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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Haralds Gabrans Zukovs to discuss how complex B2B products require sophisticated strategies and solutions.
B2B products and services are oftentimes much more complex than many of our B2C counterparts. And even within B2B, some offerings are particularly complicated. This distinction puts the pressure on B2B marketers to effectively reach their target audience. Their main goal becomes making it easy to understand who their business is and what they offer. Often this may include building out an entirely new marketing function, category creation, or even more involved activities. So where should a B2B marketer start?
Haralds Gabrans Zukovs is Head of Growth at Mindgard, and he has quickly climbed the ranks into senior marketing leadership. His expertise is in creating high-impact digital marketing strategies for global markets and driving business growth through demand generation. Prior to joining Mindgard, Haralds has also served as Head of Marketing at credolab, Head of Marketing at the Hyve Group plc, Head of marketing for Nordigen, and other marketing roles at SAF Tehnika JSC, AranetloT, and more.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Will Sturgeon to discuss how marketing needs to adapt to make better use of specialists.
In a B2B marketing team, it’s crucial to have a well-rounded group that can tackle a variety of challenges that may come. Each individual needs to bring a unique skill set in order to make this happen. Many may say that specialising too much may not prepare the next generation of marketing leaders. Many more might suggest that specialising becomes less important with the growth of generative AI. But how can a range of specialists create an effective team? What are best practices when utilising such a group of individuals on a marketing team?
Will Sturgeon is the Head of Content and Thought Leadership and PwC UK. While Will has held this role for five years, he has a 20+ year career as an effective marketing leader. At PwC, Will is instrumental in shaping overall marketing strategy and leading a 100+ team. Prior to joining PwC UK, he has served as Executive Director for Golin, Director of Strategy and Planning at Harvard Public Relations, Director, Head of Media Strategy at Lewis PR, and more.
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In this first episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth in 2024, Benedict speaks to Chris Wade about how maturing B2B organisations need to adapt.
As a company grows and establishes itself firmly in the market, it can be easy for it to fall into an all too comfortable pattern. Once business settles into a groove, it can become hard to make changes that ultimately are better for progress. Companies become risk averse and hesitant to adapt when ultimately, a business needs to do all that they can to help their customers. But knowing how to refocus a business’s direction takes careful consideration. Being adaptable doesn’t always mean starting from scratch. So what does a mature business need to do to stay relevant?
Chris Wade is the Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Gamma Communications, and he has held that role since late 2020. As an established senior marketer, Chris has used his proven creative and innovative skills to find new strategic opportunities and drive businesses forward. Prior to joining Gamma, Chris has previously served as Chief Product and Marketing Officer for Aptitude Software and several positions at Sage including VP of Product, Director of Strategic Operations, and more. Chris has also previously been Board Member for Dynamo North East, and he currently serves as Trustee at Valour MAT.
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Benedict Buckland of alan. agency moderates PANEL: Marketing + Sales A Winning Combination? Thank you to everyone who attended the session!
Benedict was joined by our lovely panel:
- Tom Boston, Brand Awareness Manager at Salesloft
- Julia Pikes, Senior Marketing Director, EMEA at Hubspot
- Thomas Van der Staaij, Senior Marketing Manager at AWS
- Freya Ward, Global Sales Director at Headley Media
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We brought the podcast to you LIVE from the B2B Marketing Expo at the ExCeL London! Thank you to everyone who attended the session!
Benedict is joined by our distinguished panel:
- Áine Bryn, Partner & CMO at Marsh McLennan UK
- Craig Welch, SVP, Head of Research Marketing at Elsevier
- Gonzalo Garcia Villanueva, Global CMO at NielsenIQ
You can find our panelists, Áine, Craig, and Gonzalo on Linkedin.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Paul Afshar to discuss the practicalities of using AI in B2B marketing.
AI has been at the forefront of everyone’s minds in the B2B marketing space. Even on this podcast, there has been much discussion about how AI has the potential to completely reinvent the industry. However, there’s only so much hypothesising one can do before taking action and start implementing. But does the theoretical discussion thus far actually contribute to how we should utilise AI? What are the considerations that still need to be addressed?
Paul Afshar is a seasoned senior marketer with experience in both B2B and B2C. With 10 years in B2B specifically, he has led world-class campaigns with the most sophisticated martech stacks. Prior to joining Unlimit, Paul has held several senior roles including Acting CMO of OSOME, Marketing Director of Dext, and more. He has also previously been a Board Member for Circl and a Partner for FleishmanHillard Fishburn.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Matthew Harper about redefining the role of the CMO.
Not only is the role of the CMO not understood by the rest of the business, the CMOs themselves sometimes hardly know how to be effective leaders for their company. This has led to the CMO having the shortest tenure of any role in the C-suite. But it doesn’t have to be like this. What it means to be an effective CMO has changed, and it’s within reach of CMOs to excel at their role, but this does require reevaluating what are the priorities and what relationships with the rest of the business need to look like.
Matthew Harper is a dynamic, results-driven senior marketing professional with 20 years of experience across the international technology industry. Primarily, Matt has worked in enterprise SaaS, developer tools, AI platforms, and more. Matt is CMO of LinearB, and his previous experience includes VP of Marketing at Mattermost, VP of Marketing at Nylas, VP of Marketing at Moogsoft, and more.
You can find Matthew Harper on Linkedin.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Duarte Garrido about the importance of attribution in proving ROI.
There’s no denying that the topic of attribution has been simmering at the top B2B marketers’ minds. There are conflicting views among marketers about what attribution should look like, but with the current state of B2B, it seems like the push to prove ROI is becoming increasingly important. So what kind of attribution model is going to work best for the business’s needs? And how does marketing need to align with other departments to effectively tie activities back to revenue?
Duarte Garrido is the VP of Growth Marketing at real-time payment network business Volt, and he has been in B2B growth marketing for 10+ years. As a marketer, Duarte focuses on social and omnichannel strategy and digital transformation across many sectors internationally. His previous experience includes Global Head of Social and Omnichannel at Standard Chartered Bank, Group Head of Social Media at Coca-Cola HBC, and additional roles at Philip Morris International, Sky, and more. In addition to his role at Volt, he also serves as a Corporate Advisor for Handprint.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Simeon Lando to discuss the unique challenges of emerging into new foreign markets.
If your business is fortunate enough to expand internationally, there are a handful of new considerations for marketers to take on. It is not just as simple as dropping an existing proposition into a new market, and that (lack of) strategy, if implemented, often goes awry. Marketers need to adapt their messaging and approach when entering new markets around the world, but what other considerations need to be thought about? How can marketing take ownership of this element of a business’s growth?
Simeon Lando is the CMO at FORM3, and throughout his career, he has built and implemented strategies that deliver results both in the UK and internationally. Before joining FORM3 in 2021, Simeon has previously served as Senior Director, Marketing at Finastra, Marketing Director at Refinitiv, and Head of Digital Engagement, Global Business Solutions at Barclaycard. He has also worked at Stylesight, PayPal, Dun & Bradstreet, and more.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Madhukar Kumar about what a product-led growth strategy looks like in B2B.
Marketers in most businesses, especially in the SaaS space, understand their need to collaborate with their product teams to have an effective strategy. However, what B2B marketers might be missing out on is a “product-led” growth strategy, and it might be because they just don’t know about how PLG could impact their business. So what exactly are B2B marketers missing out on? In what ways can marketers include a PLG strategy among their wider marketing activities, and how could it uniquely support business objectives?
Madhukar Kumar is the CMO of Singlestore, and he has 15+ years of experience in leading product and marketing teams for global organisations. Prior to joining Singlestore, Madhukar has served as Head of Growth and Marketing at DevRev, VP Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix, VP Product and Developer Marketing at Redis Labs, and more. In addition to his career, Madhukar has previously guest lectured at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in which he teaches New Product Development. He also is currently writing a book which he publishes chapter by chapter on Substack called “<code> Growth”.
You can find Madhukar Kumar on Linkedin.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks with Karen Sage how businesses can go further with establishing their brand.
Businesses understand that it’s important to have an identity that their customers align with, but quite often, their priorities are about generating revenue as quickly as possible and disregard brand. Because of this, brand often becomes generic so as to appeal to as many people as possible. But it is proven over and over again how a unique brand that stands for something actually drives growth long term and brings your ideal customer to you sooner. So the question becomes, why aren’t companies doing more? What is stopping them from ensuring their long-term success?
