Anthony Kennada

Anthony Kennada is is co-founder & CEO of AudiencePlus, a company building software, content, and community to help businesses become media companies. Prior to founding AudiencePlus, Anthony served as the CMO of Hopin, Front, and Gainsight.Thanks to Demandwell, our presenting sponsor for the Exit Five podcast.https://www.demandwell.com/Demandwell is the best SEO solution for B2B SaaS marketers. They’ve helped customers like Lessonly drive 40% of their revenue from organic search. And they helped Terminus’s make organic search their number one source of demosHere’s how it works:Results: Demandwell is built for driving the outcomes that b2b marketers care about - demand, traffic, leads, and revenue. Ease and control: Junior team members can follow recommended steps in the platform, while experts can customize and maintain full control over their work. Speed: With everything in one platform, Demandwell helps you crank out content that ranks and drives leads in minutes rather than hours. SEO expert or not, you should give Demandwell a try, and listeners of the Exit Five podcast can get a free competitive SEO Audit to see how you’re ranking relative to your competitorsGo to demandwell.com/fomo to get your free SEO consultation today.Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing the podcast for me. They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest. Send guest pitches and ideas to hi@exitfive.comJoin the Exit Five Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterCheck out the Exit Five job board: https://jobs.exitfive.com/Become an Exit Five member: https://community.exitfive.com/checkout/exit-five-membership***Today’s episode is brought to you by Walnut.Why are we pouring all this effort into marketing just to push buyers to a “request a demo” or “contact sales” button?Come on, today’s buyers don’t want to talk to sales right away. They want to explore your product themselves, see how it works, and understand its value before booking a meeting.That’s where Walnut comes in.Walnut empowers marketers and GTM teams to create interactive, self-guided product experiences in minutes. Embed these experiences on your site, in emails, or anywhere in your funnel to let buyers engage on their terms, from awareness to close and beyond. That's the beauty of Walnut - you're getting a platform that your sales and CS colleagues can use to showcase the product too.And the best part? You get real intent data—see which features prospects love, where they drop off, and what’s actually driving pipeline. Demo Qualified Leads are the new MQL.Over 500 companies, like Adobe and NetApp, use Walnut to drive 2-3x higher website conversion rates and 7 figures in pipeline on a yearly basis. So do you want to drive more leads, shorten sales cycles, and actually show your product instead of hiding it behind another typical B2B CTA? Go check out Walnut.io. And if you tell them Dave from Exit 5 sent you, they'll build out your first demo for free!

In this discussion, Anthony Kennada, former CMO of Gainsight and founder of AudiencePlus, shares insights into the evolution of B2B marketing. He emphasizes the shift from product-first to distribution-first strategies. Kennada elaborates on the power of owned media, stressing its role in building direct audience relationships. He highlights the importance of guided content journeys and personalization in engaging consumers. The conversation also covers lessons learned from high-growth environments and the transformative power of strategic marketing.

Founder & CEO of AudiencePlus, Anthony Kennada, discusses B2B marketing trends, the power of owned media, community-first approaches, and building audiences before product launches. Emphasis on problem-market fit, thought leadership, and creating value. Insights on Goldenhour conference and playbook for audience building in a competitive market.

Join Anthony Kennada, Founder of Audience Plus, as he discusses why B2B brands should transform into media brands. Topics include leveraging first-party data for personalized content, mastering video production, and the benefits of treating B2B brands as media companies. Learn how to enhance subscriber engagement, overcome CMS challenges, and make efficient marketing investments for deeper customer connections.

Anthony Kennada, CEO of AudiencePlus, talks about being a media company, building an audience, and community in B2B marketing. They discuss content evolution, audience building, community significance, growth strategies, overcoming challenges, past marketing mistakes, and category creation impact.