Marketing Masterclass

The role of marketing in an organization keeps changing as the company grows. It even varies from one organization to the other. What are some of the constants you can count on? What are the areas in which the rest of the company will always depend on marketing?

Focusing on individual things can often prevent you and your team from achieving the bigger picture. When you are setting your own goals, how can you make sure that they inspire your team to derive their own?

Planning out your budget so you can achieve your goals is a complex process. What are some parameters you can focus on to get it right? How do you know you're investing in the right things?

Marketing teams need to collaborate with other teams like sales, product, and design. This is how you can ensure that your product is attractive and something people will buy. What are some rules of engagement to help these relationships function smoothly?

Marketing without measurement and analysis is not marketing. How can you look at the right KPIs for your campaigns and quantify your progress to see how close you are to achieving your goals?

A community comes with a variety of gains for everyone involved if done right. Whether it is a partner or a customer community, they're great places for building relationships and brainstorming ideas. How can you build and engage a community?

Hiring is the most important people-management task to do. You have to figure out how you can identify and train your potential hires so that you end up with a well-rounded team. How can you go about the hiring process?

Managers need to be able to inspire and empower their team as well as constantly learn on the job. How can you be a phenomenal manager who gets things done, and done well?

Content marketing is about the right content reaching the right audience at the right time. How do you make sure your content is timely and of great quality?

Once you have your strategy in place, you have to distribute your content properly to your audience, whether it is through organic or paid channels. What is the right way to think about content distribution?

Product marketing is often misunderstood as it lies at the convergence of your sales, product, and marketing teams. What exactly does being a product marketer entail and what are they trying to achieve?

Product marketers need to comprehend the product completely to be able to create engaging messaging. They also have to make sure your sales team can sell your product. What do you look for when you're hiring for such a role?

Product marketing KPIs are usually different from general marketing KPIs as they have an additional focus on customer lifecycle and sales close rates. So, which KPIs matter to product marketers and why?

Product management and marketing roles have the same goal. And working closely is key to making the customer successful. What steps can you take to align product marketing with the product teams?

In order to be able to sell your product well, you have to ensure not just your customers but also your sales and other customer-facing teams understand it. How would you effectively distribute your product messaging across your various teams?