Hilary Kay is CMO at Wibbitz and in this episode we’re talking about how to evolve your marketing strategy from a sales-led enterprise model to a product-led hybrid model. This is a transition Wibbitz went through about 1.5 years ago and it’s something many SaaS companies are looking at today. In this episode, Hilary covers: - Why Wibbitz made the change - What some of the signs and indicators are that you should make this transition - The impact it has on understanding your target audience, customer lifecycle, and marketing tactics/channels you use - How it influences sales & marketing alignment, product & marketing alignment, and the marketing team’s structure - The things that shouldn't change when making this transition Links Wibbitz >> https://www.wibbitz.com/ Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51942513-think-like-a-monk OpenView Build >> https://podcast.openviewpartners.com/ --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Rudan Zhang is VP of Marketing at Clubhouse.io and in this episode we’re talking about how Clubhouse positioned themselves to focus on a niche segment. Clubhouse is a project management platform for modern software teams, but with so many project management tools on the market, Rudan discusses why Clubhouse decided to intentionally focus on a niche audience segment and how they did it. We cover: - The process Clubhouse used to find their points of differentiation for each of their ICPs - How they compete with well-known horizontal products - How to market to technical audiences - The marketing channels they use to reach their niche audience - How their marketing team is structured - The KPIs they use to measure success Links Clubhouse >> https://clubhouse.io/ Product-Led SEO by Eli Schwartz >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57659600-product-led-seo --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Mike McDerment is Co-Founder, former CEO, and Board Chair of FreshBooks, and in this episode we’re talking about how to not kill your SaaS business. Mike went from accidental founder to CEO of a SaaS company with over 24 million users and he’s learned a lot of lessons along the way having almost killed the business on multiple occasions. In this episode, Mike talks about: - How he accidentally founded a SaaS company - Why moving too fast almost killed FreshBooks early on - Why he underestimated word of mouth as a growth driver - Why raising at the wrong time can be very dangerous - The counter-intuitive idea of why Mike decided to start a direct competitor company to FreshBooks called BillSpring Links FreshBooks >> https://www.freshbooks.com/ The E-Myth by Michael Gerber >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81942.E_Myth_Mastery --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Audrey Agahan is Content Marketing Strategist at Advance B2B and in this episode we’re talking about what the heck is growth marketing. Audrey introduces us to Advance B2B’s growth marketing formula that blends brand strategy with agile marketing operations, as well as: - The difference between growth marketing and traditional marketing - How growth marketing differs from growth hacking - The sprint-based agile operating model Advance B2B uses to run their growth marketing activities - A framework to prioritise growth ideas and experiments - How to use content marketing as a growth driver - How Audrey and Advance B2B worked with a client to achieve over 100% YoY growth - How to get started with growth marketing Links Advance B2B >> https://www.advanceb2b.com/ Product-Led Growth by Wes Bush >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46033247-product-led-growthT The Power of Vulnerability >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23500254-the-power-of-vulnerability --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Zandra Moore is CEO & Co-Founder at Panintelligence and in this episode we’re talking about how small SaaS companies can take on big competitor. Zandra discusses Panintelligence's David Vs Goliath story of how a SaaS underdog from a small city in northern England is competing against legacy BI heavyweights such as Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce. Zandra discusses the process of how they positioned themselves, identified points of differentiation, and built out their go-to-market strategy using Geoffrey Moore’s framework from Crossing The Chasm. We also hear how this translates into their marketing strategy, their marketing playbook, and how they compete with much smaller budgets than their competitors. Links Panintelligence >> https://www.panintelligence.com/ Crossing The Chasm >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61329.Crossing_the_Chasm Latka >> https://nathanlatka.com/podcast-thetop/ Winning By Design >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF7LXR8Pi5fr-N8OQ8XtP9g --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Stephanie Cox is VP of Sales & Marketing at Lumavate and in this episode we’re talking about why marketing should lead sales - as well as support, success, and product. Stephanie has a very unique role as a SaaS marketing leader since she also directly leads four other key departments and in this episode we hear: - Why she ended up taking such a broad role - The benefits of having marketing lead sales - What channels and tactics are working for the Lumavate marketing team - How all her teams work together - What her typical week looks like - How her teams move at a super fast pace and just get shit done Links Lumavate >> https://www.lumavate.com/ --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Derek O’Carroll is CEO of Brightpearl and in this episode we’re talking about their incredible SaaS turnaround story from near failure to +$15M ARR & +40% year-on-year growth. When Derek took over as CEO of Brightpearl, he described the company as a "distressed asset". It was burning cash, had very high churn, and a culture where talented people were rowing in different directions. Fast forward to today and Brightpearl is growing rapidly and Derek has masterminded a successful SaaS turnaround story. In this episode, Derek discusses: - Brightpearl's three-pronged turnaround strategy - How they realigned product-market fit - How they grew ACV - Building a talented team where the right people are in the right place - The impact the strategy has had - How Brightpearl reduced churn from 28% to below 8% Links Brightpearl >> https://www.brightpearl.com/ Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42611483-escaping-the-build-trap --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Rebecca Reynoso is Senior Content Editor & Guest Post Program Manager at G2 and in this episode we’re talking about how to *actually* run a successful guest post program. Rebecca manages G2’s editorial calendar for all guest article contributions, which combined have generated over 550K yearly website sessions, 80% of which are organic. In this episode, Rebecca discusses: - The value of guest posting - How to draft a thorough and clear set of guest post guidelines - What goes into strong guest posting editorial standards - The story of how G2’s guest post program has evolved over time - The results G2's guest post program has generated Links G2 Learning Hub >> https://learn.g2.com/ G2's guest post guidelines >> https://learn.g2.com/guest-post-guidelines Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Katheriin Liibert is Head of Marketing at Outfunnel and in this episode we’re talking about how to grow your SaaS business as a solo marketer. Katheriin joined Outfunnel as the first, and currently, only marketer in the company. With many SaaS marketers in a similar situation, how do you grow your SaaS business as a solo marketer? Katheriin shares her experience on what's worked for her, including: - how you should set expectations for marketing and work with your CEO & founders - why you should create a 100 day plan (but still get quick wins) - how to figure out which tactics and channels to focus on - how to work with freelancers and agencies - how to scale your team in future Links Outfunnel >> https://outfunnel.com/ Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward

Asia Orangio is CEO & Founder at DemandMaven and Board Member at Moz. In this episode, we’re talking about a 5-step framework to create a B2B SaaS go-to-market strategy, including: - 1. Goals - 2. Product-Market-Model-Channel fit - 3. Defining your customer - 4. Success gaps - 5. Guiding principles - As well as practical examples of building go-to-market strategies Links DemandMaven >> https://demandmaven.io/ Strategy by HBR >> https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9612515-hbr-s-10-must-reads-on-strategy --- Advance B2B >> www.advanceb2b.com Follow The Growth Hub on Twitter >> twitter.com/SaaSGrowthHub Follow Edward on Twitter >> twitter.com/NordicEdward