The Epidemic of Sameness Is Killing Your Brand with Don Jeter

The Epidemic of Sameness Is Killing Your Brand with Don Jeter

In 2025, Torq brought a monster truck to RSAC. And Don Jeter, Torq's CMO, will be the first to tell you: nobody's buying an AI SOC platform because of a grave digger in the booth.

In this episode, Ron sits down with Don to discuss what Torq is actually doing in a category packed with 60 near-identical vendors, and why "the epidemic of sameness" is the real threat to every cybersecurity brand right now. Don explains why Torq builds everything in-house, why he starts every strategy by listening instead of pitching the product, and why the only differentiator left in cyber marketing is how much you genuinely care. It's a conversation about brand, but it's really a conversation about trust, community, and what it takes to make a CISO text you back.

Impactful Moments 00:00 - Introduction 03:50 - How Don landed at Torq 06:09 - What the Torq brand stands for 07:41 - Giving cybersecurity pros their flowers 09:09 - Cookie-cutter booths, cookie-cutter brands 12:00 - Why Torq built everything in-house 15:34 - Start with listening, not the product 18:13 - "We have to out-care the other teams" 21:45 - Nobody buys because of a monster truck 24:06 - Welcome to the experience age 28:30 - Entertain them or lose them

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