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On today’s episode of Stacking Growth, Megan Bowen hosts Max Maurier, VP of Growth Marketing at Trellix, to talk about alignment. The central theme is the evolving necessity for marketing alignment beyond the traditional sales focus, especially emphasizing financial alignment. Max brings a fresh perspective to the table, highlighting the importance of aligning marketing with finance to understand how they measure success, which can often differ from what sales wants.
Max shares insights from his extensive career, revealing that true alignment is multifaceted and involves understanding current state models, goals, and definitions before suggesting changes. He emphasizes the critical nature of building a business case rooted in financial metrics to achieve buy-in across various organizational levels. This episode is a must-listen for B2B marketers looking to shift their alignment strategies to include financial goals and overcome common challenges related to data quality and cross-functional collaboration.
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Our host, Steph Crugnola, is joined this week by Miles Campbell, our man behind the camera who is jumping out in front just for y'all!
In this episode they talk about how to set constructive and purposeful goals for content and video strategy.
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On today’s episode of Stacking Growth, MJ Smith walks Matthew Sciannella through the detailed process of updating a company's strategic narrative. As the CMO at CoLab, MJ shares insights on how to reshape a company's narrative to keep up with changes in the market and internal innovations.
Together with other leaders, MJ analyzed the reasons to re-work their strategic narrative, and in the episode she points out the step-by-step process they used to develop a narrative that both the sales team and top prospects could relate to. MJ made changes mainly because product design has become more complex, and teams have grown more specialized. She clarified how old systems harm enterprise workflows and showed the link between top-notch engineering and successful manufacturing. The updated narrative is a practical example of integrating leadership ideas with detailed feedback from customers, merging various points of view into a unified and effective message.
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The next Expert Session, featuring Kyle Coleman will take place on June 6 at 12pm central. Register Here.
Our host, Steph Crugnola, is joined this week by our truly magical Lead Designer, Monica Beesting.
In this episode they talk about giving feedback to get to the most collaborative final draft in an effective and positive way.
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From RevOps Corner:
In this episode of The RevOps Corner, our host Eddie Reynolds sits down with Megan Bowen, CEO at Refine Labs – one of the top marketing agencies for B2B SaaS scale ups.
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Refine Labs has some exciting content updates coming soon with their product, The Vault, where you can get access to everything you need to know to implement their strategies at your own company. Be sure to check it out!
Our host, Steph Crugnola, is joined this week by our truly magical Lead Designer, Monica Beesting.
In this episode they talk about how to maintain brand identity while pushing boundaries, effectively entertaining your audience, and creating scroll stopping ads.
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Megan joined Justin Norris In a recent Revops FM episode to discuss her professional experiences and development. Megan talks about the difficulties and successes in growing an agency that has become a B2B marketing standard-bearer. She offers insights into the strategies that spurred their remarkable expansion.
From RevOps FM:
Refine Labs has had a seismic impact on B2B marketing.
Whether you agree with their philosophy or not, it's hard to deny its influence. They've set the agenda, defined the terms of the debate, and challenged many aspects of the status quo.
Former CEO Chris Walker catapulted the agency to prominence with his LinkedIn thought leadership. But behind the scenes, there's also been an intricate operational odyssey to scale Refine Labs from scratch to nearly 100 employees.
Today's guest, Megan Bowen, partnered with Chris from the beginning as COO before taking over as CEO in January of 2024. In this no-holds-barred episode, she shares an operational perspective on building Refine Labs, with candid stories and insights about scaling a service-based business, riding the hyper-growth rollercoaster, and weathering economic storms.
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Our host, Steph Crugnola, is joined this week by our truly magical Lead Designer, Monica Beesting. They talk about getting everyone on the same page when you begin to tackle designing (or re-designing) your company's creative strategy. See the video on our YouTube Channel
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Megan joined Chris DuBois on the Agency Forward Podcast to talk about how changing buyer behavior has affected and impacted agencies. Megan talks through the contradicting truths that people hold, how they know they should change their agency playbook with the evolution in buying behavior, but don’t follow through on changing their processes. She goes through the components that make a strong, stand out agency, and highlights the importance of highlighting your team’s experience as the product customers are getting. Megan gives tactical advice to CEOs on building a core strategy that works.
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The next Expert Session, featuring Peep Laja will be on Thursday May 16 at 12pm central. Register here.
Megan joined Timy to chat about the facets of her life and career that led her to be the leader she is today. Their discussion encompasses Megan’s initial aspirations, followed by critical decisions that were instrumental in her success. Her story offers both motivation and practical advice for aspiring professionals.
Megan elaborates on her significant life experiences, highlighting the distinct concepts of self-assurance and self-worth. Her professional trajectory is distinguished by notable accomplishments, especially in the areas of customer retention and relationship management. Megan engages in a nuanced exploration of leadership from a female vantage point. She offers striking observations on the prejudices and obstacles encountered by women in a professional setting, providing a frank examination of her progression through a challenging and noteworthy career.
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