Playbooks

All our work at The Imaginarium begins with a strategic foundation. We don’t believe in gating content in any way and love sharing the playbooks we’ve developed to help our clients succeed. We hope you use them to great effect, and get in touch with us if you need help along the way.

The Data Dictionary: A Guide To Understanding The Modern B2B Data Ecosystem

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A Guide to the RIGHT Way To Build Your Account-Based Marketing Capability

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A B2B Programmatic Marketing Playbook

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LinkedIn Performance Marketing Playbook

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Using G2, Trust Radius, and Capterra with LinkedIn to Drive Sales

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Media Library

B2B CMO Summit Videos

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Dan Rosenberg, Octane11

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Dan Rosenberg, Octane11

Dan Rosenberg has been a leader in programmatic marketing and measurement throughout his career. As a leader at MediaMath, he’s an innovative thinker who lives and breathes the complexity of how to deliver media at scale to the right audiences. Most recently, he’s put all his attention— wisely — into the challenges of B2B marketers with founding Octane11, an omni-channel, account-based measurement platform for B2B.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Alicia Parker, Tishman Speyer

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Alicia Parker, Tishman Speyer

Alicia Parker is the CMO of Tishman Speyer. From Rockefeller Center to Harvard University’s life sciences and technology destination, Tishman Speyer owns real estate in 35 different geographies across the globe. Alicia shares her excitement about the evolving role of a B2B CMO in today’s dynamic landscape. With an abundance of channels, innovative strategies, and unprecedented access to data, CMOs are now equipped with powerful tools to drive business growth. Team prioritization around data-driven goals and strategic focus can be a key competitive advantage and help create alignment across the organization. That alignment is integral in getting fellow leaders to support the marketing team’s initiatives.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Patrick Reynolds, BlueConic

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Patrick Reynolds, BlueConic

Patrick Reynolds’ career has spanned iconic ad agencies like Hill Holiday and renowned brands like Mastercard. Now, as CMO of the rapidly growing CDP BlueConic, he observes the evolving role of the B2B marketer in a tech-driven landscape. Patrick shares insights on maintaining a human touch in marketing, even as technology expands possibilities, offering a thoughtful perspective on navigating complexity while balancing analytics with instinct.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Teresa Joy, SAP

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Teresa Joy, SAP

As an executive at Dell, 6sense, and most recently SAP, Teresa Joy has worked with some of the largest B2B businesses in the world. Teresa discusses the current complexity in B2B marketing, such as overlapping tech stacks, the pressure to justify the impact of marketing on revenue, the intricate data landscape, and the ongoing pursuit of perfect attribution, with the wise warning that when it comes to data and attribution models — one size certainly does not fit all.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Jon Lombardo, Evidenza

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Jon Lombardo, Evidenza

As an original member of LinkedIn’s B2B Institute, Jon Lombardo’s been one of the most vocal freethinkers in B2B marketing. He has codified some of the most powerful B2B marketing insights and practices through work with Les Binet, Byron Sharp, Mark Ritson and others. Evidenza, Jon’s latest venture with his fellow B2B Institute alum Peter Weinberg, offers synthetic customer insights at scale to help B2B marketers build mental availability and salience for brands.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Sadé Muhammad, TIME

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Sadé Muhammad, TIME

As Sadé Muhammad reflects on her journey as the Chief Marketing and Impact Officer at the 100-year-old global media brand TIME, she notes that early in her tenure, market research revealed a key challenge: while advertisers respected TIME, they weren’t always sure what value it offered them. Sadé took this as a call to redefine the brand’s appeal. Focusing on community, she recognized that TIME’s events and platforms foster a sense of aspiration and belonging — her goal became to strengthen those connections while creating a more inclusive experience.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Lou Cohen, EY

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Lou Cohen, EY

Lou Cohen is the Chief Digital Marketer for EY Americas. He is outstandingly passionate about the media landscape and has been a professor of marketing at schools including NYU and Yeshiva University for a decade. In this interview, Lou shares his perspective on the evolving landscape of B2B marketing, offering a deep dive into the role of AI and first-party data in shaping today’s strategies and how businesses can navigate the complexities of digital transformation.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Noah Brier, BrXnd.ai

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Noah Brier, BrXnd.ai

Noah Brier is one of marketing’s great entrepreneurs, having founded the early social media management platform Percolate. As impresario and founder of the pre-eminent conference about GenAI’s impact on marketing, Alephic, he frequently addresses both the promise and reality of GenAI. As Noah points out, we often don’t fully understand what problems artificial intelligence is actually best suited to solve. He recommends that leaders start by circulating access throughout the organization, then layer in specific human expertise to amplify impact. Only when AI is integrated with the unique knowledge held within an organization does it become an enabler for solving real business challenges.

