B2B Marketers on a Mission

Naomi Soman (Founder, Storylogick Consulting) on how B2B marketers can develop the right personas to adapt the B2B messaging across the funnel. Naomi highlighted the pitfalls to avoid and how marketers can leverage customer research to create personas that are actually useful.

Joe Sweeney (Content Marketing Strategist, The Content Marketing Commute) on how B2B marketers can develop truly differentiated content. Joe highlighted the pitfalls to avoid and discussed the importance of conducting research and why B2B marketers should build relationships with subject matter experts (SMEs).

Dr. Masha Petrova (CEO, Nullspace) on how B2B marketers can market complex products to engineers. Masha talked about the pitfalls to avoid and how marketers should probe properly to extract better insights from engineers. She also talked about the importance of finding an engineer who can be the subject matter expert and advocate for the company.

Sam Dunning (Founder, Breaking B2B) about how companies should create websites for revenue, not vanity. Sam highlights the “deadly sins” of B2B websites, how to fix them, and which SEO pitfalls to avoid. He also leaves us with some actionable tips on how to build SEO from scratch for your website.

Robin Schaffer (Principal AR Consultant, Schaffer AR) on how smart B2B marketers can start conducting outreach to analysts. She talked about what relationships with analysts entail. She also elaborates on the pitfalls to avoid, the process of analyst outreach and relationship building, and how to craft the right pitch.

Joran Hofman (Founder, Reditus) on how B2B companies can help to build trust through partnerships. During our conversation, Joran discussed the pitfalls to avoid, what is needed for an effective partnership outreach, and why B2B companies should use influencers.

Eddie Saunders, Jr. (Founder, Speak Friend) on how B2B companies can craft better demand-generation campaigns that deliver measurable results. He discussed why it’s important to start with a campaign audit. He also highlighted which pitfalls to avoid and which key metrics to focus on.

Eric Melchor (Founder, B2B PodPros) on how B2B companies can grow through podcasting. He discussed why this is an untapped opportunity for B2B brands and highlighted which pitfalls to avoid. He talked about the 3 ways to grow, the importance of having a good pitch, and which metrics to pay attention to.

Hugo E. Gomez (Founder/Legal Marketing Strategist, Abogados NOW) on how B2B companies can leverage cultural and linguistic insights in their marketing campaigns. Hugo discusses which pitfalls to avoid and what roles multicultural best practices and data play in his field.

Casey Hill (Senior Growth Manager, ActiveCampaign) highlights the importance of setting the right goals and performance indicators, and how to think about attribution thoughtfully. He also highlights the pitfalls to avoid, the importance of segmentation and personalization, and some recent trends that B2B marketers should be aware of.

Alexander Ferguson (Co-Founder & CMO, TeraLeap) on how marketers can craft better customer success stories that are interesting and engaging. He talks about the pitfalls to avoid and what marketers should look for when conducting customer interviews. He also provides actionable tips that marketers can implement immediately.

Anthony Leung (Founder, Mean Write Hook) on how marketers can better leverage the LinkedIn platform. Anthony talks about why a lot of content falls flat (and what can be done about it), what pitfalls to avoid, and why you should conduct research before writing anything. Anthony also talks about whether companies should or shouldn’t be leveraging B2B influencers.

Linda Melone (Conversion Copywriter & Strategist, The Copy Worx) on how companies need to have a strong value proposition. Linda explains the importance of having a value proposition and the pitfalls to avoid. She also explains what you should look out for when conducting customer interviews, how to leverage AI the right way, and provides actionable tips.

Cristina Daroca (Head of Americas Marketing, Riverbed Technology) on how to optimize the experience for customers and prospects for ABM. Cristina talked about why ABM is not going anywhere anytime soon, the importance of conducting customer research, and what pitfalls to avoid. She also provides actionable tips that B2B marketers can take and what key metrics they should focus on in ABM.

Matt Bell (Founder & Principal Consultant, MessageUp) on how B2B companies can optimize the B2B buying experience. During our conversation, Matt discussed some recent trends that B2B marketers should be aware of and what pitfalls to avoid. He also provides actionable tips on how the digital buying experience can be improved.

Michelle Bassett (Founder, BIZQOR) on the value of leveraging behavioral analysis and data analytics for better B2B marketing results. Michelle talks to us about what these specialized fields help organizations to solve and what pitfalls to avoid. She also provides us with some actionable tips on how to make sense of all the data to get marketing budgets approved.

Joe Zappa (Founder and CEO, Sharp Pen Media) unpacks how B2B MarTech companies can develop a strong brand narrative. Joe also talks about the pitfalls to avoid and how marketers should adapt to the changes in the B2B MarTech landscape.

Steve Goldhaber (CEO, 26 Characters) talks about the five common barriers to solving problems, what the six core business problems are, and the six effective techniques that B2B marketers can use to discover the real problem that they’re facing. He also elaborates on the different visions for a content marketing program.

Serial B2B entrepreneur and community builder Lloyed Lobo (Co-Founder, Boast.ai) on what it takes to build a great community. Lloyd also highlights the pitfalls that marketers should avoid, how you can add value to members of your community, and how to keep members engaged so that they come back for more.

Julian Lumpkin (Founder & CEO, SuccessKit) on how B2B companies can accelerate sales at different stages of the sales process with case studies and video testimonials. Julian talks about what he thinks is slowing sales down, and he also provides the audience with great tips on how to create better case studies,.