Digital B2B Opps: HackerRank loses CMO (Score 34)

Sales lead: Keep an eye on this company so that you are prepared to reach out once it hires a new CMO. 

  • HackerRank currently has a vacancy at the CMO spot. 
  • Monica Ohara, whom we told you about last August, is now the growth marketing VP at Shopify. 
  • We will be sure to update you as soon as any news surfaces. 

Target demographic: Businesses that need hiring assistance

Once it hires a new CMO, the company will likely:

  • Increase digital ad spend
  • Try new ad channels
  • Seek agency assistance

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: HackerRank has not allocated any budget toward digital display ads YTD.
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend jumped from $300 in 2021 to $26k in 2022. 
  • 2022 data: 8.2m impressions via desktop display (92%) and mobile display (8%). 
  • Ad location: It placed 93% of these ads through multiple indirect channels onto sites such as stackoverflow.com, hometalk.com, adroidauthority.com, seriouseats.com, and yahoo.com. It placed 7% of these ads directly onto asp.net and yahoo.com. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: CMO hires are the number one sign of upcoming agency appointments, so start working on your pitches now. 
    • HackerRank does not currently have any agency partners to the best of my knowledge. 

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics.