talkingsense
A collection of candid conversations with B2B industry trendsetters, covering topics like ABM, Modern Sales & Rev Ops, Predictive Analytics & AI, and so much more, hosted by Latané Conant, Chief Market Officer of 6sense.
Account-Based in Professional Services | Casey Foss - CMO at West Monroe Partners
#CMO #ChiefMarketingOfficer #martech #ABM What’s the secret to 25% annual revenue growth? CMO Casey Foss knows. Latané Conant, CMO at 6sense, asks West Monroe Partners CMO Casey Foss to share her secrets for marketing success, including: -Using account-based marketing (ABM) in professional consulting services -Finding the right ABM martech partners -How digital marketing metrics drive digital sales success -Using intent data to segment the sales funnel for revenue team success -Why the right culture matters as much as the right people ======== Sneak preview: Casey Foss: I know, before a buyer raises their hand, what they're looking at, what they're searching for...
Being a Modern CRO | Mike Weir - CRO at G2
#CMO #ChiefMarketingOfficer #CRO #ABM #V2MOM What’s “modern” about selling today? Mike Weir, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at G2, and Latané Conant, CMO at 6sense, talk: -What “modern” means in marketing and for a CRO -How marketing and sales – and CROs and CMOs – should work together -Qualified accounts vs. qualified leads in account-based marketing (ABM) -Defining in-market accounts with intent data -The buyer journey and the importance of marketing in getting in early -Planning out a business revenue strategy and V2MOM (Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures) ======== Sneak preview: Latané Conant: Like it or not, in a post-COVID world, we all ha...
Building a Digital Go-to-Market Strategy | Christina Bottis, CMO of Coyote Logistics
#CMO #ChiefMarketingOfficer #martech #marketing
How do you build a digital go-to market strategy in a non-traditional industry?
Latané Conant, CMO at 6sense, and Christina Bottis, CMO of Coyote Logistics, break it down, including:
-Making in-market accounts feel like any day is Christmas
-Why using data, insights, and thought leadership changes the sales process
-Proving marketing’s value to the company through trust and partnerships, not metrics
-How Coyote’s brand unifies the revenue team
-Why CRMs and tech stack aren’t the most important parts of mark...
The Third Wave of Cloud with Chris Barbin, Founder & CEO, Tercera
#CMO #cloud #branding #SaaS Wait, there’s a third wave of cloud? Did I miss the first two? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, and Chris Barbin, Founder & CEO, Tercera, talk about: -Private equity – capital, counsel, and connections -SaaS ecosystems, like SalesForce has built -Brand building: is it for customers, or your team? -Why meetings are expensive -The combination of software, tech, and professional services -Which Chris likes more: tequila or the restaurant business ======== Sneak preview: Latané Conant: What about as a software firm having professional services? Chris Barbin: I think every software company should have somewhere between 3%, 5%, 10% of their revenue that i...
talkingsense with Denise Persson // CMO of Snowflake
#CMO #EmpoweredCMO #branding #marketingAre all marketers adrenaline junkies?Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, gets starstruck over Denise Persson, CMO of Snowflake, and they chat:-Denise’s 5 pillars of marketing-The importance of consistency in positioning, especially for startups-Why Latané thinks marketing without data is like grading poetry-The importance of customer advocacy in building brand awareness-How marketing and sales fall out of alignment (and why they should get back in, ASAP!)-Why Denise thinks 6sense makes marketing relevant-And more! (This is a really good one.)========Sneak preview:Denise Persson: How many times have you got the question about the reference call? The sale...
talkingsense with Nora Denzel | Director AMD, Ericsson, NortonLifeLOCK & SUSE Linux
#CMO #EmpoweredCMO #board What do we need a boss for if we have a board? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, chats with Nora Denzel, Director at AMD, Ericsson, NortonLifeLOCK & SUSE Linux, about: -The difference between running a company and being on a board -The rule of 40 -VC-backed companies, PE companies, and public companies -How does a board evaluate a CMO? -The difference between marketing activities and marketing outcomes -Why Nora wants a dumb home ======== Sneak preview: Nora Denzel: I think the general regardless of your role, one thing, remember always, context is key especially for the board member. Imagine you're b...
talkingsense with Kate Bullis | Co-founder and Managing Partner, SEBA International
talkingsense with Carilu Dietrich | Advisor / Fractional CMO, 1Password
talkingsense with Dr. Debbie Qaqish | Principal & Chief Strategy Officer, The Pedowitz Group
talkingsense with Noreen Allen | Chief Marketing Officer, bandwidth
talkingsense with Jamie Barnett | Investor & Advisor
talkingsense with Kimberly Storin | Chief Market Officer of RapidDeploy
talkingsense with Anna Griffin | CMO of Smartsheet
talkingsense with Kerry Cunningham // SVP & Principal Analyst at Forrester

