Should agencies, consultants and other B2B service offerings worry about ratings and reviews? Certainly they should. One place that can help — and which competes with them for search results — is UpCity. Heidi Sullivan is its senior vice-president for product and marketing. She joined the podcast to talk about the benefits of UpCity’s marketplace, […]
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Does your brand or agency have a content performance culture? It needs one. Christoph Trappe‘s latest book, Content Performance Culture, outlines how to build a culture where content marketing is made, distributed and optimized. He joined me on the podcast this week to talk about how brands and agencies can build that culture for content
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Gavin Jocius knows a thing or two about e-commerce. The former general manager of the art division at CafePress, also known as Canvas on Demand, helped that business through a $35 million acquisition, then doubled its profitability for new owner Circle Graphics. Now founder of a search fund, Jocius joined the podcast to share his
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Danielle Wiley is one of the pioneering agency leaders in the influencer marketing space. The San Francisco-based thought leader founded The Sway Group, one of the leading influencer strategy firms in the world, more than a decade ago. I caught up with her at the Dad 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C. last month and chatted
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Have you joined the Context Marketing Revolution? You should. Or at least read the new book of that title from Salesforce’s Mathew Sweezey. Today’s marketing is not about attention getting or reach and awareness, but about addressing a consumer’s need in context. I talked to Sweezey about the book and how we can all best
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Toni Deckers is trying to build a crowdfunded sit-com. Yep. You read that right. The actress and jazz singer, who happens to be the wife of my No Bullshit Social Media co-author Erik Deckers, launched an IndieGoGo campaign recently to crowdfund production of a pilot for Polk Fiction. Erik and Jack Lugar wrote the pilot,
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Selling direct on your website is challenging in an Amazon-led e-commerce world. So is balancing that direct e-commerce business and serving retail channels as well. Peter Friedmann of DEMDACO visits the podcast to talk marketing in a multi-pronged world, the Corona Virus situation for retail channels and more. Then I share some ideas on working
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What’s your creative process? How do you come up with your ideas? Those are questions one would ask most writers. When I had a chance to catch up with award-winning writer Whit Honea recently, I asked those questions and more. Whit is the author of the book The Parent’s Phrase Book and is a two-time
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Stock photography sites are a dime a dozen, but Scop.io is setting itself apart behind an eye for diversity and the use of Artificial Intelligence. CEO and founder Christina Hawatmeh visits with us on the podcast this week to talk about Scop.io, how her site works and is different from others, image licensing issues and
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Dove Men+Care is one of the few brands in the world that takes a definitive stance on a significant political and social issue. The brand is great at marketing for social change. They put money and promotional power behind passing the Family Medical Leave Act. Jordan Lewis, Dove Men+Care brand manager, talked with me at
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There’s a big difference in corporate marketing and brand marketing. There’s also a big difference in marketing adventure brands than others. Holly Spaeth is the director of corporate marketing and partnerships at Polaris, the company behind snowmobiles, boats, off-road vehicles and motorcycles. She stopped by the podcast to help us understand the differences. Then I
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Leigh Roach and Tamara Schneider started a blog in 2017 to review and sing the praises of Kentucky businesses. In just three short years, they’ve exploded to have one of the most influential channels in the Bluegrass state called KyTasteBuds. It includes a blog, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube feed, a podcast and they made
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