FINITE: B2B Marketing Podcast for Tech, Software & SaaS

Whether you’re eyeing up that CMO position, want to start leading a team, or are looking for your next tech company, this FINITE Podcast episode is for you. Allison MacLeod shares her inspirational career journey, how she took advantage of opportunities, found the right companies and leveraged mentors and advocates to get to where she is now - CMO at leading tech company, Flywire. Learn how to take your career by the horns, spot opportunities, and grow your personal arsenal of marketing skills. 

Do you know how sales and marketing alignment can achieve full marketing attribution? If not, feast your ears on this fantastic FINITE Podcast episode. We’re joined by Mitali Israni, Marketing Director at Medallia, who shares her secrets to achieving full multi-touch attribution. We also cover ABM, cookie-less tracking, AI and the death of sales, and how these impact attribution. This is our first video podcast! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j26Cqx1aHdk 

How does your marketing strategy find the balance between product and brand? B2B tech businesses often enter markets and try to grow through PLG. This does work, but oftentimes growth is slowed by a neglect of brand strategy.On this episode of the FINITE Podcast you’ll hear from Nicola Hamilton, VP Marketing Brand and Communications at GoCardless. GoCardless is a hugely successful B2B fintech with a strong brand strategy built over 13 years. As their marketing communications leader, Nicola shares her approach to brand, and the distinction she’s noticed between brand and product-led growth. You’ll gain inspiration and insight as to how to balance the two. 

We’ve all heard the term ‘customer-centricity’ amidst LinkedIn posts and the webinar invitations in our inboxes. But what does customer-centricity actually entail? And how can B2B marketers demonstrate this to both stakeholders and customers? Jodi was honoured to host Simeon Lando on this FINITE Podcast. Simeon is the CMO at FORM3, a next-level B2B fintech driving the future of the payments industry. He’s had a long and successful career in marketing, formerly at titans like PayPal and Barclaycard, to fast-paced fintechs like Refinitiv and Finastra. Learn how Simeon approaches his marketing with customer-centricity, and emphasises the importance of research and relationships, with the success stories to prove it. 

This episode is set to inspire the structure of your marketing team, whether small, medium or colossal. Our guest, Eric Thum, Head of Marketing at VTS, was a winner of our FINITE 30 this year as he has led the marketing for one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS companies in 2023. You’ll get an inside scoop into how he’s achieved this - through an integrated team structure, aligned metrics and more. The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel. 

If you’ve read the title, let us clarify. No, marketing is not dead. If anything it’s more important now than ever. What we mean by the title is that what marketing is and what it should do is shifting. On today’s podcast episode, we heard from a true pioneer in the space: Jennifer Griffin Smith, Chief Market Officer at Acquia. In the first half of the episode, Jennifer tells us the distinction between a CMO and Chief Market Officer, which is one that has drastic positive effects across a tech organisation. In the second half, Jennifer gives her take on what B2B tech marketers should all be thinking about next, and B2B trends set for 2024.The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel. 

The SEO and content landscape is shifting. As marketers we all see it, and feel it.On this FINITE Podcast, we’ll let you know how to adapt to these shifts, where SEO should fit in the wider business function and how brand gets involved. We heard from the expert of experts, Erika Varangouli, Head of SEO Branding at Semrush. Semrush is the leading online visibility platform, and Erika leads their SEO community. Suffice to say she knows a lot about the subject. So enjoy! The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel. 

The lines between B2C and B2B are blurring, it's a fact. But the stereotypes of stiff, business-like, suited-up enterprise customers prevail. On this FINITE Podcast episode, our guest, Nathan Rawlins, rejects these stereotypes and believes enterprise audiences respond well to B2C tactics all-the-same. As CMO at Lucid Software, a leading visual collaboration suite, Nathan has his mind on the entire customer lifecycle and a full range of customer segments. This experience lends itself to the topic, as his strategic approach is full of experimentation and creativity. Listen to learn his successes and challenges that arise when adopting this mindset. The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel. 

As audiences grow increasingly skeptical of brands and tired of seeing ads, how can marketers market to people who hate marketing? This episode goes through Davor Kolenc's experience as Head of Growth at Treblle, and how he has successfully grown the brand in the DevTech space. Jodi and Davor cover tips for building trust, which channels to avoid and when sly tactics enter into manipulation. The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel. 

From Adobe to Staffbase, David Burnand is the expert in SaaS product evolution. On this episode, Jodi and David discuss when a SaaS product is ready to become a platform, if it ever will be, and how that evolution should be led by strategic marketing. For our more junior listeners, we start the conversation by outlining what's the difference between a SaaS product and a SaaS platform.  The FINITE Podcast is made possible by:- Clarity: the fast growing, global marketing communications agency working with leading technology brands.- 93x: the leading digital marketing agency for B2B technology, software & SaaS businesses delivering SEO & PPC strategy that drives leads, pipeline & revenue growth.- And Exclaimer: the industry's leading provider of email signature solutions, empowering businesses to unlock the potential of email as a key digital advertising channel.