Leader Generation

  Episode Description: Marketing is a science. And now, thanks to advances in cognitive science, marketers can harness the power of human psychology to influence consumer behavior. What is cognitive marketing? What are its benefits? How does it differ from other types of marketing? Learn all this and more during an interview with Sandeep Dayal, seasoned marketing and strategy leader. He shares how cognitive science can be applied to branding and marketing. Plus, how we can use cognitive marketing to develop strategies that are more likely to succeed. About Sandeep Dayal: Sandeep Dayal is regarded as one of the leading minds in Marketing Strategy. He is the author of "Branding Between the Ears - Using Cognitive Science to Build Lasting Customer Connections." He’s also co-authored articles in Marketing Management, McKinsey Quarterly and Strategy & Business. In addition to writing, Sandeep serves as the Managing Director and EVP at Cerenti Marketing Group, LLC. and heads the firm's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Practice. He serves as a counselor to C-suite executives and board members at Fortune 500 companies. Plus, he’s on the board of directors for the Albums of Heritage Foundation and iKONVERSE, and is a keynote speaker.

  Leadership is a critical skill for anyone working in marketing today. If you don't have strong leadership skills, you won't be able to manage your team effectively. And if you aren't managing your team well, you won't be successful at growing your business. Female marketers, however, face many unique obstacles when trying to achieve success in their careers. From equal treatment and advocating on their own behalf to building alliances and trusting their own voices.  Despite these challenges, women continue to push forward. Improve your marketing leadership skills by learning from other leaders like Hana Jacover. A coach who excels at leadership and team development, Hana shares some tips on how to overcome obstacles and ultimately become a better leader in marketing.   About Hana Jacover: Hana Jacover is a technical demand generation marketer with a proven track record of strategies and programs that accelerate revenue. As the Chief Hype Officer at Hype House Consulting, Hana builds business hype through strategy, demand gen, marketing ops, leadership development and coaching. Hana is also on the board of Women in Revenue—committed to elevating and encouraging future female leaders in the workplace—and on the marketing committee of Black Marketers Association of America (BMAA).    

Personal branding is a powerful tool for marketers and salespeople to attract business. The challenge is that it takes time and effort to build a strong digital presence.  Explore how you can identify and create your own authentic digital brand with Madeline Fetterly.  She’ll share tips on how to harness your passion and expertise. Plus, how to leverage your online presence to gain a steady stream of new leads and drive business development. About Madeline Fetterly: Madeline Fetterly is a partnership builder, creative storyteller, strategic thinker, and champion for women's leadership. As the CEO and Founder of Be The Brand, Madeline partners with individuals to amplify their thought leadership and build purposeful and powerful online brands. She believes we each have a voice and a story to tell, and it’s up to us to choose how we use it. In addition to her expertise in strategic counsel, Madeline is passionate about good, strong leadership; being mission obsessed and creating people-focused work environments.  

Content plays an important role in generating, nurturing, and converting leads. However, many marketers struggle with creating messaging that resonates with people and drives results.  Join us as we explore language personalization using artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. And rest assured, you don’t need to be a data scientist or have vast automation expertise to learn and gain actionable ideas from this episode.  ----more---- About Amy Heidersbach: Amy Heidersbach is Chief Marketing Officer for Persado, where she oversees global marketing efforts. The daughter of an advertising executive, Amy is a lifelong marketer. She’s made a career out of leading transformational B2B and B2C marketing and brand initiatives. With a commitment to “full-stack, integrated marketing,” Amy has a 20+ year track record of success building authentic brands, launching innovative products, creating categories, and scaling businesses in a variety of industries.

Artificial intelligence is here now, and here to stay. Marketers can use AI to automate hundreds of repetitive tasks that occur throughout the customer journey. The challenge: where to start?  This episode is your jumping-off point. You’ll learn the benefits of using AI in your marketing. Plus, how to use AI to generate leads and shorten the sales cycle for better business results. ----more---- About Paul Roetzer: Paul Roetzer is founder and CEO of PR 20/20 and Marketing AI Institute; author of Marketing Artificial Intelligence (BenBella, 2022), The Marketing Performance Blueprint (Wiley, 2014), and The Marketing Agency Blueprint (Wiley, 2012); and creator of the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). A graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Roetzer has consulted for hundreds of organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

