The Content Cocktail Hour

"Category pages," The Juice's upcoming launch, has Brett and Jonathan enthused. Research has found that by the time customers engage with a vendor, 67% or more of the sales process has already taken place. In light of this, it's essential for companies to have excellent, informative content in order to assist customers in making buying decisions. This content will be further organized and categori...

Darryl Praill is the CMO at Agorapulse, a Canadian social media management software company. The topic of today's discussion is how to recruit, hire, and onboard excellent marketers. As the need for skilled marketers grows, hiring has become highly competitive in the past 2-3 years. Darryl emphasizes that a candidate's online presence as well as their personal networks and contacts play a signific...

How can marketers help buyers make better and more informed decisions? That’s the subject Jonathan and Brett tackle today. They discuss buying decisions from a personal consumer perspective and as a business making purchases perspective. Buying software for a business is a big decision and there’s an overwhelming sea of content that makes the buying process even more difficult. The Juice aims to s...

Previously a content marketer at ActiveCampaign, Benyamin Elias is now the Director of Growth Marketing at Podia. Podia is an all-in-one platform that enables creators to make money online through courses, digital downloads, webinars, and memberships. On the podcast today, they discuss all things growth. Everyone at an organization needs to be aligned around growth and the big picture. Elias expla...

In the crowded B2B marketing space, there is no room for disjointed messaging. The Juice has been gradually revamping its messaging and positioning with the help of customer feedback and outside experts. There are many considerations when rolling out fresh messaging, like how it will affect the website, content, and customer communication. It’s also important that the marketing, sales, and CS team...

Eric Stockton is the VP of Demand Generation at Constant Contact, an email and digital marketing tool, and the podcast host of the Revenue Marketing Show. Eric explains how marketers fail their sales teams with quantity-led demand-gen strategies. They discuss how sales and marketing teams can align on revenue and pipeline goals by using intent signals and focusing on the quality of leads over the...

Who is your product for and what exactly does it solve for? Being crystal clear with messaging is the responsibility of the marketer. Jonathan and Brett explain why The Juice has revamped their messaging and redefined their ideal customer numerous times and how it has led to their best quarter ever. Jonathan attributes their success to creating a structure with four pillars and listening to and im...

Two owners of marketing agencies join Brett to discuss how they developed their brands through personal connections and professional networks. Alexa Parker is the founder and CEO of Crimson Park Digital, while Stacey Harrison is the Chief Executive Hustler at Heart and Hustle Brands. They previously worked together at a large company, but both later decided to start something of their own. They st...

Rolling off their best quarter yet, Jonathan and Brett celebrate, reflect, and discuss momentum. It’s been almost exactly one year since the two last discussed maintaining and building momentum on the podcast. A lot happened in that year. The Juice continuously built momentum, grew as a team, experimented, gained new customers, and narrowed in on their goals and mission. 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Con...

Ryan Law is the VP of Content at Animalz, a content marketing agency that strives to create the best content on the web. Today’s topic is overcoming the commodification of content in B2B. Ryan explains that traffic doesn’t necessarily equal revenue. In order to stand out in the flooded sea of internet content, marketers need to focus less on SEO and focus more on experimenting and personalization....

Brett shares his approach to launches, after yet another successful one at The Juice. “Intent Signals” is now up and running, offering marketers valuable insights and data about interactions with their content. When done right, launches are a fantastic way to build brand, drive revenue, and strengthen internal and external relationships. 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Launches at The Juice 3:30 Intent Sig...

Eric Williamson is the Chief Marketing Officer at CallMiner, a conversation intelligence company that helps you understand your customers and unlock value. Recently, CallMiner underwent a full rebranding process, so today with Brett, they talk about the lessons that marketing leaders should think about before rebranding. There’s a lot to consider when companies make major changes in their position...

This week, Jonathan and Brett discuss data, consent, privacy, and security. It is abundantly clear that rules and regulations are necessary to safeguard personal information and contact details online. Even Google has announced a phase out of third-party cookies. Jonathan defines zero party, first party, and third party data to further clarify. They discuss how a cookie-less future relates to mark...

