Episodes

  • The New Products, New Markets and the Death of the Follower Episode

    The New Products, New Markets and the Death of the Follower Episode
    May 25 2024
    This week, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director, shares with our host Ian Truscott his top four considerations when launching a new product or an existing product into a new market, and Ian adds a final point about when to involve marketing. Ian then retires to our virtual bar, with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who ponders the current state of social media, specifically the death of the follower. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s article - The Death of the Follower Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // P!nk - Get The Party Started on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • The 5 Steps for Campaign Planning and Apple Crushing It Episode

    The 5 Steps for Campaign Planning and Apple Crushing It Episode
    May 18 2024
    This week Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director shares with our host Ian Truscott his 5 steps for orchestrating large-scale B2B marketing campaigns, from leadership, people, and business goals to budget. After his scheduling challenges of last week, Robert Rose is back in the bar with a topical thought on Apple’s recent advertising and the fuss it created. With advice to be bold, swing, and occasionally you might miss. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s podcast with Joe Pulizzi: This Old Marketing Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // It’s Time by Imagine Dragons on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • The Frontline Marketing with Jeff and The Greatest Story Episode

    The Frontline Marketing with Jeff and The Greatest Story Episode
    May 11 2024
    This week Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor and former Forrester Research Director is back from his travels and joins our host Ian Truscott in the marketing studio. They discuss a topic Ian touched on a couple of episodes ago, Forrester’s concept of Frontline Marketing. Is it a one hit wonder? Although Ian got one co-host back, he lost another as, at the last minute, his usual companion in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, couldn't make it. So, he’s alone in the bar with some gin, and he shares his approach to storytelling. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Forrester’s post - Frontline Marketing the Evolution of B2B Growth Teams // Andy Raskin’s - The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // New Radicals - You Get What You Give - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • The Be Honest and a Social Cocktail in a Walled Garden Episode

    The Be Honest and a Social Cocktail in a Walled Garden Episode
    May 4 2024
    Another Ian solo in the studio who shares 5 thoughts, and Robert is in the virtual bar with a great cocktail and a thought about walled gardens. It’s last week without Jeff, so our host, CMO but “not a rockstar” Ian Truscott is again in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week: #1 - Not the regular competitors #2 - Rented Land #3 - Cold emails #4 - The Diversity Bonus #5 - If you can help me grow, I can help you grow Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a very classy cocktail and a thought about social media content in walled gardens. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // What Now? Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Keith Smith’s Fuel Podcast, featuring diversity - interview with Marc Lewis // LinkedIn Collaborative Articles // The LinkedIn comment in a Collaborative Article: “If you can help me grow, I can help you grow” // TCA Webinar: Social Media – Crafting A Cutting Edge Strategy // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Be Honest - Jorja Smith on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • The Ian Does a Solo in the Studio and Robert Wonders Why Elon Hates Marketers Episode

    The Ian Does a Solo in the Studio and Robert Wonders Why Elon Hates Marketers Episode
    Apr 27 2024
    This week as regular collaborator Jeff Clark continues on his break travelling, our host, CMO but “not a rockstar” Ian Truscott is again in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week: #1 - Right fit marketers #2 - Is the Forrester term “Frontline marketers” complete bollocks? #3 - The Buying Tribe #4 - Distinct and Differentiation #5 - Your content, like turn signals, is for other people Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, for a bit of a rant about why Elon hates marketers with the recent news that Elon has fired one of his marketing teams amidst a large redundancy round at Tesla. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Same But Distinct - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Forrester’s Frontline Marketing the Evolution of B2B Growth Teams // Robert’s article on Tesla’s marketing layoffs - Don’t Follow Tesla’s Marketing Mistake // Alexander Ingram on his Tesla layoff on LinkedIn // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // So Much Thing to Say by Bob Marley - on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • The Ian has 5 Thoughts and Robert Differentiates with a Cocktail of Content Episode

    The Ian has 5 Thoughts and Robert Differentiates with a Cocktail of Content Episode
    Apr 20 2024
    This week as regular collaborator Jeff Clark continues on his break travelling, our host, CMO but not a rockstar Ian Truscott is in the studio on his own, sharing 5 f’in’ marketing thoughts for the week - which are: #1 - Doing a podcast monologue #2 - People asking to pick your brains #3 - Why aren’t people filling in your form? #4 - Ask why you are doing something #5 - Trust and personas Ian then joins Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who shares a great cocktail and advice for creating a content cocktail, especially in a crowded B2B category as your approach to content, its form and how you communicate it can differentiate your business. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Let them pick your brain - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Pain, Need, Aspiration and Trust - Ian’s Tuesday 2¢ // Crafting A Cutting Edge Social Media Approach In 2024 - Upcoming TCA Webinar // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Think (About it) Patra ft Lynne Collins - on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • The Cathy Makes it 10 and AI over a Breakfast Cocktail with Robert Episode

    The Cathy Makes it 10 and AI over a Breakfast Cocktail with Robert Episode
    Apr 13 2024
    This week Jeff Clark starts a month-long break from the show, and so our “not a rockstar” host Ian Truscott, catches up with regular guest, Chief Problem Solver and Lead Analyst, from the Content Advisory Cathy McKnight, for her 10th appearance on the show. Ian and Cathy chat about the importance of content operations in the face of all the immediate demands on marketing, some takeaways from a recent webinar she hosted with Liana Cardenes Cave, Hilton’s Senior Director, Content Orchestration and what she’s learned from interviewing influential and successful women on her podcast The Uncharted Journey. Ian then retires to the Rockstar CMO virtual bar to join Cathy’s colleague Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, who, over a cocktail he’s recommending for breakfast, shares some interesting, informal research he’s done with his clients and community on the different use cases marketers are using AI for. And, it seems we are creating work with the robots, not reducing it. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Cathy McKnight on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Controlling Content Chaos with Content Orchestration – TCA Webinar // Cathy’s podcast: Uncharted Journeys // Robert & Cathy’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds on Spotify Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • The Death of the CMO and Directing Operations with a Cocktail Episode

    The Death of the CMO and Directing Operations with a Cocktail Episode
    Apr 6 2024
    This week in the marketing studio, Jeff Clark, our resident strategy advisor, and our host Ian Truscott chat about some recent articles on and research into the apparent death of the CMO and, if the CMO is not dying, then the much-discussed shorter tenure of marketing leaders compared to their peers. Ian then winds down the week with Robert Rose, Chief Troublemaker at The Content Advisory, in the Rockstar CMO virtual bar, who, over a fabulous cocktail, shares a thought about content operations and how we should take a leaf out of Hollywood’s book and hire a director. Enjoy! — The people: // Ian Truscott on LinkedIn and Threads // Jeff Clark on LinkedIn // Robert Rose on LinkedIn and Threads Mentioned in this week’s episode: // Fortune 500 companies are eliminating chief marketing officer roles as the position loses C-suite clout // Are we witnessing the end of the CMO? No, and stop asking // CMOs Regaining The Faith Of Their Bosses, Survey Shows // Boathouse CEO Study on Marketing and the CMO // Evaluating a CMO Opportunity - Grant Johnson // This Old Marketing on YouTube // Robert’s firm: The Content Advisory // Robert’s “Rose Colored Glasses” column for CMI. Rockstar CMO: // Monday Mojo - our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter // The Beat Newsletter that we send every Sunday // Rockstar CMO on the web, Twitter, and LinkedIn // Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: // Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license // We’ll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube // Arctic Monkeys - Do You Wanna Know on YouTube Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins