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AMA: Calendly Head of Demand Generation, Mindy Servello on Demand Generation Career Path

May 9 @ 10:00AM PT

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  1. What's a typical career path for a Demand Generation manager?

    Mindy Servello
    Mindy Servello

    Calendly Head of Demand Generation | Formerly Ping Identity, Calendly • 2y

    A typical career path for a Demand Generation manager that I have seen involves starting within marketing operations or digital marketing. This is not all-inclusive, but I feel is common. Having a background in marketing operations makes for a strong demand generation marketer due to understanding how the business all connects between departments, between the tech stack and important processes like lead scoring, lead routing and more. Digital marketing is also a natural path because these indivi ...Read More

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  2. What hard skills are must haves to be a Demand Generation leader? What are nice to haves?

    Mindy Servello
    Mindy Servello

    Calendly Head of Demand Generation | Formerly Ping Identity, Calendly • 2y

    There are many must-have hard skills for those growing within their demand generation career. Data Analysis: Demand Generation relies heavily on data-driven decision-making. You should be proficient in analyzing marketing data like conversion rates, channel-specific north stars and more in order to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for optimization. Digital Marketing: A strong understanding of various digital marketing channels and programs within them is essential. This includes know ...Read More

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  3. Is a demand gen career path a good way to go if you want to be a CMO someday?

    Mindy Servello
    Mindy Servello

    Calendly Head of Demand Generation | Formerly Ping Identity, Calendly • 2y

    CMOs come up from two paths typically - Demand Gen and Product Marketing.

    Demand Generation is ultimately about driving revenue growth for the organization. Having experience in collaborating with sales, nurturing prospects, triaging conversion issues and expanding within current logos etc. demonstrates your ability to contribute directly to the company's bottom line, a key responsibility of a CMO.

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  4. What are the biggest frustrations you have as a Demand Generation manager?

    Mindy Servello
    Mindy Servello

    Calendly Head of Demand Generation | Formerly Ping Identity, Calendly • 2y

    Misalignment at the top. When marketing and sales leaders are not aligned, it will trickle down to confusion, frustration and a lack of efficiency for the business. While you cannot control who is in each seat and their opinions/relationships, you can do your best to vert it out during interviewing for new opportunities.

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