The Exit Five CMO Podcast (Hosted by Dave Gerhardt)

Dave Gerhardt
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27 snips
Mar 14, 2024 • 49min

#124: Events | How to Create Memorable Events that Drive Pipeline (with Kera Wright, Founder of Planner Pal)

Learn how to create memorable events that drive pipeline with Kera Wright, Founder of PlannerPal. Discover the importance of cost control, key moments, and strategic planning for event success. Explore tools like Asana and Slack for effective event management and embrace the return to in-person events for meaningful connections. Get insights on ABM success factors and solutions from Apollo.io.
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8 snips
Mar 11, 2024 • 54min

#123: Marketing Leadership | How To Run Marketing, Creating Categories, and the Role of Marketing in Revenue Growth (with Kyle Coleman from Copy.ai)

The podcast discusses the importance of leadership team alignment, the impact of marketing on pipeline, and building a marketing calendar around the product roadmap. It also touches on the success factors of ABM programs, navigating career transitions in sales and marketing, and balancing long-term vision with short-term results in marketing leadership.
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10 snips
Mar 4, 2024 • 52min

#122: Product Marketing | Improve the B2B Buying Experience with Interactive Product Demos (with Natalie Marcotullio from Navattic)

This podcast episode discusses the shift to a self-service model in B2B buying, tips for creating interactive demos with high CTR, and the importance of personalized follow-ups. They cover statistics on product demos, where to place demos on websites, and budgeting for interactive demos. Recommendations for implementing demos in LinkedIn ads and tracking activity for personalized demos are also highlighted.
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15 snips
Feb 29, 2024 • 57min

#121: Content | B2B Content Strategy, Distribution Tactics, and Organic Social (with Ross Simmonds)

Ross Simmonds and Dave Gerhardt discuss prioritizing search for content distribution, importance of social followers, enabling sales team for distribution, repurposing popular content, and doubling down on strategies. They share valuable insights on B2B content strategies and organic social tactics.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 45min

#120: Design - How To Drive More Pipeline by Taking Risks with Design and Brand (with Eli Rubel)

Take risks with design to drive pipeline growth. Importance of timing in email marketing. Framework for small wins. Diversifying channels and maximizing micro opportunities. Stand out with branding in B2B SaaS. Focus on design differentiation and brand aesthetics for business growth.
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33 snips
Feb 22, 2024 • 55min

#119: Strategy | B2B Positioning, Understanding How People Buy and Building Wynter (with Peep Laja)

Peep Laja discusses B2B positioning strategy, messaging impact on conversion rates, customer feedback for marketing, specialization in marketing, brand building before product launch, conversion optimization, technical product messaging, and utilizing customer feedback for messaging strategies.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 48min

#118: Marketing Leadership | How to align sales and marketing, why messaging matters over everything, and a new way to compensate marketing leaders (with Brian Kotlyar, VP of Marketing and Growth at Hightouch)

Brian Kotlyar, VP of Marketing and Growth at Hightouch, shares insights on aligning sales and marketing, importance of messaging, and new compensation approaches. Topics include understanding customer needs, aligning goals with compensation, product marketing, creative messaging, and challenges of managing a startup.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 43min

#117: Career | When to Make a Move, Negotiating Offers, and Working with Recruiters (with Kelly Gordon and Matthew Kanter from Creative People)

Marketing recruiters Kelly Gordon and Matthew Kanter share strategies for landing a marketing job and making a career move. They discuss personal branding on LinkedIn, negotiating job offers, researching compensation, and the importance of building personal connections in the job search. They also emphasize the need for candidates to embrace ambiguity and self-sufficiency, the significance of efficient hiring processes, and the role of recruiters in managing expectations and representing job seekers.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 4min

Exit Five Anthem feat. Ding Zheng, Jeff Porter

Exit Five Anthem feat. Ding Zheng and Jeff Porter. Explainer video vs rap anthem. Promotional ad for X and 5.com.
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5 snips
Feb 4, 2024 • 51min

#116: Career | Do you really want to be CMO? Returning from Parental Leave, What's working in B2B marketing today (with Amanda Natividad)

Amanda Natividad, VP of Marketing at SparkToro, discusses her return to work after parental leave and the trends she's seen in B2B marketing. They also talk about managing top-of-funnel, rethinking the pursuit of status, strategic email marketing, optimizing LinkedIn strategy, and promoting webinars with standalone value.

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