The Practical CMO

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The Practical CMO

Up-to-date discussions on programs like account-based management, new hiring and retention practices, and programs to drive improved revenue performance.

  1. 11/08/2023

    Evolving Search Algorithms Demand Ongoing SEO Strategy

    Our guest is Tim Doyle, the Vice President of Sales at TopSpot, a digital marketing agency serving over 800 industrial and manufacturing clients. They discuss the current state of industrial marketing, characterizing it as uncertain yet still seeing strong growth in some sectors. Tim highlights a leadership void in many mid-size manufacturers and how fractional executive engagements can fill gaps. We dive deep into the current state of marketing in the industrial sector. Tim gives us the lowdown - things seem uncertain, but some verticals still see solid growth. He highlights a big issue in mid-size manufacturers - a lack of marketing leadership. The discussion covers aligning sales and marketing, generating qualified leads, best practices for high-performing websites, and the importance of an ongoing marketing strategy. Tim draws on examples from leaders like Dalsin and Nema Enclosures to emphasize being accountable, consistent, and partnering with experts. About our guest: Tim Doyle is the Vice President of Sales at TopSpot in Houston, TX. A Michigan native who attended Western Michigan University and studied Public Relations and Advertising, Tim has been an industrial marketing professional since the mid-1980s. Tim’s role as the VP of Sales is to oversee that the clients’ web strategy aligns with the true goals of the business. He ensures that TopSpot’s integrated marketing strategy meets the needs of all the stakeholders in the business: be it new client development, current customers, employees, and sales representatives. Tim leads TopSpot’s sales force, educating and inspiring the 20+ person team, located all over the country. He has presented at multiple FMA Events, including their Annual Meetings & Fabtech. Links from this episode: TopSpot

    25 min
  2. What’s Going on in Industrial Marketing?

    10/25/2021

    What’s Going on in Industrial Marketing?

    Unique markets have different levels of Marketing maturity, use different ways of going to market, have different metrics of success, and view the role of Marketing in their businesses quite differently. Sometimes, it’s too easy to get too focused on what you have traditionally done in Marketing, and also a challenge to look outside your unique market for best practices in other markets which you might adopt. In today’s program, we are going to do a deep dive on the industrial businesses, and do a temperature check on their overall health and growth prospects. We will also characterize businesses in this sector—and try to highlight best practices inside the market, but also identify best practices from other markets which might bebeneficial to an industrial marketer. My guest today is Kimberly Miller, a colleague from Chief Outsiders who has spent the better part of her career in Marketing roles in industrial companies. We'll tap into Kimberly’s industry insights as we look to offer practical guidance. ----more---- Today’s Participants: You can connect with Mark Coronna through LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcoronna/ Guest: Kimberly Miller, CMO, Chief Outsiderskmiller@chiefoutsiders.com https://thepracticalcmo.com/ep-25-whats-goin…strial-marketing/ Kimberly is an industrial marketer with operations and engineering in her DNA.  Working with engineering or operational lead manufacturers, she brings the marketing strength that fuels growth by developing strategies with input and buy-in from not only customers but internal groups.  As a result, her clients align their teams, implement a shared strategy, and achieve their revenue and profit goals.

    27 min
  3. Intellectual Property (IP) Opportunities and Marketing: What are You Missing?

    07/21/2021

    Intellectual Property (IP) Opportunities and Marketing: What are You Missing?

    This podcast offers a practical guide about how you can use the Intellectual Property (IP) you already have in your business to enhance your revenues and profits, create more competitive differentiation, make your business more attractive to business partners, and enhance your exit value. Intellectual Property is a largely unexplored business opportunity for SMBs due to a series of myths. We are going to explode those myths with some ideas to help you drive growth and competitive advantage. ----more---- Today’s Participants:Host: Mark Coronna, Partner and CMO, Chief Outsiders mcoronna@chiefoutsiders.comMark Coronna | LinkedIn Guest: Noel Elfant, Principal Attorney, General Counsel Practice LLC Noel.elfant@gcpractice.comhttps://www.gcpractice.com/ https://thepracticalcmo.com/ep-22-intellectu…-are-you-missing/ About Mark's Guest:  Noel Elfant is the founding member and principal attorney of General Counsel Practice LLC. GC Practice delivers general counsel services to individuals and companies that require business-focused, operationally oriented legal advice of seasoned general counsel on a cost-effective, less than full-time basis. Noel was the first general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer for Zebra Technologies Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer and marketer of bar code and RFID technologies. Most recently he served as the general counsel for the North American operations of DeLaval Inc. a Swedish manufacturer of dairy farm equipment and cleaning chemicals for the food processing industry and part of the multi-billion-dollar, privately-held Tetra Laval Group. He began his career in the corporate and securities department of McDermott, Will&Emery before joining the legal department at Fortune Brands, Inc., a consumer products conglomerate. Noel earned his JD degree from Northwestern University School of Law and his BA degree from UCLA. He is licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Ohio. Noel is married to Susy, they live in Northbrook, Illinois, and they have three adult children.

    36 min
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