An Ideal Client Profile (ICP) and Target Account Lists (TAL) are nothing new in B2B. Yet, what data to leverage–and when–is something many organizations have struggled to operationalize, leading to wasted resources and laggin...
What if your account-based strategy needs to become your business's lifeline? More and more organizations are claiming ABX is the cornerstone of their go-to-market strategy, but they didn’t get there overnight. The journey fr...
Depending on when you start counting, Account Based Marketing and Selling is 15+ years old as a defined GTM strategy. It’s time we take a fresh look at how and why Account Based started, its current state, and where it’s head...
In the race towards modernizing go-to-market strategies, B2B firms often lose sight of what truly propels growth–the customer. If you've nodded in agreement to buyers’ behavior shifts, the tangle of tech consolidation to driv...
Before the pivot into efficient growth, and even before AI, the field of B2B sales has been seriously transformed in the last few years. B2B buying behavior has shifted, away from meeting with sellers and toward anonymity. Th...
How can B2B organizations transform product marketing into a strategic driver for go-to-market success? Some companies have already cracked this code and realized that product marketing is no longer a handoff function—it’s th...
How do you redesign your marketing operating model to align with modern growth strategies—without blowing up your team or budget? In this episode of Growth Driver, we dive deep into one of the most overlooked yet mission-crit...
The GTM game is changing quickly, and if you’re focusing your efforts on outdated plays, you run the risk of being left behind. That’s why we’re talking through the most important trends in GTM as we head into 2024. It’s time...
Everyone is talking about how the Old B2B Growth Playbook isn’t working any more and it’s time to learn a smarter, more efficient New B2B Growth Playbook. We see and feel it. We’re living it. But What are the real differences...
In this episode of Growth Driver, John welcomes AJ Gandhi, Chief Growth Officer at Marlin Equity Partners, for an in-depth exploration of the emerging role of the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) in modern B2B growth. They unpack w...
Amidst the boom of go-to-market (GTM) in B2B, there’s no better time than now to decode the intricacies of the strategy. Is it real? Or, is it hype? Can GTM really unlock efficient B2B growth? Today we’re dissecting the core ...
The way today's B2B buyers are actually buying has changed dramatically in the last few years, leaving many B2B companies with out of date and out of sync go-to-market strategies. The good news is we finally have the research...
B2B buyers have changed—and your strategy should too. Are your strategies still centered around the outdated MQL model? You're not alone, but it's time to break free and step into the realities of new buyer behavior, buying t...
The reality for most B2B organizations is that go-to-market teams—marketing, sales, customer success—are still operating in silos, creating inefficiencies that hurt pipeline conversion and customer experience. RevOps is the u...
Conflict can have a positive impact on your organization when it’s handled with the right approach and language. When leaders leverage purposeful actions early on and establish a strong foundation of trust, they’re able to le...
Welcome to the all new series on Growth Driver, Expert Deep Dives, with Aaron Owens. Aaron, Head of Growth Consulting at Intelligent Demand, pulls back the curtain to get deep and detailed in these interviews with real deal e...
The MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) is a relic from 25 years ago, yet it remains central to most companies' revenue processes. Running an MQL-centric process offers no more than a 1-2% success rate—when opportunities and buyin...
Welcome to a world where the role of CMOs is rapidly evolving, demanding not just creative genius but strategic acumen and data-driven decision-making. It’s up to today’s marketing leaders to understand how their responsibili...
Sales enablement has long been a buzzword in B2B, but how can organizations truly transform this concept into a strategic advantage? For companies navigating complex, multi-dimensional markets, the challenge of aligning sales...
Theory & Practice, a special subseries within the Growth Driver podcast, is where John Common, CEO of Intelligent Demand, cuts through surface-level strategies and explores what truly drives B2B growth. Season 1 brought insig...
An Ideal Client Profile (ICP) and Target Account Lists (TAL) are nothing new in B2B. Yet, what data to layer–and when–is something many organizations have struggled to clarify, leading to wasted resources and lagging efficiency.
