B2B Marketing Shepherd Podcast:
Welcome to Decoding B2B Marketing— where bold voices meet real stories.
Host Rajesh Kumar sits down with bold thinkers, creative strategists, and marketing leaders who are reshaping how brands and demand are built, nurtured, and scaled…with experts on ABM, PR , Thought Leadership , product marketing and more
Each episode unpacks real-world tactics, campaign pivots, and audience-first insights that go beyond the buzzwords.
Subscribe for weekly drops, cinematic conversations, and practical takeaways that help you lead with clarity in the B2B world.
Rajesh consults start-ups and social organisations as a Fractional CMO and strategic advisor. For over three decades, he has led marketing, sales, operations & strategy across enterprise, SMB, and consumer markets at global firms including SAP, Microsoft, UiPath, Perfetti, Pernod Ricard & HCL.
He is a hobby cook (https://www.instagram.com/homechef.on.weekend/), traveller , Art & fitness enthusiast
B2B Marketing Shepherd Podcast:
Welcome to Decoding B2B Marketing— where bold voices meet real stories.
Host Rajesh Kumar sits down with bold thinkers, creative strategists, and marketing leaders who are reshaping how brands and demand are built, nurtured, and scaled…with experts on ABM, PR , Thought Leadership , product marketing and more
Each episode unpacks real-world tactics, campaign pivots, and audience-first insights that go beyond the buzzwords.
Subscribe for weekly drops, cinematic conversations, and practical takeaways that help you lead with clarity in the B2B world.
Rajesh consults start-ups and social organisations as a Fractional CMO and strategic advisor. For over three decades, he has led marketing, sales, operations & strategy across enterprise, SMB, and consumer markets at global firms including SAP, Microsoft, UiPath, Perfetti, Pernod Ricard & HCL.
He is a hobby cook (https://www.instagram.com/homechef.on.weekend/), traveller , Art & fitness enthusiast
In this episode of Decoding B2B Marketing, Rajesh Kumar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshkjindal/) speaks with Rahul Singh, Vice President & Head of Marketing, SAP Indian Subcontinent (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulsinghsap/), about the evolving role of events in B2B marketing.
Rahul is an industry veteran with over 25 years of marketing management experience across Fortune 500 technology companies including HCL, AMD, Hewlett-Packard and Dell besides SAP. His experience as a full stack marketing leader includes product & brand management, digital demand generation programs, media & analyst relations, channels & ecosystem marketing. Winner of multiple accolades and awards throughout his career, he was rated the Most Admired Marketer and the Most Agile Marketer in the SAP APJ Region in 2019, and was acknowledged as the Best Marketer in the SAP APJ Region in 2020. He is a regular speaker at industry events and has been featured in cover stories in Times of India, The Strategist and The Economic Times - Brand Equity besides a whole host of industry publications.
From Industry Conferences to Company flagships like SAPPHIRE & SAP NOW , CXO engagement and Virtual events, Rahul unpacks how physical, digital, and hybrid experiences can drive both pipeline and brand trust.
Learn how to integrate creativity, technology, and immaculate execution to deliver memorable customer experiences, and why events — big and small — continue to remain a critical route in B2B Campaigns in the digital age.
Key Topics Covered
4:07 : Journey into B2B Marketing
5:14 : Ctrl+Alt+Create : The Human Beyond the Hustle
7:21 : The theatre of B2B Events
11:23 : Lessons from the Real World
14:57 : Driving Value from Industry & Trade Events
20:07 : Role of Company Flagship Events
26:59 : The challenge of Engaging CXOs
30:27 : Virtue of Virtual Events
32:46 : Getting Partners to Co-Invest
36:13 : Using Celebrity Headliners
38:45 : Advice, Tips and Hacks
41:53 : Measuring Impact
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