Karen Sage is the CMO of Shipwell, and she is a hands-on leader who has used her “out-of-the-box” strategies to strongly deliver to revenue. Prior to joining Shipwell last year, Karen has served as CMO of Syncron, CMO of Transplace, CMO of MercuryGate International, and many other senior marketing roles. In addition to her role at Shipwell, Karen also serves as an Advisory Board Member for Service Council and as a Member at HYPCCCYCL.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Winfried Schultz to discuss how to bring ABM into the future.
ABM had its moment in B2B marketing not that long ago. Many marketers, including those on this podcast have discussed how ABM can be a transformative strategy. However, it seems the trendiness of ABM resulted in many marketers not understanding what makes it truly powerful and engaging in activities that value quantity and efficiency over quality and authenticity. What do B2B marketers need to know in order to decide if ABM is right for their business and how to effectively connect with their audience? What needs to change to bring ABM into the future?
Winfried Schultz is the VP of Marketing EMEA at Teradata, and throughout his 20+ year career, he has led transformative marketing to many businesses across sectors. Prior to joining Teradata in 2019, Win served as VP Marketing TPS and Marketing Director EMEA & APAC for Black Box as well as Sales and Marketing Director for RADIODATA GmbH. He has also held senior marketing roles at Danaher Corporation, Tektronix/Danaher, and more. Win also currently serves as Managing Director of @mktginouterrim Consulting.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Mark Cullen about the need for B2B marketers to be brave.
The key to marketing with an impact is saying something authentic about your company and delivering it in an emotive way. Most marketers understand that it takes a level of emotional impact to make a significant impression on your audience. However, there seem to be many factors that inhibit marketers ability to create something that shines. So what’s holding them back? What’s preventing B2B marketers from being emotive and brave in their work? And how do you create something really memorable?
Mark Cullen is the CMO of Simon-Kucher & Partners and has over 20 years in marketing and communications. He is an innovative and creative leader with a proven record of transforming international clients across different industries. Prior to joining Simon-Kucher in 2021, Mark has held other senior marketing roles including Marketing Director, UK & Europe for Alvarez & Marsal, Director Brand, Marketing, & Communications - EY Financial Service for EY, and Group Head of Internal Communications at Aviva.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, we look back at some of the provocative topics we have talked about in 2023 so far!
Episode Clips Included:
How Data Proves the Need for Creativity in B2B, with Adam Morgan, Executive Creative Director at AdobeEducating B2B Industries with Thought Leadership, with James Watson, CMO of The Glimpse GroupUnifying a B2B Marketing Department after M&A, with Andrew Davies, CMO of PaddleMarketing in a Divestment and Re-Brand, with Lucy Birch, CM&CO at Kantar PublicCreating the Ideal B2B Customer Experience, with Kelly Brown, CMO of TeckroThe Unspoken Problem of AI in Business, with Uwe Hook, Interim CMO/CDO at Chameleon CollectiveThe Urgent Need to Focus on Business Goals, with Jeroen Kuppens, CMO of Sana CommerceThought Provoking B2B Thought Leadership, with Laura Klysz, Global Head of Marketing & Communications at Simmons & SimmonsWe will now be going on our summer break, and we will be back very soon with more provocative truths!
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Jennifer Leggio to discuss how attribution for marketing and sales needs to change with the buyer journey.
Nowadays, it’s extremely important for sales and marketing to work together to achieve the same goal of creating pipeline. However, it would seem many B2B businesses are functioning as if marketing and sales can be accurately measured with the same KPIs. Using the same metrics for marketing as sales will undoubtedly create incomplete or inaccurate data on how marketing contributes to pipeline. Additionally, with how fast the world changes, it’s more important than ever to reevaluate how marketing and sales can tackle the buyer journey and what metrics to judge them by. So what needs to change?
Jennifer Leggio is CMO of Netography, and she has been an innovative and tenacious B2B marketer for 23+ years. Her career has focused primarily on the cybersecurity industry, and she has significant experience in communications and growth strategy. Prior to joining Netography in 2022, Jennifer has held several senior marketing positions including as CMO & VP Revenue Operations at Virsec, CMO of Claroty, CMO & VP Operations at Flashpoint, and more. She has also served as an Advisor for MetroSITE Group, LLC, Infocyte, Inc., Glasswing Ventures, and more.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Archana Dhankar to discuss all things influencer marketing in B2B.
