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What are some KPIs that you find over-hyped and/or unimportant?

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I'm sure there will be questions about the best KPIs to track, what are some of the *worst* KPIs to commit to achieving?

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I'm working at a start-up, and a first demand generation hire; what KPIs should I own and not own?

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Setting KPIs can often feel arbitrary, especially when entering new markets. How do you get past this uncertainty to set realistic goals?

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What's your process for figuring out what metrics to hold demand generation accountable for?

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I’m the first Demand Generation hire in my company. What advice would you give to someone tasked with establishing this function in an existing business structure?

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How does your team manage tracking KPIs and goals by channel?

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What KPIs and metrics can you recommend to use to measure the demand generation function + content marketing function?

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How do you recommend socializing KPIs (before the work starts and when it's done)?

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What are good OKRs for Demand Generation?

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What is an important KPI that you see demand generation teams completely missing?

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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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How do you develop quarterly/annual demand gen OKRs and tie those to individual projects?

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How do demand generation KPIs change with a self-serve product?

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What is your methodology for identifying the right company targets in an ABM strategy?

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For a lean startup with limited resources (1-2 marketers), but healthy budgets. How would you approach demand gen strategy and effectively develop campaigns that move the needle? What are the big questions to ask yourself?

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How do you recommend setting targets for KPIs?

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What's your framework to prioritizing needs/deliverables when you're the first demand generation manager at a company establishing the function?

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What does your demand generation team org structure look like?

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If your demand generation team has only 1 or 2 people responsible for covering multiple products with complex features, how would you recommend dividing the workload in the short-term so as best to support long-term growth and expansion of the team?

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Do you have any advice for a junior who is a first demand generation hire?

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What are the key processes you'd set up when expanding the demand generation team from 1 to multiple people?

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From your perspective, who is the most critical piece on a demand-gen team?

Why?

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As a hiring manager, what do the best demand generation candidates have in common?

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How important is it in your opinion to partner with other departments to run successful Demand Gen campaigns? Sales, CS, Operations?

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What is your favorite Demand Generation interview question and the best answer you've heard?

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What is your advice for creating and/or improving the demand generation process when joining a small but growing team?

Particularly for a small company with no or little structure?

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How does demand generation differ between a small and large company?

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What's the earliest stage a startup should consider hiring a demand generation manager?

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How do you determine the campaign types for demand gen?

What campaign types should take priority and how to structure them with metrics/kpis for success

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How do you achieve consistent demand gen as a B2C and B2B startup with little marketing budget and self-funded from the revenue it currently generates? How do we make do with the resources we have now to reach more people who need our products?

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How do you transition from sales to a demand generation role?

As someone with a wealth of experience in marketing and sales, from strategic to operational, what advice would you have for someone looking to transition from a sales role to demand generation? I love being involved in this pillar of the company and no longer in a front-facing sales position. What steps do you recommend I take to make this move successfully

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

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What are the core roles you consider essential on a best-in-class demand gen team?

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How do you break down responsibilities and KPIs between demand generation and product marketing?

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How do you communicate demand generation updates and activities to the rest of the company?

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What is the difference between demand generation and growth marketing?

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I’m the first Demand Generation hire in my company. What advice would you give to someone tasked with establishing this function in an existing business structure?

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How do you retain good talent, especially when Demand Generation roles are in such high demand across the industry?

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What's the most effective way to scale a Demand Generation team beyond the first Demand Generation manager?

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What's your best demand generation 30-60-90 day plan to make a big impact at a new company?

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Sometimes it seems like everyone has an opinion on marketing and messaging, so how do you balance integrating team members' feedback with delivering high volumes of content?

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How do you think ChatGPT will impact how you do demand generation?

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How do you track the effectiveness of your marketing activities and ensure the reporting is actionable and accurate?

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What do you find are the fastest paths to product adoption growth? Messaging, positioning, competitive comparisons, education/training, longer format ebooks vs. short-form social posts and blog posts, customer evidence?

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How do you quickly convert new technologies and product capabilities into messages that resonate with your audiences?

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As a hiring manager, what do the best Demand Generation candidates have in common?

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What are the biggest surprises when going from a company where demand generation was established to one where you have to establish demand generation?

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How do you think about your first 30/60/90 day goals when coming in as the Head of Demand Generation in a startup that didn't have demand generation before?

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How do you coordinate and work cross functionally with the product marketing team to create commonly shared KPIs?

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