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#212: Why Sales & Marketing Broke (And How to Rebuild a Modern Revenue System) ft. Tony J Hughes

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Why Sales & Marketing Broke (And How to Rebuild a Modern Revenue System) ft. Tony J Hughes

Most teams feel the symptoms — pipeline gaps, misaligned targets, MQL chaos, sellers chasing “now or never” deals.


But those are signals of a deeper problem: the revenue system itself is broken.


In this episode, we sit down with Tony J Hughes and Adem Manderovic to unpack why sales and marketing drifted apart… and how to rebuild a modern revenue system that actually matches how buyers make decisions today.


We get into:

  • Why predictable revenue models collapsed
  • How sales stopped validating the market
  • How marketing lost strategic direction to MQL targets
  • And how to replace the old funnel with a closed-circuit GTM system that creates control and credibility again.


We also talk ICP, cataloguing, air cover, performance gaps, and Tony’s new book Sentient — plus what AI means for the future of selling.


Tune in and learn:

  • Why the old sales & marketing playbooks broke
  • How to build a shared ICP that actually aligns both teams
  • Why cataloguing is the foundation for a modern GTM system
  • How to create air cover that supports real sales cycles
  • The future of selling in a world of advanced AI


If you’re a B2B marketer or sales leader stuck in the old predictable-revenue logic, this episode is your blueprint for rebuilding alignment and revenue performance from the ground up.


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