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Zara Mirza, TIAA

The State of the B2B CMO Report 2024 — Interview with Zara Mirza, TIAA

Zara Mirza is one of the most impactful brand creators in B2B. From her transformation of GE, to the way her work is reframing the annuities category for TIAA, she’s brought meaningful success to some of the biggest brands in the world. She emphasizes the importance of making an emotional connection with B2B buyers, a crucial factor in industries with long sales cycles and complex decision-making processes. She sees AI as leveling the playing field, making it easier for companies to produce baseline content, regardless of size or history. With content becoming a commodity, she points out that brand differentiation is more critical than ever, as buyers increasingly seek partners with shared values and purpose, especially when decisions can span decades.

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What's Left of Past Marketing Trends with Jose Reyes, Chief Creative Officer of EY

What's Left of Past Marketing Trends with Jose Reyes, Chief Creative Officer of EY

Jose Reyes, Chief Creative Officer of EY, and Scott Stedman, CEO of The Imaginarium, take a trip down memory lane to look at some of the biggest marketing buzzwords of the last decade, and discuss whether GenAI manages to stand apart.

Exploring Marketing Strategies with Jenny Lewis, CMO of Knot

Exploring Marketing Strategies with Jenny Lewis, CMO of Knot

Scott Stedman, CEO of The Imaginarium, and Jenny Lewis, President and CMO of The Knot, discuss the Knot's various marketing strategies to stay timely, top-of-mind, and attract customers throughout the lifecycle of their wedding journey — providing us with some tangible inspiration for the B2B space.

Marketing to the Buying Committee: Jann Schwarz, LinkedIn B2B Institute

Marketing to the Buying Committee: Jann Schwarz, LinkedIn B2B Institute

Jann Schwarz, Senior Global Director of The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, explains how a buying committee makes decisions and the significance of marketing to the entire committee, not just individual members.

The Two Question Tango

The Two Question Tango: Jason Schulweis — The Imaginarium

The Two Question Tango: Jason Schulweis — The Imaginarium

Jason Schulweis of The Female Quotient sits down with Imaginarium CEO Scott Stedman to share his biggest inspirations inside and outside marketing in 2024.

The Two Question Tango: Michael Bassik — The Imaginarium

The Two Question Tango: Michael Bassik — The Imaginarium

CEO of Optimal, Michael Bassik, joins Imaginarium CEO Scott Stedman for our first-ever Two Question Tango to discuss what's been inspiring him in marketing and beyond this year.

Imaginarium Summit 2024

Brand, Innovation, and Risk in B2B Marketing with Scott Decker, HP — The Imaginarium Summit

Brand, Innovation, and Risk in B2B Marketing with Scott Decker, HP — The Imaginarium Summit

Chalice's Ali Manning sits down with HP's Scott Decker to explore the ways in which B2B and B2C marketing differs, pages B2B marketers can take out of the B2C book, the role of brand and risk for B2B businesses, and more.

Synthetic Market Research with GenAI with Jon Lombardo, Evidenza — The Imaginarium Summit

Synthetic Market Research with GenAI with Jon Lombardo, Evidenza — The Imaginarium Summit

Jon Lombardo, former Head Of Research for The LinkedIn B2B Institute and co-founder of Evidenza, showcases how AI can create a synthetic universe of buyers and customer personas, accelerating months-long research processes to take just a few seconds.

Marketing to the Buying Committee: Jann Schwarz, LinkedIn B2B Institute

Marketing to the Buying Committee: Jann Schwarz, LinkedIn B2B Institute

Jann Schwarz, Senior Global Director of The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, explains how a buying committee makes decisions and the significance of marketing to the entire committee, not just individual members.

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