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AMA: 6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing, Adam Kaiser on Demand Generation Interviews


November 13, 2025 @ 10:00AM PT

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  1. What are the most common mistakes you see candidates make during an interview for a demand generation position?

    Adam Kaiser
    Adam Kaiser

    6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing • 7mo

    Many candidates treat demand generation like basic lead gen and fail to show how they drive full-funnel revenue. Others focus on isolated tactics rather than demonstrating a scalable operating system with clear metrics, conversion math, and sales partnership. Many also struggle to articulate their ICP, prioritization decisions, and real examples of experimentation. The strongest candidates rise above by connecting strategy to execution and showing how their work materially shapes pipeline, effic ...Read More

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  2. What interview exercises work best for senior leadership roles (Director/VP) versus IC demand gen roles?

    Adam Kaiser
    Adam Kaiser

    6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing • 7mo

    For senior leadership roles, the best exercises test systems thinking and cross-functional leadership, such as a 90-day plan, a funnel diagnosis, or a launch overhaul. These reveal how candidates prioritize, manage tradeoffs, and tie strategy to revenue. For IC demand gen roles, exercises should be hands-on and execution-focused, like building a multichannel campaign, writing assets, or analyzing funnel data. This shows whether they can produce high-quality work quickly and drive measurable lift ...Read More

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  3. How do you test creative and messaging skills without turning the interview into free spec work?

    Adam Kaiser
    Adam Kaiser

    6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing • 7mo

    I'd provide the candidate with an example (campaign concept, specific ad, etc) and then ask for a quick overview of how they would go about creating the messaging as well as their framework for testing. I'm curious not only in their ability to message creatively but also in their overall approach to testing.

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  4. What questions help you assess the ability to lead cross-functional launches with product marketing, RevOps, and Sales?

    Adam Kaiser
    Adam Kaiser

    6sense VP, Brand & Growth Marketing • 7mo

    Please walk me through the last major launch you owned. How did you align Product Marketing, RevOps, and Sales, and what specific process or touchpoints kept everyone moving together?

    How did you translate the product narrative from Product Marketing into a revenue plan that Sales could execute and RevOps could measure?

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