There’s no denying the differences between B2B and B2C marketing. However, it’s all too easy to have a closed mindset as to what could work for your business. Influencer marketing has made waves in B2C as a viable and effective strategy, but B2B has yet to understand and embrace how influencer marketing could work for them. Influencer marketing for businesses has significantly more potential than previously thought, so in what ways can businesses embrace this strategy?
Archana Dhankar is the Senior Director, Global Demand Generation at Sutherland, and she has a marketing career spanning 18+ years. Throughout her career, she has managed and led successful campaigns internationally and for a wide range of industries. Prior to joining Sutherland last year, she previously worked for EDB as Director Marketing, EMEA & Global Social Media as well as for Aspire as Global Marketing Director. She has extensive experience researching influencer marketing, and is an influencer herself, having written and managed several blogs including allthatclicks.com and fashionforroyals.com.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Laura Klysz about truly leading thought leadership.
There are a lot of problems with how thought leadership is done in B2B. Not only is it underutilised as a tool for businesses, but fundamentally, it isn’t actually doing what it suggests. Very little thought leadership actually leads any thought in a given space. Certainly there are interesting insights to be shared, but what does it really mean to provoke new and interesting ideas around B2B? How can companies better use this asset as part of their marketing activities?
Laura Klysz is the Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Simmons & Simmons, and she has been a marketer for 20 years. Her marketing career has focused primarily on professional services, and she has proven experience in creating strategic programs that deliver results. Prior to joining Simmons & Simmons, Laura served as Head of Marketing, UK/US/EMEA at Herbert Smith Freehills and Marketing Manager at KPMG UK, as well as other positions at Blake Lapthorn and Withers LLP.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Stuart Shingler about what performance really means in B2B.
Despite performance marketing having been around for a while, there is still a lack of understanding about what it truly is, leading it to be conflated with and used interchangeably to digital marketing. But it’s much more nuanced than that. What will really help marketers is not to get bogged down by what it means. Rather, it’s important to build a culture of performance and use the metrics to inform marketing activities. How do you build that culture though? How can performance help build a reactive marketing function?
Stuart Shingler is the VP of Brand and Product Marketing at Tink and has been a creative and driven marketer for 10+ years. Prior to his current role at Tink, he has also served as their Product Marketing Director and Demand Generation Director. Before Tink, Stuart held several positions at Klarna including Global Product Marketing Lead and Partner Marketing Manager. He has also held roles at Bythjul Norden AB, Brathay, and more. Before becoming a marketer, Stuart has also previously been a professional musician.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Dan O’Hara to discuss the need for art and science to not only coexist, but work together in marketing.
Nowadays, marketers have access to a wealth of data to make sense of marketing activities. However, even in B2B marketing, strictly going off the data doesn’t provide the whole picture, especially because of how hard it can be to actually track and attribute specific marketing activities. Yes, data has to justify a marketing plan, but any seasoned marketer knows that the most effective strategies combine both art and science. So how do you get that balance?
Dan O’Hara is Marketing Director at DEMICA, and he has 10+ years as a marketer. Primarily working in financial services, Dan is a results-driven marketer, which is shown through his leadership and growth of DEMICA’s marketing function. Prior to DEMICA, Dan served as Head of Marketing, UKI and Senior Marketing Manager at Refinitiv, as well as Marketing Manager at S&P Global Marketing Intelligence. He has also previously worked at the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), and CABI.
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In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Jeroen Kuppens about how B2B marketers get caught up in online marketing theories.
Obviously everyone in a business knows that their work has to relate to business goals, right? …Right? Well, in the social media age, it is easy to get distracted, and B2B marketers are not immune to this. While marketers know their work has to contribute to the business goals, it’s very easy to read the success stories and endless hacks and tips online and think that’s what’s best for the business. They may be useful pointers, but every business needs something different. How can marketers critically approach their practice to fit their business while appropriately incorporating new ideas from online?
Jeroen Kuppens is the CMO of Sana Commerce, and he has been with the business for 8+ years. As CMO, he has led an international team and focuses on driving the growth of the business, which is one of the most rapidly growing in the Netherlands. Prior to serving as CMO, Jeroen has also served as Global Marketing Manager and Marketing Coordinator at Sana Commerce. Prior to this, Jeroen has worked as an Ambassador, Scout, Sales, Promotion & Marketing for Tecnifibre.
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