilia @ Userpilot | 00:51:23 | |
I'm still geeking out over this conversation with Emilia (VP of Marketing, Userpilot). She shared their complete ABM playbook and - this is wild - it's EXACTLY the same strategy we use at Spear Growth! (I honestly thought our approach was unique until this chat!) Here's a quick snapshot.
The winning team:
Tools they used: Just HubSpot ($2K/month) & LinkedIn Ads. Here's what I love: They tried this AFTER cold outreach failed. If you're a marketing strategy nerd like us, you'll love this deep dive. Warning: We got super nerdy about the details in this one! 🤓 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
19 Apr 2024 | $700k in Sales Pipeline using $5k/ month on Google Ads: Ryan Olestro @ Refine Labs | 00:21:55 | |
5k/month ad spend = ?? pipeline Ryan generated 700k in pipeline 🤯 This wasn’t always the case. His client had been running Google ads for the last 12 months. They got 900 leads! Guess how many converted? Then, Ryan (Senior Performance Marketing Manager at Refine Labs) took over. They had a limited budget, so he set up 5 tight campaigns. For the first 3 months, nothing really worked. Then, 5-figure deals started coming in. All through non-branded keywords in Google ads. What did he change? A lot. Things didn’t work.. till something did. In this case, setting up audiences for search worked. He was able to target B2B users much more accurately. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
16 Feb 2024 | 25% Closed-Lost Reengaged using Popcorns: Mason Cosby @ Scrappy ABM | 00:34:53 | |
Mason used popcorn… to re-engage 25% closed lost deals. How? On the surface: He used the power of popcorn and puns. Sent popcorn to closed lost deals with a note: “Hey, we’re popping back in. Wanted to see if now is a better time.” Here’s what is interesting to me: It’s not that simple. Mason has perfected every step of the process. Everything from setting up the CRM for this to when to buy the goodies. The result? 8-12 additional closed lost deals reengaged. (Mic drop!) This is one of my favourite episodes to date. Mason shares every detail on how to set up this strategy. Spend ~30 mins on this episode. C’mon, get the commission you deserve. What if life doesn’t give you second chances? A popcorn tin does. 😂 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
19 Jan 2024 | $65,000 in pipeline from their own product: Riley Timmins @ Cacheflow | 00:17:41 | |
$65,000 in pipeline. 0 spend. You: “It must have taken a lot of work.” Riley: I hardly spent a day doing this. You: “I’m sure it burned a hole in your pocket!” Riley: Lol, not even a penny. You: “You must be joking” Riley: Did I stutter? His ICP.. sells to his ICP. He added a button in the tool. The tool? Cacheflow’s quote-to-cash platform This button was visible to the customers of their customers. Took him less than a couple of hours of work. Simple changes. Low-cost tactic. Riley(Head of Marketing) shares: 1. Exactly how he implemented it 2. What he would do differently 3. Who else can do this Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
09 Aug 2024 | 30+ Client Reviews From 1 LinkedIn Post: AJ Wilcox @ B2Linked | 00:35:29 | |
30+ reviews + 2 weeks of sales calls scheduled through 1 LinkedIn post. Well, AJ Wilcox wrote a post on LinkedIn. The offer was simple- to audit ads. But every agency offers a free audit. So…..he did something different. Instead of calling it a free audit, he attached a cost to it. The cost? Leave a review for them. It worked so well that he plans to run it as #ads. And there, you have it:
It took him 3 weeks of prep + 1 busy week of replying to those leads. Plus, the bandwidth of the Sales Head and a marketing consultant to build out the lead magnet and the funnel. Want to get more reviews for your service/product? Listen to him talk. If you have a good offer, I bet you can implement his strategy. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
29 Mar 2024 | 1 to 10 million journey Using demand gen: Madhav Bhandari @ Storylane | 00:40:08 | |
Only 5% of your ICP is in-market. 95% aren’t even aware of your category. How do you generate demand for such a big chunk? We asked and Madhav (Head of Marketing at Storylane) answered. He is in this exact situation. He is generating demand for a category that’s brand-new. His goal? Go from 1 to 10 million ARR. He figured out 3 demand-gen strategies that work wonders:
Madhav breaks down all 3 strategies in the podcast. Know the best plan of action for demand gen. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
02 Apr 2025 | 8000 Leads At Just $5 Each: Ryan @ Scalable.Co | 00:51:26 | |
8000 leads at just $5 each? Yep! This YouTube strategy from Ryan Deiss is something you just cannot miss. I mean seriously, look at these results: 🔷 Generated 8000+ high-quality leads How did he do it? What I love most is the simplicity. No complex marketing stack. No massive ad budget. Yet this method now drives a third of ALL their leads. This isn't just for content creators. Ryan's proven this works for complex products with traditionally long sales cycles - perfect for B2B companies struggling with lead generation costs. Sure, it takes some planning and quality content creation. But the results? Absolutely worth it. Want to know exactly how Ryan executed this strategy? Listen to the full episode. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. | |||
12 Jul 2024 | 0 to $1.35M ARR in Just 17 weeks, & a Too-good-to-be-true Strategy: Adam @ RB2B | 00:44:33 | |
Every founder says, “Let’s do what Adam does”. But what does he do? He runs 2 SaaS companies: Retention.com at 22 million ARR RB2B at 1.35 million ARR He implemented a freemium strategy and bootstrapped RB2B to 1.35 million ARR within 17 weeks of launch. The freemium strategy = RB2B is 100% free forever for some users. In the beginning, this cost him. He got 3000 users in a couple of weeks. How many of them were paying customers? Just 15. What did he do to recover? Did this strategy work? How does he even make money if his product is free forever? How sustainable is this pricing model? He answers these and more in our latest TL;DR episode. He’s THE most requested guest! If you’re into SaaS, don’t miss this. It’s not every day you hear a SaaS leader talk about their 💲strategy. Btw, did you know what company inspired him to follow a freemium strategy? Hint: It’s an email automation platform Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information. |