On this episode of TalkingSense, Latané Conant, Chief Market Officer at 6sense, sits down with Kerry Cunningham, SVP at Forrester, to talk marketing measurement: specifically in an account-based world.
Account-Based Measurement | talkingsense with Kerry Cunningham, SVP & Principal Analyst at Forrester
Account-based Triggered Plays | talkingsense with Winning by Design's Shari Johnston
talkingsense with Scott Vaughan // Chief Growth Officer of Integrate

Check out the conversation with Latane Conant about orchestration and how marketing teams are approaching the next era of customer and prospect experience.
Orchestration | talkingsense with Scott Vaughan, Chief Growth Officer of Integrate
#CMO #orchestration #B2B #ABM If you can’t just market with emails anymore, what do you do? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, and Scott Vaughan, Chief Growth Officer of Integrate, dish on: -Why the customer journey is more like a hairball than a funnel -How marketing has to “deliver the goods” and be accountable with metrics -Orchestrating digital marketing beyond the email cadence -Account-based marketing vs. account-based thinking -Why Latané’s mother-in-law calls her an overpaid party planner ======== Sneak preview: Scott Vaughan: If you boil it all down, it's being able to connect and to orchestrate, guide, data, people, process, p...
Social Selling | talkingsense with Dan Swift, CEO of Empire Selling
#CMO #CEO #LinkedIn #social How many pieces of content do I have to put on social media every day? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, talks with Dan Swift, CEO of Empire Selling, about: -How social selling can transform your relationship with the buying committee -What needs to be in place before the social selling process begins -Which social channels your team should be on -How to teach executives to use LinkedIn -Blended content on social -How Dan thinks social selling is like rugby ======== Sneak preview: Dan Swift: Do you know the number of times that I've gone into companies where w...
talkingsense with Dan Swift // CEO of Empire Selling

Latane and Dan talk about social selling.
Why Intent is Mission Critical with Erik Matlick, Founder and CEO of Bombora

Latane Conant, Chief Market Officer of 6sense, sits down with Erik Matlick, Founder and CEO of Bombora to talk about intent data, the mission-critical piece that is taking Sales and Marketing efforts to the next level.
Intent Data | talkingsense with Erik Matlick, Bombora Founder & CEO
#CMO #ABM #B2B #intent What the heck is intent data, anyway? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, and Erik Matlick, Bombora Founder & CEO dive deep: -Is a business doing research or is a business intending to buy? -How intent data and buying committees work together -First party, second party, and third-party intent data – what’s the difference? -How intent figures into sales prioritization and sales enablement -Is ABM without intent data even worth it? -Why Erik thinks surfing and intent data are the same thing ======== Sneak preview: Erik Matlik: The other challenge in B2B is unlike in the consumer world...
Content Experience | talkingsense with Uberflip Co-Founder & CMO Randy Frisch
#CMO #ABM #marketing #content Is marketing personalization awesome, or creepy? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, and Uberflip Co-Founder and CMO Randy Frisch discuss all things modern marketing, including: -Why we open marketing emails from Netflix -ABM and “bespoke marketing” -Using 6sense data to personalize marketing in a way that supports the customer -Segmenting and tagging accounts to ensure value-driven marketing -Content: gate or no gate? -How big Randy’s hair got during COVID quarantine ======== Sneak preview: Randy Frisch: The bar's always changing, like think about it this way. If you go back about 10 years ago, and if any of us got an...
Talkingsense with Uberflip Co-Founder & CMO Randy Frisch

