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Matthew Besch.
VP of Marketing · ACCURE Battery Intelligence

Matthew Besch is a global marketing leader with deep expertise in scaling brand, demand, and communications strategies across the energy and technology sectors. Known for delivering results through focused execution and strong cross-functional collaboration, he thrives in fast-paced environments where clarity, creativity, and consistency are essential.

He currently serves as Vice President of Marketing at ACCURE Battery Intelligence, where he leads global marketing for an AI-powered platform that enhances battery safety and reliability. Prior to ACCURE, Matthew led marketing and communications functions at energy innovators including Ubicquia, Sensus, and ARCA.

Throughout his career, he has built and led high-performing teams, executed complex projects under pressure—including a full website overhaul in just six weeks—and supported multiple funding rounds with investor-ready messaging and strategic campaigns. Earlier in his journey, he founded and sold two startups, experiences that cemented his bias for action and accountability.

Guest
Matthew Besch
VP of Marketing
Company:
ACCURE Battery Intelligence
Location:
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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In this episode of The Marketing Front Lines, we speak with Matthew Besch, VP of Marketing at ACCURE Battery Intelligence. ACCURE is a Series B cleantech company pioneering the Predictive Battery Analytics category, helping utilities, independent power producers, and automotive OEMs optimize safety, performance, and lifetime of battery systems ranging from electric vehicles to grid-scale installations. After three years of intensive category creation through thought leadership and education, ACCURE has emerged as one of the top two players in this nascent space, navigating the complex challenge of evangelizing a completely new market category while competing for attention in an increasingly AI-saturated content landscape.

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Six takeaways from this conversation.

Actionable for Clean Energy & Climate Tech marketers

  1. Embrace Serial Experimentation with Spectacular Failures
    ACCURE's approach to innovation includes both crushing successes (6x lead generation from VR game) and spectacular failures (AR experience that flopped). The key insight is creating organizational cultures that empower teams to take creative risks. As Besch notes, "what didn't work five years ago might work today" - market conditions, technology adoption, and audience behaviors shift constantly.
  2. Leverage Deep Subject Matter Expertise as Content Moats
    In categories with high technical barriers, having PhD-level experts creates an unscalable competitive advantage. ACCURE's battery science PhDs are "unicorns" who can deliver educational content that competitors can't replicate. This approach works particularly well in emerging categories where genuine expertise is scarce and valuable.
  3. Optimize Webinar Formats for Executive Attention Spans
    ACCURE's successful webinar strategy focuses on 30-minute sessions with 20 minutes of expert content and 10 minutes of Q&A. The key is making content genuinely educational rather than sales-focused - as soon as presentations turn into product pitches, audiences mentally check out and reach for their phones.
  4. Time Category Creation with Market Readiness
    ACCURE spent three years evangelizing and educating before seeing organic demand emergence. The turning point came when target customers (managing hundreds of millions in battery investments) began experiencing performance gaps that justified the solution. Recognizing this transition from "push" education to "pull" demand is critical for resource allocation.
  5. Prepare for AI-Driven Content Commoditization
    With AI tools enabling mass content creation, traditional inbound strategies face diminishing returns. Google's AI summaries now extract key information directly from websites, reducing organic traffic. Forward-thinking marketers must identify new channels and formats before they become commoditized - video content may have a six-month window before AI generation makes it less differentiated.
  6. Build AI-Native Team Capabilities Proactively
    Rather than waiting for AI adoption, ACCURE is pushing team members to explore every available AI tool with urgency. The message is clear: adapt now or risk career obsolescence. This includes data intelligence tools (like Exa.io for intent signal detection) and automation platforms (like N8N) that can identify high-value prospects based on multiple behavioral signals.
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