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This quarter, you're falling behind and worried you won’t make your sales goals. Taking a look at your sales team, you realize that if everyone could just sell like your top earners, you’d be way ahead of your target by now. What if there was a way to take the artistry of your best reps and boil it down to a science all your reps could follow? That’s exactly what my latest guest, Seth Marrs, Research Director at Forrester, is an expert in. He joins the show to share how you can marry the art and science of sales by effectively leveraging data and technology into your sales org. Now that you know what it takes to transform your sales org with data and technology, are you ready to dive into how to rehumanize your customer experience or learn the secrets to personalizing at scale? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

So your lead generation channels have reached a plateau and your sales operation is stuck in second gear. There’s enough happening to get by but that electrifying atmosphere is waning. You’re wondering whether PR will help kick things up a notch but the PR climate is evolving as fast as business tech. Where do you start? Mickie Kennedy, Founder & CEO of eReleases, a leader in affordable press release writing and distribution, provides the answer. What we talked about: PR strategy must-haves Stay ahead: 3 tips for a strong PR game Profitable PR in action Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Mickie’s LinkedIn profile eReleases’ FREE Masterclass for a winning PR strategy Survey Monkey For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.

Your top SDR has spent all night brushing up on B2B sales tips. They make their way to the first prospect, who happens to be a high-ranking military official. Little do they know, those B2B tips are no good here. This is a public sector institution, and they don’t play by B2B rules. Green Leads CEO, Mike Farrell, explains. What we talked about: B2B vs Public Sector: dos & don’ts AI risks & opportunities Content syndication Outsourcing SDRs Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Mike’s LinkedIn profile Green Leads’ website For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.

The meeting you have tomorrow is with the sales team. You’re anticipating a sleepless night. As you sharpen your pitchfork, you wonder why no one’s solved the alignment problem between sales and marketing. Then, you remember something: You’re not in Mad Men; you’re running a successful ABM campaign — and collaboration with sales is the name of the game. My guest today is Mike Maynard, Owner at Napier Partnership Limited, who came on the show to demystify Account Based Marketing and explain how to harness its numerous benefits. In this episode, we discuss: What ABM is How to implement ABM How ABM helps better align sales and marketingNow that you know the ABCs of ABM, are you ready to learn how to craft your brand or establish a repeatable sales process? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

This last year brought a lot of changes that range the gambit from internal organizational improvements to reimagining and shifting outbound marketing. This evolution has fostered a new constant awareness of who we’re selling to and where they spend their time. It’s crucial that we take what we've learned this past year about virtual selling and continue to develop those skills as we step into the post-COVID “new normal.” On this episode of B2B Revenue Executive Experience, I talk with Darrell Amy, author of the best-selling book, Revenue Growth Engine: How to Align Sales and Marketing to Accelerate Growth, host of the Revenue Growth Podcast, and co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast. What we talked about: How companies should be adjusting their marketing and sales strategies in the post-COVID economy How to combat “pivot fatigue” and get better at virtual selling. How companies can set aggressive, but realistic revenue goals. What goals should be top of mind for companies in a post-COVID era. Mentioned on the show: The Revenue Growth Toolkit Revenue Growth Engine: How to Align Sales and Marketing to Accelerate Growth For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.

You have your ideal customer persona nailed down. You know the problems they have and why they should choose your company over your competitors to solve them. You’ve spent a great deal of time learning what they think about your product. How much time have you spent learning how they feel? My latest guest, Kyle Duford, as Executive Creative Director of The Brand Leader, has spent his career learning about it. He joins the show to simplify the intangibles of brand into something you can master, too. We discuss: What most people get wrong about brand The experiences that make for a memorable brand How the pandemic has affected branding Now that you know how to craft your brand, are you ready to learn how to establish a repeatable sales process or build the right team? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

Your new startup has got a killer product, which deserves a best-in-class sales process, so you hire someone with a track record of success at your favorite company — the one you most want to emulate. You’re as confident as they are when they join the team. Then it all goes wrong. Why is it so hard to build a repeatable sales process? If you listen to my latest guest, Dan Morris, Managing Partner of Mindracer Consulting, a modern VP of Sales & CRO as a Service firm, you’ll quickly learn it doesn’t have to be. You’re just approaching it wrong. In this episode, we discuss: The purpose of a sales process What companies most often get wrong when building one How to avoid those mistakes and create a killer — and repeatable — sales processNow you know how to establish a repeatable sales process, are you ready to learn how to build the right team or master acquisitions as a growth strategy? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

