Shannon Deep and Kevan Lee, co-founders of Bonfire, join me to share their journey of shaping brand perception and pricing strategies. Discover the delicate balance between brand storytelling and pricing as we highlight the importance of emotional resonance in buyer decisions. We tackle the complexities of establishing a brand that's human, democra…

Do you know what practical steps entrepreneurs can take to set and communicate the value of their services effectively? In this episode, I sit down with Paul ‘PJ’ Jackson, GTM Coach, Mentor and Entrepreneur, who shares captivating stories including one from his time at a major media company. PJ successfully monetized dormant assets by aligning 10 d…

Ever wonder what it takes to rework the pricing strategy of a seasoned company in the SaaS automotive space? Steve Hamrell from Callbox joins us to shed light on the transformation journey they embarked upon, confronting package inconsistencies and the pressing need for a pricing strategy revamp. Together, we peel back the layers of creating a pric…

Listen in as James Martin Sr., CEO of RallyCorp and an esteemed RevOps coach, joins me to unravel the complexities of tailoring pricing models to serve the unique needs of non-profits. James enlightens us with his experiences in identifying the perfect customer profile for his company and how this knowledge is pivotal in tackling their specific cha…

Today we welcome extraordinary pricing strategist Katie Wei, Director of Pricing Strategy at Cloudinary. Starting from her early days in accounting and software, Katie reveals her journey into the intricate world of pricing strategy and her two-decade-strong passion for the field. She gives us a candid look into the art of handling pricing objectio…

Unlock the secrets to skyrocketing your SaaS business with pricing strategies from none other than Rob Litterst, the pricing prodigy with HubSpot roots and co-founder of Pricing SaaS. We get the scoop on how Rob transitioned from sales to becoming a strategy maestro at ProfitWell, and we explore the transformation from broad freemium offerings to c…

Ever wondered how the leaders of the software world conjure up pricing strategies that turn pixels into profits? Cameron Barragan of BlueStar Innovation Partners joins us to share the secret sauce behind his SaaS success. Cameron highlights the fine art of crafting pricing models that resonate with customers and bolster the bottom line. From tackli…

Imagine navigating the complex terrain of pricing strategies with none other than Karan Sood of Rakuten Kobo, a virtuoso of sales operations. We peel back the layers of traditional cost-based models and reveal the intricate dance of value-driven pricing. As Karan recounts tales from his time in the automotive trenches, where static pricing was a mi…

Unlock the potential of customer engagement while avoiding the pitfalls of complex pricing models with Rob Merklinger, the CRO and SVP at Influitive. We unravel the sophisticated journey of pricing strategy revamps, providing you with the blueprint for aligning your price points with the perceived value to your customers. Our discussion is peppered…

Today Kyle Poyer, operating partner at OpenView and a former pricing strategist at Simon Kutcher, shares his seasoned perspective on the SaaS pricing journey. As we walk through the evolution of pricing strategies, Kyle reveals the pivotal moments B2B software companies face as they transition from undervaluing their offerings to recognizing their …

Have you ever felt tangled in the web of SaaS pricing strategies, wishing for a guiding light? Well, look no further, because Rohit Chhabra, Chief Product & Technology Officer at W Energy is here to unravel the complexities of SaaS monetization. In our conversation, we dissect the art of aligning pricing models with both product lifecycles and mark…

How do the wizards of SaaS concoct the perfect pricing and packaging solutions? Marcos Rivera sits down with Kirsten Moorfield, Cloverleaf's co-founder, to uncover the secrets behind formulating products that pack a punch. Journey through the labyrinth of setting and tweaking prices in a space where personal assessments morph into coaching gold. Ki…

Brace yourselves for a unique perspective as we navigate through the sea of predictions circulating out there. Amidst the cacophony of forecasts for the upcoming year, this episode diverts our attention to what won’t unfold in 2024. This is not just about offering contrarian views; it’s about providing valuable insights for B2B SaaS leaders, the tr…

Ever wondered why some SaaS companies soar with their pricing strategies while others nosedive? Christian Nimsky, SVP of Product at Vehlo, joins us to unravel the enigma. Christian dissects the critical misjudgments that can plague pricing models—think overlooked customer engagement and misinterpreted buying processes. We navigate through his treas…

Today we're diving deep into the realm of SaaS street pricing strategies. We've assembled a powerhouse panel with Aaron, Amit, Emily, and Peter from Pricing I/O, bringing a wealth of knowledge from their combined experience in B2B SaaS consultations. We're unpacking the complex dance of pricing adjustments — the critical choreography of balancing v…

What if you had the power to steer customer behavior with effective pricing strategies? Join us as Bill Wilson, CEO of Pace Pricing, unveils the intricate world of SaaS pricing. We journey through his experiences and expertise in implementing pricing changes, the unique impact of entitlements, and the art of communicating pricing to customers. The …

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped pric…

I had a wonderful chat with Andrew Capland (former Director @ Wistia) on his journey of becoming a full-time mentor. How it all started, his mentoring process, and why mentoring has been an incredible learning experience for him. You can reach Andrew on DeliveringValue.co 944 days. That's how long it took us to get to special episode number 50! It'…

This is a clip from a podcast episode I did in 2016 - when Hubstaff had crossed $2M ARR. Today, Hubstaff is a leading time tracking software that's at $15M+ ARR. This episode highlights some of my key learnings during the early stages of a startup's life.

To be a great leader, focus on your mindset. In this episode, I talked about reframing your current thoughts by identifying common cognitive distortions.