Jason Bradwell returns to the podcast to explore the disconnect and erosion between sales and marketing. Making B2B marketing less boring is Jason's goal as the host of the podcast "B2B Better" and the creator of the "B2B Bite” newsletter. To provide the best possible customer experience, sales and marketing teams must collaborate rather than compete. 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Conversation with Jason...

Jonathan and Brett are excited for the upcoming product launch of “Intent Signals” on July 28. They have a discussion about quantitative and qualitative marketing metrics, content syndication, and the eroding relationship between marketing and sales teams that could be resolved with the right data insights and content. 0:00 Introduction 1:03 Conversation with JG 2:38 New product, Intent Signals 7:...

Adam Goyette is the Founder at Curdis.co, advising B2B SasS startups to help them stand out and cut through the noise. He previously oversaw marketing initiatives at G2 and HelpScout, where he employed unique and creative strategies to accelerate their growth. Brett and Adam discuss tactics for distinguishing yourself from competition, gaining internal buy-in, and the importance of taking risks in...

Sam Senior is the CEO and Co-Founder at TestBox, a software evaluation platform to test and compare software before you buy. TestBox is going a step further of un-gating content and un-gating products as well. The success of TestBox is evidence that customers are tired of dealing with pushy salespeople, jumping through hoops, and being bombarded with marketing. 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Conversation...

Maeva Cifuentes is the CEO and Founder of Flying Cat Marketing, a full-service SEO agency for B2B SaaS companies in martech, salestech and proptech. Today with Brett, She shares her five-pillared, holistic approach to SEO and content. As she explains bluntly, SEO content doesn’t have to suck. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Conversation with Maeva 1:52 SEO VS investing 8:00 Holistic marketing 13:05 Finding balanc...

Brett welcomes Nathan Carnes, the newest Juice employee, to the podcast. Fresh out of college, Nathan just graduated with a Marketing Degree from Butler University. He shares what knowledge he learned in college is translating to the real world workplace. Nathan is excited to put his writing, graphic design, and creativity skills to use in this new role. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Conversation with Nathan 3:...

Lauren Alt Kishpaugh is the Vice President of Marketing at Postal, an offline marketing automation platform that helps people connect with gifts, SWAG, experimental events, and more. Today with Brett, she shares what it’s like returning to offline events and trade shows and connecting once again face to face. 0:00 Intro 1:02 Conversation with Lauren 2:41 Postal 3:53 Job duties 6:10 COVID 8:35 Post...

“The Fall of Content Factories and the Rise of Modern Day Content Distribution in B2B,” Brett's most recent piece, was motivated by the changes he's personally seen in his marketing career. In the face of content overload, it's become clear that distribution must take precedence. Brett will be speaking alongside Ross Simmonds for Foundation's online webinar, 7 Distribution Tactics for the Modern M...

The focus of today's episode with James Gilbert is customer experience (CX). James is a three-time CMO and the current CMO of RedRoute, an automated customer service voice assistant. According to James, a single bad customer experience can have a bigger business impact than the biggest deal of the year, therefore it's vital to create an impeccable customer experience for everyone who comes across...

Brett and Jonathan discuss an incident at The Juice that made them take a step back and realize they needed to zoom out, look at the big picture, and simplify their message. To win and keep customers, The Juice needs to pare down their business ideas and ensure that what they do is "stupid simple” and not at all confusing. Doing that takes vision, leadership, reflection, redirection, and teamwork!...

Jason Grunberg is the GM at Sailthru, a top ESP solution and the world's largest sender of personalized emails. Initially interested in magazine journalism, Jason has worked his way up the C-suite by thinking outside the box with content and considering the emotional state of his audience. Brett and Jason talk about B2B marketing shifts, attributes of future marketing leaders, and the rise of the...

A tastemaker is defined as one who sets the standards of what is currently popular or fashionable. Jonathan and Brett use tastemakers to save time and make decisions in their personal lives, from choosing a steakhouse to choosing which golfer to follow. There is an overwhelming amount of content clutter in the B2B marketing industry. The Juice is steadily establishing itself as the go-to tastemake...