Dave is joined by John Short, Founder & CEO of Compound Growth Marketing. John spent a decade as a B2B SaaS marketer at LogMeIn, Yesware, and Workable before starting his own full-funnel marketing agency in 2018. John is focused on helping companies find the right strategy in order to grow, as opposed to just blindly picking from a menu of marketing tactics. His company helps B2B marketers with everything from infrastructure (marketing ops and analytics) to customer acquisition, funnel optimization, and scaling growth.They discussGrowth by acquisitionsTimeless marketing principlesEvolving dynamic between sales and marketingThe impact of AI on SEOBuilding a strong company narrativeTimestamps(00:00) - - Intro and disclaimers (05:20) - - Seeking Strategic Guidance (09:13) - - Embracing Ten X Growth Mindset (14:06) - - Overcoming Hurdles in Business (15:04) - - Balancing Work and Family Commitments (20:02) - - Evolving Search Results and AI Generative Models (23:55) - - Understanding Golf Physics and AI Research (28:23) - - Search Engine Trust and Accuracy (29:23) - - Shifting Landscapes: SEO, Cookies, and Timeless Principles (35:22) - - Strategic Approach to Social Media Advertising (37:15) - - Predictive User Scores and Behavior Analysis (40:48) - - Navigating Growth and Expansion (43:44) - - Aligning Sales and Marketing for Success (46:56) - - The Power of Company Vision: Lessons from Drift (50:08) - - Strategic Alignment Join 50,0000 people who get our Exit Five Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterLearn more about Exit Five's private marketing community: https://www.exitfive.com/***Today's episode is brought to you by Knak.Email (in my humble opinion) is the still the greatest marketing channel of all-time.It’s the only way you can truly “own” your audience.But when it comes to building the emails - if you’ve ever tried building an email in an enterprise marketing automation platform, you know how painful it can be. Templates are too rigid, editing code can break things and the whole process just takes forever. That’s why we love Knak here at Exit Five. Knak a no-code email platform that makes it easy to create on-brand, high-performing emails - without the bottlenecks.Frustrated by clunky email builders? You need Knak.Tired of ‘hoping’ the email you sent looks good across all devices? Just test in Knak first.Big team making it hard to collaborate and get approvals? Definitely Knak.And the best part? Everything takes a fraction of the time.See Knak in action at knak.com/exit-five. Or just let them know you heard about Knak on Exit Five.***Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.Visit hatch.fm to learn more