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And the geeks shall inherit the Earth…
Baxter Denney, Vice President, Online Marketing & Operations, New Relic!
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Building a global brand, driving demand

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“Half the money I spend on
advertising is wasted. The trouble is I
don’t know which half.”!
-John Wanamaker
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marketing technology
SiriusPerspective: 
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Marketing Technology Spend Has Rapidly Increased
Investment in marketing systems and tools has increased
steadily in many organizations over the past several years.
Marketing Budget as a % of Corp Rev
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§  At least 4 years of relevant professional online marketing experience
§  Technical degree (economics, engineering, statistics) strongly
preferred.
§  Experience with overall marketing strategy, including budget
allocation, opportunity assessment and prioritization.
§  Strong familiarity with SQL.
§  Advanced Excel functionality.
§  Prefer to be hands-on and can multi-task with ease.
§  A desire to work in a fast-paced, data-driven environment
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Job Requirements, Marketing Operations Manager:
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Job Requirements, Sales Operations Analyst
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§  B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent
§  5-10 years solid sales operations experience
§  Expert in “all things” SFDC is a must
§  Experience in subscription-based and/or SaaS-based business, including quote-to-order process
§  Experience in using using Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (Pivots, Look-Ups, Filtering) and
PowerPoint, Google Apps for Business, DocuSign, WebEx, and DiscoverOrg
§  Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
§  Team player with strong cross group collaboration skills
§  Experience with presentations to senior executives in sales, finance and/or operations
§  Strong communication skills and management presence
§  Superior problem-solving skills. Must be able to accurately compile and synthesize quantitative and
qualitative data
§  Excellent customer service attitude
§  Have empathy
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Growth in Marketing and Sales Technology Jobs
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Data from Indeed.com job trends
Talent Characteristics
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Framework for talent
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§  Proactive
§  Hacky
§  Analytical
§  Connected
§  Empathetic
§  PHACE
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Framework for Talent: PHACE
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§  PROACTIVE: controlling a situation by making
things happen or by preparing for possible
future problems
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Framework for Talent: PHACE
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§  HACKY: moving fast and breaking things, not settling for things that don’t work they way they should.
Unafraid of the unknown, especially as it relates to technology.
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Framework for Talent: PHACE
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§  ANALYTICAL: characterized by analysis rather than inflection. AKA #datanerd
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Framework for Talent: PHACE
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§  CONNECTED: part of the Marketing and Sales Technology ‘scene’, online or otherwise. Asks to go to
conferences, attend user groups and meetups, etc. Spends time with folks outside their department.
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Framework for Talent: PHACE
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§  EMPATHETIC: putting yourself in others’ shoes
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Evaluating PHACE
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HACKY	
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Secondary characteristics
§  Introverted
§  Thoughtful
§  Quirky
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Sourcing and Recruiting
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Sourcing - internally
§  Within your department
§  Sales/Marketing Operations
§  Business Operations
§  Business Analysts
§  Admin and support functions
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Sourcing - externally
§  LinkedIn

§  Conferences / Meetups
§  Consultants
§  Technology community sites
§  Other unicorns!
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“Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”!
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“Tell me about a time when…”!
“What are your biggest strengths/
weaknesses”!
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“What’s your most interesting project
outside of work?”!
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“What metric do you wish you could track
(and how would you do it)?”!
“What app do you love (or hate) and why?”!
“What was the most interesting talk or
presentation you’ve seen this year?”!
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Interviewing - exercise
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If you were hired for this position, one of your responsibilities will be to
gathering, analyze, and synthesize data from various sources for marketing and
sales teams at New Relic. 

Use the provided spreadsheet to answer the following questions: 
•  Volume: How many MQLs were routed? How many people signed up for a
Trial? Activated their trial? How many MQLs were created and routed?
•  Conversion: What is the conversion rate from Trial Sign Up to Activation?
From Inquiry to MQL? From MQL to SAL?
•  Velocity: How many days did it take to go from signing up for a trial to
activation? From Sign up to MQL? 

Show each of the above metrics grouped by Company Size, by Qualification
Reason, and by Selling Team. Considering the data, what could New Relic do to
increase volume, velocity, and conversion for the following quarter?

Exercise Deliverable:
Build a short slide deck (no more than 5 slides excluding title and appendix
slides) that answer the above business questions for delivery to Marketing and
Sales leadership.
Development / Retention
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Beyond PHACE
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§  Creative marketing
§  In-person communication
§  People management
§  Working with extroverts
§  Simplifying the technically complex
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Retention
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Conclusion
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©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
Thanks!

