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Paul Kippax: Leveraging deep scientific expertise to uncover hidden customer insights and open up new marketing opportunities in life science

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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Paul Kippax: Leveraging deep scientific expertise to uncover hidden customer insights and open up new marketing opportunities in life science

Paul Kippax: Leveraging deep scientific expertise to uncover hidden customer insights and open up new marketing opportunities in life science