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Our jam is to share our marketing street knowledge to help ambitious CEOs, CMOs, marketing leaders and founders grow their start-up or established B2B businesses.
We call it “street knowledge” as it comes hard-earned from decades of experience of actually doing it, with a hat tip to bosses, mentors, clients, colleagues, and the occasional f’up that taught us these lessons.
We share this through our podcast, newsletter, and blog – and if you’d like to chat about anything we discuss, please get in touch.
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Street Knowledge
Podcast
Does the world need another f’in’ marketing podcast? Our host and 4xCMO Ian Truscott asked this in 2020, and the world said “no”, but he did it anyway.
The 5 Tips to Get AI Working and What Else is There Episode
August 29, 2026 · Rockstar CMO
This week, Jeff and Ian discuss 5 tips to get from AI washing and AI wishing to AI working, and in the bar, Ian asks Robert what else we should be thinking about, apart from AI.
The 4 P’s of Being a CMO and Love in Your Content Episode
August 23, 2026 · Rockstar CMO
This week, Ian goes solo and talks about the 4 P’s of Being a CMO and Robert is in the bar talking about love in your content.
The Sh*t Does Not Get Done in Your Org Chart Episode
August 15, 2026 · Rockstar CMO
This week, Cathy is back for her monthly visit, talking about discovering the real operating model and it’s not in your org chart.
Blog
Contributions from our regular podcast guests and across the Rockstar CMO community.
Five Fails of a Broken Marketing Machine
January 15, 2026 · Jeff Clark
The Machine is the engine that makes your marketing plan and campaigns hum. What happens when the machine breaks down? Jeff shares 5 fails...
Get Your Buyers AMPED with our Customer Journey
January 23, 2025 · Ian Truscott
In a couple of podcast episodes, we’ve discussed buyers and customer journeys, pulling inspiration from various sources like Gartner, Forrester,…
The 5 Fundamentals of Good Budgeting for B2B Marketing
August 31, 2024 · Jeff Clark
Effective budget planning is critical for B2B marketing leaders, particularly in a highly competitive and ever-changing market. Jeff shares his 5 fundamentals.
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