SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Bill Binch
Former CRO
Marketo
Fueling Growth
The CEO <--> CRO Dynamic
BILL
o Monthly quotas
o Focus on logo acquisition
o Optimizing to get your buyer to the demo
Name three things that drove growth in
2008-2013 that still have impact today?
CEO
o Sales & marketing alignment
o Culture of success
o Velocity
Office based model
Enterprise SDR model
ABM
Lightning Round: 3 things that don’t work
Product led concepts:
o Less human involvement to provide access to products
o User telemetry
o Self service models / virality
o Product tours
o Calendars instead of forms
o Weekly one to many “deminars”
o Simplified user terms
What NEW techniques exist today that
drive high growth?
o NRR is the new magic metric
o Architect for a growth path
o Velocity is everything
Takeaways
THANK YOU

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SaaS Secret Sauce: How the CEO --> CRO Dynamic Drives Growth with Marketo’s Former EVP Sales

  • 1. Bill Binch Former CRO Marketo Fueling Growth The CEO <--> CRO Dynamic
  • 2. BILL o Monthly quotas o Focus on logo acquisition o Optimizing to get your buyer to the demo Name three things that drove growth in 2008-2013 that still have impact today? CEO o Sales & marketing alignment o Culture of success o Velocity
  • 3. Office based model Enterprise SDR model ABM Lightning Round: 3 things that don’t work
  • 4. Product led concepts: o Less human involvement to provide access to products o User telemetry o Self service models / virality o Product tours o Calendars instead of forms o Weekly one to many “deminars” o Simplified user terms What NEW techniques exist today that drive high growth?
  • 5. o NRR is the new magic metric o Architect for a growth path o Velocity is everything Takeaways