If you’ve ever been through an acquisition, you know there are a lot of moving parts to it. It’s a tough thing to pull off in a year. Could you imagine going through 33 in 13 years? Justin Hartanov, Chief Commercial Officer of Syndigo, doesn’t have to imagine — he’s done it and lived to tell the tale. Which is why I brought him on the show to share the secrets to a successful acquisition. What we talked about: Why you should acquire for growth Why you need a clear vision and effective expectation-setting in an acquisition Why training and enablement are crucial to an acquisition’s success Now that you know how to handle acquisitions as a growth strategy, are you ready to learn the secrets to personalizing at scale or what it takes to be a great sales leader? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

Joseph Fung, CEO of Uvaro and host of "The Seller's Journey' Podcast, chats with Chad about the generational differences we're seeing in sales, the new challenges companies are facing, and how it relates to: Societal changes (and advising teams and organizations on how to adapt) A company’s core values Understanding a foundation of accountability Selling in a virtual environment Equalization of talent OPTIONAL: Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast: Joseph Fung, CEO of Uvaro "The Seller's Journey' Podcast If you want to dive deeper into the discussion, find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.

You’ve just introduced yourself to an important prospect. It went well, but you want to make sure that great first impression resonates by sending a gift. It needs to be something unique that always sparks joy, like your family cookie recipe. Wait…why not the family cookie recipe? Today’s guest, Chelsea Martin, Co-Owner of Noms Bake Shop, can help you do just that. She joins me on the show today to talk about how you can elevate your corporate gifting into something meaningful and memorable with cookies. We discuss: How Noms got its start The art of corporate gifting How to make a lasting impressionNow that you know how to send gifts that leave a lasting impression, are you ready to master acquisitions as a growth strategy or learn the secrets to personalizing at scale? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

You’ve just been promoted to a leadership position. You’ve worked hard to get here but, now that you have, you’ve started worrying about your new responsibilities. You don’t just want to be a leader — you want to be a great leader. But where do you start? I can think of nobody better to ask than Mark Ebert, SVP at 6sense, so… I did. Mark joins me in the latest episode of the show to go over exactly what makes a great leader and what you can start doing today to get there. What we talked about: The difference between leadership and management The importance of open communication The secrets to retention Now that you know what it takes to be a great sales leader, are you ready to dive into how to rehumanize your customer experience or learn the secrets to personalizing at scale? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

You have an important sales call and you’re ready for it. You’ve done your research, you’ve rehearsed objections, you know everything about the product and exactly how it solves your customer’s problems. Then, an unexpected C-level guest joins the call — are you prepared? These days, C-level executives are much more likely to hop on a sales call than ever before. In this episode, Thiago Sá Freire, Chief Revenue Officer at Chorus.ai, joins me to talk about his research into the phenomenon and what to do to never be caught off-guard by the C-suite. What we talked about: Why more C-suite executives are hopping on calls Why you want to get the C-suite talking How to prepare your sales teams for this new reality Now that you can confidently handle any surprise C-suite guests, are you ready to dive into how AI is revolutionizing content marketing or how to get the most out of your CRM? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

Like any good seller, you want to sharpen your outreach weapons. In search of more killer tactics, you read every book, listen to every podcast, attend every seminar, enroll in every course, and interpret every smoke signal out there — only to realize you could have spent that time actually prospecting. Tactics can be great — but they’re useless if you haven’t built the right outreach muscles through execution. My latest guest understands this better than most. Liston Witherill, Head of Growth at Gold Front, Chief of Sales Insights at Serve Don't Sell, host of the Modern Sales Podcast, and soon-to-be author, joins me to talk about the power habit formation can have on your outreach. What we talked about: The mindset you need for outreach Why execution trumps tactics when it comes to outreach How pattern matching makes outreach easier Now that your outreach muscles are ready to compete against an oiled-up 1970s Schwarzenegger, are you ready to dive into how AI is revolutionizing content marketing or how to get the most out of your CRM? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

