Stacking Growth | The B2B Marketing Podcast

"What would the first 90 days look like if you were tasked with implementing a demand gen and content strategy in an effort to move beyond the traditional lead gen approach?" So you want to move beyond traditional lead generation and start creating demand in 2023…But you don’t know how to kick off those efforts? The first 90 days are critical because if you’re not able to show some early signs of success, there’s a good chance your program will get axed before it ever has a chance to get going. In this episode, Sidney and Sam talk about the 3-step process they recommend to companies that are switching from lead gen to demand gen for the first time. The three steps they go over include: 1. Knowing your historical data 2. Laying out a foundation 3. Building a content engine to support the framework Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

It’s that time of year when 2023 planning is in full swing and part of planning for a successful start to the next year is doing a Revenue Performance Analysis. But first, what is an RPA? Simply put, a Revenue Performance Analysis allows you to identify and amplify key sources of HIRO pipeline and revenue. We’ve become experts at these analyses and have identified the top four mistakes teams make when executing them independently and that’s exactly what we’re going to go through today. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

Trying to market to multiple ICPs can be a huge mistake for many companies, especially those on a budget. When you try to be everything to everyone, you water down your message across the board and confuse the audience. That’s why niching down with your ICP is so important. In this episode, Tory and Allison talk about a new framework to decide which ICP you should niche down on first. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

On this episode of Stack Growth, our very own Tory Kindlick  and Victoria Sakal were joined by two of our friends from Centerline Digital (Greg Harbinson, Creative Director & Fabian Marquex, Creative Director), to discuss 5 Trends to Improve Brand Engagement: How to Create Authentic Content How to Deliver Account-Based Experiences Leveraging Third-Party Experts How to Drive Better Brand Awareness Exploring the Metaverse Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

The way we carve up sales territories has been around for over a century, an arbitrary geographic location. But the way we sell has changed drastically, especially in the last decade. So why in today’s age of selling are leaders still splitting up territories this way? And is there a better way? We asked Hayes Davis, Co-Founder and CEO at Gradient Works, and he says there is. In fact, he’s so convinced there is, he and Co-Founder Jenn Davis built an automation platform that increases rep attainment by helping new business sales teams transition from underperforming territory models to dynamic book management. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

We've all been trained to create once and distribute forever. But is that really the best way to create content? Each platform is different, meaning that for your content to be as effective as it can be, you need to optimize each piece of content being put out for the channel it's intended for. In this episode, Tory and Matt talked to Sam Balter, Director of Media Content at Zoominfo and he shares key insights about some of the trends that he and his team are seeing around content. He also talks about his strategy for creating content specifically for each channel and how that affects how you need to think about your distribution strategy. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

“Facts Tell. Stories Sell” - Tory Kindlick You need to find a way to tell a story that your audience can resonate with. Stories are memorable and raw data is not. That’s why it is so important to be able to craft a narrative through the data you are presenting. So what do good stories contain and how can you incorporate those elements into your data storytelling? A good story starts with a hook A good story has an arc A good story evokes emotion But how do you incorporate these things into B2B reporting? In this episode Tory and Allison take you through the steps you can take in your own reporting to tell a compelling story that elicits action. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

In this episode, we dive deep into some of the most common questions we see on paid media. Sam Kuehnle talks with some of our expert performance marketing managers here at Refine Labs including Bob Kahns, Ryan Olestro, and Kyle Taylor to address: Optimizing for down funnel performance vs conversions Should we be investing in branded search? Should you be following Google Recommendations? How much should you focus on quality score? Should you be running competitor campaigns? Prioritizing campaigns with limited budget The difference between Google Analytics audiences and Google Ads Audiences And more…

In this episode, our panel of DDGs and PMMs includes Matt Willbanks, Matthew Sciannella, Jonathan Unger, and Bob Kahns. We took questions from the audience which included:  - How would you create demand for a new category as a marketing team of one? - If starting from scratch, what's the recommended strategy for LinkedIn Ads? - How do you make the jump from performance marketing to demand gen? - and more! Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.

Most marketing teams know that building a successful podcast involves more than just building an audience: that podcast and the audience it serves need to, eventually, contribute to actual revenue dollars. But a lot of podcasters fall into the trap where they get wrapped up in vanity metrics or don't have a mapped-out strategy to turn a podcast into a revenue-driving marketing tool. In this episode Tory and Matt welcome Lindsay Tjepkema, Co-Founder and CEO of Casted. They discuss the 5 stages of building a revenue-driving podcast with what Lindsay calls The Amplified Marketing Maturity Curve. Join Stacking Growth Live every other Wednesday at 1:00 PM ET by Registering here.