Episodes

The Agentic Prospecting and Content-Led Marketing Episode
May 16, 2026 · 00:47:55
This week, former Forrester Research Director, Jeff Clark, is back in the studio with our host Ian Truscott to discuss an article from Anthony McPartlin, Principal Analyst at Forrester, Agentic Prospecting: Seven Reasons The Hype Falls Short.
Read more →
The Earned Email, You Are a B2B Service and Caring If It’s Human Episode
May 10, 2026 · 00:38:55
This week, with his guests away, our host Ian Truscott takes a turn in the studio, going solo, and shares 5 f’in’ things that have caught his eye this week.
Read more →
The Jon Miller Predictions and Editing the Mediocre out of AI Episode
May 2, 2026 · 00:59:13
This week, former Forrester Research Director, Jeff Clark, is back in the studio with our host Ian Truscott to discuss a predictions post from Jon Miller on the ChiefMartec blog, from back in January.
Read more →
The Cathy on Personalization and Career Hedging with Robert Episode
April 25, 2026 · 00:54:09
This week, Ian and Cathy McKnight discuss a recent piece of research from Cathy on her Bear Essentials series on the Seventh Bear blog - Bear Essentials: You Can’t Personalize What You Don't Understand
Read more →
The Fighting Do Nothing and 6 Year Anniversary Episode
April 18, 2026 · 00:51:33
This week, former Forrester Research Director, Jeff Clark, is back in the studio for a discussion with our host Ian Truscott, to discuss how marketing can help sales defeat the biggest competitor in many B2B deals - do nothing.
Read more →
The Educating the Buyer and AI’s Impact on Marketing Jobs Episode
April 11, 2026 · 00:53:23
This week, former Forrester Research Director, Jeff Clark, is back in the studio for a discussion with our host Ian Truscott about buyer education, inspired by an article by Kerry Cunningham, of 6Sense: “Buyers are not blank slates”, and give it the…
Read more →
The Cathy on Funnels and Robert’s Pointy Bits Episode
April 4, 2026 · 00:53:15
This week, Ian and Cathy McKnight discuss a recent piece of research from Cathy on her Bear Essentials series on the Seventh Bear blog - The Funnel Isn’t Dead, Your Version of It Is.
Read more →
The Slice And Rick Rubin on Work Episode
March 28, 2026 · 00:51:11
A slightly different episode this week, as our host Ian Truscott has two guests in the studio sharing their marketing street knowledge.
Read more →
The Jeff Navigating Enshitication, and Robert is Leaving ChatGPT Episode
March 21, 2026 · 00:59:07
This week, Jeff Clark, former Forrester Research Director, has been reading Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow, and rather than host a pity party, he dug into some research and shares 5 f’in’…
Read more →
The Cathy on Metrics and Robert on Ritson’s AI Opinion Episode
March 15, 2026 · 00:52:08
This week, Cathy McKnight, Chief Problem Solver at Seventh Bear, is back to share her latest Bear Essentials research. This week, she and our host Ian Truscott dig into her post, "Your KPIs Are Measuring Activity, Not Impact."
Read more →