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GTM Confessions EP 04: The Marketer With No Industry | Brandi Eppolito, CMO at Moxie
Brandi Eppolito, CMO at Moxie, has gone from ecommerce to K-12 to DEI hiring to EdTech to medspas. This episode digs into whether
GTM Confessions EP 03: The CRO Who Keeps Starting Over | Matt Schatz, CRO at Hivelocity
Matt Schatz, CRO at Hivelocity, has rebuilt revenue organizations six times across Rackspace, WP Engine, Bazaarvoice, and more. This episode breaks down what
GTM Confessions EP 02: A Letter To Marketing From A CRO | Kevin Feagan, CRO at Cleverbridge
Kevin Feagan, CRO at Cleverbridge, says what most CROs won't say on camera. What marketing reports that means nothing to sales, and what
GTM Confessions EP 04: The Marketer With No Industry | Brandi Eppolito, CMO at Moxie
Brandi Eppolito, CMO at Moxie, has gone from ecommerce to K-12 to DEI hiring to EdTech to medspas. This episode digs into whether
GTM Confessions EP 03: The CRO Who Keeps Starting Over | Matt Schatz, CRO at Hivelocity
Matt Schatz, CRO at Hivelocity, has rebuilt revenue organizations six times across Rackspace, WP Engine, Bazaarvoice, and more. This episode breaks down what
GTM Confessions EP 02: A Letter To Marketing From A CRO | Kevin Feagan, CRO at Cleverbridge
Kevin Feagan, CRO at Cleverbridge, says what most CROs won't say on camera. What marketing reports that means nothing to sales, and what
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S1E1: Dinosaurs, leave-behinds, and the art of evoking jealousy.
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The Complete Playbook for Data-Driven Creative Strategy and CRO Success

For years, creative work sat apart from performance metrics. Teams produced beautiful campaigns, but no one could prove if those
How to Build a Winning Total Addressable Market (TAM): Insights from a Paid Media Operations Manager

Developing a data-driven Total Addressable Market (TAM) is essential for sustainable growth. As a Paid Media Operations Manager, I’ve learned
The Marketing Budget Blueprint: How to Allocate Spend for Hypergrowth

Most marketing budgets aren’t built to grow pipeline… They’re built to survive Finance. You see it every year. The planning
The Ultimate Guide to B2B Content Marketing ROI

Last month, your content team published 12 blog posts. This month, they’ll publish 12 more. But here’s the question nobody
What the Data Says About Lead Routing, Speed-to-Lead, and Revenue Continuity

When your best SDR walks out the door, your pipeline shouldn’t walk with them. Yet for most high-turnover B2B GTM
B2B Demand Gen Best Practices: 4 Lessons We Learned From Niching

Demand generation remains one of search marketing’s most challenging pain points for good reason. At its core, search marketing aims
The Complete Guide to Navigating the B2B Sales Cycle

B2B marketing timelines and sales cycles can be confusing. Unlike classic B2C and eCommerce campaigns, standing out as a brand
B2B Landing Page Best Practices: Proven Examples and Strategies for Higher Conversions

Your B2B paid media campaign is only as strong as its landing page. Think about everything that goes into a
The Complete Guide to B2B Account-Based Lead Generation

Account based lead generation has become the backbone of many modern B2B growth strategies. In a market where every marketing
The 2025 Guide to B2B SEO: How to Capture Demand Before Your Competitors Do

Your board just asked you to prove ROI on every marketing dollar spent this quarter. Your paid ads are burning
Post-M&A Marketing Alignment: Merger Strategies for Unified Growth in the First 100 Days

Congratulations! You just closed the deal of a lifetime. The champagne bottles have been popped, the press releases sent, and
AI & SEO: How AI Is Already Changing The Future Of SEO

AI hasn’t replaced SEO professionals. It’s redefined their role. Instead of eliminating jobs, AI has become a valuable tool for
B2B Content Strategy: Build a High-Converting Plan From Scratch

Here’s what separates content programs that drive pipeline from those that just drive traffic: strategic planning. Most B2B teams churn
B2B ROAS Benchmarks: High-Performing Campaigns in 2025

In 2025, saying the campaigns are bringing in “conversions” is not good enough. Senior B2B marketers are on the hook
Hyper-Local Campaign Customization: Adapting to Cultural and Economic Nuances for Explosive Regional Growth

Picture this: You just wrapped up a quarterly board meeting where you proudly presented your global marketing campaign. Same message,
Understanding Friction in the B2B Customer Journey: When Is There Too Much…or Not Enough?

Friction is everywhere, it’s a force of nature, but it could be costing you pipeline. In B2B, “friction” shows up
6 Tips for Integrating AI With Your Existing B2B Marketing Tech Stack

Most B2B teams already have AI tools. What they don’t have is AI-powered efficiency in programmatic advertising. Your programmatic targeting
Consumer Decision Making Process: 5 Stages & Modern Changes
The 5 stages of the consumer decision-making process have changed immensely. While the way consumers go about it is completely different, the 5
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Why Cookie Consent and Google Consent Mode v2 Matter More Than You Think

Marketers are facing a major shift in how advertising platforms collect and process user data. What once felt like a
Top 10 Most Popular Google Display Ad Sizes in 2025
To optimize your next PPC display campaign, it's important that you choose the top-performing ad sizes with ad placements that are most likely
Driving Innovation: Generative AI’s Impact on 80 B2B SaaS Companies

Contributing Analysts: Stuart Kinsey and Luiza Leal What is GenAI and Why Does It Matter GenAI or Generative AI refers
Cutting-Edge Paid Social Strategies for 2025: Differentiating Your Brand in Saturated Markets

It’s 2025. The Feed Is Loud. CAC Is Up. Attention Is Expensive.   Let’s be honest: it’s noisy out there.
Advanced SEO Conversion Tracking: Identifying and Fixing Funnel Leaks for Exponential Growth

Tracking SEO conversions isn’t exactly easy or fun, but seeing your blog post drive actual revenue for the company? That’s
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20 Retail and Wholesale Marketing Agencies That Turn Catalogs Into B2B Revenue
Retail and wholesale growth looks simple from the outside because a product, a price, and a place to buy already exist.
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S1E1: Dinosaurs, leave-behinds, and the art of evoking jealousy.
Garrett Mehrguth has a heart-to-heart with Alina Vandenberghe, Co-founder & co-Ceo @Chili Piper, about the merits of physical gifts from vendors, and how sales and marketing should be pointing their ship sin the same direction… or sink on their own.
S1E2: Applying the Liquid Death shock value to B2B marketing.
Think you know how to best your competition? Comparison may be the exact opposite thing you should. See why when Garrett Mehrguth sits down with Anthony Kannada, Founder & CEO at AudiencePlus.
S1E3: Being singularly focused, versus being everything to everybody.
With digital covered, how do you effectively surround an account from a physical perspective and really get them to notice you? Garrett Mehrguth gets the scoop from Corinna Owens, Fractional ABM, GTM Advisor, and podcast host.