#176: Product Marketing | Improve the B2B Buying Experience with Interactive Product Demos (with Natalie Marcotullio from Navattic)

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This week, we're sharing a recording from an Exit Five Live Session with Natalie Marcotullio, Head of Growth and Operations at Navattic. She has a background in SEO and digital marketing for B2B sales and marketing SaaS. Over the years, her focus has shifted to full-funnel marketing, GTM strategy, and improving the digital buyer experience.In this episode, we cover

• Why buyers are switching to a more "self-service" model of buying
• How interactive demos stack up against traditional marketing education like videos or ads
• Tips to create a product story with your interactive demo that gets you a 30% CTR
• The most common questions marketers have about interactive demos

Timestamps

• (00:00) - - Introduction
• (10:45) - - Statistics on Product Demos
• (14:48) - - Gating vs. not gating product demos
• (17:07) - - Emails and personalized follow-ups post-demo
• (18:03) - - Where to place the interactive demo on the website
• (26:56) - - Interactive demos with complex products
• (31:57) - - How to budget for interactive product demos
• (34:49) - - Implementing interactive product demos in LinkedIn ads
• (36:27) - - Platform recommendations for interactive product demos
• (40:21) - - Use of interactive demos in the sales cycle
• (41:57) - - Tracking activity and attribution in interactive demos
• (43:36) - - Personalized demos for each prospect
• (46:35) - - Post interactive demo conversion best practice
• (51:17) - - Closing thoughts

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