In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands, Head of Product, B2B Marketing, sits down with Scott Leatherman, the newly appointed CMO of Aviatrix, to explore his career journey and unpack some of the most pressing topics in B2B marketing today. Scott shares his early experiences in Silicon Valley’s startup scene and how they shaped his path to becoming a CMO. He also dives into his first strategic moves in the role - strengthening the marketing team and partnering with ag...
Jun 11, 2025•23 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands, Head of Product, B2B Marketing spoke with Ben Lee, Head of Data & AI, Bidwells ahead of his upcoming sessions at B2B Ignite 2025. Ben shares his journey into the world of AI—starting with tools like Jasper—and how he’s gone on to integrate AI into his work at Bidwells, even taking home the Gold for ‘Best Use of AI’ at our 2023 B2B Marketing Awards. And if you haven’t jumped on the AI bandwagon yet, Ben offers insights into ...
May 30, 2025•25 min
What is agentic AI? And why is it important? In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we spoke to Hut 3 about the very topic and how it can be implemented in the various ABM stages. We’re joined by Darryl Merkli, Head of AI Studio & Services, Hut 3 and Andy Johnson, Founder and Director, Hut 3. The trio discuss everything from how Hut 3 built their own agentic AI workflows to striking the balance between the human touch and AI technology. Plus, if you want to find out Hut 3’s top...
May 15, 2025•40 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands, Head of Product, spoke with Khalid Aziz, Marketing Director B2B, Canon, UK & Ireland. Khalid discusses his journey with Canon while highlighting the company's diverse product portfolio. In addition, he also touches on the impact of hybrid working on Canon's sales strategy, emphasizing digital workflow solutions and cybersecurity measures. Plus, he shares why collaboration across departments can lead to business growth and p...
May 12, 2025•26 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands, Head of Product, sat down with Sarah Roberts, Group CMO, Boldyn Networks to discuss her rebranding strategy over the past two years. She discussed how the company was able to emphasize authenticity to align with the company's culture and purpose; thus, delivering a 40% increase in brand score and an 8% rise in website traffic in the first year, along with improved lead generation and digital strategy success. In addition, the t...
Apr 16, 2025•24 min
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke to Omne about fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) from a B2B perspective. Joining her was Anna Massey, Strategy Director, Omne and Scott Sinfield, Creative Strategist, Omne who both discussed how and why B2B has made its way into big FMCGs. They also talk about how brand loyalty differs from B2B vs B2C, why the FMCG space is getting smarter in terms of being data-driven, as well as the strategic change...
Apr 09, 2025•30 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands caught up with Iris Meijer, Chief Marketing & Product Officer at Verizon. David and Iris talk about the importance of becoming a commercial marketer, and why the relationship with your product team is absolutely critical. Iris also talks through how she approaches rolling out AI at Verizon, without losing that human-to-human, emotional connection that is so important for building real connections and trust with your audience. If yo...
Apr 01, 2025•27 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands caught up with Monica Kumar, EVP and CMO of Extreme Networks - a leader in cloud networking. Monica talks through her engineering background, and how she moved her way up from the factory floor all the way to leadership in the boardroom. They talk through how marketing has evolved over the past five years and the need for marketers to put stories at the heart of everything they do. If you’d like to check out our ‘Commercial Marketer St...
Mar 19, 2025•28 min
In this week’s episode, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke with the Omne team about their growth over the past few years as well as its placement in our most recent benchmarking report. We’re joined by Michael Gividen, CEO, Omne; Rebecca Lewis-Stanton, Director of Client Growth, Omne; and Chris Davies, Managing Director, Omne. In our 2025 UK Agencies Benchmarking Report, Omne landed in the top 10 agencies with the highest gross income - and off the back of such an achieveme...
Mar 04, 2025•34 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we spoke to Benefex about their joint Gold win for ‘B2B Marketing team of the year’ at our 2024 B2B Marketing Awards. We sat down with Sally Winter, Marketing Director, Benefex to reveal all. We kicked off the conversation by discussing the structure of Benefex’s team and how they were able to experience a huge amount of growth in just a few years. In addition, Sally touches on how to find the right people to deliver on the marketing strategy....
