In this episode of the 5 Things Series we talk to Jared Olsen, Customer Success Manager & Product Evangelist at Motivisoty. Jared shares the 5 Things he can't live without: 1) LinkedIn 2) Google Calendar 3) Socks 4) Flosser 5) Podcasts Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Apr 11, 2020•14 min
So… it’s not business as usual anymore, particularly if you’re an SMB. You’ve probably been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. The truth is that your customers are struggling, too. On this episode, I interview Patricia Beitler, President of Velocitas, about her take on altering our communication strategy during the pandemic. What we talked about: How the right communication strategy now can create growth Positioning yourself for success when the pandemic is over Tailoring your communication to y...
Apr 11, 2020•14 min
For this blog intro, we have to mix up the style a little bit. See, you’re reading a blog about a podcast about why podcasts work, in which we interview a host from a podcast from a site made famous through its blogs… Y’all ready to get meta? In our most recent episode of B2B Growth, we talk to Scott Barker, Head of Partnerships at Sales Hacker, evangelist at Outreach and host of The Sales Engagement Podcast. Scott was originally a sales guy but years of selling to marketers turned him into one....
Apr 10, 2020•25 min
Success isn’t having a lot of money from VCs or investors. It’s signing on customers. In this episode of The Marketer’s Journey, I catch up with the former CMO at Tableau Software turned advisor, Elissa Fink. She shares her journey through the marketing world and how she found value by helping customers get smarter. We also discuss: What the true sign of success is for startups Working and thriving within budget constraints The value of taking risks with startups who don’t have the brand recogni...
Apr 10, 2020•27 min
In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Kristin Messerli, founder and CEO of Cultural Outreach, about bridging the gap generational and ethnic differences can create in customer and employee relationships by operationalizing cultural empathy. For more conversation on Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast, use these links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts Directive dr...
Apr 09, 2020•40 min
In this episode of the Category Creation series, we talk to Udi Ledergor, CMO of Gong.io. Gong was already a leader of the Conversation Intelligence category, so why did they drop that to pursue the Revenue Intelligence category instead? Udi will share exactly why in our interview. Sweet Fish is hiring! Click here to learn more.
Apr 08, 2020•47 min
In this episode we talk to Matt Reid, CMO at EZ Texting. The Sweet Fish team has been using LeadIQ for the past few months & what used to take us 4 hours in gathering contact data now takes us only 1! If you're looking for greater efficiency in your sales development & prospecting efforts, check out LeadIQ: leadiq.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Po...
Apr 07, 2020•18 min
In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the very first episode of The Virtual CISO Podcast with John Verry of Pivot Point Security. Check out the new show in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play
Apr 07, 2020•5 min
In this episode we talk to Tim Burke, CEO at Affinio. Directive drives search marketing results for enterprise brands around the world, but you’ll feel like their only client. Learn more at: directiveconsulting.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Apr 06, 2020•21 min
In this episode of the #BehindTheCurtain Series, James & Logan talk about how we pulled off a virtual customer mastermind call in less than a week. We share: 1) The simple tech we used 2) The surprising benefits of getting your customers together (virtually) 3) How to structure your outreach & these sorts of virtual events Sweet Fish is hiring! Click here to learn more. Want to get your copy of James' book, Content-Based Networking? It's available on Amazon now: http://bit.ly/content-bas...
Apr 05, 2020•18 min
In this episode of the 5 Things Series we talk to Dorothea Sieber, Head of Content Strategy and Thought Leadership at Adobe. Dorothea shares the 5 Things she can't live without: 1) My pup Milo 2) iPhone/Apple Watch 3) Workouts + Meditation 4) Video Calls 5) Slack Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Apr 04, 2020•11 min
Historically, the B2B IT industry has been a little behind the times in terms of networking and brand marketing. Industry events — like Ingram Micro’s ONE event — have provided great networking opportunities for IT professionals. Even so, there are myriad chances outside of conferences to connect with peers and prospects. In this episode of B2B Tech Talk, guest host James Carbary founder and CEO of Sweet Fish Media catches up with Jason Carriere, the IT channel sales leader at LinkedIn. From the...
Apr 03, 2020•30 min
In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Wes Bush, Principal at the Product-Led Institute, the market dynamics driving a movement toward product-led growth, rather than traditional sales-led growth. Hear more episodes of Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast! Use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts
Apr 02, 2020•39 min
In this 11th episode of the #Agency Series, we hear from Drew McLellan, Founder at Agency Management Institute.
Apr 02, 2020•12 min
In this 10th episode of the #Agency Series, we hear from Drew McLellan, Founder at Agency Management Institute. Sweet Fish is hiring! Click here to learn more. Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: http://sweetfishmedia.com/big3 We'll...
Apr 01, 2020•16 min
In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the very first episode of Banking on Digital Growth podcast with James Robert Lay of The Digital Growth Institute. Check out the new show in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Play
Mar 31, 2020•4 min
In this episode we talk to Dave Gordon, CMO at Gallagher Bassett, keynote speaker & author of TIP: A Simple Strategy to Inspire High Performance and Lasting Success. Connect with Dave on Twitter at here or his website here To find the other podcast we recommended in today's episode, check out The Sales Engagement Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your listening! Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search ...