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Hiring technical talent in Marketing

  • 1. Presenter Name, Title and or Date ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   541 And the geeks shall inherit the Earth… Baxter Denney, Vice President, Online Marketing & Operations, New Relic!
  • 2. Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   Building a global brand, driving demand

  • 3. 3 “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is I don’t know which half.”! -John Wanamaker Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   marketing technology
  • 4. SiriusPerspective: © 2015 SiriusDecisions. All Rights Reserved 4 Marketing Technology Spend Has Rapidly Increased Investment in marketing systems and tools has increased steadily in many organizations over the past several years. Marketing Budget as a % of Corp Rev $0M $2M $4M $6M $8M $10M $12M $14M $10B $5B $1B $500M $100M B-to-B Non-Software $0M $2M $4M $6M $8M $10M $12M $14M $10B $5B $1B $500M $100M B-to-B Software
  • 5. §  At least 4 years of relevant professional online marketing experience §  Technical degree (economics, engineering, statistics) strongly preferred. §  Experience with overall marketing strategy, including budget allocation, opportunity assessment and prioritization. §  Strong familiarity with SQL. §  Advanced Excel functionality. §  Prefer to be hands-on and can multi-task with ease. §  A desire to work in a fast-paced, data-driven environment 5 Job Requirements, Marketing Operations Manager: Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 6. 6 Job Requirements, Sales Operations Analyst Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent §  5-10 years solid sales operations experience §  Expert in “all things” SFDC is a must §  Experience in subscription-based and/or SaaS-based business, including quote-to-order process §  Experience in using using Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (Pivots, Look-Ups, Filtering) and PowerPoint, Google Apps for Business, DocuSign, WebEx, and DiscoverOrg §  Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment §  Team player with strong cross group collaboration skills §  Experience with presentations to senior executives in sales, finance and/or operations §  Strong communication skills and management presence §  Superior problem-solving skills. Must be able to accurately compile and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data §  Excellent customer service attitude §  Have empathy
  • 7. 7 Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 8. ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   Growth in Marketing and Sales Technology Jobs 8 Data from Indeed.com job trends
  • 9. Talent Characteristics 9 Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 10. 10 Framework for talent Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  Proactive §  Hacky §  Analytical §  Connected §  Empathetic §  PHACE
  • 11. 11 Framework for Talent: PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  PROACTIVE: controlling a situation by making things happen or by preparing for possible future problems
  • 12. 12 Framework for Talent: PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  HACKY: moving fast and breaking things, not settling for things that don’t work they way they should. Unafraid of the unknown, especially as it relates to technology.
  • 13. 13 Framework for Talent: PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  ANALYTICAL: characterized by analysis rather than inflection. AKA #datanerd
  • 14. 14 Framework for Talent: PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  CONNECTED: part of the Marketing and Sales Technology ‘scene’, online or otherwise. Asks to go to conferences, attend user groups and meetups, etc. Spends time with folks outside their department.
  • 15. 15 Framework for Talent: PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  EMPATHETIC: putting yourself in others’ shoes
  • 16. 16 Evaluating PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   0 1 2 3 4 5 PROACTIVE HACKY ANALYTICAL CONNECTED EMPHATHETIC
  • 17. 17 Secondary characteristics §  Introverted §  Thoughtful §  Quirky Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 18. Sourcing and Recruiting 18 Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 19. 19 Sourcing - internally §  Within your department §  Sales/Marketing Operations §  Business Operations §  Business Analysts §  Admin and support functions Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 20. 20 Sourcing - externally §  LinkedIn §  Conferences / Meetups §  Consultants §  Technology community sites §  Other unicorns! Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 21. 21 “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”! Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   “Tell me about a time when…”! “What are your biggest strengths/ weaknesses”!
  • 22. 22 “What’s your most interesting project outside of work?”! Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   “What metric do you wish you could track (and how would you do it)?”! “What app do you love (or hate) and why?”! “What was the most interesting talk or presentation you’ve seen this year?”!
  • 23. 23 Interviewing - exercise Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   If you were hired for this position, one of your responsibilities will be to gathering, analyze, and synthesize data from various sources for marketing and sales teams at New Relic. Use the provided spreadsheet to answer the following questions: •  Volume: How many MQLs were routed? How many people signed up for a Trial? Activated their trial? How many MQLs were created and routed? •  Conversion: What is the conversion rate from Trial Sign Up to Activation? From Inquiry to MQL? From MQL to SAL? •  Velocity: How many days did it take to go from signing up for a trial to activation? From Sign up to MQL? Show each of the above metrics grouped by Company Size, by Qualification Reason, and by Selling Team. Considering the data, what could New Relic do to increase volume, velocity, and conversion for the following quarter? Exercise Deliverable: Build a short slide deck (no more than 5 slides excluding title and appendix slides) that answer the above business questions for delivery to Marketing and Sales leadership.
  • 24. Development / Retention 24 Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 25. 25 Beyond PHACE Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   §  Creative marketing §  In-person communication §  People management §  Working with extroverts §  Simplifying the technically complex
  • 26. 26 Retention Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 27. 27 Conclusion Confidential ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  • 28. ©2008-15 New Relic, Inc. All rights reserved.   Thanks!