Mindful B2B Marketing | Business Growth and Social Impact (Former: Forward Launch Your SaaS)

In this episode, marketing strategist Corey Morris joins us to unpack why so many companies feel like they’re spinning their wheels with content and campaigns—without seeing real business results. He explains how marketing often gets lost in the weeds of tactics and vanity metrics, and shares how his START Planning Framework brings clarity, accountability, and strategy to marketing efforts. If you...

Why Good Marketing Often Falls Flat Have you ever launched a marketing campaign that seemed to follow all the right rules—sharp copy, clear calls to action, even a sleek design—only to realize… it didn’t connect? Maybe the message felt off. Maybe no one engaged. You’re not alone. In this episode of the Mindful B2B Marketing podcast, communication coach Dr. Michael Gerharz joins us to help flip the...

Main Insight: Earning media placements through consistent, strategic PR efforts builds lasting authority and credibility that can significantly boost your brand and sales. Guest Bio: Leonard Scheiner is a PR expert who brings over a decade of experience building memorable brands and online authority for both Fortune 500 companies and boutique firms. He has helped professionals secure high-profile...

Main Insight: Harnessing authentic customer stories that resonate emotionally can significantly enhance trust and value perception, driving successful B2B marketing strategies. Guest Bio: Indy is an executive and creative visionary with over 20 years of experience across diverse industries including tech, fintech, real estate, music, fashion, and cosmetics. She has led teams and consulted for pres...

Main Insight Implement a continuous discovery and improvement process to effectively engage customers post-sale, driving revenue and fostering long-term relationships. Guest Bio Ken is a dynamic entrepreneur and commercialization leader with a proven track record of founding businesses, creating new markets, and delivering significant shareholder returns. Passionate about addressing unmet needs wi...

Main Insight Empower B2B marketers to integrate their unique skills and authentic selves into their work without tying their personal identity to their business roles. Guest Bio Michael Fritzius is the founder of Podcastify, a podcast marketing company dedicated to helping agency owners amplify their voices and reach. Additionally, he co-founded Exactly Zero with his wife, a sustainable skincare b...

Main Insight Instead of targeting a broad audience, concentrate on particular industries and their unique use cases. This enables you to tailor your messaging, content, and solutions to meet specific customer needs. This funnel-focused approach enables B2B marketers to systematically optimize each stage of the customer journey with targeted, industry-specific strategies, resulting in higher conver...

KEY TAKEAWAYS : Focus on building scalable infrastructure early to support long-term growth. Design servicing systems with flexibility to adapt to customer needs and regulatory changes. Leverage analytics and customer data to continuously refine product offerings and user experience. Invest in modern technologies to future-proof financial products and services. Give feedback on this episode by sen...

Main Insight: Focusing your time and budget on the accounts that are most likely to buy, and aligning teams with a unified system, is essential to a successful account-based marketing (ABM) strategy. Guest Bio: Leanne Chescoe is a results-driven B2B marketer with 15 years of experience in SaaS, specializing in ABM strategies, lead generation, and channel partnerships. In 2018, she founded the Wome...

MAIN INSIGHT: Prioritize self-care and employee wellness in the marketing workplace to prevent burnout and foster sustainable business growth. GUEST BIO:   Pete Sena is a creative entrepreneur and founder of Digital Surgeons , a brand experience consultancy. For nearly 20 years, he has partnered with founders and business leaders to accelerate growth through marketing innovation, branding, and dig...

Main Insight: Focusing on truthful claims in marketing enhances credibility, builds stronger customer trust, and leads to more effective campaigns that resonate with B2B audiences, ultimately boosting brand reputation and fostering sustainable client relationships. Guest Bio: Mike Maynard is the CEO and owner of the Napier Group , a PR-led, full-service marketing agency specializing in the B2B tec...

Main Insight: Ram Prasad, a small business owner, explains how embracing structured marketing strategies, such as leveraging LinkedIn and consistent content creation, led to doubling his company's revenue, and emphasizes the importance of viewing marketing as a long-term investment for small business growth. Guest Bio: Ram Prasad is the CEO of Delence , a company specializing in providing fra...

Main Insight: Effective B2B marketing hinges on clarity; the clearer the message, the greater its impact. Guest Bio: Ben Guttmann is a seasoned marketing entrepreneur, educator, and author known for his expertise in clear communication. He authored "Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win and How to Design Them." Over a decade, he managed Digital Natives Group, a marketing agency that evolved...

