hiring technical talent in marketing

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541 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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§  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


§  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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Talent Characteristics



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Framework for talent


§  Proactive §  Hacky §  Analytical §  Connected §  Empathetic §  PHACE


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Framework for Talent: PHACE


§  PROACTIVE: controlling a situation by making things happen or by preparing for possible future problems


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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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§  ANALYTICAL: characterized by analysis rather than inflection. AKA #datanerd


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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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§  EMPATHETIC: putting yourself in others’ shoes


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Evaluating PHACE


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Secondary characteristics

§  Introverted

§  Thoughtful

§  Quirky



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?”!


“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?”!


“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


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


§  Creative marketing

§  In-person communication

§  People management

§  Working with extroverts

§  Simplifying the technically complex


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Retention



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Conclusion
