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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 29 MIN

171: CREM, The 4-Part Alignment Framework Every SaaS CMO Needs (w/ Kyle Lacy)

from Move The Needle - Real strategies. Data-driven growth. B2B results that move the needle. · host Databox

Databox is an easy-to-use Analytics Platform for growing businesses. We make it easy to centralize and view your entire company's marketing, sales, revenue, and product data in one place, so you always know how you're performing. Learn More About DataboxSubscribe to our newsletter for episode summaries, benchmark data, and moreWhat would happen if Marketing stopped acting like a request factory and stepped up as the hub of revenue, enablement and strategy? In this episode of Move the Needle, Kyle Lacy (CMO at Docebo, ex-Seismic, ExactTarget, Salesforce) breaks down his "CREM" framework—Communication, Revenue, Enablement, Metrics—and shows how any SaaS team can use it to earn board-level credibility and hit the pipeline number. Along the way we tackle product-level pipeline ownership, building an AI “SWAT team,” and the right way to say “no” to random requests without losing goodwill.You’ll learn: • Why saying "yes" to everything is killing marketing’s credibility • How to get sales, finance, and marketing aligned on revenue • When product marketing can (and should) own a pipeline number • The metrics that really matter (and the brand metric he’s still testing) • How to redefine "enablement" beyond sales decks and collateral🔔 Subscribe to get more strategies from B2B leaders and experts that drive predictable growth!📊 Databox is Modern BI for teams that need answers now. It offers the best of BI, without the complicated setup, steep price, or long learning curve. Try it free today! http://bit.ly/3RQg2wS

Databox is an easy-to-use Analytics Platform for growing businesses. We make it easy to centralize and view your entire company's marketing, sales, revenue, and product data in one place, so you always know how you're performing. Learn More About DataboxSubscribe to our newsletter for episode summaries, benchmark data, and moreWhat would happen if Marketing stopped acting like a request factory and stepped up as the hub of revenue, enablement and strategy? In this episode of Move the Needle, Kyle Lacy (CMO at Docebo, ex-Seismic, ExactTarget, Salesforce) breaks down his "CREM" framework—Communication, Revenue, Enablement, Metrics—and shows how any SaaS team can use it to earn board-level credibility and hit the pipeline number. Along the way we tackle product-level pipeline ownership, building an AI “SWAT team,” and the right way to say “no” to random requests without losing goodwill.You’ll learn: • Why saying "yes" to everything is killing marketing’s credibility • How to get sales, finance, and marketing aligned on revenue • When product marketing can (and should) own a pipeline number • The metrics that really matter (and the brand metric he’s still testing) • How to redefine "enablement" beyond sales decks and collateral🔔 Subscribe to get more strategies from B2B leaders and experts that drive predictable growth!📊 Databox is Modern BI for teams that need answers now. It offers the best of BI, without the complicated setup, steep price, or long learning curve. Try it free today! http://bit.ly/3RQg2wS

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