John Common

John Common

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to marketing, sales, and customer success is palpable.

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Growth Driver the podcast show for B2B growth leaders

Intelligent Demand Just Launched Growth Driver!

December 21, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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There are BIG REASONS your growth playbook is out of date

November 8, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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The B2B growth playbook has been in decline for YEARS

October 30, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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FROTH vs COFFEE

September 5, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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AI

AI is Teaching Us a Few Things About Truth – and Our Role In It

July 21, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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9 causes stakeholder mis-alignment

The 9 Main Causes of Stakeholder Mis-Alignment

January 4, 2023

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Re-planning GTM

Plan, Re-Plan, Re-Re-Plan

December 6, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Sales Pipeline Coverage

Q&A: What Should our B2B Sales Pipeline Coverage Be vs. our Sales Goal?

October 4, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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13 Telltale Signs that Your Go-To-Market Strategy Needs an Overhaul

August 9, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Go-to-market strategy

5 Reasons why a great go-to-market strategy is pivotal

July 14, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Go-to-market strategy definition

B2B Go-To-Market Strategy — a Simple, Straightforward Definition

July 7, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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John B2BMX

8 big takeaways from the B2BMX 2022 conference

March 8, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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John Common

Intelligent Demand’s brand evolution: Through the eyes of CEO and Founder, John Common

March 1, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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2022 Leadership

Leadership in 2022: 6 Reminders I'm Taking to Heart

February 14, 2022

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Customer Retention and Expansion

The research is clear: there is a goldmine in retaining and growing your customers

July 28, 2021

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Customer Focus

Why you need to re-focus on your customers. Right now.

June 23, 2021

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Dear Funnel, We Owe You An Apology

March 30, 2017

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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DEI progress

Intelligent Demand Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Progress Report

February 24, 2021

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Day offers many lessons for us this year.

January 15, 2021

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Gratitude: the Hard Parts lead to the Good Stuff

November 21, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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DEI Policy

We have a DEI policy. Does it matter?

October 26, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Saying nothing and doing nothing is unacceptable.

June 2, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Advice for a CMO

Advice I'd Give My Best Friend (who is a CMO, CRO, or VP in a reset situation)

May 4, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Alphabet-Forecasting

Let’s play alphabet forecasting.

April 7, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Covid Climbout_B2B Revenue Leaders

The COVID Climbout -- What we’re learning and seeing from B2B revenue leaders.

March 25, 2020

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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ABM Pilot Success - ABM Leadership Alliance

How to Ensure ABM Pilot Success

October 31, 2019

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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4-Core-Demand-Approaches---Blog

The 4 Core Demand Approaches: 1:One, 1:Few, 1:Many, and 1:Everyone

July 15, 2019

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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ID's Account Based Success Pillars

July 11, 2019

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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B2B Marketing Exchange - B2BMX 2019 - Recap

Deep Thoughts from 2019 B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX)

March 6, 2019

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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ABM - Call it ABM - John Common - Intelligent Demand

Call it ABM or Not. It doesn’t matter.

February 13, 2019

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Revenue - Agency - Planning - Intelligent Demand

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Budgeting and Planning Season for Marketing Executives

October 17, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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ABM Current State - Intelligent Demand

ABM’s Current State: a little hungover and ready for a real-world approach

September 19, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Intelligent Demand - Demandbase - Partnership

Operationalizing the Partnership

September 11, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Intelligent Demand - Modern Marketing

The 14 Commandments of Modern Marketing

July 30, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Agency Partnership - Intelligent Demand - Demandbase

5 Ingredients to High-Performing Tech Vendor/Agency Partnerships

May 21, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Operationalizing the Partnership - Intelligent Demand - Demandbase

3 Ways Partnerships are Critical to B2B Marketing Success

April 30, 2018

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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Sirius Decisions Demand Unit Waterfall

SiriusDecisions: The New Demand Unit Waterfall

May 30, 2017

John is Intelligent Demand’s founder, chief strategist and CEO. His energy and enthusiasm for transforming companies with modern approaches to…

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