Drew Giovannoli — CEO
I’ve done 1000+ interviews, approaching 3 years, focusing on win-loss interviews through my agency, Buried Wins. Here's what you should focus on: Your goal with win-loss is to figure out 1. why you’re losing winnable deals, and 2. get people to care Get people to care: Start by interviewing internal teams. You mentioned Sales, RevOps, and Product. Spend 30 minutes with representatives from those orgs, figure out why they want this research, and what they plan to do with it. These are your Research Objectives. Those research objectives lead to custom questions and reports that are aligned with business objectives! Find out why you’re losing winnable deals: I’d focus a lot on who your inputs are. 1. Recent Buyers, 2. Lost Prospects. 3. Target Buyers (people who went with a competitor but didn’t evaluate you) 4. Former employees of competitors. Take Recruitment Seriously: Most teams send a single email with a $10 Starbucks gift card. We’ve got a 20-day playbook of texts, calls, LinkedIn messages, and emails, and compensate $85-$200+ for a 30-minute call. This is the fuel for your research. Their time is valuable to them and to you, and it’s the right thing to pay them. This is the highlight reel, but I'm happy to chat in depth about how we’ve learned to approach things at Buried Wins.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B marketing expert with a focus on product marketing and customer insights.
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Product Marketing
- Market Research
- Marketing Leadership
- Growth Strategies
- Messaging
Career Highlights
- Conducted over 1000 win-loss interviews.
- Led marketing teams to achieve 9-figure revenue targets.
- Developed consumer research technology for informed product decisions.
Work Experience
Buried Wins
Chief Product Marketer (2 yrs 10 mos)
Rev
Vice President Marketing (10 mos)
Senior Director of Product Marketing (1 yr)
Director of Rev.ai - Product Marketing (2 mos)
Village Childcare
Co-Founder (2 yrs 6 mos)
Bazaarvoice
Global Director of Product Marketing (2 yrs 10 mos)
Senior Product Marketing Manager (3 mos)
Product Marketing Manager (7 mos)
NEON Labs, LLC
Data and Marketing Lead (3 mos)
Red Fox Insights
Co Founder, CEO (2 yrs 3 mos)
Fosbury (Acquired by Verve Mobile)
Associate Product Marketing Manager (1 yr 3 mos)
TechStars
Associate (2 mos)
Cap Gemini
Consultant - Contract Management Lead & Data Analyst (11 mos)
Consultant - Initiative Lead (6 mos)
Consultant - Data Analyst (1 yr 1 mo)
PhotoPlay LLC
Founder, CEO (10 mos)
PowerPlay Solar
Research Assistant (6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Economics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore