
"I'm a full-stack marketing leader and design nerd. I love balancing the art and science of marketing to launch and grow software products. I like to think deeply, get my hands dirty, and get the details right—ideas are only great if they're also well executed."
Mike Northfield
Product Marketing Leader for B2B SaaS
Mike has built and owned marketing functions for multiple B2B SaaS companies as their first marketing leader. His experience spans product-led and sales-led motions with contract values ranging from $200/yr to $100,000+/yr. He has led demand-gen programs and advised companies and products across various industries, including software for billing & accounting, transportation & logistics, digital workplace management, public utilities, engineering, managed services, asset management, 3D design, broadcasting, and education.
His background in marketing leadership, design, and web development gives him a unique ability to turn ideas into reality by connecting big-picture strategy and vision with precise, tactical campaign execution and measurement.
Mike was a supporting author for T2D3: How some software startups scale, where many fail. He currently leads product development and product marketing for Kalungi and T2D3.
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"We had nothing (before) and have built something great—a sophisticated marketing engine. Mike and team executed as promised. We rebranded and built a new website. Our SEO went from pretty much non-existent to super sophisticated. We can now capture leads from traffic on our website, understand where they’re coming from, and how we can increase them. We never had that capability before.”

Rob Southern
CEO, Ascend
“The audit and go-to-market strategy work Mike did was incredibly helpful. I felt 10x more prepared to step into the CEO role on day one with much better priorities and a view into what is missing."

Zachary Seely
CEO, FSI
“I’ve worked with 100’s of marketers but never met anyone with the same level of understanding of the modern growth marketing landscape as Mike. He deeply understands marketing tools, techniques, theories, and methodologies. He’s a passionate learner, a hard worker, and a shining example of someone who is really honing their craft.

Michael Eggerling
Head of Marketing, Ascend
Content by Mike
Mike's most popular guides & articles
Certifications
T2D3 Practitioner

Product Led Growth

Situational Leadership

Adv. Content Marketing

Technical SEO

Product-led Certified

B2B Messaging

Data Integrations

Custom Reporting

Product Management

Sales Hub Implementation

Content Marketing

Inbound Methodology

Keyword Research

Mobile SEO

Inbound Marketing

Revenue Operations

Cascading Stylesheets (CSS)

Google Ads
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