True Agency's 'B2B Marketing Needs Don Draper' podcast celebrates and inspires creativity in B2B marketing.
The podcast brings together the brightest minds in the industry including Mark Bogaerts, Director of Brand & Sponsorship for Tata Consultancy Services; Susi O’Neill, Head of Brand Content at Kaspersky; and Rosie Guest, CMO at Apex Group.
Each episode offers a new take on B2B marketing and advertising.
Michelle Goodall, Chief Marketing Officer at Guild was interviewed recently. She spoke about how creating a community can help B2B brand growth; ‘belonging & purpose’ in brand building; core principles for B2B brand-led communities, how communities can inspire creativity in B2B marketing and lots more.
You can listen to the whole session online here or below.
Key topics covered, with approximate timings, are:
0.45 - Intro to Michelle Goodall and Guild
1.20 - What does “being a bit more Don Draper" mean to you?
3.00 - What is Guild? Mobile first, user-friendly professional networking and private professional communities
4.00 - What’s involved in growing a community user base for different professional sectors?
6.15 - How can creating an online community help B2B brands grow? Moving away from social media “walled gardens”, tracking brand sentiment and shifting behaviours
8.10 - The core principles of building communities for B2B marketers - Purpose, value, good community management and stewardship
10.00 - Why engagement isn’t everything in a community: why the foundations of community are kindness, giving more than you expect back, and service - doing good and spreading the word
13.00 - The importance of belonging and shared value in communities, and why niche communities can be more effective
15.30 - What is critical mass in communities? The Dunbar number, addressable target audience, VIP communities and building best practice before seeking growth
17.00 - Balance, strategies and tactics in long-term brand building vs short-term sales activation
19.30 - Which is more important - the idea or the execution? Embracing your 'weird' and finding inspiration - how Guild can help drive creative insights
22.20 - How do you make decisions about when to 'entertain and charm' and when to cut to the chase and make rational decisions
24.30 - Rapid fire questions including why an excessive focus on data is bad for B2B marketing and what Don Draper would do about it
26.20 - Recommend one book - Julian Richer: The Ethical Capitalist
Guild communities for B2B marketers to join:
CREO (Corona Response for Event Organisers)
SaaS Marketing Leaders
Explore other communities you can apply to join on the Guild directory
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See for yourself how the Guild experience is different to WhatsApp, Slack, LinkedIn or Facebook Groups. Guild is a safe space to connect, communicate and collaborate with others.
Join us on a platform that is purpose-built for professionals and businesses.
- Just want to join some groups? Simply join Guild and then look through the discoverable groups and communities to find relevant ones to join
- Thinking of running your own community? With an elegant and simple to use, mobile-first UX you’ve got everything you need to start a community - custom branding, analytics, group and user management and support. Get started with your own community here with our free and enterprise options
Contact us if you want to know more or have any questions.