Mat Morrison, co-founder of Digital Whiskey, media agency for the professional services sector, joins us to discuss the challenges of breaking free from entrenched B2B marketing orthodoxies. In this episode, Mat shares his insights on why traditional approaches to B2B marketing—rooted in performance metrics and short-term gains—are holding companies back from true growth. He tackles the persistent struggle to balance brand building with lead generation and offers fresh perspectives on how businesses can rethink their strategies to drive long-term success.

Key talking points:

• The Problem with Performance Overload: Exploring the common over-investment in lead generation and performance marketing at the expense of brand building, and why this short-sighted focus hinders growth.
• The Brand Advertising Leap of Faith: Why it's so difficult for businesses to invest in brand advertising when it's hard to see immediate returns—and how to navigate that challenge.
• The 95% Rule: Discussing the reality that 95% of your target audience isn’t ready to buy at any given moment and the dangers of over-targeting the small percentage that is.
• Rethinking Attribution Models: How current attribution methods, like Google's, often skew our understanding of what’s truly driving long-term business growth—and what we can do about it.
• If You Build It, They Won’t Just Come: The myth of content marketing as a 'build and they will come' strategy, and why today’s market demands more than just publishing reports or creating content hubs.
• The C-Suite Obsession: Why too many B2B marketing strategies focus solely on the C-suite and overlook the wider decision-making unit, and the importance of reaching all influencers in the buying process.
• Authority Content as a Starting Point: How B2B brands can leverage in-depth content like reports and thought leadership pieces, not as end goals, but as catalysts for broader, sustained marketing efforts.
• The HubSpot Effect: A look at how HubSpot’s success in content marketing has influenced B2B strategies and why it’s time to rethink the rigid content-first approach.

This episode is packed with actionable insights for marketers looking to break free from outdated practices and embrace more effective, holistic strategies for long-term brand growth.

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