B2B Sales and Marketing #FriTalks

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B2B Sales and Marketing #FriTalks

Welcome to the B2B Sales and Marketing #FriTalks hosted by Andrejs Juscenko and Rolands Ozolins. On this podcast, you will get insights, best practices and anecdotes right from sales and marketing leaders of B2B technology companies and Startups. Our episodes are based on live #FriTalks LinkedIn broadcasts.

  1. 04/22/2024

    58. Strategies for Success in Event Sponsorship

    Hando Sinisalu, the founder of Marketing Parrot, with extensive experience as an event organizer, and over the years, he has noticed that some companies tend to use their speaking opportunities during sponsored events to deliver sales pitches, which often end up frustrating the audience. This missed opportunity could have been used to build trust and establish relationships with potential customers. In this conversation, we discuss why this happens and explore strategies for maximizing the value of event sponsorships. We'll be hearing both positive and negative examples of conference sponsorships, from preparation to activation and gain insights into successful event sponsorship strategies.

    37 min

  2. 03/24/2024

    57. How to Market to Technical Buyers in the USA?

    The USA stands as the world’s largest and most lucrative market. However, it is also a market characterized by intense competition and some of the highest marketing costs. In this conversation with Kristine Lamberga, CMO of SAF Tehnika, we delve into her insights about the US market. SAF Tehnika specializes in the development and manufacturing of a range of high-end equipment, with its wireless data transmission technologies being its flagship offerings. Over the years, the company has successfully established a foothold in the US market. Interestingly, the largest part of the roughly 3,000 National Broadcasters in the United States are using SAF Tehnika microwave radios.

    31 min

  3. 03/10/2024

    56. Experience of using ICP to win the most valuable customers.

    In this episode of #FriTalks, our guest is the founder of Mailigen and former VP of Product at Pipedrive - Janis Rozenblats.He is joining us to share his valuable experience of building an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and the practical aspects of using it to optimise marketing execution and ROI. In our conversation, we discuss the following topics:- How should we understand the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and what value it can provide to SaaS companies- How to build an ICP and what data sources needed for that- How to practically apply it across Product Development, Marketing, Sales and Customer Success

    36 min

  4. 02/24/2024

    55. 4-step framework for bridging marketing planning and execution

    Marketing often feels like an endless uphill struggle. Moreover, marketing managers often complain of poor internal alignment, conflicting and ever-changing priorities and pressure for short-term results. In this episode, Andrejs and Rolands explore the marketing planning framework that they tested and improved in well over 200 campaigns. Their framework stands on four solid pillars: alignment on revenue goals, comprehensive audience research, strategic Go-To-Market (GTM) planning, and regular review of planned marketing activities.

    40 min

  5. 02/12/2024

    54. How technology buyers make their decisions in 2024?

    The decision-making process of B2B buyers has undergone significant changes.Over the past few years, there has been a notable shift in the behavior of B2B technology buyers, marked by reduced trust in new vendors and their sales representatives. Present-day buyers exhibit a preference for conducting independent research, forming their own conclusions and using self-service options.- In this episode, we explore the following topics:- The shifts in buyers' behavior since the onset of Covid-19- The objectives and tasks that buying groups aim to achieve- The increasing significance of communities in the buying process- The evolving role of salespeople in the modern buying landscape- Strategies for how marketing can adapt to the changing behaviors of buyers

    34 min

  6. 01/29/2024

    53. How to set optimal pricing strategy for your SaaS products?

    Increasing pricing is the single best and most straightforward way to increase business profitability.Pricing is so important, that companies would be well advised to spend a lot of time and effort to set optimal pricing.Yet, according to research, SaaS companies only spend 6 hours on pricing. No monthly, not annually, ever.In this episode of FriTalks, we are joined by pricing strategist and founder of Soft Fight Emanuel Martonca.We discuss: Why pricing is so important for SaaS? How an average SaaS company approaches pricing and what are the problems? How does pricing impact profitability? Principles of pricing Where do companies start if they want to review their pricing?

    34 min

  7. 01/13/2024

    52. Making Lead Generation Work in 2024

    In this first FriTalks of 2024, Andrejs and Rolands look at key trends in B2B marketing and discuss what challenges and opportunities they bring for lead generation in 2024.

    34 min

  8. 12/11/2023

    51. Sales and marketing alignment: necessary change for better results.

    Did you know that marketing and sales alignment is the most significant roadblock to business growth? According to Gartner, companies with strong marketing and sales alignment are 3 times more likely to meet their new customer acquisition targets. In this #FriTalks episode, we discuss: How does marketing and sales misalignment hinder business growth? What are the key issues companies face? And what are the first necessary steps to reduce conflict and build trusted relationships with both teams?

    34 min
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    Welcome to the B2B Sales and Marketing #FriTalks hosted by Andrejs Juscenko and Rolands Ozolins. On this podcast, you will get insights, best practices and anecdotes right from sales and marketing leaders of B2B technology companies and Startups. Our episodes are based on live #FriTalks LinkedIn broadcasts.

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