Feb 25, 2025•23 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands catches up with Siddharth Taparia, Global CMO of real estate advisors and professionals, JLL. David and Siddharth talk through the role of a Global CMO at a Fortune 500 company, how Siddharth builds (and measures) commercial marketing strategies, and how JLL is using AI to drive efficiency and effectiveness in everything they do.
Feb 19, 2025•28 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we spoke with Paul Cash, Founder, Rooster Punk and Georgie Burks, Brand Manager, Allica Bank to discuss their award-winning campaign ‘Get your money hat on’. The campaign won the Gold for ‘Best use of creative’ and the Bronze for ‘Best brand initiative’ at our 2024 B2B Marketing Awards. We break down everything from what the win meant for both Rooster Punk and Allica Bank to how they were able to produce such a creative concept using a bowler ...
Feb 17, 2025•34 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we spoke with The Think Tank about their win for ‘UK B2B agency of the year’ at our 2024 B2B Marketing Awards. We were joined by Liam Bateman, Founder & Managing Director, The Think Tank and Ros Rowlatt, Digital Media Director, The Think Tank. The duo discuss everything from how they executed one of their most successful campaigns to how they were able to upskill their employees through a unique training program. If that wasn’t enough, Lia...
Feb 12, 2025•24 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we spoke to Paul Collier, CMO, FunnelFuel to discuss the current digital advertising landscape in 2025. Last year, we reflected on the demise of third-party cookies in bespoke research with FunnelFuel, and this year, we’re looking beyond cookies and addressing tangible solutions for marketers. We discuss everything from IP targeting and curation platforms to contextual advertising and much more. Plus, if you want to find out the mindset market...
Feb 05, 2025•32 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands catches up with Matt Allen, Director of Business Development & Marketing at real estate adviser Bidwells. In November 2024, Matt was awarded Marketer of the Year at our annual B2B Marketing Awards for his outstanding work at Bidwells, which put the company at the heart of a £60 billion opportunity for the economy. In this episode, David and Matt talk through Matt’s approach to B2B marketing, the specifics of the aforementioned init...
Jan 15, 2025•30 min
In this week’s exciting episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, we broke down the B2B Marketing Award winners with a lovely lineup of guests including Jason Talbot, Managing Director, The Croc, Colin Wheeler, Managing Director, Survey Solutions, Paul Collier, Fractional CMO, FunnelFuel and lastly Rich Watts, Board Member & Co-Founder, SiteBox. We sat down to discuss all the highlights from ‘Best use of customer insight’ to ‘B2B marketer of the year’ and ‘B2B marketing team of the year’. Plus, ...
Dec 11, 2024•27 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke with the Radish team about some of the global brand campaigns they’ve achieved. From the key to gaining C-suite buy-in on a global scale to their brilliant KellyOCG ‘No Fluff’ campaign, this episode is jam-packed with insights from Head of Strategy, Chris Willocks, Radish and Renaye Edwards, Co-founder and MD, Radish. If that wasn’t enough, they also share some advice on how to keep your...
Dec 04, 2024•31 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands, Head of Product, B2B Marketing, spoke with Robert Norum, ABM & Demand Strategy Expert, Propolis, to talk about some ABM trends and patterns this year. And with our 2024 B2B Marketing Awards on the horizon, we fed every submission for our ‘Best use of ABM’ category through secure AI technology. And the results? Robert and Dave discuss everything from why thought leadership and ABM go hand-in-hand to whether or not intent dat...
Nov 14, 2024•21 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing, spoke with a handful of marketing leaders about the challenges with both recruitment and retention in B2B marketing. This episode in association with Hello Kindred features Sarah Thomas, Group Chief Marketing Officer, EVP, Capgemini; Roland Glass, Chief Commercial Officer, Hello Kindred; and Nick Burbidge, Managing Director, 368. They delve into everything from the challenges that exist in th...
Nov 11, 2024•48 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands caught up with Rachel Exton, VP of Global Marketing at Pearson English Language Learning. Rachel chats through the recent transformation she led within the marketing organisation, explaining the steps she went through, as well the core things all B2B marketers should keep in mind.
