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May 2021
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Doing More with Less: How Vonage Uses It...

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About this episode

Much like photographers utilize various lens lengths to create different perspectives, marketers have a bevy of different tools at their disposal to create and present different yet equally memorable customer experiences. But if you ask Joy Corso, CMO of Vonage, the view that matters the most is the one the customer sees, and that’s where marketers should be pulling focus.

“We're here to deliver solutions to our customers. That's why we're in business and when we do our jobs well, that results in solving that pain point, and it results in a better outcome for our customers.”

But in order to put customers first and to see things from their point of view, marketers must have a grip on their tech stack and how it affects the customer journey from top to bottom. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Joy pulls back the curtain on how Vonage uses its marketing tech stack to create lasting and memorable customer experiences. Plus, she reveals why your MarTech stack is the secret sauce to customer success if used correctly.

Main Takeaways

  • Creating a Lasting Experience: Customers today want to get from A to B in their buying process as quickly as possible. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be memorable, too. In order to make both a seamless and remarkable experience, marketers are putting more effort into the customer journey than ever before.
  • How Do You Stack Up: It’s easy to buy the latest and greatest marketing tools, but according to a Gartner study, 58% of marketers already don’t utilize their entire tech stack. Make sure to take close inventory of the marketing tools you have on-hand already and make sure you are getting value out of that product before adding more things to your MarTech stack.
  • Business First Mindset: As a CMO, you’re no longer just responsible for the marketing functions of the business. When marketers have a seat at the leadership level, you have to be thinking about the business, understanding the financials, understanding the operations and how the entire business operates as opposed to just the marketing aspect of it. Then the CMO’s job is to align your marketing strategies with that of the business.

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