MarTech Podcast ™ // Marketing + Technology = Business Growth

In our first episode with Vinnie, we talked about how we can drive incremental profit margin, the downside of being spread out in too many channels, finding the right channel, and why acquisition cost needs to be a core focus for marketers. We also discussed the importance of benchmarking yourself against the industry you sit in and measuring lifetime value. Show Notes Connect With: Vinnie Fisher:...

Our discussion continues around a controversial topic in marketing: that it's all just bullshit. Joining us again is Edward Nevraumont, Author of  Marketing BS and Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus LLC. Prior to his current advisement work, Edward was Chief Marketing Officer at General Assembly, where he helped build and prepare the company for a $412.5mm sale to Adecco in 2018. In part 1 of o...

Today we discuss a controversial topic in marketing: that it's all just bullshit. Joining us is Edward Nevraumont, Author of Marketing BS and Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus LLC. Prior to his current advisement work, Edward was Chief Marketing Officer at General Assembly, where he helped build and prepare the company for a $412.5mm sale to Adecco in 2018. In part 1 of our conversation, Edward is...

In part two of talking to Jon, we talked about the benefits of having a human dynamic in the ABM strategy, what are the types of personalization proven effective based on having a tiered process, why the top tier of ABM should be human intensive, and when to integrate a technology to support the ABM strategy.  Show Notes Connect With:  Jon Miller:   Website  //  LinkedIn T...

In part one of our episode with Jon Miller, we talked about how ABM is different than just great targeting as it takes personalization on a next level, and why it’s important to know that it is a strategy, a way of doing business and not just a campaign. Why CMOs should be with the First Team influencing corporate decisions and why technology should be an enabler of a strategy and not the other wa...

For our final installment with Eric Jan, we talked about what DXP is and how it can be used to bolster business performance and who are the most recognized DXP companies. We also discussed how choosing a platform isn’t just a question about the feature sets, and the level of complexity and costs involved in true integration.  Show Notes Connect With: Eric Jan C. van Putten:  Website &nbs...

In our second episode with Eric Jan, we have discussed choosing between the right platform for your e-commerce or multiple point solutions. We also dissect outgrowing Shopify-esque platforms if you’re a B2B or B2C company, decision-making criteria in choosing what is well-suited for your business and its cost-efficiency.  Show Notes Connect With: Eric Jan C. van Putten:  Website  //...

In our first episode with Eric Jan, we discussed how dominant is e-commerce right now after the outbreak, where e-commerce brands are starting to pivot their efforts, the new norms forming around e-commerce space, and why the e-commerce set up is not always a silver bullet for a company’s continued existence. Show Notes Connect With: Eric Jan C. van Putten:  Website  //  LinkedIn&nb...

Today we discuss the marketing value of hosting a conference. Joining us today is Rich Brooks, President of Flyte New Media, which is a web design and internet marketing company that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs. Yesterday, Rich described the value his company gives and gets by putting on the Agents of Change Conference, and in part 2 of our conversation, Rich walks us through what goe...

Today we discuss the marketing value of hosting a conference. Joining us today is Rich Brooks, President of Flyte New Media, which is a web design and internet marketing company that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs. In part 1 of our conversation, Rich describes the value his company gives and gets by putting on the Agents of Change Conference. Show Notes Connect With: Rich Brooks: Website...

We're back with Kurt Kaufer & Steve Shanks from Ad Results Media, to finish our conversation about the podcast advertising landscape. Yesterday we talked about inflection points and the growth of the podcasting landscape, how podcast advertising started with limited metrics, and new technology developments in terms of tracking measurement. Today we discuss how to evaluate podcast ad performanc...

In this first episode with Ad Results Media, we are able to speak with a “PodFather” of the podcasting space, Steven and his partner Kurt. We talked about inflection points and the growth of the podcasting landscape, how podcast advertising started with limited metrics and its trajectory over the last 18 months. We also discussed new technology developments in terms of tracking measurement adding...

