• #183: How to Use AI to Cut Customer Research Time in Half
    May 18 2025

    How to Use AI to Cut Customer Research Time in Half

    Most B2B marketers know customer research is crucial, but gathering and acting on insights can be so time consuming.


    This week, we're breaking down exactly how you can leverage AI tools to dramatically speed up your customer research - without losing the valuable depth and insights you rely on.


    We've experimented extensively and will share the exact process that allows marketers in small teams to finally complete customer interviews efficiently. Using AI the right way can transform qualitative data into clear, actionable insights faster than ever.


    Tune in and learn:

    + The best AI tools for transcribing and summarizing customer interviews

    + How to avoid common pitfalls (like AI hallucinations!)

    + The quickest way to build accurate, insightful customer avatars


    This episode is a must-watch for B2B marketers tired of customer research always falling off the to-do list.


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    00:00 How to Accelerate B2B Research with AI

    01:09 Quick Recap: Our Proven '5 BEs Framework'

    02:39 Why Customer Interviews Keep Getting Ignored

    04:00 The Truth About AI and Customer Research

    05:52 Can AI Really Replace Qualitative Research?

    08:48 The Best AI Tools for Recording & Transcription

    11:15 How AI Summarizes Customer Conversations

    12:11 Real-Life Example: Quick Customer Insights Capture

    13:19 Crucial Step: Validate Your AI Findings

    14:43 Creating Your Dream Customer Avatar with AI

    15:15 Advanced Tip: Custom GPT for Deep Insights

    16:00 Aligning Marketing, Sales, and Product Teams with AI

    16:36 Key Watch-outs When Using AI in Research

    17:41 Avoid AI Hallucinations with These Simple Steps

    18:46 Secrets to Capturing Powerful Customer Quotes


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  • #182: The Anti-ICP: How to Identify Customers You Should NEVER Market To!
    May 11 2025

    Most B2B teams obsess over defining their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP). But what about the people you should never market to?

    This week, we reveal why defining your Anti-ICP is just as critical as your ICP—and how doing so could save your team thousands in wasted ad spend, misaligned sales efforts, and churned customers.


    We also share the powerful go-to-market process of Cataloguing the Market—a strategy that helps you validate who’s actually a good fit before you waste a single dollar on ads or outbound.


    Tune in and learn:

    + How to identify and define your Anti-ICP (with examples)

    + The 80/20 analysis that reveals who’s a drag on your business

    + Why Cataloguing the Market gives you unfair timing advantage


    If you’re tired of spending time and money chasing the wrong accounts—or if you’re looking to finally build a sustainable demand engine = this episode is a must-watch.


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    00:00 Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Customers

    01:06 What is the 5 BEs Framework?

    02:19 Why You Need an Anti-ICP

    03:20 $10K Wasted on the Wrong Fit

    05:31 How to Identify Your Anti-ICP

    06:49 Ask Your Team: Who Do You Hate Working With?

    07:49 Documenting Red Flag Customers

    08:28 Firmographics vs Demographics

    09:36 Use Case Clarity: Where You Deliver Value

    10:35 What Anti-ICPs Tell You About the Buying Committee

    11:04 What is “Cataloguing the Market”?

    12:19 How Cataloguing Prevents Wasted Spend

    13:31 Why Predictable Revenue Broke Go-To-Market

    14:43 How Timing Drives Smarter Spend

    16:34 Precision Over Pressure: Striking at the Right Time


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    S07 E182 - The B2B Playbook

    #B2BMarketing #GoToMarketStrategy #DemandGeneration #MarketingStrategy

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  • #181: Brand, Demand and the 5 BEs Framework - build a full funnel GTM Strategy
    May 4 2025

    Why Your B2B GTM Strategy Needs the 5 BEs Framework Now

    Most B2B marketing frameworks only show you part of the picture. But in 2025, you need one complete system to align brand, demand, and sales around your Ideal Customer.


    That’s why we created the 5 BEs Framework.


    This week, we show you how to move beyond demand generation and build a complete go-to-market strategy—tailor-made for small B2B teams.


    We’ve used the 5 BEs to help B2B marketers in both small and large orgs drive more pipeline, get sales and leadership buy-in, and scale trust across the entire buying journey.