That’s why we’re b…
🎙️ In this episode of Growth Driver, Gabe Rogol dives into a critical CEO initiative: aligning a modern go-to-market approach, especially in complex sales environments.
If you're in a market where every account counts, adopting an account-based st…
In the latest episode of Growth Driver, we explore the unique challenges and strategies of enterprise marketing and sales with Gabe Rogol, CEO of Demandbase. Here are some key takeaways:
🔹 Complexity in Enterprise: Enterprise environments come with…
👨⚖️ The law of lead management: if an account isn't worth the effort to multithread, it's not worth your time.
Instead of chasing every lead, focus on those accounts that have real potential and invest in multithreading to ensure your efforts yie…
The way today's B2B buyers are actually buying has changed dramatically in the last few years, leaving many B2B companies with out of date and out of sync go-to-market strategies. The good news is we finally have the research and data-back behavior …
An impressive 72% of professionals reported they can identify when multiple leads from the same organization engage with their content, and more importantly, they adapt their approach to these accounts accordingly. This makes us wonder, why is the o…
The MQL (Marketing Qualified Lead) is a relic from 25 years ago, yet it remains central to most companies' revenue processes. Running an MQL-centric process offers no more than a 1-2% success rate—when opportunities and buying groups can claim numbe…
Too often, we’re stuck measuring content success by outdated metrics—MQLs, demo requests, and other immediate conversions. But here’s the thing: today’s buyers don’t operate on our timeline. They’re engaging on their terms, consuming content across …
What if your account-based strategy needs to become your business's lifeline? More and more organizations are claiming ABX is the cornerstone of their go-to-market strategy, but they didn’t get there overnight. The journey from simply “ABX curious” …
Depending on when you start counting, Account Based Marketing and Selling is 15+ years old as a defined GTM strategy. It’s time we take a fresh look at how and why Account Based started, its current state, and where it’s headed next as a driver of B…
In the race towards modernizing go-to-market strategies, B2B firms often lose sight of what truly propels growth–the customer. If you've nodded in agreement to buyers’ behavior shifts, the tangle of tech consolidation to drive efficiency, and the ex…
Before the pivot into efficient growth, and even before AI, the field of B2B sales has been seriously transformed in the last few years. B2B buying behavior has shifted, away from meeting with sellers and toward anonymity. There has been an unpreced…
People and culture are the bedrock of any successful growth strategy. But it’s easy to lose sight of this amidst the technological tools, trends, and best practices that bombard growth leaders daily. No matter how brilliant your strategy, if you get…
If a company is only willing to innovate after seeing someone else succeed in the same endeavor, it's not genuinely at the forefront of innovation.
We know that the best innovators are customer obsessed because they don't think of themselves as a …
When leaders use "we" unintentionally, it can make individuals feel targeted or talked about. This often raises defenses and can escalate conflict instead of resolving it.
Julie Holunga explains that by shifting this narrative and using "you" or "…
There will never be a day without a new technology or tool to chase in B2B. But the people element will always be a factor when it comes to growth.
Co-host Anne-Marie Coughlin and guest Julie Holunga dove into the role of deliberate leadership, …
The reality for most B2B organizations is that go-to-market teams—marketing, sales, customer success—are still operating in silos, creating inefficiencies that hurt pipeline conversion and customer experience. RevOps is the unlock. Today we’re diggi…
People have the right to anonymity, but companies don't. Roll up that data at the account level to optimize use of that data, anonymous or not.
Co-host John Common and guest Jon Miller dive into how to use data to support and enable your core stra…
Intent data never should have been called "intent." We don't know if it means intent, but we do know it's a signal of interest.
Experts like Kerry Cunningham and John Miller are saying look at intent data at the account level to know when and wher…
There are many influential factors that drive efficient growth, alignment being one of the top. But without trust and empowerment in your teams, there is no alignment, and growth is limited before you even open the gates.
John Arnold emphasizes ho…