Udi Ledergor

Udi Ledergor, the Chief Evangelist at Gong, is a marketing mastermind who turned Gong into a powerhouse brand. In this engaging discussion, he reveals how courage in B2B marketing can ignite creativity and drive success. Udi shares practical lessons from scaling Gong to over $100 million in revenue, insights from his book 'Courageous Marketing,' and why a clear brand personality is essential. He also highlights the significance of innovative campaigns, like Times Square billboards, and how to measure brand impact effectively.

Udi Ledergor, former CMO of Gong and author of 'Courageous Marketing,' discusses the art of human-centric brand building. He dives into why traditional B2B marketing often fails and emphasizes the importance of bold strategies over playing it safe. He shares insights on hiring for potential, building a culture of healthy risk-taking, and the often-overlooked 95/5 rule. Udi also explains how to create memorable campaigns that resonate with both a core audience and the wider market, ultimately transforming buyers into loyal fans.

Dave is joined by Gong CMO Udi Ledergor. He's a five-time Marketing leader at B2B start-ups and is currently the CMO at Gong, the Revenue Intelligence category leader helping go-to-market teams close more deals and accelerate growth by capturing, understanding and acting on their most important asset – customer interactions. This conversation first appeared on Dave's B2B Marketing Leaders podcast (which is now Exit Five) in 2020.Work in B2B marketing? Join 3,000 marketing pros in the private Exit Five community at exitfive.comThis episode is brought to you by Demandwell: 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***This episode of the Exit Five podcast is brought to you by Qualified.AI is the hottest topic in marketing right now. And one thing we hear a lot of you marketers talking about is how you can use AI Agents to help run your marketing machine.That’s where Qualifed comes in with Piper, their AI SDR agent.Piper is the #1 AI SDR Agent on the market according to G2, and hundreds of companies like Box, Asana, and Brex, have hired Piper to autonomously grow inbound pipeline. How good does that sound?Qualified customers are seeing a massive business impact with Piper: a 3X increase in meetings booked and a 2X increase in pipeline.The Agentic Marketing era has arrived. And if you’re a B2B marketing leader looking to scale pipeline generation, Piper the #1 AI SDR Agent is here to help.Hire Piper, the #1 AI SDR Agent, and grow your pipeline today.You can learn more at qualified.com/exit5