    Tune in and learn:

    + How the 5 Stages of Awareness connect brand and demand

    + Why Demand Gen marketers are the new GTM Architects

    + How to scale trust and pipeline—without more headcount


    This episode is a must-watch if you’re in a small marketing team and need a single system to punch above your weight, align your org, and make marketing finally feel like it's working.


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    00:00 Why Small Teams Need a Complete GTM Framework Now

    01:00 The Origin Story of the 5 BEs Framework

    02:20 Should Brand and Demand Be Separate?

    03:50 One Budget, One Team: The Reality of Small Team Marketing

    05:20 Why Demand Gen Marketers Need to Think Bigger

    07:00 How the 5 Stages of Awareness Connect Brand & Demand

    08:40 Making Brand and Demand Work in Tandem

    10:20 The Power of Aligning Around Your ICP

    12:00 How Demand Gen Marketers Act as GTM Connectors

    13:40 BE HELPFUL: The Secret to Trust-Based Content

    15:20 How to Cut Through the Noise With Meaningful Content

    17:00 BE SEEN: Amplifying Trust With Smart Distribution

    19:00 Avoiding the Disconnect Between Brand & Performance

    21:00 BE BETTER: Operational Efficiency & Continuous Testing

    23:00 BE THE BEST: Where AI & Innovation Power the Flywheel


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    S07 E181 - The B2B Playbook

    #B2BMarketing #GoToMarketStrategy #DemandGeneration #MarketingStrategy

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  • #180: Revenue Alignment Architecture: How Passetto x CRO School Are Redefining B2B GTM
    Apr 27 2025

    Why is go-to-market still broken in B2B?

    Because nobody owns the commercial outcome.


    In this pivotal episode of The B2B Playbook, we sit down with Carolyn Dilks (co-founder of Passetto) and Adem Manderovic (co-founder of CRO School) to unpack why sales, marketing, and customer success continue to operate in silos—and what needs to change.


    This isn’t another “alignment” chat.


    It’s a practical blueprint for rebuilding GTM around commercial oversight, financial accountability, and real market validation—not just KPIs that make the dashboard look good.


    We cover:

    + How Predictable Revenue broke GTM—and what comes next

    + Why “meetings booked” is a destructive metric

    + The missing role of commercial acumen in sales and marketing


    + What Passetto does to bridge GTM and finance

    + How CRO School is restoring financial ownership across revenue teams

    + And why this isn’t a fix at the department level—it’s a top-down restructure


    If your GTM strategy feels reactive, misaligned, or just plain inefficient—this conversation is your roadmap to a commercially viable, scalable system.


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    00:00:56 – Why GTM Teams Are Still Broken in 2025

    00:04:00 – The Fallout from Predictable Revenue: Modeling Gone Wrong

    00:08:07 – The Finance-GTM Gap Nobody Talks About

    00:12:10 – Why MQLs & Siloed Metrics Kill Growth

    00:16:10 – Why Weekly Syncs Don’t Fix Misalignment

    00:20:10 – The Meetings Metric Is Breaking Your Funnel

    00:24:20 – Churn Isn’t a CS Problem—It’s a GTM Problem

    00:28:20 – What a Real CRO Should Own (and Why Most Don’t)

    00:32:25 – What Passetto Does to Fix GTM Blind Spots

    00:36:30 – Closed Circuit Selling: A GTM Framework That Works

    00:40:30 – Why BDRs Are Operating in a Black Hole

    00:44:35 – Final Thoughts & Where to Learn More


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    S07 E180 - The B2B Playbook

    #B2BMarketing #RevenueArchitecture #GoToMarketStrategy #DemandGeneration #MarketingStrategy

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  • #179: How to Land 6-Figure Deals with LinkedIn Thought Leadership Ads
    Apr 13 2025

    How to Land 6-Figure Deals with LinkedIn Thought Leadership Ads

    Want to get clients on LinkedIn using ads that actually build trust and drive pipeline? This is the playbook.


    We’re walking you through the exact LinkedIn ads strategy we use to land six-figure deals for ourselves and our clients—without spamming inboxes or relying on outdated lead gen tactics.