Before the pandemic, you used a variety of channels to connect with your prospects — many of them face-to-face. Then, once social distancing kicked in, you started pumping up the volume on your digital channels. You may only be getting 5% on your emails, but you just need to send more, right? Well, what about the other 95%? You don’t need more volume, you need more value — and video can help you deliver it. That’s the core mission of Darin Dawson, Co-Founder and President of BombBomb, a human-centered communication platform enabling users to send video and rehumanize customer experience. We discuss: Why video works to rehumanize the customer experience How to use video effectively How video cuts down on volume and delivers real value, instead Now that you have the tools to rehumanize your customer experience, are you ready to dive into how AI is revolutionizing content marketing or how to get the most out of your CRM? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

You have a great product. You know who your audience is and how to help them solve their problems. Now you just need to get in front of them. You need brand saturation — and these days, that means getting into Google’s top 5 search results. To help you learn how to do that, in the latest episode I sat down with Chris Dickey, Founder and CEO of Visably, a company focused on helping organizations manage their brand visibility in search. What we talked about: Why organic search traffic is the key to brand strategy The challenge of unseating large brands like Amazon in search (and how to get around it) Why brand is built by every team in your organization Once you figure out how to land your company that top search position, are you ready to dive into how AI is revolutionizing content marketing or how to get the most out of your CRM? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

You get a sales email — it’s clearly a template targeting anyone 18-75 with a pulse with your name pasted the top. Like any sane person, you delete it and forget about it. So, why are you still sending the same impersonal emails to your prospects? In this episode, Sarah Hicks, SDR Manager at Predictable Revenue and host of the Predictable Revenue Podcast, explains the strategies you can implement to achieve personalization at scale without sacrificing velocity. We discuss: How templates can, counterintuitively, help you personalize How to tailor your outreach for different channels What you’re doing wrong on LinkedIn Now that you know the secrets to personalizing at scale, are you ready to dive into how AI is revolutionizing content marketing or how to get the most out of your CRM? Check out the full list of episodes: The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.”

Back in the day, having a good SEO meant writing, publishing, backlinks, and never thinking about that strategy again. Things have changed since then! On this episode of the B2B Revenue Executive Experience, I chat with That Company CEO Ken Knorr, about all things Search Engine Optimization. Ken tells me all about how the pandemic and social media has changed the landscape for marketers worldwide. We touched on: Marketing opportunities as we transition to a new normal How social media affects Search Engine Optimization Approaching brand social and search strategy all up What role brand awareness plays in rankings on Google This post includes highlights of our podcast interview with Ken Knorr, CEO of That Company. For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The B2B Revenue Executive Experience in your favorite podcast player.

In the sales profession, success comes down to passion, grit, and velocity. Those qualities are there to be discovered, certainly, but more times than not they’re just seeds that need to be watered and tended to. Organizations can help their sales reps in their personal growth by learning how they operate and helping them sustain healthy mindsets. I talked with Mark Petruzzi, VP Private Equity from N3, and Paul Melchiorre, Operating Partner at Stripes, about the importance of passion and mindset in selling success, as well as techniques from their new book, “Selling the Cloud.” We also talked about: What inspired them to write a book and what their book is about. How to define and translate passion, grit, and velocity. The key thing young sales reps need to know to set them up for success. How mindset is one of the most critical things for a sales rep to focus on. Why cognitive assessment is critical and which assessment tools are most accurate. For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.

Everyone knows content is critical to success… Yet so many struggle with creating content effectively at scale. If you’re one of them, you may need to enlist the help of AI. Today, I’m speaking with Jeff Coyle, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at MarketMuse, about how content creators can draw upon the power of AI to maximize the return on their content investment. We discuss how AI can help you: Demonstrate your expertise Create better content than your competitors Easily differentiate your content in a crowded landscape This post includes highlights of our podcast interview with Jeff Coyle, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at MarketMuse. For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The B2B Revenue Executive Experience in your favorite podcast player.

If you had the superpower of a flawless memory, what would you do? How many fights could you have avoided with your spouse? How much further in your career could that superpower take you? Well you don’t have to fantasize about it when you can achieve it. According to International Man of Memory, Chester Santos, U.S. Memory Champion and author of Mastering Memory, his champion memory isn’t a superpower — it’s a skill. And it’s one anyone can learn. In this episode, Chester shares his secrets, including: Why the inner workings of memory are something you can hack The 3 secrets to remembering anything How you can apply memory techniques to improve your life and career This post includes highlights of our podcast interview with Chester Santos, U.S. Memory Champion and author of Mastering Memory. For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience.  If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.