(3:17 Q&A Video) “Celebrating Customers Builds Lasting Relationships and Stronger Growth”

In this video, Margaret Dawson explains why customer advocacy should create value for customers instead of simply promoting products. She shares how peer relationships, customer recognition, and meaningful success stories strengthen trust and long-term business growth. Great advocacy always makes the customer the hero.

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Case Study: Customer-Led Growth And The Alignment That Changed Everything

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Episode #309: Margaret Dawson, Chief Marketing Officer at SUSE, shares a practical framework for turning customer insight into measurable business growth. She explains how customer research, AI, cross-functional alignment, and integrated campaigns transformed marketing performance and executive confidence. Learn how customer-first thinking creates a stronger pipeline, better decisions, and sustainable growth.

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The Dangerous Obsession with Lead Generation

Episode #302: Bill Taysom, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer at Savvy Strategic Partners, explains why many organizations become dangerously focused on generating more leads while overlooking the trust, credibility, and customer journey required to convert those opportunities into revenue. He shares how buyers make decisions long before entering a CRM, why the dark funnel shapes modern purchasing behavior, and how trust influences every stage of growth. Bill also outlines why companies that balance brand building with lead generation create stronger conversion rates and more sustainable revenue growth.

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The Dangerous Obsession with Lead Generation

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Episode #302: Bill Taysom, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer at Savvy Strategic Partners, explains why many organizations become dangerously focused on generating more leads while overlooking the trust, credibility, and customer journey required to convert those opportunities into revenue. He shares how buyers make decisions long before entering a CRM, why the dark funnel shapes modern purchasing behavior, and how trust influences every stage of growth. Bill also outlines why companies that balance brand building with lead generation create stronger conversion rates and more sustainable revenue growth.

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B2B C-Suite Execs: How to Win the Day One Shortlist

Episode #300: Casey Carey, Chief Marketing Officer at TCP Software, discusses how buyer behavior, trust, customer understanding, and AI are reshaping modern B2B growth. He explains why earning a place on the buyer's shortlist before a purchase process begins has become critical. Casey also shares practical strategies for creating preference, improving alignment, and increasing win rates.

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(2:02 Q&A Video) “Buyer Preference Shapes Most B2B Purchasing Decisions”

In this 2:02 video, Casey Carey explains how AI has accelerated the empowered-buyer trend and changed the way purchasing decisions are made. Buyers often enter the market with a shortlist already established and a preferred vendor in mind. Casey shares why earning a place on that initial list has become one of the most important growth priorities in B2B.

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B2B C-Suite Execs: How to Win the Day One Shortlist

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Episode #300: Casey Carey, Chief Marketing Officer at TCP Software, discusses how buyer behavior, trust, customer understanding, and AI are reshaping modern B2B growth. He explains why earning a place on the buyer's shortlist before a purchase process begins has become critical. Casey also shares practical strategies for creating preference, improving alignment, and increasing win rates.

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The New Board Agenda to Achieve Growth

Episode #298: Richard O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer at B2B Marketing, shares why traditional growth structures are breaking down across modern B2B organizations. He explains why CEOs and boards must rethink how sales, marketing, brand, and customer understanding work together to drive sustainable growth. He also explains why disruptive thinking is necessary to reinvent the way organizations approach growth.

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The New Board Agenda to Achieve Growth

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Episode #298: Richard O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer at B2B Marketing, shares why traditional growth structures are breaking down across modern B2B organizations. He explains why CEOs and boards must rethink how sales, marketing, brand, and customer understanding work together to drive sustainable growth. He also explains why disruptive thinking is necessary to reinvent the way organizations approach growth.

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Modern CMO Evolution: From Truth to Trust

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Episode #290: Margaret Dawson, Chief Marketing Officer at SUSE, explains how the modern CMO role is evolving from simply communicating products to building trust through customer understanding, storytelling, and authority. She shares why AI-driven buying behavior, growing market noise, and delayed buyer engagement are forcing marketers to rethink how they earn credibility. The conversation highlights why customer-centric messaging, human engagement, and differentiated positioning remain foundational to sustainable B2B growth.

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