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Author: Ian Truscott

Not a rock star, but Ian is a 4 x CMO, a trusted advisor and Chief Bottle Washer at Rockstar CMO, who applies his experience to create ART (Awareness, Revenue and Trust) for B2B companies. Ian brings over two decades of marketing leadership experience to Rockstar CMO, he also a former techie, product marketer, CTO, agency guy and industry analyst.
204: The Educational Content and Getting Creative over a Kansas City Cocktail Episode

204: The Educational Content and Getting Creative over a Kansas City Cocktail Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss the benefits of educational content marketing and Robert shares advice on creative

203: The Trends from Metia and Flaws on a Farm Episode

203: The Trends from Metia and Flaws on a Farm Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss the 2024 B2B Marketing Trends Report from Metia and then Ian joins Robert in the bar and discuss flaws as a virtue.

Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before

Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before

by Ian Truscott

As content marketers, we want to be useful, and educational content can be useful. But how do you get the balance right with a knowledgeable buyer between helping them or treating them like bloody idiots?

202: The It’s a Sink not a Funnel and Owning Media over a Cocktail Episode

202: The It’s a Sink not a Funnel and Owning Media over a Cocktail Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss a B2B buyers report from 6Sense that should change how we view the traditional marketing funnel and in the virtual bar Robert has some tips on managing owned media.

201: The Brown M&M’s Marketing Rider and the Marketing Talent Crunch Episode

201: The Brown M&M’s Marketing Rider and the Marketing Talent Crunch Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss what should be on a senior marketers rider when considering a new gig and Ian then joins Robert in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to discuss the marketing talent crunch over a cocktail

200: The 5 Dysfunctions, Lettuce and Blame Episode

200: The 5 Dysfunctions, Lettuce and Blame Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss the classic management book 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni and in the virtual bar Robert shares a great quote about blame over a cocktail.

199: The 5 F’in’ Fundamentals and Robert’s Word for 2024 Episode

199: The 5 F’in’ Fundamentals and Robert’s Word for 2024 Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian kick off the new year discussing their 5 F’in’ Fundamentals and in the virtual bar Robert shares his word for the day over a cocktail

198: The Trip Through 2023 and Dealing with Uncertainty Over a Cocktail Episode

198: The Trip Through 2023 and Dealing with Uncertainty Over a Cocktail Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Ian shares a compilation of 17 clips from this years guests and Robert shares some good advice about uncertainty over a cocktail in the virtual bar.

197: The Predictable Predictions Episode

197: The Predictable Predictions Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian share their favourite B2B marketing predictions from around the web and in the virtual festive bar Robert shares his over a cocktail/

196: The 5 Questions for B2B Social Media and a Cocktail in The Shelter of Each Other Episode

196: The 5 Questions for B2B Social Media and a Cocktail in The Shelter of Each Other Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff and Ian discuss social media for B2B marketers and

195: The 3 Wonders of Thought Leadership and Stopping over a Cocktail Episode

195: The 3 Wonders of Thought Leadership and Stopping over a Cocktail Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Ian and Jeff continue to discuss differentiating content in a world of AI, discussing three wonders of thought leadership and then Robert ponders what we should stop to do that over a cocktail in the virtual bar.

194: The 3 Wonders of Case Studies and a Cocktail of Owned Media Episode

194: The 3 Wonders of Case Studies and a Cocktail of Owned Media Episode

by Ian Truscott

This week Jeff Clark and Ian Truscott give tips for great B2B case studies and Robert Rose shares his tips on owned media over a cocktail.

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