The CPG industry is rapidly changing. Retailers are faced with ongoing challenges, from changing shopper behaviors and labor shortages to supply chain disruptions and beyond. In his conversation with Tessa Burg, guest Will Salcido shares how we can “win” in the evolving CPG landscape by combining data with storytelling. Hear about what data is important to retail buyers, common stories that sell, how to align with retail strategies and more on this episode of Lead(er) Generation. ----more---- About Will Salcido: Will Salcido is the CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman of Bedrock Analytics Corp—a venture-funded SaaS company focused on the CPG vertical. Will has a demonstrated history of working in the software and consumer product goods industry. His experience includes business planning, board governance, marketing, sales, category management and venture capital funding. 

Your prospects may be looking for a solution to a problem that your company can solve. But they’re not contacting your salespeople for help. They’re searching for answers, reading content and comparing options online.   Mike Farrell joins us to talk about intent data—buying signals that show which prospects are actively looking for potential solutions. Hear how you can use intent data to reach higher-quality leads earlier in the buyer journey. Plus, provide the most relevant content to address their pain points and guide their decision-making process. ----more---- About Mike Farrell: Mike Farrell has 30+ years of sales, marketing and business leadership experience, and is currently the CEO of Green Leads. The company provides B2B technology clients—from startup to enterprise—with meetings, lead generation, and content syndication.  Mike has an incredible track record of building companies, growing pipelines and, ultimately, driving revenue. He has extensive experience selling into B2B and public sector markets, building sales development organizations as well as developing channel partnerships.  

Before the pandemic, B2B customer engagement typically happened in person during sales calls, meetings, trade shows, demos, and more. With the shift to virtual communication, B2B companies must think about how to engage with customers and improve their experience online. In this episode, we’ll hear about the importance of communities from Mark Donnigan, an expert in marketing for startups. We’ll talk about how to apply those principles to enterprise businesses to connect your customers with each other and with your B2B brand. Discover the trickle-down effects of customer community, from better customer experience, satisfaction, and loyalty to drive business growth. ----more---- About Mark Donnigan: Mark Donnigan is the CMO at Growth Stage Marketing. He designs and executes marketing programs and go-to-market strategies that build markets and establish disruptive innovation companies as a category king. With 20 years of experience as a transformative and strategic B2B marketing and business leader, Mark understands what’s required to succeed in today’s winner-takes-all market.

How have customer expectations evolved in the food and grocery industry? What role do digital and e-commerce play in the selection and purchase process? We’ll explore these questions and more with Jay Scherger, the Director of Ecommerce Accelerator at Kroger. After this episode, you’ll have a better understanding of how we—as B2C, B2C, B2C2B and B2B digital marketers—can make shopping an easier and more enjoyable experience for customers.   ----more---- About Jay Scherger: Jay Scherger is the Director of Ecommerce Accelerator at Kroger. He leads a digital and technology team that’s dedicated to rapidly designing, developing and launching integrated and stand-alone e-commerce concepts. new customer and commercial concepts. Jay has spent 15+ years developing data-driven vision and strategy for a wide range of retail and consumer packaged goods. His experience includes leading innovation at companies such as 84.51˚, McKinsey & Company, dunnhumby and more.

As sophisticated B2B digital marketers, we’re tracking, measuring, and making more data-driven decisions than ever before. So how are we doing? Most of us have a reporting dashboard (or several) to visualize KPIs. But are you receiving actionable data?  Dave Hurt, CEO, and Co-Founder of the Verb Data experience platform, helps us better understand how to get more out of our reporting dashboards. Learn more about what makes a good dashboard and how to receive actionable insights that make the biggest impact on B2B business. ----more---- About Dave Hurt: Dave Hurt is the CEO & Co-Founder of Verb Data. He met CTO & Co-Founder Oleg Fridman at ONOSYS Online Ordering, a SaaS platform for major restaurant chains. After ONOSYS was acquired, Dave and Oleg started a software development and design agency. They built dozens of dashboards for clients’ SaaS platforms before their agency was acquired by a leading customer. Through these experiences, Dave became keenly aware of the frustrations that teams juggle when building and maintaining customer-facing dashboards and just how valuable they are for sales and customer experience. Today, Dave’s mission is to offer a developer-first data experience platform that is easy to install and maintain.