B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth
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B2B has the potential to be electrifying. But… The industry is paralysed by a culture of conservatism. Scared stiff in a straitjacket of rational ideas. It’s time for change. It’s time to make B2B marketing visceral. Join Benedict of alan. agency as he uncovers and explores the truth with leading B2B marketers.
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What it takes to align brand, people and strategy in professional services with Paola Garbini, Head of Marketing Europe at Oliver Wyman
In B2B organisations, "one brand voice" often sounds straightforward. In practice, it is far more complex - especially in firms where reputation is carried by people, expertise and relationships.This…
How brand drives growth in reputation-led legal markets with Lee Grunnell, CMO at Womble Bond Dickinson [Special Edition: Law Firms]
Welcome to the first episode of the Special Edition: Law Firms podcast, where we speak with CMOs and senior marketers at leading law firms about how brand actually drives growth in legal services.…
Navigating B2B brand architecture: house of brands vs. branded house with Ifeoma Jibunoh, Group CMO of Cassava Technologies
Brand architecture is often treated as a structural or design choice. In reality, it is a leadership decision with emotional, political and commercial consequences.Benedict Buckland hosts Ify…
ABM isn’t broken. Expectations are. with Lauren Daly and Andrew Shepherd, Palo Alto Networks
ABM is still spoken about as a silver bullet. A way to open doors, personalise at scale and finally align sales and marketing. The problem is that most organisations expect it to behave like magic…
Why B2B brands fail without trust (and how to build one that lasts) with Jigsaw’s Head of Marketing, Jason Miller
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks with Jigsaw's Head of Marketing, Jason Miller about the renewed importance of brand in B2B marketing. Once seen as “fluffy” or…
Client Centricity in B2B: Moving beyond data and understanding signals with Nicole German, Global CMO HSBC, CIB
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict explores a striking paradox with Nicole German, Global Chief Marketing Officer for Corporate and Institutional Banking at HSBC. His…
How agentic AI will radically transform B2B marketing with Elsevier’s Craig Welsh
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Craig Welsh, Head of Research Marketing at Elsevier, about why most B2B teams are still stuck using AI as a content tool,…
How emotion makes brands memorable (and why B2B marketers keep forgetting) with Beazley CMO Georgina Peters Venzano
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict asks a leading insurance CMO what it takes to build a meaningful brand in a category known for conservatism. In this episode,…
From the Pitch to the Funnel: Intuit’s West Ham sponsorship playbook with Martin Dyhouse
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks with Martin Dyhouse, Head of Sponsorship at Intuit, to challenge the notion that B2B sponsorship is little more than…
Personal vs. Corporate Brand: Linklaters Nick Rose on who really drives growth in professional services
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks with Nick Rose, Head of Brand Marketing and Digital Communications at Linklaters, to unpack the complex (and often…
Is the marketing persona dead? With Wipro's CMO, David Keene
Are marketing personas as we know them extinct? Or do we just need to change the way we understand them? David Keene, Wipro's CMO, has the answers. In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative…
Why playing it safe is the riskiest move with Dan Roche, CMO of Workbooks
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, host Benedict Buckland speaks with Dan Roche, CMO of Workbooks CRM, to uncover the uncomfortable truth about conservative B2B marketing. Dan…
Redefining growth marketing with Joel Harrison, Editor-in-Chief at B2B Marketing
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Joel Harrison, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of B2BMarketing.net, the leading community for B2B marketers, to explore…
Shaping commercial strategy with Kayleeann Maritz, Global VP Marketing at Memory Blue and Operatics
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Kayleeann Maritz to define marketing's role in shaping commercial strategy.Kayleeann makes the compelling case for over…
Exposing the truth about Linkedin with Katrina Nichols, CMO at Sannam S4 Group
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Katrina Nichols to interrogate Linkedin as a platform.Katrina eviscerates much of the received wisdom about what works…
Interrogating D&I as a brand asset with Efi Naskou, CMO at Zenus Bank
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Efi Naskou to discuss how misconceptions about D&I are holding B2B brands back.Efi challenges the sentiment behind…
Reworking the B2B sales model with Kate Cox, CMO at BrightBid
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Kate Cox to discuss how B2B sales models need to be reimagined as the purchase decision evolves.Kate provides a detailed…
Breaking Through the B2B Market, with Haralds Gabrans Zukovs, Head of Marketing at Mindgard
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Haralds Gabrans Zukovs to discuss how complex B2B products require sophisticated strategies and solutions.B2B products…
The Truth About B2B Marketing Specialisms, with Will Sturgeon, Head of Content and Thought Leadership at PwC UK
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict is joined by Will Sturgeon to discuss how marketing needs to adapt to make better use of specialists.In a B2B marketing team, it’s…
The Growing Pains of a Maturing B2B Organisation, with Chris Wade, Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Gamma
In this first episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth in 2024, Benedict speaks to Chris Wade about how maturing B2B organisations need to adapt.As a company grows and establishes itself…
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