Kudos to everyone at Marketo, an Adobe Company for supporting the #Fearless50 Mentor Program. It’s so refreshing to see a martech vendor not only invest in the success of their software but in the professional development of marketers. Marketing leaders are being tasked with more and more responsibilities and expectations, making it far too easy… Read More
To quote mathematician, entrepreneur, and occasional Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker frontman David Lowery, “Cause what the world needs now Is another folk singer marketing podcast Like I need a hole in my head.” Well, better mine than yours! Editor-in-Chief of Rockstar CMO Ian Truscott and Fractional CMO/CRO J. Robert Slaughter sit down to discuss… Read More
We go backstage with a marketing rock star, ask a bunch of questions about what excites them, what we might learn from their journey, what gets their Monday marketing mojo working and what they would throw into our swimming pool. “So, is your company a chicken or a a pig?” – @RobertSlaughter Read the entire… Read More
“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us — a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”
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“People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!” – Theodore Levitt Marketing is having an identity crisis! I’m about to say something that is very unpopular with the majority of the “talking heads” on LinkedIn… “The purpose of marketing is to sell!” Marketing is a force multiplier. Great marketing… Read More
There is no denying the momentum and interest for voice technology is growing rapidly. The reality is, everything in your home and office is going to be connected to the internet soon enough, and this will fundamentally transform the relationship between consumers and brands. We’ve quickly become accustomed to speaking to our devices as it’s… Read More
Marketing, what the hell happened to you? I remember way back in my day, our stack consisted of WordPress, Marketo and Google Analytics. That’s the way it was and we liked it! Go to any marketing conference today, and you’ll hear a “marketing technologist” tell a room full of other martech worshipers how they… Read More
“67% of the purchase decision is completed before a customer calls a supplier.” B2B salespeople, how much longer will you buy into this nonsense? Buyers are drowning in information, scoff at market/vendor hype, and are paralyzed by the sheer number of options available. They are dying for substantive vendor interaction earlier in their decision process,… Read More
What the hell is wrong with your marketing and sales teams? They should be printing money! There are literally thousands upon thousands of experts, advisors, thought-leaders, blog hosts, entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, growth-hackers, speakers, and evangelists on LinkedIn. And get this…They’re all giving away their BEST tips, tricks and secrets, so you too can wake at… Read More
There is a huge problem facing early-stage organizations. The founder, owner, CEO, is often the only revenue producer. The CLOSER! So, running day-to-day operations, closing deals, and chasing capital is not a scalable business model in the eyes of investors. Hiring or outsourcing BDR/SDR teams to crush the phones and set demo appointments is putting… Read More
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