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B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth
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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Episodes
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhy fear-led cybersecurity marketing stops working with Karl Van den Bergh, Chief Market Officer at Illumio
Fear gets attention. But what happens when every vendor in your category uses it, all at once, all the time? In cybersecurity, the answer is a market that…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthBreak the rulebook: how marketing helped Legora become the fastest to $100m ARR and flipped the script on set with Jude Law
Legora went from zero to $100 million in annual recurring revenue in 18 months. Its Senior Vice President of Brand and Communications, Stuart Shingler, joins…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhat AI misses about customer insight with Frances Fenemore, Vice President of Global Demand and AI Transformation at Delinea
AI can analyse vast amounts of data, identify patterns and produce answers faster than any marketing team could manage alone. But can it really explain why…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthAI isn’t killing B2B agencies – it’s exposing what clients really value with Annabel Atchison of IONOS Group
A few months ago, Annabelle Atchison posted something many agencies would probably rather not confront. The Head of Communications and Product Marketing at…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhy reputation alone is no longer enough in legal marketing with Tricia Weener, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Linklaters
For decades, the legal sector has been built around deep partner relationships, reputation and specialist expertise. But buying behaviour is changing – and the…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhat 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthHow 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthNavigating 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthABM 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhy 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: The Provocative TruthClient 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthHow 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthHow 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthFrom 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthPersonal 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthIs 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthWhy 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthRedefining 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthShaping 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthExposing 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthInterrogating 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthReworking 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthBreaking 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe 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…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthB2B Marketing Expo Panel Discussion: Marketing + Sales A Winning Combination?
Benedict Buckland of alan. agency moderates PANEL: Marketing + Sales A Winning Combination? Thank you to everyone who attended the session! Benedict was joined…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthB2B Marketing Expo Keynote Session - Big B2B Brands are Thought-Leading Brands
We brought the podcast to you LIVE from the B2B Marketing Expo at the ExCeL London! Thank you to everyone who attended the session! Benedict is joined by our…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthHow to Get the Most Out of AI for B2B Marketing, with Paul Afshar, Deputy CMO of Unlimit
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Paul Afshar to discuss the practicalities of using AI in B2B marketing. AI has…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthRedefining the Role of the CMO, with Matthew Harper, CMO of LinearB
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Matthew Harper about redefining the role of the CMO. Not only is the role of the…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthHow to Prioritise ROI in B2B Marketing, with Duarte Garrido, VP of Growth Marketing at Volt
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Duarte Garrido about the importance of attribution in proving ROI. There’s no…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthBreaking into International B2B Markets, with Simeon Lando, CMO of FORM3
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Simeon Lando to discuss the unique challenges of emerging into new foreign…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthProduct-Led Growth for B2B Marketing, with Madhukar Kumar, CMO of Singlestore
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Madhukar Kumar about what a product-led growth strategy looks like in B2B. Marketers…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthGoing Boldly Forward with B2B Brand, with Karen Sage, CMO of Shipwell
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks with Karen Sage how businesses can go further with establishing their brand…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthABM for the Future and Beyond, with Winfried Schultz, VP Marketing EMEA at Teradata
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Winfried Schultz to discuss how to bring ABM into the future. ABM had its…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthAnswering the Call for Emotive B2B Marketing, with Mark Cullen, CMO of Simon-Kucher
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Mark Cullen about the need for B2B marketers to be brave. The key to marketing…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthA Review of 2023... So Far
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, we look back at some of the provocative topics we have talked about in 2023 so far! Episode Clips…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthReimagining B2B Marketing Attribution for the New Buyer Journey, with Jennifer Leggio, CMO of Netography
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Jennifer Leggio to discuss how attribution for marketing and sales needs to…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthUnlocking B2B Influencer Marketing, with Archana Dhankar, Senior Director, Global Demand Generation at Sutherland
