Start Building Connections, NOT Just Campaigns ft Karen Sung | Hard Corps Marketing Show | Ep 437

What does it take to create a marketing strategy that drives demand and empowers your channel partners? In this episode of The Hard Corps Marketing Show, I sat down with Karen Sung, Chief Marketing Officer at Cyber Defense Group. Karen shares how smart marketers divide their focus between direct customer outreach and empowering channel partners, showing how the two motions fuel each other for greater growth. Karen explains why partner success starts with strong brand awareness, why you need buyer personas for partners as well as customers, and how data-guided decisions keep every campaign efficient and measurable. In this episode, we cover:Why direct marketing builds trust that partners can leverage to close dealsHow to create detailed buyer personas for channel partners and customers alikeHow ready‑to‑use marketing kits make co‑marketing fast and consistentUsing data to prove ROI and continually optimize campaigns If you want to strengthen partner relationships, build a recognizable brand, and drive smarter campaigns with data, this episode is packed with actionable insights you won’t want to miss! 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode of The Hard Corps Marketing Show! Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-hard-corps-marketing-show/   Connect with Karen:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-sung-9b8181b/  Cyber Defense Group’s website: https://www.cdg.io/  Twitter: https://x.com/karenrsung?lang=bg  Ways to Tune In:Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hard-corps-marketing-show/id1338838763Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0f4497c6-b402-4cad-9018-1e41b7e8f2bb/the-hard-corps-marketing-showSpotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/1vVLpNI1LssMTiL6KdsamnStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hard-corps-marketing-showGoogle Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1oYXJkLWNvcnBzLW1hcmtldGluZy1zaG93YouTube: https://youtu.be/PADRTAfTv8Q  Hard Corps Marketing is produced and sponsored by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through branded podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/