
If you have spent any time scrolling social media while trying to survive corporate America, chances are you have run across Mark Cross. Known to over 100,000 followers as SVP of Global Brands and now the founder of...


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The Tracks Nobody Sees, But Every Marketer Should Hear.This podcast celebrates the hidden gems of marketing insight found across all professions—both within and beyond traditional marketing roles. Just as B-sides on a single contain brilliant tracks that are treasured by true fans, every profession contains marketing wisdom that isn't obvious at first glance but is incredibly valuable when discovered.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Tracks Nobody Sees, But Every Marketer Should Hear. This podcast celebrates the hidden gems of marketing insight found across all professions, both within and beyond traditional marketing roles.
The Marketing B-Sides is hosted by Tom Hootman. The show has published 29 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Track #28: Mark Cross - From Windowless Call Centers to 100k Followers" (1 September 2026, 50 minutes), "Track #27: Connor Hitchcock - Building a Brand People Feel: How Thoughtful Design and Human Behavior Drive Growth" (18 August 2026, 42 minutes), and "Track #26: Marc Bitanga, Beyond the Funnel: Why Business is Personal and Trust Beats Data" (4 August 2026, 36 minutes).
The Marketing B-Sides publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 29 episodes.
Booking probability for The Marketing B-Sides is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Marketing B-Sides requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Marketing B-Sides's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Marketing B-Sides are Marketing, Advertising & PR. The Marketing B-Sides has a business audience.
Tom Hootman hosts The Marketing B-Sides, a business podcast with 29 episodes published.
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If you have spent any time scrolling social media while trying to survive corporate America, chances are you have run across Mark Cross. Known to over 100,000 followers as SVP of Global Brands and now the founder of...

Homefield Apparel CEO and co-founder Connor Hitchcock sits down with Tom Hootman right as college football season kicks into high gear. From packing orders by hand in 2017 to building a powerhouse vintage collegiate...

Episode #26
Most marketers spend their entire careers in one lane. Marc Bitanga, founder at Persuasive and former Director of Growth at Hootsuite, has hit for the cycle. Having worked in-house during massive hypergrowth, ran his...

When you produce between 1,500 and 2,000 podcast episodes every month, you learn pretty quickly what works and what is complete noise. Rachel Elsts Downey, founder and CEO of B2B media superpower Share Your Genius, sits...

It is easy to scroll through LinkedIn and convince yourself that every executive has it completely figured out. But according to Heidi Henderson, Chief Marketing Officer at Engineered Tax Services and host of the Slash...

Episode #23
Paid social moves fast, but the traditional ways of training the people who run the accounts are broken. Akvile DeFazio, Founder of Akvertise and creator of the Social Ad Academy, joins Tom to talk about why she is...

Episode #23
<p>Paid social moves fast, but the traditional ways of training the people who run the accounts are broken. Akvile DeFazio, Founder of Akvertise and creator of the Social Ad Academy, joins Tom to talk about why she is...

<p>We love to treat our own brands like they are the center of the universe. But according to Dr. Mansur Khamitov, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, that exact bias is...

<p>Every business student who has marched through Indiana University since 1967 knows K201, the legendary Computers in Business course. But the era of simple software shortcuts is officially over. Brant Moriarity...

<p>In an industry obsessed with the "business of yes," Renia Carsillo has spent 20 years building a firm based on the power of the right fit. A former Assistant VP in banking with a degree in Iranian Politics, Renia...

<p>Dagan Thogerson has played over 2,000 shows in his career, including 15 years behind the kit for the legendary indie-rock band Murder by Death. He joins Tom to peel back the curtain on the "Road Dog" lifestyle and...

Episode #18
<p>Lindsay McGuire was a SaaS powerhouse, a director-level "titan" in the Indianapolis tech scene. But deep down, she felt a calling back to her community. She joins Tom to discuss the psychological hurdle of walking...

<p>Rebecca Fleetwood Hession spent 20 years in corporate sales before realizing she was living in a state of constant dysregulation. Now a professional coach marking her 10-year anniversary, she joins Tom to discuss the...

Episode #16
<p>What does the first year of a marketing career actually look like? Madison Stiles and Noah Burlingame join Tom to peel back the curtain on the transition from Indiana University grads to full-time agency...

<p>Every afternoon at 3:00 p.m., the clock resets for Araceli Gomez-Aldana. A veteran journalist and reporter at WBEZ, Araceli joins Tom to discuss the "Groundhog Day" reality of the news cycle and why her career is...

<p>Sophie Hunter is the founder of Sorella Creative and a social media strategist who's worked in fast fashion and now thrives as a freelancer. She joins us to talk about the BRUTAL reality of catastrophizing your way...

<p>Brian Talbot's career is a masterclass in flexibility: from trying to be a "radio god" and selling ad time to becoming a voiceover artist and now a high-level Fractional CMO. He joins Tom to prove that in every role...

Episode #12
<p>Lisa Levey, a veteran reality TV producer and editor who's worked on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Bravo shows, and more, joins us to talk about the brutal reality of freelance life, why AI can't edit reality TV...

<p>James Grixoni, a veteran actor and the Deputy Chad you loved on Twin Peaks: The Return, joins us to talk about the brutal necessity of self-marketing in a creative career, and the single, beautiful time that rule...

Episode #10
<p>Susan Wenograd's digital marketing career started at Circuit City, back when that was still a thing. Now she's the Sr. Director of Paid Media at Mixtape Digital and runs a thriving candle company on the side. Tom and...
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