Marketing Episodes

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June 6, 2024

Secrets to Building and Protecting Your Online Reputation in an Era of Misinformation

Is your company struggling to maintain a stellar online reputation in a market flooded with misinformation? Join us as we sit down with Allyson Havner, SVP of Marketing at TrustRadius, to uncover the secrets behind building and sustaining a robust online presence. We dive into the findings from TrustRadius' annual B2B Buying Disconnect report to understand how buyer expectations are evolving and what vendors can do to adapt. Allison sheds light on the critical role of reliable and accurate infor...
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June 4, 2024

Top Secrets and Hacks of the LinkedIn Algorithm for Sales and Marketing Success

Today's episode will completely shift the way you think about how to use LinkedIn. Our guest, Lia Bliss, is a self proclaimed data nerd. She focuses on research that reviewed over a million LinkedIn posts during the last year to understand what really works - and what doesn't work - on the network. Lia is a LinkedIn wizard and is the only person I know that can make algorithms sound like a fun Saturday night. Lia reveals a powerful, targeted commenting approach that her team used during a conf...
Guest: Lia Bliss
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June 1, 2024

How AI is Saving Lives, Disrupting Google Search, and the Era of AI Agents

Unlock the potential of AI in your marketing strategies with insights from digital marketing expert Seth Goldstein. Learn how AI can serve as a powerful tool to enhance productivity without replacing jobs, and explore Seth's innovative work with Zero Eyes—a company founded by former Navy SEALs that uses AI for gun detection to prevent mass shootings. Our conversation covers the integration of AI in business processes and the future of AI, including the development of specialized agents capable o...
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May 29, 2024

How to Live the Dream of Enterprise Marketing with True Executive Thought Leadership, Best in Class Analyst Relations, and ABM

Today we tackle the topic of what it takes to be really successful with enterprise marketing including topics like how do you get in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, and how do you get real ROI from true executive thought leadership. In this episode, we are joined by Kara Smith Brown, the Chief Revenue Officer of Lead Coverage, the only go-to-market consultancy specializing in the supply chain sector. Kara discusses her team's targeted strategies, including executive thought leadership, account-ba...
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May 25, 2024

Agents of Change in Marketing from Podcasting to Social Media, Events and How Marketers Can Win with AI

Send us a Text Message. Today we discuss how marketing channels are evolving, how in podcasting and in person events can be huge drivers and we discuss some practical ways marketers can use AI to be successful. In this episode, host Eric welcomes digital marketing consultant and guru Rich Brooks. Rich, the president of Flight New Media, a digital agency he founded 27 years ago, shares his journey from building simple websites to offering comprehensive digital marketing services including SEO...
Guest: Rich Brooks
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May 25, 2024

It's the Golden Era of Brand Storytelling in Marketing from Super Bowl Ads to Social Media

Send us a Text Message. It's the Golden Era of Storytelling in Marketing from Super Bowl Ads to Social Media How can marketers take advantage of the unique time we are living in where great storytelling in marketing can be the game changer? In this episode, marketing expert John Bohan, who has collaborated with over 250 renowned brands including Dreamworks, Toyota, and Intel, discusses the essential elements of great storytelling in marketing. John emphasizes the importance of creating ent...
Guest: John Bohan
120
May 23, 2024

How Startups and Business Owners Can Make Marketing Uncomplicated

Send us a Text Message. Today we tackle the topic of how business owners with limited resources can come up with the right marketing strategy - especially when there are so many options for marketing investments it's overwhelming. In this episode, Kristi Mitchell, a fractional CMO and seasoned marketing strategist, shares her insights on developing effective marketing strategies for businesses, especially the 6 million small businesses in the US. Kristi emphasizes the importance of moving beyo...
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May 21, 2024

What Marketing Spend Drives Sales? And How Businesses Can Invest Better in Marketing with Solid ROI Tracking

Send us a Text Message. Unlock the mystery behind your marketing efforts and discover how every dollar spent can be traced back to tangible results. Get ready to transform your business's approach to lead generation with CRM guru Jason Kramer of Cultivize, who joins us to reveal the secrets to plugging lead leakages and mastering marketing attribution. With Jason's expertise, we dissect the critical mistakes companies make when marketing spend goes unmeasured and the power of CRM systems in capt...
Guest: Jason Kramer
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May 21, 2024

How to Drive Epic Digital Marketing Campaigns

Send us a Text Message. Today we explore how to run epic digital marketing campaigns with great results In this episode, digital marketing guru Chris Rodriguez shares his journey from guerrilla marketing in the entertainment industry to becoming a tech startup marketing specialist. With over two decades of experience, Chris discusses his pivotal role in a high-performing Kevin Durant advertising campaign, highlighting its success as the highest performing in NBA Top Shot's history. He emphasi...
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May 21, 2024

Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win – and How to Design Them

Send us a Text Message. Today's episode will make you think differently about the power of simplicity in messaging and how to achieve it. In this episode, Eric interviews Ben Guttmann, an accomplished author, marketer, messaging expert, and professor, to discuss the importance of clear and simple messaging in effective communication. Ben shares insights from his book, 'Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win and How to Design Them,' which highlights his journey from running a marketing agency to exp...
Guest: Ben Guttmann
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May 20, 2024

The Art of Personal Branding and Its Influence on Modern Leadership

Send us a Text Message. How Building a Strong Personal Brand Enabled an Executive to become the number one social seller at IBM In this episode, Victoria Pelletier, a 3X author, consultant, marketer, and renowned public speaker discusses the importance of personal branding and self-marketing. She shares her story about becoming IBM's number one social seller worldwide, emphasizing the long-term effort and strategic planning involved in building a powerful personal brand. Victoria details her ...
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May 17, 2024

Mastering the Sales and Marketing Tango: Innovative Strategies for Driving Better Business Outcomes with Events, ABM and Enterprise Marketing

Send us a Text Message. Today's episode discusses strategies for sales and marketing teamwork to drive better ROI for events, account based marketing programs. In this episode, Leslie Venetz, founder of a sales-led go-to-market agency, shares insights into integrating sales and marketing efforts for better business outcomes. Highlighting her vast experience with over 250,000 cold calls, her marketing degree and posting for 1,000 days in a row on LinkedIn, Leslie discusses how traditional dema...
Guest: Leslie Venetz
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May 16, 2024

How to Drive 10X Returns with Influencer Marketing - Integrated Marketing Strategies

Send us a Text Message. Today's episode will make you think differently about how to be successful with influencer marketing. In this episode, guest Dan Coughlin from the influencer marketing agency Get Hyped shares his expertise on leveraging influencer marketing for business growth. Dan discusses the evolution of influencer marketing away from traditional approaches toward more integrated, strategy-based efforts. He highlights the importance of not solely depending on influencers for direct R...
Guest: Dan Coughlin
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May 16, 2024

Every Business Leader Believes They have Credibility but 98% of Leaders are Not Credible. How do Leaders Get Credibility?

Send us a Text Message. If executives don't have credibility then no one believes anything they say. In today's episode we tackle the topic of mastering credibility. Credibility is a critical part of a professional brand. How do you get credibility? In this episode, Mitchell Levy, an author of 65 books, two time TEDx speaker, and global expert in credibility, shares insights from his vast experience in Silicon Valley, where he started 20 companies and published 750 books. Levy discusses the imp...
Guest: Mitchell Levy
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May 15, 2024

Can Businesses Get Growth from Organic Traffic with SEO? And What's Changing with SEO in the Era of AI

Send us a Text Message. Why do 96% of web pages get no organic traffic from Google? Today we discuss SEO strategy and how SEO is changing in the era of AI. In this episode, Lauren Gaggioli, an SEO consultant and organic content strategist, shares her journey from starting and selling her first business, an ACT and SAT prep company, to becoming an advocate for solopreneurs aiming to grow their business through organic search. She emphasizes the importance of befriending Google to leverage SEO ...
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May 15, 2024

How Being Human is Your Competitive Advantage - The Best Marketing is not B2B or B2C, it's Human to Human.

