We’re wrapping up Season 9 of the B2BMX Podcast today, with a very special replay from our friends at Forrester. During the B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange, Principal Analyst John Arnold took the keynote stage to share how B2B organizations can turbocharge their growth engines in today's economy.  It’s no secret that 2023 was a rough year for B2B marketing and sales professionals, and these struggles may or may not have bled into 2024. Layoffs, budget cuts and a heavy “do more with less” mentality — not to mention changing buyer behaviors, economic uncertainty and fierce competition ..read more

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Customer expectations are constantly evolving and that means, no matter what your title or job description is, it's critical to view business problems through a customer lens to ensure your buyers and customers remember your organization as one that makes an impact.  This week's episode of the B2BMX Podcast is all about customer experience, and co-host Kelly Lindenau sat down with the experience maker himself, Dan Gingiss, to pick his brain on how he helps companies create remarkable experiences that fuel word-of-mouth marketing and beyond. Gingiss will be taking the keynote stage at the ..read more

Let’s face it, your B2B company is not really a household name…yet. Unlike, say, Doritos, your logo likely wouldn’t get recognized if it came without the title of your company; and that’s OK! But according to MNTN’s VP of Marketing Ali Haeri and Pluralsight’s Sr. Director of Marketing Koji Takagi, doubling down and digging deeper into your lower funnel strategies won’t cut it (and burn budgets). Long story short: We can do better.  During this candid fireside chat at the 2023 B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange, Haeri and Takagi shared their perspective on how to better generate demand, r ..read more

The challenges of sales and marketing alignment are a tale as old as time. While research shows the gap is closing, many organizations have yet to master the art of cross-organizational alignment and collaboration. But what if we told you there are a few simple things you can do to work in better harmony with your fellow customer-focused marketers, sales reps and everyone in between?  During an interview on the show floor of the 2023 B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange in Boston, Mass., host Kelly Lindenau sat down with Courtney Beasley, a long-time B2B marketer and Founder of cobe market ..read more

It’s a turbulent time to be a CRO: Revenue leaders are tasked with uncovering new revenue opportunities and confronting the realities of implementing these strategies in today's competitive market. With that in mind, it’s vital to have valuable insights and practical tips for finding success. This session replay from the B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange shares insights from the best in B2B, which includes an esteemed panel from companies such as OutSystems, TechnologyAdvice and Pickit. The speakers tackled tons of CRO and revenue-facing priorities and challenges, such as:  Tools and ta ..read more

Every step of the marketing journey presents unique obstacles and opportunities, whether it’s building brand awareness or generating high-quality leads. With those challenges in mind, the biggest concern for marketers is how they can overcome those difficulties to grow and scale their company at the same time. The latest episode of the B2BMX Podcast highlights a great discussion from the B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange show floor between Nirosha Methananda, Chief Marketing Maven of Sati Marketing, and hosts Klaudia Tirico and Kelly Lindenau. Throughout the discussion, the trio chatted with ..read more

In today’s episode, Hosts Klaudia Tirico and Kelly Lindenau roll the tape of a B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange session hosted by Nirosha Methananda, former Head of Marketing for companies like Influ2 and Bombora and now the Chief Marketing Maven for Sati Marketing. The presentation explored key strategies and insights from industry experts that empowers listeners to take their B2B marketing to new heights. Methanada highlighted the importance of having a marketing strategy that aligns with business goals and even helps marketers understand how to get buy-in from other departments. She also ..read more

Marketers are constantly looking out for ways to scale their efforts and achieve more with less.  However, this is challenging in today's saturated market, where consumers are bombarded with messages from all directions.  In today’s episode, Hosts Klaudia Tirico and Kelly Lindenau replay a session hosted by Elle Woulfe, SVP of Global Marketing at Formstack. Throughout her presentation, Woulfe uncovered how practitioners can skillfully navigate the hurdles of rapid marketing transformation, even with limited resources. With an ingenious squad structure and a sharp focus on marketing o ..read more

Marketers might not know it, but their segmentation and persona strategies might be hurting them. The urgency of customer needs should drive segmentation strategies, but most companies take a flawed, inside-out approach that obscures accurate signals in buyer behavior. In today’s episode, Hosts Klaudia Tirico and Kelly Lindenau replay Neil Baron’s session from the B2B Sales & Marketing Exchange. As Managing Director of Baron Strategic Partners and a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Baron shares hard-won lessons and stories from his experiences working with top companies on their seg ..read more