In this third and final episode with Oren, we discussed how building your brand and direct and people coming to you directly is the primary growth channel for the Martech industry. We also discussed the referral growth and its correlation with organic traffic and why referral is an interesting channel in terms of predicting growth. Show Notes Connect With:  Oren Greenberg:  Website &nbsp...

In our second episode with Oren, we discussed who are the 800-pound gorillas in the martech room, how much overall traffic they cover and how the remaining 2% compete for the end traffic of their domains. We also talked about the fragmentation in the martech industry and how categorizing it poses a difficult challenge.  Show Notes Connect With:  Oren Greenberg:  Website  /...

In this first episode with Oren, we talk about traffic in the most reductionist sense and how it can help build scalable and predictable growth engines for different businesses. We also talked about analyzing traffic on a category level and how these categories are growing and shrinking intuitively.  Show Notes Connect With: Oren Greenberg: Website // LinkedIn The MarTech Podcast :  Emai...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with  Katie Miserany, Founding Partner at Worthwhile Digital, which is a full service digital agency that helps their clients with branding and content strategies. In part 1 of our conversation, Katie told us about her strategy for crafting a marketing message that resonates and translates across platforms, and in part 2 she gives us her tactical advice o...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Katie Miserany, Founding Partner at Worthwhile Digital, which is a full service digital agency that helps their clients with branding and content strategies. In part 1 of our conversation, Katie is going to tell us about her strategy for crafting a marketing message that resonates and translates across platforms.  Show Notes Connect With:  Katie...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Kate Talbot, who is a Marketing Consultant, Forbes Contributor, and Millennial Marketing Speaker & Lecturer. In part 1 of our conversation, Kate gave us a great review of the current state of influencer marketing, and in part 2, Kate is going to tell us how influencers are leveraging their audience to launch direct to consumer brands.  Show Notes...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Kate Talbot, a Marketing Consultant, Forbes Contributor, and Millennial Marketing Speaker & Lecturer. In part 1 of our conversation, Kate gives us a bird's-eye view of the current state of influencer marketing.  Show Notes Connect With: Kate Talbot:  Website  //  LinkedIn  //  Twitter The MarTech Podcast :  Email &nb...

In our third and final episode with Jennifer, we talked about how technology can make an individual feel empowered and reinvent yourself through online education, how personal branding can help you in your career path and what’s in store in the future of technology and the workforce. Show Notes Connect With:  Jenniefer Byrne:  Website  //  LinkedIn The MarTech Podcast :  E...

In this second episode with Jennifer, we talked about the trends in the future of work and how technology is already infused in almost any job and how we can utilize technology to solve the problem of job losses that it created. Ben and Jennifer also talked about how we can re-engineer the workforce in the face of rapid technology advances and the right mindset in using a global and local workforc...

In today’s episode, Jennifer talks about navigating a non-traditional career in technology, how coming from a different perspective paved the way for her leading prominent technology organizations and eventually realizing some unintended consequences of broad technology adoption and what she can do to alleviate the very real digital divide. Jennifer also becomes a bit more personal about the gende...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Julie Puckett, the Founder and Partner at Blaze Search, which is a retained executive search firm with a strong global network. In part 2 of our conversation, Julie is going to tell us us what it takes to land a great job in marketing.  Show Notes  Connect With:  Julie Puckett:  Website  //  LinkedIn  The MarTech Podcast...

Today we rebroadcast our conversation with Julie Puckett, Founder and Partner at Blaze Search, which is a retained executive search firm with a strong global network. In part 1 of our conversation, Julie tells us about some of the common themes that she sees on marketing resumes that lead marketers to get interviews.  Show Notes Connect With:  Julie Puckett:  Website  // ...

Today’s episode talks about the process of implementation for your martech tools, how to create a focal point for your disparate tools to build a seamless integration, and how to optimize the martech stack you’ve built and make it function like a well-oiled machine. This is our last episode for Revenue Growth Week with our special guests from Tegrita. Show Notes Connect With:  Brandi Starr:&n...