Mar 31, 2020•27 min
You’re a first-time CEO and you’ve just realized… you don’t know what your role actually is. That was me when outside capital came in, and I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do. In this episode, I’m launching the CEO Series on B2B Growth, where you’ll hear from me, your host John Belizaire, Editor of CEOPLAYBOOK, an online publication full of stories from real CEOs and advice for founders and CEOs of high-growth companies. What I talked about: My first experience being CEO (won by a founders v...
Mar 30, 2020•31 min
In this episode we talk to James Lawrence, Co-Founder at Rocket Agency and Author of Smarter Marketer: 11 Golden Rules to Help In-House Marketers Thrive in an Ever-Changing Digital World. Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes he...
Mar 30, 2020•23 min
In this episode of the #BehindTheCurtain Series, James & Logan talk about why you should be using hashtags in your organic LinkedIn content. We share: 1) Why this seems to be growing in importance 2) How to determine what hashtags to use 3) How to use your chosen hashtags within your post Want to get your copy of James' book, Content-Based Networking? It's available on Amazon now: http://bit.ly/content-basednetworking If you want it in audiobook format, just search Content-Based Networking o...
Mar 29, 2020•10 min
In this episode of the 5 Things Series we talk to Joe Vignolo, Director of Content Marketing at Sift. Joe shares the 5 Things he can't live without: 1) Grammarly 2) Asana 3) Audible + Bose Headphones 4) Rev 5) Patience For more from Joe, you can hear his previous episode on the show in our Why Podcasts Work Series here: It’s Not About the Downloads – It’s About the Target Accounts To find the other podcast we recommended in today's episode, check out Modern Sales on Apple Podcasts or wherever yo...
Mar 28, 2020•10 min
The sales process is broken. Nobody actually enjoys buying anymore—especially not software. And when it comes to most sales processes, the human touch has just disappeared. Randy Frisch, CMO at Uberflip, recently talked with Ryan Bonnici, CMO at G2, about his approach to this problem. They talk about: How being a mini CMO prepared him to wear all the CMO hats Ryan's take on how the sales process is broken (& how to streamline it) Why marketers should think like consumers Four weeks off a yea...
Mar 27, 2020•32 min
In this 11th episode of the #Books series, Douglas Burdett, Founder of ARTILLERY, and James Muir, author of The Perfect Close, recap some of the key ideas from the marketing and sales books recently featured on The Marketing Book Podcast. To find the other podcast we recommended in today's episode, check out The Sales Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your listening! Directive drives search marketing results for enterprise brands around the world, but you’ll feel like their only clien...
Mar 27, 2020•29 min
In this episode of the #CX series, Ethan Beute, Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, talks with Mathew Sweezey, Director of Market Strategy at Salesforce, about how the age of infinite media shifts the foundations of marketing away from attention and toward context. Hear more episodes of Ethan's podcast, The Customer Experience Podcast! Use the following links to subscribe in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sticher Google Play Google Podcasts To find the other podcast we recommende...
Mar 26, 2020•45 min
In this episode we talk to Chris Walker, CEO at Refine Labs. Sweet Fish is hiring! Click here to learn more. Directive drives search marketing results for enterprise brands around the world, but you’ll feel like their only client. Learn more at: directiveconsulting.com Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Mar 25, 2020•29 min
In this episode we talk to Olga Andrienko, Head of Global Marketing at SEMrush. To find the other podcast we recommended in today's episode, check out The Sales Engagement Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your listening! Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past episodes here. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Mar 24, 2020•22 min
In this episode of the #NewPodcast series, we share a part of the very first episode of Musicians in Tech podcast with Gaetano DiNardi & Jay Alexander. Check out the new show in your favorite podcast player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts
Mar 24, 2020•5 min
In this episode we talk to Joe Sullivan, Founder of Gorilla 76. Check out the book Joe mentions in this episode here: Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days Now you can more easily search & share your audio content, while getting greater visibility into the impact of your podcast. Check out Casted in action at casted.us/growth Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? If not, you can easily subscribe & search past epis...
Mar 23, 2020•21 min
In this #H2H segment, Carlos Hidalgo chats with Mathew Sweezey about his new book The Context Marketing Revolution. Sweezey provides great insights on why marketers need to understand context rather than focus on being relevant and how in so doing, they can deliver an experience across the customer journey. His book is available on Amazon and is getting rave reviews! Want to get a no-fluff email that boils down our 3 biggest takeaways from an entire week of B2B Growth episodes? Sign up today: ht...
Mar 23, 2020•26 min
In this episode of the 5 Things Series we talk to Chris Ronzio, Founder and CEO at Trainual. Chris shares the 5 Things he can't live without: 1) Gmail Hacks - Send & Archive setting & SaneBox 2) Profitwell 3) SleepCycle App 4) Annual Planning with his wife 5) Laughter/Fun To find the other podcast we recommended in today's episode, check out The Sales Experience on Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your listening! Are you getting every B2B Growth episode in your favorite podcast player? ...
Mar 21, 2020•11 min