Supporting sales in the virtual age — Derrick Jenkins // Owler

Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, discusses the importance of digital personalization in B2B marketing. When marketing and sales teams are aligned, sales knows exactly where a prospects is on their customer journey, and marketing is supporting sales to sales close the deal and be more effective at their jobs. But, this is only possible if sales and marketing teams are working towards the goal of increasing revenue. Today, Derrick talks about supporting sales in the virtual age.
About the speaker

Derrick Jenkins

Owler

 - Owler

Derrick is Head of Marketing at Owler

Show Notes

  • 01:56
    How marketers support sales
    The objectives of the marketing team must align with the overall objectives of the sales team. And that objective should be revenue, where everyone sees themself as revenue leads.
  • 03:21
    Why sales and marketing teams need to be aligned
    To position the product correctly, marketing needs to understand the audience sales is pursuing. In order to support sales to effectively do their job, marketing must understand their challenges.
  • 05:44
    The difference between a lead and an opportunity
    It boils down to marketers looking for the right opportunity to help sales. So, marketers are looking at a lead to pull out a true ICP, and passing it on to sales as an opportunity to close.
  • 07:07
    Marketing taking over the prospecting process
    Marketing isnt taking over prospecting. Instead, marketing and sales are working together more closely to identify sales accepted leads.
  • 08:58
    The fine line between marketing and sales currently
    Marketing and sales should always be actively engaging to identify remarketing opportunities. And marketing is always building those new data points and content to nurture prospects.
  • 09:58
    The hybridization of sales and marketing in organizations
    Not every marketing team member will need to constantly work with everyone in sales. Rather, organizations should have a few key individuals engaging with sales more consistentIy.
  • 10:41
    Silos between marketing and sales teams
    Marketers wont necessarily get absorbed into larger revenue team. Theyll still exist alongside sales teams, but work more closely around revenue generating activities.

Quotes

  • "The objectives that we have for the marketing team align with the overall objectives of the sales team, which is to generate revenue. So, we're all looking at ourselves as revenue leads." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "I don't think of just giving leads to the sales team. I'm trying to bring them opportunities, not just volume." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

  • "As they're going through the motion of selling, I'm still having conversations with heads of sales about some of the leads. I want to learn and build new data points for us to remarket later on." -Derrick Jenkins, Head of Marketing, Owler

About the speaker

Derrick Jenkins

Owler

 - Owler

Derrick is Head of Marketing at Owler

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