#130 What’s on the Minds of Marketers These Days?

Marketers have an array of pain points and challenges that they turn to DemandGen for help with. And as VP of Sales, Rob Bonham is on the frontlines of uncovering and solving those problems. In this episode, Rob returns to share what he’s seeing in the market and what marketers are struggling with most these days. Tune in as we talk about everything from ABM and digital transformation, to sales and marketing alignment and sales’ involvement in the martech stack.

#129 How to Build your Brand with Podcasting

Jordan Paris is a 21-year-old entrepreneur who runs a wildly successful podcast. In this episode, he shares how and why he started his podcast and how podcasting propelled the growth of his business and personal brand. Tune in as Jordan shares how he remains so driven and accomplished at an early age, what lessons he’s learned from starting his podcast, and how you can benefit from starting your own podcast.

#128 Say hello to the new ZoomInfo, powered by DiscoverOrg

In early 2019, DiscoverOrg acquired ZoomInfo which is further evidence that big things are taking place in the world of data. This week was the official rebrand and launch of their new platform. Returning guest, Henry Schuck, CEO of DiscoverOrg and now ZoomInfo, joins me back on the podcast to share the story behind the acquisition and what it means for those using data to power their marketing programs and go-to-market strategies. Listen as we also dive into the importance of data, why you need to develop ideal customer profiles, and how to implement strategies for successful data management.

#127 Career Lessons From an Accomplished CMO

Throughout our careers and personal lives, we are forced to make many major decisions and tradeoffs. Heidi Melin, CMO of Workfront, is an accomplished CMO with great insight, advice, and stories to share around career development and finding the right work-life balance. Listen as Heidi and I talk about how to know if you’re at the right company and whether or not it’s time to move on.

#126 Marketing Ops and Its Role in Improving Customer Experience

The marketing operations role has evolved over time from simply being a function responsible for technology onboarding and enablement into a part of marketing that now has a huge impact on defining and delivering a cohesive customer experience. Avnita Gulati, Sr. Director, Global Marketing Operations at Visa, talks about this transformation of marketing operations and shares what the future of marketing ops looks like. Listen as we talk about how to identify gaps in your stack, how to maximize the investment on your technologies, and more.

#125 What the Job Market Looks Like for Marketers

With a massive amount of open positions and a limited number of marketers to fill those positions, the current job market looks promising for those in the marketing profession that are considering a career move. Michael King is back on DemandGen Radio for a second time to highlight the current state of the job market and to share his advice for making a career pivot. Michael and I talk about current hiring trends, highlight how companies are attracting top talent these days, and share insight on how to know if you’re ready for the next big move.

#124 Do You Have What it Takes to Become CMO?

Nick Robinson has his sights set on becoming a CMO. As Head of Digital Marketing at SAP, Nick knows what it takes to rise through the ranks of marketing and his goal is to make it to the c-suite. But is he ready for the CMO role? In this episode, Nick shares why the CMO role interests him, how to set goals and define a path for achieving those goals, and what you can do to prepare yourself for the next step in your career.

#123 Uniting Two Separate Worlds: SalesTech and MarTech

Sydney Sloan, CMO at SalesLoft, joins this episode to share what it’s like to lead marketing at a SalesTech company. Sydney reveals how marketing is viewed in her organization and what the internal partnerships between marketing and sales are like. Tune in as Sydney also reflects on her journey as a marketer, dives into what it takes to build and maintain a solid company culture, and shares her thoughts on remaining career-driven and finding happiness at work.

#122 Getting Started with Video

Video is a powerful channel for developing genuine and authentic communication with your audience. Dave Savage, CEO of Mortgage Coach, shares how and why he started created video content and the success he’s seen from it so far. Dave also shares how to develop a content strategy, how to get started with very little gear and technology, and how to deliver lots of energy that results in high engagement for your videos.

#121 Transforming the Content Experience

McGraw-Hill is a company that has historically been know for producing physical content like books. But as the digital era has evolved, McGraw-Hill has gone through great digital transformation, making much of the content and educational resources they produce available online in the form of ebooks, web-based learning solutions, and interactive online programs.

Marisa Cavanaugh shares what that transformation was like and how she built a unified infrastructure for organizing content and improving the overall content experience. Listen as Marisa and I talk about whether or not to gate your content, how to measure the success of your content, and the power of Uberflip as a tool for improving content experience.