B2B Marketing with Fexingo: Enterprise Demand Gen, ABM, and Long Sales Cycles

In episode 107 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna break down how predictive analytics can forecast account-level churn in enterprise SaaS. Using the example of a mid-market CRM company that built a churn risk score based on product usage, support ticket frequency, and contract renewal cadence, they explore how marketing teams can proactively intervene before a customer goes dark. The ep...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the mechanics of predictive lead scoring for B2B enterprise sales. They break down how machine learning models assign scores based on firmographic, behavioral, and intent data, using a real example from a cybersecurity company that cut time-to-qualify by 40 percent. They discuss common pitfalls like garbage-in-garbage-out data hygiene and the tension betwe...

In this episode of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how deal registration programs help vendors and partners avoid channel conflict and protect margin. They break down the mechanics: how a partner registers a deal, gets a discount, and the vendor enforces a 30- to 90-day exclusivity window. Lucas cites a Forrester study showing that companies with formal deal registration see 15-...

Most B2B marketing teams obsess over landing the first enterprise deal. But the real leverage sits in the existing customer base. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how one cloud-analytics company — call it DataForge — boosted net revenue retention from 95 percent to 118 percent in 18 months by building a dedicated expansion marketing function. They walk through the specific playbook: how...

Most enterprise B2B buyers research for weeks before ever filling out a form — and that research happens in private channels: Slack DMs, WhatsApp groups, private LinkedIn messages, email forwards. This is dark social, and it's the single biggest source of unattributed pipeline in B2B. Lucas walks through a real example from a cybersecurity company that traced 34% of closed-won deals back to a priv...

In this episode of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how enterprise B2B marketers use digital experience platforms (DXPs) to power account-based marketing at scale. They break down the difference between a content management system and a DXP, using Adobe Experience Manager as a concrete example. Lucas explains how a DXP unifies personalization, analytics, and content delivery acro...

Lucas and Luna dive into how enterprise B2B marketers are using third-party intent data from sources like TechTarget and Bombora to identify accounts actively researching solutions. They discuss the difference between first- and third-party intent signals, how to avoid wasting budget on false positives, and a real-world example where a cybersecurity vendor cut cost-per-opportunity by 40% using int...

Episode 100 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna drill into Net Revenue Retention (NRR) — the metric that separates high-growth enterprise SaaS from stalled ones. They walk through how NRR is calculated, why a 120% NRR effectively doubles your growth engine, and how companies like ZoomInfo and Snowflake use expansion revenue from existing accounts to fuel predictable growth. The hosts bre...

Episode 99 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna explore how micro-credibility — small, verifiable trust signals like an ISO certification badge or a Gartner quadrant placement — can dramatically shorten enterprise sales cycles. Lucas cites a specific case: a mid-market SaaS company that added a single SOC 2 Type II report to its website and saw a 22% lift in demo-to-close rate within two...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna drill into a specific, high-leverage B2B marketing tactic that often gets overlooked: A-B testing the actual sales sequence — the email cadence, call timing, and touchpoint mix that sales development reps use to engage enterprise prospects. They walk through a real case from a cybersecurity company that tested two versions of a seven-touch sequence: one with a heavy...

In this episode of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how B2B marketers are leveraging first-party data from owned community platforms to drive enterprise deals. With third-party cookies fading and intent data becoming commoditized, companies like Gainsight (with its Pulse community) and Salesforce (Trailblazer Community) are tapping into forum discussions, event registrations, and...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the mechanics of customer reference programs for B2B enterprise sales. They break down a case study from a cybersecurity company that used a structured reference program to shorten its sales cycle by 40 percent. The hosts discuss how to recruit and motivate references, the role of case studies and video testimonials, and the importance of matching referenc...

Episode 95 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo dives into competitive intelligence — not just monitoring rivals, but systematically using intel to influence enterprise deal cycles. Lucas and Luna break down how marketing teams at companies like Salesforce and Snowflake collect, structure, and deploy competitive data to shorten sales cycles, improve win rates, and protect at-risk accounts. They explore t...

Episode 94 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo explores outcome-based pricing—a model where vendors get paid based on the business results they deliver, not just software access. Lucas and Luna break down a real case: a data analytics platform that tied its enterprise contract to a 15 percent reduction in customer churn. They discuss how this shifts risk from buyer to seller, how to define measurable ou...

Episode 93 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo explores partner-led growth — a model where B2B companies leverage channel partners not just for distribution but for co-selling, co-marketing, and co-innovation to win enterprise accounts. Lucas and Luna break down the case of Okta, which built a $1.5 billion channel ecosystem by incentivizing system integrators like Accenture and Deloitte to embed Okta's...

Episode 92 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo dives into deal registration — the often-overlooked channel conflict tool that stops partners from stepping on each other's toes. Lucas and Luna unpack how Salesforce partner ecosystem managers use deal reg to assign credit, prevent double-booking, and keep partner loyalty intact. They walk through a real case: a mid-market ERP reseller that cut sales-cycle...

Episode 91 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo dives into community-led growth for enterprise sales. Lucas and Luna explore how companies like Salesforce and HubSpot use customer communities—with specific numbers: 2.5x higher retention for engaged members, 30% shorter sales cycles for referrals. They break down the difference between user groups and true advocacy networks, share how one SaaS company bui...

Episode 90 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo tackles the biggest shift in digital advertising: the death of third-party cookies. Lucas and Luna break down how enterprise marketers are rebuilding their demand gen strategies using first-party data from their own platforms — website behavior, CRM signals, product usage, and even offline sales data. They walk through a specific case: how security software...

In this episode of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how channel partner incentives, specifically tiered rebate structures and MDF (market development funds), can drive enterprise revenue. They break down a real case from a mid-market SaaS company that used a 10% rebate bump for top-tier partners to close a $2 million deal with a Fortune 500 manufacturer. The discussion covers why...

Episode 88 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo explores how B2B marketers use customer marketing to drive expansion revenue in enterprise accounts. Lucas and Luna break down the difference between customer success and customer marketing, using the example of a SaaS company that reduced churn and grew net revenue retention by activating customers through case studies, advocacy programs, and upsell trigge...

Episode 87 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna dive into the unsung hero of enterprise sales acceleration — the sales playbook. They break down how HubSpot standardized its enterprise playbook to slash ramp time for new reps from six months to eight weeks, and why playbooks built by marketing and sales together outperform those written in isolation. The hosts walk through the anatomy of...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how B2B marketers leverage customer advisory boards (CABs) to accelerate enterprise deal cycles and deepen account relationships. They break down the specific structure of a high-impact CAB—featuring a case study of a cybersecurity company that used its board to shorten its average sales cycle by 40 percent and increase deal size by 25 percent. The hosts dis...

In this episode of B2B Marketing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into predictive lead scoring and its impact on enterprise sales cycles. Using a case study from a mid-market SaaS company called CloudBridge Analytics, they explore how machine learning models score leads based on firmographic, behavioral, and intent data. Lucas explains the difference between traditional rule-based scoring and pre...

Episode 84 of B2B Marketing with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into the freemium-to-enterprise playbook, using Calendly as a case study. Calendly's free tier captured 10 million users before the company ever hired a salesperson. The hosts unpack how the self-serve funnel feeds high-value account executives, why the best freemium products solve a single painful job-to-be-done, and the conversion met...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how B2B marketers are deploying AI-powered personalization engines to tailor content, email, and web experiences for hundreds of enterprise accounts without manual effort. They discuss a case study: a cybersecurity company that used a large language model to dynamically generate account-specific landing pages based on intent signals from third-party data. Th...