MAIN INSIGHT: Leverage data-driven strategies and artificial intelligence to transform and optimize marketing efforts. GUEST BIO: Rich Edwards is the CEO of Mindspan Systems , a company specializing in transforming community financial institutions through data-driven strategies and innovative technologies. With a career spanning over a decade at IBM, Edwards has significant experience in product s...

MAIN INSIGHT B2B marketers can send campaigns that ultimately can have a positive impact on their audience by optimizing email marketing practices, such as reducing email frequency, targeting more effectively, and using eco-friendly infrastructure and content strategies. GUEST BIO James Gill is the co-founder of EcoSend and GoSquared. EcoSend works with brands to transform email marketing into a m...

Main Insight: Using hyper-personalized outreach creates business opportunities with higher ROI for time spent and fosters better relationships between salespeople and customers.  Guest Bio: Rhonda Dibachi, CEO of Hey Scottie , has a diverse background in technology and manufacturing with experience in nuclear engineering and software development. She has co-founded multiple tech and manufacturing...

0:31 Introduction to Building an Online Community 1:58 Inception of Advertise Your Server 2:43 Evolution of Advertise Your Server 5:04 Expanding to B2B Companies 6:36 Benefits for B2B Brands 10:23 Setting Up an Online Community 20:39 Establishing Community Norms 25:08 Pitfalls in Online Community Creation 28:26 Connect with Advertise Your Server Main Insight Building an online community is essenti...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER AT forwardlaunchdigital.com/podcast Main Insight "The most effective brand strategy focuses on differentiation and solving customer business challenges." Dave emphasizes that a unique brand identity and an ability to clearly articulate how a product solves specific customer challenges are crucial in marketing. Content should demonstrate solutions, not just fea...

Guest Bio: Natalie Hogg is the founder and head marketer of Method Q. She has a background in communications and journalism and initially aspired to join international relations but later shifted to marketing. After a successful career in corporate marketing, she founded Method Q, where she can help businesses grow while giving back to her community. Company Description: Method Q is a full-service...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE MINDFUL B2B MARKETING NEWSLETTER In this episode, Mark Osborne emphasizes scalable relationships in marketing, stressing efficient systems for growth. He offers B2B marketers guidance on KPIs and revenue optimization. Chapters 0:31 Introduction 4:04 The Power of Systems 14:10 Improving Systems Through Meetings 25:19 Implementing an Effective Referral System 27:50 Impact of Systema...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Chapters 0:31 Introduction to High Performance Marketing Team 0:56 Importance of Mindfulness in Marketing 1:43 Jeff's Journey into Marketing 3:48 Impactful Campaigns for Business Growth 5:09 Unbreakable Program Implementation 8:25 Development of Unbreakable Training Program 10:24 Creation of Unbreakable One-Day Program 13:14 Embracing Wellness Initiatives 18:...

SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER AT forwardlaunchdigital.com/podcast Suggest a guest by emailing podcast [at ] forwardlaunchdigital.com -- In this rebranded premiere of "Mindful B2B Marketing," host Keirra Woodard embarks on a transformative journey for season two, evolving from the previous focus of "Forward Launch Your SaaS" to a pioneering exploration of ethically driven and socia...

GUEST BIO Ayush is the founder and CEO of Byldd. They’re trying to democratize software entrepreneurship by making it easier (and less capital-intensive) for non-technical founders to start software businesses. Our approach is to build very focused revenue-generating MVPs for bootstrapping founders. We define an MVP as the least complex product you can build that solves a problem well enough that...

We all know the importance of engaging our audience and standing out in a crowded marketplace. One often overlooked strategy to achieve this is through the power of storytelling. Keirra recently invited Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founder's Space, to the podcast to discuss how SaaS companies can leverage storytelling to strengthen their marketing strategies. Here's a summary of the valuable in...

Disclaimer: This post was created using AI which utilized an interview transcript as a source. Keirra reviewed it for accuracy. In today's fast-paced digital landscape, it's essential for businesses, especially B2B SaaS companies, to adapt and implement innovative marketing strategies. One such strategy that has proven to be extremely effective is video marketing. In this exclusive inter...