

Marketing Dilemmas
Cognism
It’s like therapy—for B2B marketers. On Marketing Dilemmas, host Liam Bartholomew unpacks one big marketing headache at a time—with help from leaders who’ve been there, failed, and figured out what works.
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May 9, 2023 • 36min
Should marketers be tied to revenue? With Darryl Praill, CMO at Agorapulse
Cognism’s CMO, Alice de Courcy interviews Agorapulse’s CMO, Darryl Praill. Discussing how important being tied to revenue is as a B2B marketer and the benefits this responsibility to revenue can bring.

May 2, 2023 • 53min
B2B performance marketing masterclass with Silvio Perez
Cognism's Global Head of Paid is joined by B2B performance marketing expert, Silvio Perez to talk through his favourite tips for reaching modern buyers. From unconventional channels, to tracking - you don't want to miss this episode!

Apr 25, 2023 • 43min
The role of sales and marketing as B2B buyer behaviour shifts with Louis Vandommele, Head of Demand Gen at Sunday
Cognism’s Global Head of Demand Gen, Fran Langham, is joined by guest Louis Vandommele, Head of Demand Gen at Sunday. Having worked through the ranks in sales, before transitioning into a marketing leadership role, Louis has a unique perspective on the role of sales and marketing as B2B buyer behaviour changes.

Apr 19, 2023 • 53min
Bonus episode: The Loop Live - Marketers should be more than just sales support
The Cognism team presents the first episode of The Loop Live. The series bringing marketers 'in the loop' on the changing B2B buyer behaviour and what marketers need to be doing to succeed in this new world. In today's instalment, Alice (CMO) and Liam (VP of Marketing) discuss how marketers need to break free of the sales support role in order to best serve the modern buyer

Apr 18, 2023 • 31min
Create vs. capture demand: Getting the balance right, with Olga Denisova, VP of Global Marketing at Semrush
Cognism’s VP of Marketing, Liam Bartholomew, joined by guest Olga Denisova, VP of Global Marketing at Semrush to discuss the delicate balance between create and capture demand. Why B2B marketers need to be creating demand, and not just capturing it. And how this approach better fits the way modern buyers buy.

Apr 11, 2023 • 42min
Getting personal branding * right * for demand creation with Tim Davidson, Senior Marketing Director at Directive
Cognism's Global Head of Demand Gen, Fran Langham, is joined by guest Tim Davidson, Senior Marketing Director at Directive. Talking all things branding in modern marketing and how to output effective personal brand activity that can benefit a create demand strategy.

Apr 4, 2023 • 50min
Effective Paid and Demand Gen collaboration with Cognism's Head of Paid Acquisition, Canberk Beker
Cognism's Global Head of Demand Gen, Fran Langham interviews Cognism's Head of Paid Acquisition, Canberk Beker. Talking about how to get synergy between the DG and paid functions, what success in paid at Cognism looks like, and how DG and paid work together to improve ad performance over time.

Mar 28, 2023 • 41min
The importance of marketing to out-of-market buyers with Amrita Marthur, VP of Marketing at Superside
Cognism’s VP of marketing, Liam Bartholomew speaks to VP of marketing at Superside, Amrita Marthur about the changing nature of B2B buying behaviour. In this era where buying journeys start way before a buyer speaks to sales, how can and why should marketers influence buyer behaviour before they’re ready to buy?

Mar 21, 2023 • 32min
Getting CEO buy-in for marketing decisions with Ethan Aaron, CEO at Portable
CMO Alice de Courcy speaks to Ethan Aaron, CEO at Portable - an ELT tool for your modern data stack - about his understanding of the marketing function, why it’s important for CEOs to understand the role of marketing and what CEO’s care about when having the final say on marketing decisions.

Mar 10, 2023 • 40min
Illuminating the B2B buying journey with Steffen Hedebrandt, CMO and Co-founder at Dreamdata
Alice de Courcy, Cognism CMO chats to Steffen Hedebrandt, CMO and co-founder of Dreamdata about the changing nature of B2B buying behaviour. In this era where buying journeys start way before a buyer speaks to sales, how can we use attribution to illuminate the multitude of touch points within that journey?