Season Premiere! Latane talks sense with Uberflip CMO, Randy Frisch
Making Your Marketing Budget Work for You w/ Chris Walker, CEO of RefineLabs

Latane talks sense with Chris Walker.
Building a Sales Engine with Shaunt Voskanian, VP of Sales at Datadog

Latane talks sense with Shaunt Voskanian
Modern DemandGen with Adam Goyette, VP of DemandGen at G2

Latane talks sense with Adam Goyette
Uniting Your Sales and Marketing Teams with Tracy Eiler, CMO of Insideview

Latane talks sense with Tracy Eiler
The 5 Elements of a Great Pitch w/ Kyle Christensen VP of Marketing, Zuora

Latane talks with Kyle Christensen
Revenue Marketing meets Customer Experience with Ashley Stepien, VP of Marketing at Webflow

Latane talks with Ashley Stepien
Revenue Marketing meets Customer Experience with Ashley Stepien, VP of Marketing at Webflow
Making Your Marketing Budget Work for You w/ Chris Walker, CEO of RefineLabs
The 5 Elements of a Great Pitch w/ Kyle Christensen VP of Marketing, Zuora
The Fate of the CMO with Lynne Capozzi, CMO of Acquia

Are CMOs doomed or the center of digital transformation? That's what we asked Lynne Capozzi, CMO of Acquia, leading cloud platform for building, delivering, and optimizing digital experiences. According to Lynne, CMOs luckily aren't doomed but their the fate is changing and they must adapt quickly. Years ago, a CMO's main focus was creating. Today, they must learn to leverage insights of data and incorporate that into the marketing planning process. As Lynne said, "if I can't measure, I'm not doing it."
The Fate of the CMO with Lynne Capozzi, CMO of Acquia
#CMO #ChiefMarketingOfficer #personalization #martech If McDonald’s cut its CMO role, is anyone safe? Latané Conant, CMO of 6sense, and Lynne Capozzi, CMO of Acquia, ask: -Who’s in charge of great big websites? (think the Superbowl or Johnson & Johnson) -Has the CMO role gotten too big? Are CMOs doomed? -Do B2B marketers have to personalize, or is that only for B2C? -Why does 6sense’s web team just want Latané to watch more tv? -What’s on Lynne’s 6sense dashboard? -What’s the job of a CMO during an acquisition? -Is the term “persona” overused in marketing? ...
Building a Sales Engine with Shaunt Voskanian, VP of Sales at Datadog
#CMO #sales #marketing #IPO #ABM What’s the secret to setting up for a successful IPO? Shaunt Voskanian, VP of Sales at Datadog, and Latané Conant, CMO at 6sense, talk about Datadog’s powerful sales growth in the wake of their IPO. Shaunt dishes on: -Inbound opportunity capture vs. outbound qualifying and messaging -Preparing SDRs to become AEs in an ABM-style revenue team -Building a culture of supporting customers -How to publicly celebrate top sales performers – and why it’s important -The “royally embarrassing” IM that lost him a prospect -His secret message for Tom Brady ======== Sneak preview: Latané Conant: So how does on...
ABM Trends with Gary Survis of Insight Partners

"Super CMO" Gary Survis knows ABM. He sits down with Latane to talk about the upcoming trends of ABX.
ABM Trends with Gary Survis of Insight Partners
Building the Revenue Collective with Sam Jacobs

Latane sits down with Sam Jacobs from the Revenue Collective and SalesHacker Podcast