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What Is Research Marketing, and How Do You Master It?

What Is Research Marketing, and How Do You Master It?

Joseph Kim — Chief Marketing Officer for ProofPilot — joins Connor to discuss his work with health and wellness influencers, the difference between market research and research marketing, and how to use product research as your sales channel. Learn how marketers can break through customer mistrust to help them solve their problems.

Exit Rich Round 2: How To Sell Your Business for Huge Profits

Exit Rich Round 2: How To Sell Your Business for Huge Profits

Michelle Seiler Tucker — author of Exit Rich and Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated — joins Connor to discuss how to sell your business for top dollar, which recent movie to watch for excellent business advice, and when acquiring other companies makes good business sense. Learn which tech company has one of the best leadership programs in the country — and why mentorship sometimes outweighs money when you’re growing your business.

How to Become a Billion-Dollar Marketer

How to Become a Billion-Dollar Marketer

Jess Iandiorio — Chief Marketing Officer at Starburst — joins Connor to discuss bypassing both sides of the traditional job application process, the creative value of uncomfortable silences, and the different career benefits offered by mentors and sponsors. Learn all about becoming a billionaire marketer and what to look for when you’re shopping around for your next big success.

How To Be a Top Gun at Channel Sales

How To Be a Top Gun at Channel Sales

Steve Farmiloe — Senior Channel Sales Manager at AppSmart — joins Connor to discuss his popular LinkedIn video podcast, the Top Gun Show, and what it takes to become a Top Gun. Learn how even “unsuccessful” sales attempts enrich you as a salesperson, and find out what traits you should focus on developing to proceed on your own Top Gun path.

Dark Social Secrets Unveiled

Dark Social Secrets Unveiled

Chris Walker — Founder and CEO of go-to-market strategy firm Refine Labs — joins Connor to pull back the curtain on dark social and the dark funnel. Discover how to capture intent data long before your potential customer “funnels out,” why you should look beyond lead counts, and the missing piece in most B2B sales and marketing strategies.

Balancing Branding for Talent Acquisition vs. Sales Growth

Balancing Branding for Talent Acquisition vs. Sales Growth

Ryan Hornack — Chief Marketing Officer for FWF — joins Connor to discuss rebranding, talent acquisition marketing, and building modern content messaging from a strong set of company values. Learn about the many reasons for rebranding, using marketing techniques to win the talent you need, and keeping your marketing content consistent to build better business relationships.

🍔 How to Make Your B2B Marketing Tasty🍟🍕

🍔 How to Make Your B2B Marketing Tasty🍟🍕

David “Rev” Ciancio — Hospitality Marketing Executive and Brand, Customer & Technology Evangelist — joins Connor to recount his music industry origins, the story behind his nom de guerre, and how his disillusion with the music business led to his new venture as a hospitality marketing guru. Learn about the value of both creative thinking and consistent process to your marketing efforts, and get the skinny on three of Rev’s favorite demand gen hacks.

Why Your Falling Lead Conversion Rate Is a Good Thing, And What to Do About It

Why Your Falling Lead Conversion Rate Is a Good Thing, And What to Do About It

Kerry Cunningham, RevTech revolutionary and product marketing expert, joins Connor to talk about what marketers get wrong about lead conversion. Hear Kerry talk about his early attempts to build a better conversion solution, the insights he’s gained about lead generation as a marketing tool, and the “Oh Sh!t!” moment for marketers. Learn what’s changed about your customers’ buying experience, how to read the signals about whether a customer is in the market, and how you can leverage website traffic data to maximize conversion opportunities.

How to Build a 100k Member Community

How to Build a 100k Member Community

Daniel Goodstein, President of the Institute for Robotic Process Automation & Artificial Intelligence (IRPA AI) and the Digital Enterprise Institute (DEi), joins Connor to talk about the challenges of marketing high-tech business solutions. Learn about the communication obstacles between tech companies and their potential customers, the importance of demonstrating value, and how, in the end, even high-tech businesses are built on people and relationships.