Sonja Jacob

Seasoned Content Marketing Leader
United States
I'm a B2B content and performance marketing leader with 15+ years of experience creating strategic content and fueling demand for companies like Meta, Cisco AppDynamics, HubSpot, Zenefits, and Drift.

About

Sonja Jacob

Content marketing
Copywriting
Content strategy
Marketing
Demand generation
Product marketing
Positioning
Messaging
Writing
Video production
Content distribution
SEO

I'm a B2B content and performance marketing leader with 15+ years of experience creating strategic content and fueling demand for companies like Cisco AppDynamics, HubSpot, Zenefits, and Drift. Today, I lead Meta’s global content strategy for our business messaging solution, which includes the WhatsApp Business Platform, as well as Messenger and Instagram APIs.

• Research-oriented approach to content/editorial development

• Double M.A. in Sociology and Women's & Gender Studies

• Passionate about building and growing inclusive, people-first teams

• Wealth of experience implementing and scaling content *and* marketing functions at both startups and established companies alike

🎧 Founder and host of First Person, a podcast that brings you b-side stories at the intersection of tech, marketing, and culture

👉🏼 I get joy from helping people discover the work they love

>> Noteworthy talks and podcast interviews:

• The Notorious Thought Leader Podcast: “How to Build a Successful Content Strategy with Sonja Jacob”

• Boston University, Interactive Marketing Strategy talk: “Building a Content Roadmap” (graduate level course)

• Stanford University, Panelist, Content Marketing for Customer Acquisition and New Ventures (MBA Course)

• GrowthHackers, Featured Guest for AMA

• San Francisco Demand Gen and Marketing Ops Professionals, Moderator, How to Effectively Build Your Lead Lists

• General Cataylst, Drift, Panelist, Should You Bet Your Pipeline on Bots?

• Growth Marketing Conference, Panelist, Growth Case Study: How to Acquire Engaged B2B Leads with Content Marketing and Sales Enablement

• The Growth Hub Podcast, Episode: Redefining Content in the Age of Growth

• Career HQ by Superpath with Jimmy Daly

• Animalz Content Marketing podcast

• Smash the Funnel, Season 1, Episode 5: How To Move Prospects From Education To Consideration