Demand Generation Club Podcast

In this episode, Camille White-Stern, who leads experiential marketing at Splash explains Splash's mission to support enterprise organizations in unlocking event-led growth and simplifying the event marketing process. Camille emphasizes the importance of aligning event strategies with business goals and objectives, particularly in demand generation. She suggests starting with top-of-funnel webinars to engage new audiences and establish thought leadership. Camille also highlights the effectiveness of small, intimate, repeatable events like VIP dinners for building relationships and providing value to attendees. She emphasizes the need for event marketers to track attendee sentiment and measure the success of events. Camille advises aspiring event marketers to be data-driven and use data to make informed decisions and secure budget for their programs. She concludes by inviting listeners to connect with her on LinkedIn for event strategy discussions.

In this episode, Sean Falconer, the head of marketing at Skyflow shares his non-traditional career trajectory, from studying computer science to becoming the head of marketing at Skyflow. He discusses the challenges of marketing a new category of product and the importance of educating the market on data privacy and protection. Sean also emphasizes the need to understand and engage with a technical audience by speaking their language and providing authentic content. He highlights the significance of aligning sales and marketing efforts and targeting the right personas through channels like events, digital ads, and account-based marketing. Sean concludes by sharing two career lessons: knowing when to move on and being open to mentorship and feedback.

Crayton Montei, VP of Marketing at Peach emphasizes the importance of understanding the company's differentiation and conveying it to the market. He also mentions the use of tools like Mailchimp for email marketing and intent data solutions. Crayton discusses the challenges of branding in a technical industry and the need to create great customer experiences. He mentions that feedback from the market and customer referrals are important indicators of brand success. Crayton advises being comfortable with not having all the answers and taking the time to find the right solutions.

Mehul Patel, Head of Marketing and Customer Insights at Prosimo, discusses the innovative go-to-market approach at Prosimo. He emphasizes the importance of understanding buyers and their purchasing behavior, and tailoring the go-to-market strategy accordingly. Patel also mentions the significance of data visualization and tracking success through key performance indicators (KPIs). He advises startups to have a clear story and let the data support it. Additionally, Patel highlights the importance of internal marketing and getting everyone in the company to think like marketers.

In this episode of the Demand Generation Club podcast, Franco Caporale interviews Davis Sarmins, the head of acquisition marketing at Printify. Sarmins discusses his career trajectory and how he became the head of acquisition marketing. He also talks about the tech stack he uses at Printify, including analytics tools, marketing performance tools, and CDPs. Sarmins explains the unique challenges and approaches to B2B2C marketing and how Printify targets individual entrepreneurs. He emphasizes the importance of a growth mindset and experimentation in scaling a business.

Fara Rosenzweig, Head of Content Marketing at WorkRamp, shares her unconventional journey to content marketing. She highlights the need to understand business goals and audience when crafting a content strategy. For quick wins, she recommends repurposing content and focusing on one social media channel. She also discusses using gated content to build trust with the audience. To scale content production, Rosenzweig suggests creating a content backlog and building a team of trusted writers, emphasizing the importance of writing samples and engaging introductions in recruitment. Key lessons she shares include the value of saying no and building strong relationships with the finance team to secure budget for content initiatives.

In this episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast, Franco Caporale interviews Ketan Pandit, head of marketing at Zuddl, discussing the evolving B2B marketing landscape and the pivotal role of events in lead generation. Ketan shares his journey to his current role, highlighting the dynamic nature of B2B marketing. He recommends a tech stack including G2, SEMrush, Google Analytics, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zuddl for demand generation. They delve into pandemic-driven changes in event dynamics and offer advice on crafting effective event strategies.

In this episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast, host Franco Caporale interviews Jonathan Morgan, the VP of Revenue Operation and Head of Marketing at AchieveIt. Morgan discusses his career trajectory and how he ended up in his current role. He also talks about how he manages both marketing and revenue operations responsibilities on a day-to-day basis, emphasizing the importance of prioritization and focusing on high-impact activities. Morgan shares the tech stack used at AchieveIt, including Salesforce, marketing automation tools, and various analytics and enrichment platforms. He also discusses the strong relationship between marketing and sales at AchieveIt, highlighting the regular meetings and collaboration between the two teams. Morgan explains the key metrics used to measure marketing success, including inbound revenue, pipeline contribution, MQLs, and late-stage pipeline.

In this episode of The Demand Generation Club podcast, Franco Caporale interviews Jacob Nikolau, the head of product marketing at NovoEd. Jacob shares his journey into B2B marketing and product marketing, emphasizing the importance of understanding customers' needs and effectively communicating complex technology products to the market. He also discusses the significance of niche positioning in the SaaS industry and how it can differentiate a company from its competitors. Additionally, Jacob explores the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in account-based marketing (ABM) and highlights the potential of AI-powered personalization in cold email campaigns. Finally, he offers career advice, noting that fluency in tools is not as valuable as the ability to evaluate their implementation and identify areas for improvement.

In this episode of The Demand Generation Club Podcast, host Franco Caporale interviews Jennifer Durishin, the head of marketing at Prodigal. Durishin discusses her journey from consumer companies to B2B marketing and her responsibilities at Prodigal. She also shares insights on how Prodigal successfully generates engagement, leads, and pipeline opportunities with a limited budget. Durishin emphasizes the importance of targeting specific industries and segments, and explains how Prodigal manages multiple parallel campaigns with a small team. She also discusses the role of BDRs and SDRs in the marketing process and the need for prioritization.

Isaac Ware, the director of demand generation at UserGems, discusses his background in B2B marketing and his role at UserGems. He explains his preference for B2B marketing over B2C due to the frustration with smaller ticket items in e-commerce. Ware also discusses his responsibilities at UserGems, including paid media, ABM, deal acceleration, and SEO. He emphasizes the importance of targeting the buying committee of specific accounts as part of their ABM strategy and explains how they use UserGems to identify and target the buying committee. Ware also discusses their use of LinkedIn and Facebook/Instagram ads, as well as their focus on retention and decreasing churn. He shares his plans for optimizing their ABM program and offers advice for early-career B2B marketers, including the importance of choosing the right company to work for and gaining diverse experience.

