Backstage
We go backstage with a marketing rock star, ask a bunch of questions about what excites them, what we might learn from their journey, what gets their Monday marketing mojo working and what they would throw into our swimming pool.

Backstage Q&A – Eric Jan van Putten - Dynamicweb
September 9, 2020 · Ian Truscott
This month we go backstage with a shiny new CMO, Eric Jan van Putten who is fresh in post at Dynamicweb, after a diverse marketing career working through the B2B tech marketing ranks, we find out d findwhere this new CMO finds his marketing mojo...
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Backstage Q&A - Sally Yates, CMO Xceptor
July 18, 2020 · Ian Truscott
Sally Yates is the Chief Marketing Officer at Xceptor, a fintech software house and in this interview, Ian Truscott got to find out what makes this UK based marketer in this hot software space tick
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Backstage with John Howe-Marshall
April 30, 2020 · Ian Truscott
Gamers are emerging as the new celebrities of a new media age, and the popularity of this entertainment genre has been accelerated by the lockdown. So, who better to catch up with than the Chief Marketing Officer of SplitmediaLabs a platform on the leading edge of enabling gamers to get published? Ian Truscott chats with John Howe-Marshall.
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Backstage with Oliver Pilgerstorfer
February 7, 2020 · Ian Truscott
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world and when their CMO, Oliver Pilgerstorfer, sat down with us and started an answer with "I probably shouldn't admit this" our editor Ian Truscott knew he was in for a fun interview...
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Backstage with Kate Bradley Chernis
November 28, 2019 · Ian Truscott
In this backstage interview we find out how founder and CEO of Lately, Kate Bradley Chernis, a former DJ with an audience of 20 million listeners got Walmart dancing.
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Backstage with J. Robert Slaughter
September 30, 2019 · Ian Truscott
Having been following the direct opinions and observations of this fractional CMO, veteran marketing & sales strategist and practitioner, we had to sit down with J.Robert Slaughter and learn more.
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Backstage with Lynne Capozzi
July 25, 2019 · Ian Truscott
Lynne Capozzi is the CMO of Acquia, a global marketing technology vendor. Ian Truscott sits down with this passionate marketer and finds out what get's her marketing mojo working
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Backstage with Jasmine Martirossian
June 29, 2019 · Ian Truscott
What has marketing got to do with the laws of physics? We talk to author, frequent conference keynote and VP of Marketing at TÜV SÜD Americas, Jasmine Martirossian.
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Backstage with Ian Lowe
April 25, 2019 · Ian Truscott
Ian Lowe, VP of Marketing for global SaaS WCM vendor Crownpeak popped by the penthouse to chat to Ian Truscott about what gets his marketing mojo working...
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Backstage with David Howland
March 28, 2019 · Ian Truscott
We go backstage with David Howland, CMO of Longview Solutions, former creative and art director and marketing leader at Nasdaq and he shares his journey and the common thread of his career - creating compelling, meaningful experiences.
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Backstage with Ahmed Hasan
February 28, 2019 · Ian Truscott
Ian Truscott sits down with Ahmed Hasan,Global Head of Customer Engagement Marketing at Spark44 to talk Blink-182, the advantages of failing fast, and why now is a great time for lean thinking marketers.
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Backstage with Margaret Molloy
January 31, 2019 · Ian Truscott
Margaret Molloy, Forbes Top 5 Most Influential CMOs talks about the power of simplicity, always staying relevant to the customer, and building brands into movements.
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Backstage with L.Michelle Smith
December 20, 2018 · Ian Truscott
A classically-trained mezzo soprano, entrepreneur, author, speaker, coach, marketing leader, L.Michelle Smith is on a mission and shares her insights from a 25 year career.
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Backstage with Casey Petersen
November 30, 2018 · Ian Truscott
We go back stage with Casey Petersen, Vice President of Marketing and Analytics at content creation app Photofy and has been a leader in digital marketing for over 15 years.
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Backstage with Jeanniey Mullen
October 31, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Global Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer, Executive Board Advisor, keynote speaker, CMO Council Co-Chair, author of 3 books, Jeanniey Mullen is a woman in demand.
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Backstage with Amber Osborne
September 26, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Amber Osborne, Forbes #2 Most Influential CMO on Social, discusses feeling like an imposter, destroying stereotypes in business, and the challenges disruptive markets.
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Backstage with Wendy Bryant-Beswick
September 26, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Award-winning marketer with 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry and VP of Marketing at Service Credit Union, Wendy Bryant-Beswick shares how she starts with values.
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Backstage with Jenni Young
August 30, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Jenni Young, the CMO of tappit shares the importance of company values, building solid relationships, and why creating a culture of risk can lead to marketing success. Oh, and Creme Eggs.
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Backstage with Christine Bailey
July 26, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Christine Bailey is CMO of Valitor, having forged a career in the tech sector, she’s led European marketing for Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems, and writes frequently for Forbes Woman.
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Backstage with Tom Wentworth
July 26, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Ian Truscott chats to Tom Wentworth CMO at Boston-based RapidMiner, where he heads up global go-to-market strategy, product marketing and communications.
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Backstage with John Andrews
June 28, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Ian Truscott sat down with John Andrews, head honcho at Photofy – and chat about his 20 years’ experience in digital marketing.
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Backstage with Darren Guarnaccia
April 26, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Darren chats to Ian Truscott and we discover what drive this marketing software veteran
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Backstage with Robert Rose
March 25, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Robert Rose is a certified rockstar. Not just because he's a content marketing celebrity, but chat to him for a bit and you'll learn that as a musician, he's had more than a brush with being the real thing.
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Backstage with Ian Truscott
March 21, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Over a career spanning two decades, Ian Truscott has launched various B2B software products, been a developer, a chief technology officer, an industry analyst, a product marketer and a strategic advisor to blue chip companies inc. Nasdaq and American Express.
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Backstage with Ted Rubin
March 21, 2018 · Ian Truscott
Ted Rubin is a leading social marketing strategist, keynote speaker, Photofy CMO/advisor, MC/host for Brand Innovators Summits… Speaker, Author, Provocateur - Ted is our resident rock star.
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