Paul Kippax: Leveraging deep scientific expertise to uncover hidden customer insights and open up new marketing opportunities in life science
Update: 2024-03-12
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Life, Science, and Marketing Podcast: Episode 12
Guest: Paul Kippax, Sales Operations Director at Malvern Panalytical
Paul's Background:
- PhD in physical chemistry
- 25+ year career with Malvern Panalytical in various roles spanning product management, marketing, and sales
Key Discussion Points:
- Collaborating deeply with customers to uncover hidden insights and new analysis approaches
- Building cross-functional understanding between technical and commercial teams
- Leveraging scientific knowledge to extract more value from analytical instruments in customer workflows
- Delivering sustained value to your core customer “tribe”
- Continuously experimenting to drive incremental marketing improvement
Key Quotes:
- "I need to do a job where what I do means something."
- "Curiosity drives your interest in the customer. You start asking questions about the customer rather than yourself."
- "If you try to appeal to everyone who doesn't get you, you'll dilute the unique value you could offer."
- "I want the grit. The grit polishes the stone - it reveals the beauty."
- "Most people don't deliberately come to work to do a bad job. Approach things assuming people want to succeed."
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