Masterclass schedule.
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Vision & Goal Setting (March)
We focus on identifying and understanding Marketing’s responsibilities within the organization. We discuss industry-leading methodologies, share experiences creating and measuring goals, as well as learn the importance of seeing beyond the next 12-24 months.
Executive alignment
V2MOM and OKRs
Future-back visioning
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Positioning & Pricing (March)
Aligning product, marketing, and sales is key to the success for companies at any stage. Marketing leaders should be able to lead this effort. Learn about:
Product management vs product marketing
Role of competitive intelligence
Buyer vs end-user engagement
Product roadmap + ‘the next feature’ fallacy
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Finding /Building your Community (April)
Finding and building your community is important to help spread the word about your product and brand. However, it’s important to know your audience and how they should be communicated with. Learn how to reach and build trust with:
Influencer
Analysts
Media
Board members
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Content Creation (April)
Content is still king when it comes to marketing deliverables; however, learning key strategies, tactics, distribution, and setting priorities is the job of a marketing leader. Learn key lessons about:
Owned, earned, and paid media
Content creation - outsourced vs internal
Distribution
Content to close Sales
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Campaigns (May)
For many, the cornerstone to measurable marketing activity is campaigns. Whether through paid channels or your own internal sales/account-driven actions it’s important to consider:
Expectations
Setting budgets
Selecting channels
Pre - creating assets
Post - what to do with the leads
Metrics - measures, attribution, and ROI
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Marketing Tools & Technology (May)
There is no shortage of marketing and sales technology available today. With over 7,000 products what do you need at your stage and why? Learn more about:
What to buy and when.
Tools - ownership, and adoption
Measurement and attribution
Data governance
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Account-Based Everything (June)
One of the latest marketing ‘trends’ is account-based marketing (ABM). But what does it mean? Should you be using it? Learn about:
Account-based strategies
Budget, metrics, and ROI
Designing a playbook
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Alignment with Sales (June)
Explosive revenue growth can only occur when marketing and sales (and customer success) are truly aligned. Marketing leaders should influence, enable, and optimize each step from demand generation through to renewals. Learn more about:
Demand generation
Sales enablement - assets, battle cards, knowledge base
Values beyond revenue
Cross-sell/up-sell
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Planning (July/August)
Marketing leaders must be able to allocate and use resources wisely as well as Measure and manage results while understanding attribution. Learn about:
Budget approaches
Sales alignment
Lead attribution
‘Four Horsemen’ model
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Event Marketing (August/September)
Events are an important consideration for marketers. They are a great way to meet customers and prospects, connect with influencers in your space, conduct competitive intelligence, and identify industry trends. However, they are often the most expensive way to generate leads. Learn from the shared experiences across hundreds of events.
Selecting the right events
Budgeting and hidden costs
Maximize your ROI - Pre and post event activities
Key metrics
Hosting your own events
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Alignment with Customer Success (October)
Many companies focus solely on demand generation - new clients/logos. During fast-growth or scale-up, this is a mistake. Marketing leaders should also be focused on keeping and growing the existing customer base. Learn important customer strategies including:
Customer onboarding
Success vs support
Identifying “at risk” customers
Renewal/up-sell
Community building
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People & Culture (November)
Marketing leaders play an important role in shaping the culture of the company. They should be assisting HR with recruitment and retention efforts. Learn valuable lessons about:
Internal communications
Team building
Note: Topics, content covered and schedule are subject to change.