Nov 07, 2024•26 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing, spoke with Michael Ruby and Greg Cavaluzzo from Park & Battery to discuss their Gold win at the 2024 B2B Marketing Elevation Awards for ‘Best use of content’. The trio discuss everything from how music therapy can impact one’s mental health to how they were able to obtain significant media placements pro bono and much more. And if that wasn’t enough, Michael and Greg share the key learnin...
Oct 31, 2024•30 min
How do you build a B2B growth services business from scratch? That was the key question that we wanted to ask Craig Dempster, the founding CEO of Trilliad, which has announced its arrival with a clutch of acquisitions (including 2023 Global B2B Agency of the Year Just Global) and the promise of more to follow. We interviewed Craig for the latest episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, where we discussed the significance of Trilliad’s strategy to build a services business that could deliver against...
Oct 25, 2024•27 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Paul Collier, Fractional CMO and Business Development Consultant at FunnelFuel sat down with Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing, to talk about their newest report: Future-ready: How to adapt to fading cookies: https://www.b2bmarketing.net/reports/future-ready-how-to-adapt-to-fading-cookies/ As B2B marketers face a huge shift away from cookies, the report highlights some insights to help navigate the transition seamlessly. In ou...
Oct 16, 2024•34 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke with Ross Howard, Product Marketing Director, Inbox Insight. The two chat about the research Inbox Insight presented at our Propolis Leader’s Forum this year. They chatted about some of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to purchasing decisions, what content channels buyers are utilising, as well as the importance of trust - and how to cultivate this from a brand perspective over a...
Oct 10, 2024•25 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke with Alison Dodd, Chief Strategy Officer, Revere and Chris Scott, Chief Digital Officer, Revere. The three delve into how buying behaviors have changed and what the new process looks like today. Plus, Alison and Chris give sage advice on how to handle the start and stop for a potential buyer, as well as some top tips for navigating the new buying journey from a brand perspective. If you ...
Oct 03, 2024•50 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, Joel Harrison, Editor-in-Chief of B2B Marketing, caught up with Gabie Boko, the CMO of intelligent data infrastructure company, NetApp. Gabie is a passionate advocate for: the evolution of the CMO in response to changing corporate responsibilities; the importance of marketing agility; the opportunity to use AI to improve CX and sustainability, and much more. Joel and Gabie chat through what gets her motivated as a CMO, the levers she’s pulling to dri...
Oct 02, 2024•34 min
In this week’s episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, we’re joined with Colin Wheeler, Managing Director, Survey Solutions and Jason Talbot, Managing Director, The Croc to discuss the B2B Marketing Awards 2024 shortlist which was announced earlier this month. Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing spoke with the duo about some of the exciting categories from ‘Most commercially successful campaign’ to ‘B2B marketer of the year’ and ‘Best use of creative’. If that wasn’t enough, Jason a...
Sep 24, 2024•40 min
It’s an open secret that B2B lead generation has some big problems. The sector has grown exponentially in recent years, with growth in self-service tech platforms and offshore telemarketing expanding the options available to marketers, driving down costs but too often taking quality with it. As an industry veteran of 30 years standing, Tony Uphoff felt it was time to speak out, writing an open letter to the industry, calling out bad practice and defining what’s required to set the lead gen secto...
Sep 06, 2024•40 min
In this episode of The B2B Marketing Podcast, David Rowlands caught up with Adam Preis, Director of Product/Solution Marketing, and Marta George, Head of EMEA ABM Programmes – both of Ping Identity. In this episode, Marta and Adam chat through the importance of working in close alignment with the product team in order to drive commercial success. This follows the recent revelation in Propolis – the global community for B2B marketers – that senior marketing leaders feel more detached from the pro...
Aug 28, 2024•35 min
In this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Podcast, Kavita Singh, Senior Content Editor, B2B Marketing, spoke with the Creative Director at Revere, Dan Sillifant, alongside the Chief Digital Officer at Revere, Chris Scott. The trio discuss Revere’s journey with AI from both a creative and business point of view. Plus, the two share advice for those who aren’t implementing AI into their agency, as well as the common mistakes that might be happening. Want to find out how to create the ideal ratio...
Aug 23, 2024•36 min