Send us a Text Message. Today's episode features a remarkable marketing campaign that generated over $700 Million in revenue. In this episode, marketing expert Bryan Kramer discusses his journey from running a successful marketing agency to becoming an author, keynote speaker and executive coach. He shares a standout story from his career involving a highly innovative influencer marketing campaign for IBM, which leveraged AI to identify and collaborate with emerging influencers for a bold, co...
Guest: Bryan Kramer
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May 13, 2024

A Marketer's Blueprint for 50 Years of Career Success with Intention and Integrity

Send us a Text Message. Navigating a career path with the precision of a seasoned captain is no small feat. This episode contains practical advice from one a top CMO who is an expert in leadership. We discuss how to make sure your career is on course and we share how to steer through the journey with intention and integrity. We dissect the importance of aligning your personal branding with career development, and how keeping true to your values shapes not only your professional journey but also ...
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May 12, 2024

Turning Challenges into Viral Marketing Triumphs, Culture Counts and Why Your Company's Reputation Precedes You in Modern Marketing

Send us a Text Message. This episode will change the way you think about brand reputation in modern marketing. Estimates are that 90% of buyer activity is happening before buyers even talk to a sales person. What do marketers need to do to win in the modern buyer journey? In this episode, Eric interviews Larisa Summers, a seasoned Chief Marketing Officer with over 20 years of experience in various industries, mainly focusing on technology and SaaS businesses. Larissa shares insights into her ...
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May 9, 2024

How to be a Remarkable Keynote Speaker and Grow Your Business by Selling from the Stage

Send us a Text Message. Today we tackle the marketing topic of how to grow your business through professional speaking. In this episode Eric interviews Steve Lowell, a seasoned keynote speaker who has given 3,500 talks globally and trained 100,000 speakers as a public speaking coach. Steve discusses his transition from the music industry to public speaking, influenced by Zig Ziglar and the simplicity and impact of speaking engagements. He elaborates on the marketing strategies that have propell...
Guest: Steve Lowell
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May 9, 2024

How Business Leaders Win by Approaching Marketing as an Investment

Send us a Text Message. How do business owners and marketers avoid wasting money on marketing? In today's episode we discuss how to treat marketing like an investment instead of as an expense that doesn't drive results. Eric interviews Jaci Russo, a seasoned marketing expert with over 20 years of experience, and she shares her journey in becoming a successful marketing agency owner, author, and podcaster. Jaci then dives into the inception of her agency, her collaboration with her husband, and ...
Guest: Jaci Russo
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May 8, 2024

How to Stand Out with the Evolution of Social Media Marketing in the Era of AI

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we chat with guest Dr. Morissa Schwartz and she has an impressive following of over 500,000 on social media and viral videos viewed more than 600 million times. She discusses her journey and insights into how marketing is evolving in the era of AI. She shares the strategies including a heavy focus on organic social media growth. Dr. Schwartz also delves into her unique hobby as a prompt engineer for AI, specifically working with AI to explore philosophica...
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May 8, 2024

Strategies for Mastering Instagram for Business & Personal Branding

Send us a Text Message. We discuss how you can master the Instagram channel for business and personal branding in today's episode In this episode, Corey Walker, a seasoned marketing agency owner and co-author of 'Instagram for Dummies' & 'Instagram for Business for Dummies', shares her insights into social media marketing, with a focus on Instagram. With 18 years of experience, Corey emphasizes the importance of digital evolution in marketing strategies, particularly for small businesses. She h...
Guest: Corey Walker
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May 8, 2024

Why do the Majority of New Products Fail? How to Avoid a Product Launch Flop

Send us a Text Message. How can product marketers make sure that they are successful in launching a new product? In this episode, our guest Narek, CEO and co-founder of Prelaunch.com, shares insights into how his company assists creators and entrepreneurs in making data-driven decisions to validate their product ideas before the market launch. He recounts a successful marketing strategy that gained significant attention at CES by displaying a 'gallery of flops' featuring failed products from ...
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May 6, 2024

The Email Boss Shares How to Win at Email Marketing in 2024

Send us a Text Message. How do marketers win with the evolving changes in the email marketing channel in 2024? In this episode, digital and email marketing expert Laine Belcastro, with over 15 years of experience delves into the specifics of conducting email marketing audits, the importance of system integrations, and optimizing email service platforms. Laine emphasizes the significance of data hygiene, proper segmentation, and the challenges posed by privacy laws and deliverability measure...