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Do you believe a demand gen manager can be successful without budget for ads to pair with their strategy?

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  1. Sheena Sharma
    Sheena Sharma

    JumpCloud Vice President, Revenue Marketing • 3y

    Yes! I actually had this experience for a few years. We had a pretty healthy ad budget as a business, but the focus wasn't specifically on the sales funnel. It was more focused on driving self-serve. My remit was driving pipeline for the sales organization, so we had to get smart about how we were bringing people in and engaging them. What we did in that scenario was focus on building a really strong inbound engine: Creating content based on the pain points of what our target audience was search ...Read More

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  2. Jennifer King
    Jennifer King

    Snowflake Head of Demand Generation • 1mo

    Yes—but it depends on expectations.

    A demand gen manager can be successful without ad budget if they have strong alternative channels like organic, webinars/events, lifecycle/email, or tight sales partnership driving outbound.

    The key tradeoff is scale and predictability: growth is usually slower and less controllable without paid media.

    So it works, but only if KPIs are aligned to what those channels can realistically produce—not the same targets you’d expect with a paid engine.

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  3. Natasha Dolginsky
    Natasha Dolginsky

    Panorama Education Sr. Director of Demand Generation • 1y

    It depends on the stage of the company and your goals. If you have huge brand recognition and can rely on organic (web or social) or word of mouth, you may not need ads to amplify your programs. Otherways, advertising is a great way to get in front of an audience. Another amazing (and often forgotten) application is that ads are a fantastic place to test and learn and then apply to other channels. In ads, you can control the audience, the test, and the message.

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  4. Mike Braund
    Mike Braund

    Komodo Health VP Revenue Marketing • 1y

    That would definitely make it more difficult, but there are ways I think you can make a path forward. For example if you're in an early growth stage demand gen may lean more on organic channels like SEO and social to drive demand. You can use engagements like webinars or virtual meetings, linkedin live, or free/low cost events to help.

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  5. Ami Denman
    Ami Denman

    Atlassian Sr. Director: Head of Global Lifecycle Marketing, Teamwork Foundations (Self-serve & High Touch) • 9mo

    Yes, definitely - the key is focusing on really focusing on leveraging owned  and earned channels like influencer partnerships, strong content, community building and leveraging internal employees personal brands (see the other question about domains Demand Gen owns). The most effective Demand gen comes from building authentic relationships and valuable content. 

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  6. Talmage Egan
    Talmage Egan

    BILL Director, Demand Generation • 1y

    Yes, I believe they can ✅. Managing existing demand is just as important as generating new demand 🔄. Even without a budget for ads, you likely still have pipeline activity and leads coming in from various sources that need to be effectively managed and optimized. In such a scenario, I would focus on maximizing the impact of the current pipeline. This includes: Analyzing Opportunities 🔍: Take a detailed look at the opportunities coming through and identify trends and gaps. Collaborating with Sale ...Read More

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  7. Erika Barbosa
    Erika Barbosa

    Counterpart Marketing Lead | Formerly Issuu, OpenText, Webroot • 3y

    Do I believe a demand generation manager can be successful without a budget for ads? Yes! Generally speaking, there are many ways to meet your customers where they are from an organic perspective. Although I personally leverage paid ads often, they are not the sole golden ticket. The key is having a deep understanding of your customers, where they hang out, and alternative methods to meet them where they are at. This could result in having a strong SEO presence, a social media presence, email ma ...Read More

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