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The Rockstar CMO F’in’ Marketing Podcast

The Rockstar CMO F’in’ Marketing Podcast

Does the world need another f’in marketing podcast?

Find out by joining Ian Truscott, editor of Rockstar CMO, for this weekly podcast that serves as his excuse to chat with friends, marketers, writers, and CMOs he’s met through his two-decade career as a B2B marketing leader, consultant, and analyst.

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The Rose & Rockstar: MQL Gumball Machines and Brand – Rockstar CMO FM

In our second visit to the officially renamed virtual bar – The Rose and Rockstar – this week, Robert Rose, the Chief Troublemaker at the newly launched Seventh Bear, shares a simple but classy cocktail, and Ian Truscott picks his brains on pivoting on the B2B gumball machine of MQLs and the hope and aspiration that maybe we’ll recognize the value of brand in B2B in 2025 – and rebuts the view that if we can’t attribute something directly to revenue it’s not worth doing.   They discuss: Can we shift towards brand awareness and building trust?  Brand marketing creates trust and demand, while performance marketing identifies it and is focused on efficiency in converting that demand How your brand is a multiplier of other marketing activities Creating content for nerdy industry colleagues, not customers Not being afraid of repetition in marketing content and talking about the problem in the customer's language  The importance of differentiating your brand in a crowded market As ever, we welcome your feedback; please let us know if you like the new format and if you would like Ian to ask Robert a question in the safe environment of the bar – get in touch on the links below.  Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Bluesky Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Bluesky Mentioned this week The Future of B2B Marketing: 11 Predictions for 2025, From New Playbooks to Strategic Brands and AI Agents – Join MIller on Marketing Profs The Long and the Short of it: Balancing Short and Long-Term Marketing Strategies by Les Binet | Goodreads Seventh Bear Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube You can listen to this on all good podcast platforms, like Apple, Amazon and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love everything about this show!
Where do I begin? I love Rockstar CMO. It’s a regular Saturday listen for me. Ian and Jeff have insightful back and forth conversations about the issues of the day, which in an of itself is a great pod. But then there’s a guest … sometimes two … with smarts to share. Then Robert Rose comes in and talks content over a cocktail? It’s like a variety show for marketers. Super smart. Great energy. Brilliant all the way around.

Jason Falls
Digital Marketing Thought Leader, Influencer, Author, Speaker, Podcaster. Winfluence

The Regulars

Host: Ian Truscott

Ian is a techie turned 3xCMO, a trusted advisor to two marketing technology companies and the founder of Rockstar CMO. Learn more on LinkedIn.

Marketing Studio: Jeff Clark

Former Forrester Research Director Jeff Clark is our resident strategic advisor, sought after by large B2B companies. Learn more about the Rockstar CMO Advisory.

The Virtual Bar: Robert Rose

Our content marketing guru, Robert Rose is the Chief Trouble Maker at The Content Advisory, a content strategy and marketing agency.

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