What I absolutely love about Kevan is not just his illustrious career as a marketing lead, but the fact that he's constantly shared his learnings along the journey. A small part of that is his Substack newsletter which he's converted into a revenue-generating side hustle. In this episode, we dive deep into his Substack business.…

Hi, I'm Madhav Bhandari. I started the Remote Marketing Podcast 2 years ago. In this episode, I shared my story and background. You can connect with me on LinkedIn You can join my bi-annual newsletter here If you're interested to consult with me, please email me on madhav [at] remotemarketing [dot] org You can read my blogs at remotemarketing.org a…

I had an insightful conversation with my CEO a couple of months ago and my notes from that call became this episode. Are you struggling with moving forward with a marketing initiative? Are you out of ideas for a new channel? Are you unclear about the way forward for a strategy? Happens to everybody. This episode is a reminder on why getting on the …

There are so many marketers that dream of becoming entrepreneurs someday but fall into the "I don't have a tech co-founder" or "struggle with monetisation" trap. A year after leaving his job at Baremetrics, Corey's built a tech business that makes $3k MRR without writing a single line of code. In this episode, Corey shares his learnings from his 1 …

Affiliate recruitment is one of the two key pieces to make your program successful (the other one being optimizing the performance of existing affiliates). I've been tackling this piece for the last couple of months and spoke to a bunch of affiliate experts about this. In this episode, I'll share some ideas that you can implement TODAY to scale aff…

We had an insightful chat with LiquidWeb's Director of Affiliate Marketing about the ins and outs of managing a large affiliate program. Saralyn's been an affiliate marketer for almost a decade and she's worked with best of the best. We talked about building an affiliate marketing team, recruiting top 1% affiliates at scale and improving the perfor…

We spoke with Dustin Howes (former affiliate lead @ WP Engine) on acquiring affiliates at scale. It's a well known fact that top 20% affiliates bring in 80% of customers. In this episode, we chat through Dustin's learnings on acquiring these top 20% affiliates at scale.

I've been doing Year-in-Reviews for over 4 years now and they've proven much more effective to me than New Year Resolutions. This episode will give you a template to do your own Year-in-Review, irrespective of if you're an individual or a business. This is an encore episode first released in 2019. Also, here's my 2020 in review: https://madhavb.com…

I spoke with Michael Gutman who's an affiliate marketing consultant and former Director of Marketing at Flexjobs. In this episode, Michael reflected on his top learnings from growing Flexjobs popular affiliate program.

In this episode, I shared how I write a remote job description, my method to find the right salary range for a role and shared our actual application process. This episode is great for anyone who's planning to hire for a new role or expanding their team.

I started looking for a Head of SEO at Bonsai earlier this year and Alex Birch (today's guest) ended up being that person. We chatted about internal linking - why it's important, best practices, how to scale it, internal linking examples from famous companies (like Canva) that achieved hockey-stick growth doing it well. Tip - I was a big Wordpress …

Bonuses are a great tool to create high performance teams. Bonuses also happen to be one of the most desired job perks for most remote workers. In this episode, I shared my top learnings from designing bonuses for my remote teammates.

I chatted with Andrew about his journey with Churn.fm - how he started the podcast, operations behind every episode and how he manages to publish an episode every Wednesday without fail (despite having a full time job + family life + new startup). Insightful episode if you're thinking of building a podcast. Notes - https://remotemarketing.org/podca…

If you're a business that's investing deeply in SEO, managing a content team is a big part of it. I invited Ilia Markov to talk about building a team of writers and managing them based on his decade long experience as a blog editor.

1/5 of remote workers are actively struggling with loneliness while working remotely. It's time to find a long term solution. Notes & spreadsheet link - https://remotemarketing.org/lonely-remote-worker/

I didn't want to do link-building in-house, so I started looking for a good, affordable & reliable link builder. This episode documents ALL my research. Full list of link-building services - https://remotemarketing.org/link-building-services/

VP of Marketing at Hotjar (100% remote), Typeform, GetApp... the list is endless for Sançar. We chatted about the common issues that Heads of Marketing face - from managing expectations of CEOs to managing your marketing budget like an investment portfolio. Insightful conversation! Notes - https://remotemarketing.org/marketing-leader-traits/…

Freshbooks has tripled their organic traffic in the last 18 months. So I invited Steve Toth (their ex-SEO manager) to understand how they manage their SEO budget. If SEO is a big growth channel for you, you'll find this episode insightful. Notes - https://remotemarketing.org/seo-budget/

In this special episode, I got Rand Fishkin (founder of Sparktoro & Moz) to share his top learnings after completing two decades in marketing. We also geeked out on marketing flywheels. Notes - https://remotemarketing.org/marketing-flywheel/

In this episode, I shared how to write an industry report, how to promote it and pros and cons of industry reports as part of your content marketing strategy. Some industry reports I've worked on in the last 3 years: https://blog.hubstaff.com/2017-freelancing-trends/ https://www.hellobonsai.com/covid-19-study https://open.buffer.com/state-remote-wo…

In 2015, my biggest challenge while coaching new hires was when I had to re-answer the same questions again and again (esp. if it was a process-driven role). Add to that the challenges of coaching team members spread across timezones. This episode talks about how I fixed that and how to coach new remote hires today.…

Over the years, I've created a marketing budget template that's straight-forward, easy to implement and great for new marketing leaders/founders/CEOs who’re looking to create their first marketing budget. In this episode, I explain how to build a marketing budget using that template.

A lot of professional networking opportunities have diluted in this time due to cancelled conferences/meetups etc. On the other hand, I've been networking remotely for a decade now so I decided to share my experience. Blog post - https://remotemarketing.org/remote-networking/