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Hosted by Steve Goldhaber

Bringing you interesting contemporary takes, industry tips and tricks, guest interviews, and true stories from B2B marketers in the trenches.

Latest Episodes

Episode 37: Boosting B2B Leads with Content Strategy & Navigating AI Risks | Jeff Coyle

July 3, 2023

Steve Goldhaber sits in with Jeff Coyle to discuss how to increase leads for product lines with content strategies, the importance of evaluating strengths and weaknesses before allocating a budget for campaigns, the misuse and risks of AI in content creation, Jeff's first job in marketing, and embracing failure and change.

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Episode 36: Optimizing B2B Marketing Operations: AI, Automation & Building Customer Relationships | Charlie Riley

July 3, 2023

Steve and Charlie discuss various aspects of marketing such as operations optimization, leveraging AI and automation tools for efficiency, and the importance of internal education and communication. They explore topics like community-led sales and marketing, building relationships with customers, asynchronous methods for meetings, understanding product offerings, and balancing between automation tools and human touch in marketing.

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Episode 35: Driving Innovation in B2B Marketing: AR, AI, & CX Insights | Joel Harrison

July 3, 2023

Steve and Joel discuss two award-winning marketing campaigns, one utilizing AR technology to connect with customers on a social impact level and another focused on customer experience using a book club. They also delve into the evolution of marketing and how AI is changing its role in content creation.

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Episode 34: Unlock Your Marketing Potential: AI, NLP & Beyond with Katie Robbert

July 3, 2023

Katie discusses the power of natural language, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to unlock insights from customer feedback. They give advice on how businesses can leverage tools to create a deeper understanding of their customers' needs, beyond just conversion.

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Episode 33: B2B Marketing Strategies: Growing & Scaling Startups | Chris Freeman

July 3, 2023

In this episode of the Interesting B2B Marketers podcast, Chris Freeman, Advisor & EIR at Techstars, Colliers Intl., & Food Foundry, shares his experiences as a tech advisor and startup mentor. Chris discusses a case study about a startup that utilizes technology to impact the lives of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The conversation covers the challenges faced, strategies employed to overcome them, and the importance of finding talent within niche communities.

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Episode 32: Powering Up Your B2B Marketing Strategy: Creating Effective Content Strategies | Michael Brenner

July 3, 2023

In this episode, they discuss how Michael got into marketing and how to create effective content strategies that meet the needs of customers. They also cover topics like employee activation programs, developing an online content strategy, and creating a solid editorial strategy.

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Episode 31: Creating a Strong B2B Brand Identity and Executing Effective Media Campaigns | Bill Macaitis

July 3, 2023

In this episode, Steve chats with Bill Macaitis, a seasoned marketing advisor with expertise in capital-efficient growth models. With extensive experience in advising B2B and B2C companies, Bill offers a unique perspective on scaling businesses with limited resources. Their conversation revolves around two key topics: establishing a robust brand identity in B2B marketing and executing impactful media campaigns.

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Episode 30: Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Using Data-Driven Insights in B2B Marketing | Courtland Goldengate

May 25, 2023

In this episode of the Interesting B2B Marketers podcast, Courtland Goldengate, Marketing Director at Snowflake, discusses his data-driven approach to the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis, highlighting how he leveraged data insights to identify customers and engineer successful marketing campaigns.

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Episode 29: Aligning Brand & Business Strategy: Navigating Change & Biases | Rissa Reddan

May 23, 2023

In this episode of the Interesting B2B Marketers Podcast, Steve sits down with Rissa Reddan, Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at West Monroe, to discuss the challenges of rebuilding and dismantling a brand after an acquisition. Rissa shares her personal experience of reviving a company's brand only to see it disappear after a few months, highlighting the emotional attachment that marketers can have with their work. Steve also shares his own story of working on a rebrand and the lasting connection he had with the brand book he created.

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Episode 28: SMB B2B Marketing Insights: Data, CRM, & Sales Synergy | John Short

May 18, 2023

In this episode of Interesting B2B Marketers, Steve chats with John Short, CEO of Compound Growth Marketing, about the challenges of building SMB awareness. John shares his experience in creating a distribution machine for an HR company, focusing on paid acquisition and content. They discuss the limitations of relying solely on data and emphasize understanding a company's payback time, setting up measurable KPIs, and the role of CRM in marketing-sales collaboration.

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