Austin Beveridge, Head of Marketing at Arc, discusses his background and how he ended up in his current role. He talks about his experience working at Bolt, where he saw demand generation at scale with a large budget, and now at Arc, a seed and Series A startup. He shares his favorite tech stack, including Salesforce for CRM, Marketo for marketing automation, Outreach for sales outreach, Semrush for SEO, and 6Sense for ABM. Austin explains the different demand generation strategies he used at Bolt and Arc, focusing on MQLs and SQLs at Bolt and revenue at Arc. He discusses the importance of attribution and how they track revenue and analyze the effectiveness of different channels and tactics. Austin highlights the success of hosting events, such as dinners, at Arc and the challenges of sponsoring conferences. Finally, Austin shares advice for junior marketers, emphasizing the importance of not spreading themselves too thin and prioritizing their personal lives.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Brandi Eppolito, Vice President of Marketing at SchoolAdmin (now Finalsite).SchoolAdmin is a strategic enrollment management system designed to help schools thrive, and it’s trusted by over 500 of the world's most successful institutions.Brandi excels at building marketing organizations and engines from scratch. She is constantly learning and she enjoys being part of a fast-paced, driven team. She believes marketing is as much about driving measurable performanc,e as it is about creativity and storytelling.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Kirti Dewan, Vice President of Marketing at Bugsnag.Bugsnag is the platform that helps developers take full ownership of the code they ship, while at the same time creating an enjoyable experience when fixing errors. Their customers include Lyft, Gusto, 99designs, Dropbox, HotelTonight and many more.Kirti brings a combination of industry best practices, creativity, and scrappiness to the job through her rich experiences at early stage and venture-backed startups, publicly traded enterprise companies, as well as her experience as a former Gartner analyst. Kirti is Passionate about helping companies build a marketing foundation or scale an existing marketing engine.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Tom Flierl, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Amla Commerce. Amla Commerce is a global software company that has grown out of the belief that ecommerce software should enable sustainable growth. The company offers its ecommerce customers insights into what works and what doesn’t through a suite of innovative products.In his role, Tom leads cross-functional marketing, sales and account management teams; he directs brand development, product positioning, and go-to-market strategy; he also manages Amla Commerce’s technology partnerships, analyst and channel relationships.Armed with a deep sales and marketing experience and a history of performance in business development, Tom offers leading teams and organizations leadership expertise across both B2B and B2C companies including professional services, technology, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, financial services, and consumer packaged goods.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Elizabeth Irvine, Vice President of Marketing at MarketMuse. Elizabeth’s focus is driving demand generation through a multi-channel approach and a sophisticated content strategy. MarketMuse is a content intelligence platform that sets the standard for content quality. The AI-powered platform increases traffic and engagement, improves productivity, and drives revenue. Their customers include Monday.com, TentCraft, Cortex, and many more.Elizabeth’s 15-year marketing career has focused on driving growth for organizations in B2B SaaS and technology media. She’s built three marketing departments from the ground up and thrives in building impactful, revenue-generating marketing organizations for startups.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Erik Wagner, Head of Growth at Onclusive. Wagner built the marketing and sales development teams at Onclusive prior to their acquisition in 2021. Onclusive’s technology, insights and expertise makes sense of the fractured, fast-moving media world we work in. The company is a trusted partner for PR and Communications success, helping clients to elevate their performance and prove their value. Erik has 14 years experience building marketing strategies and leading marketing and sales teams for growth-oriented technology companies. He is a seasoned marketer who has proven success directing marketing campaigns, building demand generation programs, managing product launches, defining brand voice and message, managing marketing & sales operations and leading transformational projects.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Devang Sachdev, Vice President of Marketing at Snorkel AI. Before Snorkel , Devang was leading the product and partner marketing teams for emerging products at Twilio. Originally a developer, Devang has previously led engineering teams at NVIDIA focused on HPC and AI.Snorkel AI’s mission is to empower everyone to solve their most impactful problems through data-centric AI. Snorkel AI empowers Fortune 500 enterprises such as Chubb and BNY Mellon, and several government agencies to accelerate AI application development by 10-100x.Devang has extensive marketing experience including in strategic and tactical marketing planning, new product introduction and launches, competitive positioning, strategic alliances, customer engagement and lead generation.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Jean Cameron, Head of Growth Marketing at Flosum. Flosum is the leading end-to-end DevOps and Data Backup platform, built 100% natively to Salesforce. The company helps enterprises around the world accelerate digital transformation by making the release process fast and easy, increase developer productivity and remain secure and compliant. In her current role at Flosum, Jean is moving the organization forward with her extensive knowledge of traditional marketing principles, and innovative approaches to building an audience. A proven marketing leader with 15+ years of experience, Jean is dedicated to making data-driven decisions and focused on lead generation and pipeline development. In her previous roles, Jean’s responsibilities ranged from managing a diverse and talented team of marketing professionals, developing go-to-market strategies, overseeing product launches and executing regional and global programs.

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the Demand Generation Club Podcast. I'm your host Franco Caporale. Our guest today is Herb Wong, Senior Vice President of Product and Strategy at Rfxcel. Founded in 2003, rfxcel is the first company to focus on the safety of the pharmaceutical supply chain and bring advanced traceability technology to manufacturers, repackagers, wholesalers, and distributors.After three heads of marketing departed within four years, , Herb In his current role rebooted the marketing organization generating an increase in marketing qualified leads of over 500% through improved SEO and public relations efforts. A versatile and highly creative leader with more than 20 years experience, Herb brings skills in strategic planning, solution architecture, and relationship building to leading organizations. His teams deliver elegant products and programs that enable sustainable and predictable growth.