    This is our B2B demand generation system—powered by LinkedIn Thought Leadership Ads—that’s working across SaaS, consulting, and service businesses. If you're in a small marketing team and tired of wasting budget on low-quality leads, this episode will change how you market forever.


    You’ll learn how to:

    + Map your LinkedIn content to the five stages of awareness

    + Use thought leadership marketing to build trust at scale

    + Combine paid media and outbound to unlock high-intent conversations


    Watch this if you:

    + Want a scalable way to generate demand on LinkedIn

    + Need a better B2B LinkedIn ad strategy that drives revenue

    + Are trying to get in front of ideal customers with zero brand awareness


    We show you how to tie content, ads, and outbound together to consistently book meetings and grow pipeline. It’s the same framework behind our $10K/month retainers—and it works for any B2B brand.


    This episode is a must-watch for B2B marketers who want to use LinkedIn to win high-value deals—and build a marketing engine that scales.


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    02:20 What Are LinkedIn Thought Leadership Ads?

    03:40 Proof It Works: Real $10K/Month Deal From These Ads

    05:00 Why Most Thought Leadership Ad Campaigns Fail

    07:00 Boosting Posts ≠ Strategy: The Common Mistake

    09:00 The 3-Month Trust-Building Window (Case Study Insight)

    11:00 You Need This Before You Run Any LinkedIn Ads

    12:40 Our Full Demand Gen Framework Behind These Ads

    14:20 Mapping Ads To The 5 Stages of Awareness

    16:00 Unaware to Most Aware: The Buyer Journey Blueprint

    18:00 How to Create a Thought Leadership Content Matrix

    20:00 Cold vs Warm Audiences: What Content to Serve

    21:40 How We Target & Build Audiences That Convert

    23:00 Ideal Ad Frequency: What LinkedIn Won’t Tell You

    24:40 Our Secret Ad Sequencing Hack That Lowers Costs

    27:00 Real Client Wins: Social Proof You Can Copy

    29:00 When To Combine Ads With Sales for Bigger Wins

    30:40 The KPIs That Actually Matter (And What to Ignore)

    34:00 Final Thoughts & Where To Learn More


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  • #178: Sales and Marketing Methodologies Alone Are Not Enough - You Need a Revenue Alignment System
    Apr 6 2025

    Sales Methodologies Are Killing Your Revenue Team

    Most sales teams swear by Gap, Challenger, or Spin.


    But these sales methodologies were never designed to align your go-to-market team.


    In this episode, we sit down with Adem Manderovic — co-founder of Chief Revenue School and creator of Closed Circuit Selling — to break down why these systems are failing modern revenue teams.


    We explore the commercial damage caused by Predictable Revenue, why CROs from sales backgrounds often lack the full commercial picture, and how Closed Circuit Selling provides a revenue alignment system that scales.


    Tune in and learn:

    + Why Predictable Revenue broke marketing, sales, and CS alignment

    + How to engage 100% of your market — not just the 5% in-market

    + The new commercial architecture for efficient GTM teams


    This episode is a must-watch for founders, marketers, and sales leaders who are sick of operating in silos and want a proven system to unify the go-to-market function.


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    00:00 Predictable Revenue Broke B2B Alignment

    02:00 Why Sales Methodologies Are Failing GTM Teams

    04:00 The Commercial Damage of Old Sales Models

    06:00 Sales & Marketing Misalignment: A Systemic Issue

    08:00 Why Most CROs Don’t Understand True Revenue Oversight

    10:00 What Actually Counts as a Sale?

    12:00 How Commercial Career Progression Used to Work

    14:00 Marketing Became a Lead Gen Machine

    16:00 The 95/5 Rule: You’re Ignoring 95% of Buyers

    18:00 A Better Way to Do Outbound (Roleplay)

    20:00 Cataloging: A Buyer-Centric Sales Motion

    22:00 Sales Enabling Real Marketing Again

    24:00 How Predictable Revenue Changed the Metrics

    26:00 Why CROs Have Never Seen Full GTM Alignment

    28:00 Australia’s Advantage: Precision in Small Markets

    30:00 Revenue Alignment Systems Are the Future


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    #b2bsales #predictablerevenue #demandgeneration #demandgen

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  • #177: Why Your Thought Leadership Isn’t Working (And How To Fix It) - roundtable with Justin Rowe, Rohit Srivastav
    Mar 30 2025

    Why Your Thought Leadership Isn’t Working (And How To Fix It)

    Most B2B marketers and founders are investing in thought leadership—but seeing zero results.


    In this episode, we sat down with LinkedIn Ads expert Justin Rowe (Founder of Impactable) and SaaS marketing leader Rohit Srivastav (FleetPanda, S11s) to break down why your content isn’t landing—and what to do about it.


    We get into the biggest mistakes brands make, how to build an audience that actually cares, and how to get your founders and team to consistently create thought leadership without it becoming a chore.


    Tune in and learn:

    + Why most thought leadership fails before it even begins

    + How to build an audience of your ideal customers (from scratch)

    + The systems you can use to generate expert content every week


    This episode is a must-watch for anyone trying to build brand, trust, and pipeline in 2025. Whether you’re a founder, a marketer, or just trying to stand out—this one’s packed with practical playbooks you can start using today..


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    00:00 Why No One’s Listening to Your LinkedIn Content

    02:25 The #1 Mistake Marketers Make With Thought Leadership

    04:00 Talk With, Not At: Building Real Audience Connection

    06:15 How to Rebuild Your Audience From Scratch

    08:10 Rohit’s 30-Minute a Day LinkedIn Growth Playbook

    10:05 Justin’s 15-a-Day Strategy to Build a Dream Network

    12:35 Why You’re Still Not Breaking Through the Noise

    14:45 The “Pond vs Ocean” Content Strategy

    16:25 Founders Who Hate Posting: How to Get Them Started

    20:05 Should Founders or Brands Lead Thought Leadership?

    22:15 Corporate Pages Are Dead… Or Are They?

    26:35 How B2C Brands Are Crushing LinkedIn Creativity

    28:45 Rohit’s Simple Playbook for Founder Content

    32:10 What You Can (and Can’t) Outsource in Thought Leadership

    36:00 Running Thought Leadership Ads That Actually Work

    39:00 How to Measure Real Success in Thought Leadership

    41:10 Beyond LinkedIn: Where Else to Build Thought Leadership


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    S07 E177 - The B2B Playbook

    #demandgeneration #demandgen

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  • #176: The Smarter Way Sales & Marketing Teams Can Win Together (A Modern Approach for 2025)
    Mar 23 2025

    Sales and marketing teams often feel worlds apart—competing priorities, clashing strategies, and constant miscommunication. But it doesn't have to be that way.

    In this episode, we break down how sales and marketing can finally get aligned, collaborate effectively, and drive more revenue by working smarter—not harder. We reveal practical steps for modern B2B teams to bridge the gap, streamline their processes, and tackle today's toughest growth challenges together.


    Tune in and learn:

    + The critical mistake keeping your teams misaligned

    + How to build a powerful sales & marketing partnership

    + Why modern sales and marketing alignment is your key growth lever


    This is a must-watch episode for sales and marketing professionals who are tired of internal friction and want clear, actionable strategies for winning as one unified team.


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    00:00 Introduction: A Smarter Approach to Sales & Marketing Alignment

    02:43 Why Sales and Marketing Still Clash Today

    05:35 Identifying Internal Issues Holding You Back

    07:13 How Demand Generation Fuels Alignment

    09:44 Understanding Your Buyer’s True Journey

    12:43 Aligning Incentives & KPIs Across Teams

    16:50 How Marketers Can Support Sales Better

    20:03 The Role of AI & Tech in Modern Alignment

    23:25 Getting the Fundamentals Right First

    26:56 Proven Ways to Integrate Sales & Marketing

    33:00 Creative Compensation Structures that Work

    37:00 Avoiding the SDR Revolving Door Problem

    38:41 Breaking Down Internal Marketing Silos

    44:29 Building an Aligned Content Engine

    52:07 The 5-Step Framework for Smarter Collaboration


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    S07 E176 - The B2B Playbook

    #demandgeneration #demandgen

    #b2bmarketing #b2b #b2bmarketing #sales

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