Jim Berkman

Narratus Group

Narratus is Latin for narrative and storytelling. As a product and brand marketer, I help organizations re-position their messaging to solve customers’ pain points and problems, instead of focusing on traction-less product and feature positioning. 

I also use agentic customer modeling and sentiment analysis, combined with 30 years of experience to develop thought leadership positioning and GEO/AIO.

Chief Market Officer

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

"Beachhead Advisor" for NZ startups entering the US market. GTM subject matter expert for growth, product marketing, and overall sales & marketing strategy. 
-Advised several dozen $5-15M companies in the technology, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors
-Cadence of about one/quarter, except during early pandemic where I was working with 3-5/month

GTM Advisor

Little Oaks Play School

Co-owner of Little Oaks Play School, a distinctive play-based daycare located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Co-Owner

The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Community

CONNECTpreneur is s a global community of over 25,000 CEOs, Entrepreneurs, VCs and angels, CXOs and other business leaders. As an Ambassador, I help our CONNECTpreneur Presenter
Members get funded and introduce investors to entrepreneurs. We prepare members on how to best articulate their relevance, value proposition, viability, and vision in a way that engages the audience and compels potential investors to want to learn more about the investment opportunity.

Ambassador & Prep Team Member

NYNJA Technologies

Nynja is the first SaaS collaboration platform designed to enable work-life balance for teams, remote workers, contractors, and consultants. Integrating voice, video, encrypted chat, calendar, event signups, and NFT/crypto payment, it has been called "the Hubspot of collaboration." Sign up for free today at GoNynja.com.

Vcinity

Worked to achieve commercial product-market fit for military cloud data platform. Gained traction in  Entertainment and Environmental verticals, and grew revenue by 50% YoY.

Chief Marketing Officer

Stitched Insights

Board advisor (GTM) for AI startup revolutionizing market, brand and competitive research. Joined when they became a GSV Capital portfolio company.

AI Startup Board Advisor

Google

EIR and advisor for over a dozen cohorts for the Pioneer Accelerator run by Google Launchpad and GSV Capital. Also worked with Visa FinTech Accelerator (Brazil), and Balero Accelerator (Mexico). Areas of mentorship include initial go-to-market strategy, product marketing, demand generation, and fundraising.

Entrepreneur in Residence

cPacket Networks

First CMO at global Silicon Valley startup. 
-Responsible for full marketing suite, including Product, Partner, Demand Gen, Brand and Comms.
-Strategically moved company into new market space, increasing revenue by 90% to $17M in 2 years. 
-Implementing Marketing Automation systems (Marketo & DemandRamp), and ABM content marketing

VP of Marketing

Cisco

Led GTM strategy, product marketing messaging, and launch materials for the organization-wide product launch of Cisco ONE Software.

Director of Product Marketing

I’m an experienced GTM executive who has worked with scores of technology startups in Silicon Valley, as well as multiple VCs, and several F50 companies. I’ve been active as a VP of Marketing, CMO, fCMO, board member, entrepreneur-in-residence, investor, pitch coach, and startup advisor. I attended the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University as an undergrad, and the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School for my Executive MBA. 





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Fractional CMO

Narratus is the latin word for storytelling and narrative. We are focused on helping organizations tell customers about the problems they solve, their value to their customers, and their value to their ecosystem. Our services include fractional and interim Chief Marketing Officer consulting, GTM strategy and execution, and functional audits. 

Great breakdown on the difference between B2B and B2C marketing. If you think marketing primarily “makes it pretty” it’s a good primer on how our box of crayons only comes out at the last step 😉

CMO | Advisor | Board Member Committed to equity and inclusion

New masterclass in my course: Build your Warm Outbound System

Many marketers think B2B & B2C marketing are "similar".

But there is one BIG difference that changes everything:

The buying decision process is completely different.

In B2B:

- Multiple stakeholders with different roles and objectives.
- They collaborate in a shared "buying project";
- To purchase a solution that will drive ROI.

In B2C:

- One buyer or a small group of relatives;
- Aligned around a single decision.
- So they can decider faster.

As a result, the entire marketing job is different:

- The audience you target
- The message you share
- The content you create
- And how you distribute it

So you're either a B2B marketer, or a B2C marketer.

That said, there are of course common foundations:

- The need for targeting, value proposition, and messaging.
- The importance of a clear market positioning and brand.
- The mandatory social proof, trust, and external reviews.

And in the latest years, we've seen B2B getting closer to B2C;

- Rise of social media and communities as decision hubs;
- More room to influencer marketing and thought leadership;
- And the line between B2B and B2C is fading for solopreneurs.

What other similarities do you see between B2B and B2C marketing?

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