From Adversaries to Advocates: How to win friends (and budgets) with data

How to win friends (and budgets) with data Ep 235: From Adversaries to Advocates

I can’t prove it, but I think many marketers wish they could improve how they’re perceived by corporate leadership. 

I have felt this way in more than one role, and racked my brain on how to fix it. I’ve entertained everything including coming to board meetings with a dozen custom-branded donuts.  

Thankfully, the a solution I have come up with isn’t extreme and it doesn’t require donuts.

I was recently given the chance by a local association – the OPMMA – to give a talk and I picked this problem. 

I hope as you listen to how I think it’s solved and the three moments where this method demands doing the opposite of what our gut says to do.

So give a listen to ‘From Adversaries to Advocates’



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Chapters/Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Data Wins Trust
03:57 Moment One Get House Order
05:13 Tracking Compliance Audits
07:37 Gaps Biases Data Assets
10:34 Definitions Limits Data Quality
14:45 Meeting Before Meeting
17:27 Build Story Driven Deck
22:45 Clean Visuals Handle Questions
24:40 PSA on new Reading Room
25:22 Moment Three Sustain the Habit
26:31 Wrap Up

People and Products mentioned:

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Books for the Summer Break

books for the summer break

Episode 214

It’s the middle of summer when I’m recording this; a time we don a pair of shades, a beach towel and a good book. Funnel Reboot usually shares talks with marketing book authors, but for this show I’m going to share some reads that go a little farther afield. 

Come along with me through six books that are all amazing. The subjects range between business, humanities, technology and science fiction. 

Chapter Timestamps

0:00:00 Intro

00:01:44 The Discoverers

00:12:43 Blindsight

00:19:05 How Big Things Get Done

00:24:12 Private Truths, Public Lies

00:27:41 Seveneves

00:30:01 Other SF recommendations

00:31:00 Earth Abides

00:34:57 conclusion



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Shownotes: People/Products/Concepts Mentioned in Show

Books reviewed:

The Discoverers

Blindsight

How Big Things Get Done

Private Truths, Public Lies

Seveneves

Earth Abides

Other references:

Sesame Street

Scent of a Woman

Thinking Fast & Slow, by Daniel Kahneman

Fall of Berlin Wall

Brexit

project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

David Ogilvy

Guest Insights

Guest Insights

Episode 200

Podcasts are tiny time capsules, preserving moments of wisdom and insight. Every time I revisit past episodes, I am reminded of how insightful our guests have been. Certain themes consistently emerge, echoed by guests from the very beginning of the podcast to just yesterday. The cost of ignoring these insights is so high that they bear repeating.

Tune in to our latest episode where I share six aspects of marketing that I didn’t know when I first started this podcast. Please listen in on these valuable pieces of wisdom.

Timestamps/Chapters

0:00:00 Intro
00:00:51 Dan White on mutual understanding
00:02:09 Nick Kelly on tackling human adoption
00:02:45 Debbie Qaqish on marketing ops
00:06:35 Johan van de werken on sharing knowledge
00:07:28 Jim Gianoglio on conferences
00:09:04 Tim Wilson on mixing tactics with strategy
00:12:39 Giannini Fumagalli on change
00:13:07 Gil Gildner on change
00:13:54 Amanda Farley on mindset towards change
00:20:05 Brett Serjeantson on SaaS’s shortcomings
00:21:11 Mark Edmondson on building your own system on top of analytics data
00:22:38 Bob Moore on the rise of APIs
00:23:09 In conclusion

Past Guest Episodes

Smart Branding, with Dan White

Delivering Data Analytics with Nicholas Kelly

From backroom to boardroom with Debbie Qaqish

Boosting GA4 with BigQuery, with Johan van de Werken

Marketing Mix Modelling, with Jim Gianoglio

The Analyst’s Role in Marketing, with Tim Wilson

In search marketing, change = opportunity. With Giannina Fumagalli

Becoming a Digital Marketer with Gil Gildner

Built to Change: How to Future-proof your Marketing Team, with Amanda Farley

Data Science Wizardry with Richard Fergie & Brett Serjeantson

What Google Analytics 4 Makes Possible, with Mark Edmondson

Ecosystem-Led Growth, with Robert Moore



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Must-Reads for business in an all-digital world

Must-reads for business in an all-digital world

Episode 175

There were a lot of books  covered on the podcast in 2023 – 44% of this year’s shows were with book authors. Combined with previous years’ book episodes, we have reached the 60-book mark on this podcast – you can sift through them all on our site by clicking on the “books” category on the right-hand menu. 

But I’ve had the chance to read books outside of these, and found even more I’d like to feature. I’m not saying all all biz books that come out are good.  To be honest – a decent portion of them are aren’t good at all. But since I set out once per year to make a special show, I felt it time to review some of the business books that shouldn’t slip by unnoticed. 

After you hear brief reviews of these 6 books, you’ll hopefully put one or two on your To-be-read pile.

Shownotes:

Friction, by Soon Yu 

“Sell The Way You Buy” by David Priemer

Impromptu :: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI

The Attention Merchants, by Tim Wu

The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur by John Jantsch 

The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman

Chapters:

0:00 – Intro

02:08 – Friction, Soon Yu

08:40 – Sell the Way you Buy, David Priemer

17:12 – Impromptu, Reid Hoffman

24:52 – The Attention Merchants, Tim Wu

30:40 – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur, John Jantsch

35:30 – The Coming Wave, Mustafa Suleyman

A few of the titles reviewed in this episode

Episode 124: The Year 2022 in Review

Guests from 2022 review the year gone by

Here is a look back at marketing trends, as seen by 19 of this past year’s guests. What they feel is most important in marketing and where they think we’re going next.

Five key themes of 2022 that will carry into 2023:

  • Analytics is Everywhere
  • Translating data into revenue dollars
  • Recasted relationship with Sales
  • Doing More with Knowing Less (privacy concerns)
  • Things made possible by AI

Here are the people you will hear on this episode:

Gary Amaral

Eric Boissonneault

Jodi Daniels

Kevin Dieny

Janet Driscoll Miller

Rick Endrulat

Amanda Farley

Richard Fergie

Kevin Hartman

Jon Hinderliter

Leona Hobbs

John Jantsch

Ameet Khabra

Cathy McPhillips

Drew Neisser

Keith Perhac

Paul Roetzer

Brett Serjeantson

Julia Vyse

Thanks to them and all of the guests featured on shows throughout 2022!