Paris Talks Marketing

Sarah Breathnach works with startups to build a strong inbound marketing foundation for fast growth. As the Head of Demand Generation at Hunters, a cybersecurity startup headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel – Sarah is building the Demand Gen & Field Marketing function globally.

Before Hunters, Sarah started her tech career at Localytics, a Boston, MA start-up acquired by Upland Software in 2019. From there, Sarah was hired to build out the Demand Gen team at Tamr, a data & analytics start-up HQ'd in Cambridge, MA.

Listen to the episode with Sarah to find out why she advises marketers to ONLY work for CEOs who value marketing. Also, discover how to lead with demand gen strategies.

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Show Notes

Here are some of the key topics that Sarah and Paris discussed in this episode:

• The differences between demand gen vs lead gen vs demand capture
• What are the best channels and methods for demand capture?
• How to better engage on organic social?
• Why hiring a marketing team to do lead gen is a big mistake for businesses? 
• Moving away from 'lead gen' is great. But how do you get both your marketing & sales teams to agree on that?
• Why is dark social a breath of fresh air for B2B marketers? How to leverage dark social as part of your demand gen strategy?
• Key takeaways from the Inbound Conference in Boston
• Influencer marketing for B2B
• 🔥 Fire Questions Challenge


Resources Mentioned:

Book, Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank Slootman

LinkedIn Posts by Sarah:
Hiring a Marketing Team to Do Lead Gen
Dark Social Is a Breath of Fresh Air for B2B
Inbound Conference Experience Summary

Guest:
LinkedIn
Hunters

See more:
Hop Online
Paris Childress
LinkedIn PTM Page

Creators and Guests

Host
Paris Childress
Founder & CEO of Hop Online, Performance Marketing Agency | Ex-Googler
Producer
Desislava Arnaudova
Podcast Marketing Operations Manager | Marketing Specialist of Hop Online

What is Paris Talks Marketing?

Cybersecurity & MSSP Growth, Unlocked.

We’re the performance-marketing team that helps cybersecurity firms and MSSPs capture demand, fill pipelines, and pile on predictable MRR. As a Google Ads Premier Partner and a Moz-recommended SEO agency, we blend paid media precision with search authority to dominate the buyer journey end-to-end.

Why us?
• Transparency first. You see every task, test, and metric in real time via ClickUp—no smoke, no mirrors.
• Agility at scale. AI-powered workflows slash busywork and surface insights faster, so campaigns evolve at the speed of threats.
• True partnership. We’re not vendors—we’re an extension of your growth team, and our case-study portfolio proves it.

Whether you need razor-sharp PPC, technical SEO, conversion-obsessed CRO, or demand-fueling content, we build the mix that moves the needle for cyber and MSSP markets.

Ready to outpace the competition? Drop us a message and let’s get rolling.