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Archana Dhankar to discuss all things influencer marketing in B2B. There’s no…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThought Provoking B2B Thought Leadership, with Laura Klysz, Global Head of Marketing & Communications at Simmons & Simmons
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Laura Klysz about truly leading thought leadership. There are a lot of problems with…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthMisconceptions About Performance Marketing, with Stuart Shingler, VP of Brand and Product Marketing at Tink
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Stuart Shingler about what performance really means in B2B. Despite performance…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthBalancing Performance and Brand Marketing in B2B, with Dan O’Hara, Marketing Director at DEMICA
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Dan O’Hara to discuss the need for art and science to not only coexist, but…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Urgent Need to Focus on Business Goals, with Jeroen Kuppens, CMO of Sana Commerce
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Jeroen Kuppens about how B2B marketers get caught up in online marketing theories…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthDisrupting the System with Category Creation, with Scott Gainey, CMO of Nile
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Scott Gainey about the challenges of creating a new category as a disruptive…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthScaling a B2B Marketing Function at Rapid Pace, with Pavlina Louki, VP of Marketing at Qualco Group
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Pavlina Louki about the unique challenges of scaling a marketing function at pace…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Unspoken Problem of AI in Business, with Uwe Hook, Interim CMO/CDO at Chameleon Collective
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Uwe Hook to discuss the often overlooked issues around AI. It’s impossible to…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Future of B2B Martech, with David Remaud, CMO of iBanFirst
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to David Remaud about how AI will affect the future of MarTech. It’s no secret that AI…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthMastering Product Proposition in B2B Marketing, with Ian Macleod, CMO of SALESmanago
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Ian Macleod about all things product proposition, and how B2B marketers can step up…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthEncouraging Experimentation in B2B Marketing, with John Huntinghouse, VP of Marketing at TAB Bank
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with John Huntinghouse to discuss how to build a culture of experimentation within…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthEmpowering Data Analysis for B2B with Steffen Hedebrandt, CMO and Co-Founder of Dreamdata
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Steffen Hedebrandt to discuss what B2B marketers really need to know about the…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthCreating the Ideal B2B Customer Experience, with Kelly Brown, CMO of Teckro
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Kelly Brown about making every brand interaction count in B2B. While the current…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthMarketing as a B2B Revenue Driver, with Andrea Linehan, Global CMO of CurrencyFair.com
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Andrea Linehan about marketing’s potential for driving revenue in B2B. There’s a…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthMarketing in a Divestment and Re-Brand, with Lucy Birch, CM&CO at Kantar Public
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Lucy Birch about what a divestment means for B2B marketing, and the CMO’s role in…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthBrand-Building for the Board Level, with Nandik Barbhaiya, Ex-CMO at Moneyfarm and MD / Founder of Mr. Brand Genie
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Nandik Barbhaiya to discuss how to get the board on board with brand. It’s…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthUnifying a B2B Marketing Department after M&A, with Andrew Davies, CMO of Paddle
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict speaks to Andrew Davies to break down the implications of M&A on marketing. Mergers and…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Truth Behind Effective Content and SEO, with Sam Shrager, Executive Director, Marketing and Communications at BCB Group
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict chats to Sam Shrager about what truly effective content and SEO marketing looks like. It’s…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthPipeline Obsession in B2B, with Madlen Nicolaus, VP Marketing EMEA at SAP Concur
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Madlen Nicolaus to discuss how obsession with pipeline could have an impact on…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Consumerization of B2B with Birim Gonulsen, CMO, SE of Visa
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Birim Gonulsen about the consumerization of B2B, and the lessons B2B can learn from…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthEducating B2B Industries with Thought Leadership, with James Watson, CMO of The Glimpse Group
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with James Watson to discuss all things thought leadership, and how it can educate…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Importance of Evidence-Based B2B Marketing, with Malcolm Fried, CMO of Ninety One
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict talks to Malcolm Fried about the crucial need for evidence-based marketing. With technology…
B2B Marketing: The Provocative TruthThe Truth About Ambition in B2B Marketing, with Ben O’Connor, Head of Client Services at alan. agency
In this episode of B2B Marketing: The Provocative Truth, Benedict sits down with Ben O’Connor of alan. agency to discuss the truth behind B2B marketers’…