Leader Generation
Mod Op’s Leader Generation podcast, hosted by Tessa Burg, inspires growth-minded marketers with ideas and insights from industry experts who use progressive strategies to win at marketing.
Mod Op’s Leader Generation podcast, hosted by Tessa Burg, inspires growth-minded marketers with ideas and insights from industry experts who use progressive strategies to win at marketing.
Episodes

Sep 12, 2020
Sep 12, 2020
35 min
As B2B marketers, lead generation is always our top priority. We want to get in front of the right people with high-value information that engages prospects and motivates them to learn more about our brand and services.
We have quite a few effective digital marketing tools at our disposal—SEO, paid search, content marketing, email, programmatic display, and ABM campaigns—to name a few. Plus, the advanced targeting you can do on LinkedIn and Facebook has made social media marketing another really effective tool in the B2B marketer toolbox.
Organic social media, however, is typically used for branding. It’s a way that many B2B companies show off their culture, values, partnerships, people and hiring opportunities. But maybe B2B marketers have been selling organic social short.
How can organic social media improve lead generation for B2B companies? Listen to this episode, featuring guest speaker Brittany Mayti, to find out.
Sep 12, 2020
35 min

Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
26 min
Personalizing the customer experience has been a growing trend for both B2C and B2B businesses.
In fact, 80% of consumers say they’re more likely to do business with brands that provide personalized service. While 67% of B2B buyers want the ability to research, compare products, place orders, and access their order history on their own versus contacting a salesperson.
The global pandemic in 2020 has isolated most shoppers and professionals at home. This has quickly escalated the personalization trend, especially when it comes to the online digital experience.
Aug 19, 2020
26 min

Jul 8, 2020
Jul 8, 2020
22 min
Guest speaker, Vinessa Lullo, has more than 15 years of marketing and product development experience. Her team prides itself on customizing products and services to meet the demands of customers. However, a recent merger and the COVID-19 outbreak drastically changed their business. Vinessa shares how her company became extremely nimble and changed processes to customize products, marketing, and sales to meet new customer needs and safety requirements.
Jul 8, 2020
22 min

Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
25 min
Paul Pirozzola has been a sales and marketing leader in the B2B manufacturing space for more than 20 years. Traditional routes to market have been disrupted by digital media, e-commerce, and the pandemic. Today’s sales teams and marketers are looking for more effective and efficient ways to collaborate. In this episode, Paul talks about three key elements that marketers can share with the sales team to generate higher quality leads and increase win rates. Be ready to take notes, they are big, attainable, and highly effective.
Jun 15, 2020
25 min

May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
37 min
During this episode, Matt McBride will share how physical distancing and shelter in place orders have impacted strategic partnership and innovation management in bioscience. What is the effect on product teams? What trends and activities can we track to prioritize our own product initiatives? And what does this ultimately mean for collaboration and go-to-market strategies?
May 19, 2020
37 min

Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020
24 min
The Coronavirus has disrupted businesses worldwide. Sales leader, David Kreiger, shares what he believes sales teams should focus on as they shift to remote work. Hear his ideas on how to best support clients, protect business and maintain personal health during the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 13, 2020
24 min

Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
34 min
How does the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame persuade people to add a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, to their bucket list of must-have experiences? In this episode, guest Ellie Ovsenik tells you how.
Hear how the Rock Hall uses data and digital marketing to engage music enthusiasts and increase visits to the museum.
Mar 11, 2020
34 min

Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
17 min
Learn the do's - and some don'ts - of launching a new product. Brandon Cornuke has been an inventor, retail buyer, corporate innovation leader and now shares his expertise with start-up founders. In this episode, you'll learn what you need and what to avoid as you seek to validate new products before market launch.
Feb 12, 2020
17 min

Jan 13, 2020
EP2: Why & How to Use Rapid Testing in Marketing
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
17 min
In today’s episode, we’ll learn the “whys” and “hows” of rapid testing. Today’s guest, Tom Madrilejos, has been executing Rapid Testing at Tenlo for the past year across a variety of marketing tactics. Marketers will hear examples of how to launch a new product or test a new marketing tactic and get rich customer insights and predictable results without overspending.
Jan 13, 2020
17 min

Dec 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
27 min
Our inaugural episode was streamed live, Thursday, 12/12 at 12 pm PT. Tessa's guest is Linda Owens, Digital & Ecommerce Marketing Manager at Nestlé Professional.
Dec 6, 2019
27 min

Our Host: Tessa Burg
CTO, Mod Op
Tessa Burg is Chief Technology Officer and Host of the Leader Generation podcast at Mod Op. She’s been leading data-driven marketing and technology teams for 15+ years on both the agency and client sides of the business for domestic and international brands, including American Greetings, Amazon, Nestlé, Anlene, Moen and many more. Tessa has deep skills in data and tech architecture, software product development and management, digital transformation and strategy. As CTO, she oversees Mod Op’s technology stack to ensure the agency is leveraging and securing the right platforms and data to deliver valuable and measurable results across physical, digital and virtual experiences.

Our Co-Host: Cheryl Boehm
Director of Copywriting, Mod Op
Cheryl Boehm is a digital content writer with 20+ years of marketing experience, primarily in B2B. She strives to deliver the best online experiences to customers and prospects that, ultimately, lead to company growth for clients. She stubbornly insists there’s no single messaging approach that’s right for everyone. Period. So, in her role as Director of Copywriting at Mod Op, Cheryl pushes to personalize content strategy with an individual “cheat code” that empowers each client to reach their end game fastest.








