Evan Jacobs
Senior Manager, Customer Marketing & Advocacy at Rapid7
It Takes Two: How to grow with your
customers for relationships that last
Am I Vulnerable? Am I Compromised? Am I Optimized?
Threat Exposure Management
VULNERABILITY
MANAGEMENT
USER BEHAVIOR ANALYTICS
ATTACK SIMULATION
INCIDENT DETECTION &
RESPONSE
Incident Detection &
Response
Log Management & IT
Analytics
APPLICATION
SECURITY TESTING
ENDPOINT VISIBILITY &
INTERROGATION
Solve Critical Security & IT Questions
ENDPOINT VISIBILITY &
ASSET MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
MONITORING &
TROUBLESHOOTING
LOG MANAGEMENT &
COMPLIANCE
Software + Managed Services
Content	
Event		
Creative		
Solutions
Product
UX	Team	
Public	&	
Community	
Affairs
Sales
Demand	
Gen
CSM
Customer	Marketing	
&	Advocacy
Team
In relationships, timing is
everything…
RECOMENDED
Adventure
CHOOSE YOUR OWN
Send to Voice@rapid7.com or Join the VoiceUp Hub
NEW CUSTOMER
EARLY STAGE
MID STAGE
MATURE STAGE
Educational	materials,	Invite	to	VoiceUp	hub,	
Early	call	to	set	expectations,	Offer	mentor
Hold	first	Discovery	Call	with	Product	
Management	team,		Design	Partner	program,	
Joining	Customer	Reference	Program
Join	Beta	and	Design	Partner	Program
Answering	open	questions	on	Support	Portal
Completion	of	Gartner	Peer	Insights
Speaking	to	media,	Webcasts
Speaking	with	Industry	Analysts,	Become	a	
Mentor,	Public	testimonials	&	Case	study
Establishing	trust
Testing	the	waters
Ready	&	willing	
Committed	
Product
Community
Build	my	brand
q Nexpose	Discovery	Calls
q AppSpider	Discovery	Calls
q InsightIDR	Discovery	Calls
q Design	partner	Calls
q Join	the	beta	program
q Join	the	UX	Focus	Group
q InsightIDR	Feedback	Survey
q AppSpider	Feedback	Survey
q InsightOps	Feedback	Survey
q Answer	Unanswered	questions	on	Community	
q Join	the	Customer	Reference	Program
q Complete	Private	Reference	Calls
q Complete	Gartner	Peer	Insights	review
q Mentorship	program
q Answer	Unanswered	questions	on	
Community	
q Join	the	Customer	Reference	
Program
q Private	Reference	Calls
q Gartner	Peer	Insights	review
q Video	Testimonial
q Case	Study
q Blog	Post	
q Media	Interview
q Webcast
Each customer is different…
Purchased	2	more	additional	products
Wrote	glowing	LinkedIn	Pulse	review
Spoke	at	customer	appreciation	event
Quoted	in	Press	Release	for	product	launch
Spoke	@	Booth	11	times	at	RSA	Conference
Got	involved	with	Alpha	product	Testing
Joined	Voice/VoiceUp	Advocate	hub
Initial	Purchased	
Looking for the spotlight
Tony,
Cyber-Security Engineer
Ongoing engagement efforts and
support of sales
Joined VoiceUp
Since joining, completed 65 Acts of Advocacy (challenges)
Completed Discover Call
Joined Customer Point
of Voice Call
Gartner review August 3rd
Video Testimonial @
Customer Conference
“I feel like Nexpose
and IDR are starting to
work together”
UNITED2016
Reference
Program
Joined reference call with prospect, they made the purchase
Purchased AR in September
“I have found that many features
that are offered with Nexpose are
greater than that of several other
VMS tools we either formerly
owned or I tested.” 2016 VoiceUp
September 8 2016
Rapid7 on their shortlist for Pen-
test in 2017
Continues to be a big part of the reference
program
More of the “Behind the Scenes” guy.
Joined Voice / VoiceUp
9/24
Jack,
Sr. Director of IT
Presented
Ongoing Engagement
Efforts
Webcast
$$ Cross-sell opportunity
Activated Nexpose Now
Completed 334
Acts of Advocacy
Gartner Review
Looking to help out and contribute
Business
Impact
Engagement in our Community
DEAL	CLOSES!
IVM	and	MDR	,	
2-year	deal
-No	POC
-No	other	vendors	
considered
-Bought	IDR	and	didn’t	
even	know	that	we	had	
it	before	the	initial	call	
with	them!
Friday	
March	17,	2017
Wednesday	
May	10,	2017
Wednesday																			
March	29,	2017
Initial	intro	call	is	
held	and	Sales	
rep	is	introduced.
Learned	that	our	
advocate	has	
inherited	a	total	
greenfield	
program	with	no	
incumbent	tools	
in	place.		
The Long Tail of Advocacy in action!
2012-2015
CISO
3 Key Take-Aways
1. Timing is everything
2. Advocacy isn’t a one-size fits all program
3. Don’t judge a book by the cover
It Takes Two: How to Grow with your Customers for Relationships that Last

It Takes Two: How to Grow with your Customers for Relationships that Last