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“The difficulty”, writes Keynes, “lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.” Outgrow’s Marketer of the Month podcast documents this tussle of the old and the new across 21 different industries. Tune in to listen to thought-provoking guests ranging from the leaders of Fortune 500 companies, Tech Unicorns, Governments, Anonymous Collective, Media, Pulitzer Prize Winners, Professors, and (of course) Tiktokers!
EPISODE 076 : Breaking Barriers in Tech and Sports with the CEO and Founder of Obsesh
Interview with Tracy Benson - CEO & Cofounder at Obsesh
Tracy Benson is a prolific Disruptor, Digital Media Maven, and Tech Entrepreneur whose purpose-driven demeanor, ingenuity, and tenacity have earned her the reputation of a visionary leader and culture-builder. A DTC expert and an experienced CMO - Tracy has helped build leading lifestyle markets and products into scaled companies such as Home Depot USA, Best Buy, Monster / Beats by Dre, GoPro and Seek Thermal. Tune in to listen to this seasoned marketer discuss her journey from an athlete to a serial entrepreneur with a stellar leadership record.
What's On The Menu:
1. The story behind Obsesh
2. Empowering and enabling athletes to build and monetize their brand
3. Name, Image, and Likeness Laws in NCAA Sports
4. Tracy’s journey from an athlete to a marketer
5. Launching yourself as a female entrepreneur
6. What’s it like to be queer in tech
09:5106/09/2022
Defining and Developing the Perfect Content Strategy for Your Brand
Interview with Freelancer of the Month Mindy Morgan Avitia - Upwork Freelancer and Founder of Grow Wild Creative
Mindy is a content strategist and writer who specializes in complex, social impact B2B companies. She collaborates with individuals and businesses to create content strategies that increase revenue, strengthen brand positioning, and foster long-term relationships. Tune in to listen to her tips on how to achieve a successful content strategy and overcome the challenges that face content marketers today.
What's On The Menu:
Why robust marketing is incomplete without honing your writing and focusing on content
Tips for writers to create non-branded, searchable content to attract unfamiliar readers
Measurable goals to realize a fruitful marketing strategy
How Mindy assisted an impact-driven eCommerce site become thought leaders in their industry
Competitor analysis in the content industry
Tips for writing high-quality long-form content
24:1431/08/2022
Breaking Down B2D Marketing with the Chief Marketing Officer of Stack Overflow
Interview with Khalid El Khatib - CMO, Stack Overflow
Khalid El Khatib is the Chief Marketing Officer at Stack Overflow and is responsible for marketing, communications, and advertising initiatives. Throughout his career, he’s elevated and transformed the awareness and perception of global brands, most recently at GLG where he was Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He began his career working in communications at Teach For America which fostered a passion for social impact and continues to do a lot of volunteer work. Tune in to hear his take on marketing to developers and much more!
What's On The Menu:
1. Managing Stack Overflow's highly distributed teams effectively
2. Why you should hire people who are smarter than you
3. How Stack Overflow rose to be among the top 200 websites worldwide
4. What you need to know about marketing directly to developers
5. Scaling marketing teams across a variety of industries
6. Why building a brand is essential in today's market
15:5425/08/2022
Future-Proofing Your Position as a Successful Freelancer
Interview with Alexander Nikolaev - Upwork Freelancer and Founder of Acuena
Alexander Nikolaev has spent the last 15 years in the marketing and advertising industry - working as an internal marketer for various businesses. Apart from running his own advertising agency, Acuena, Alexander is also a Top Rated Upwork Freelancer, a status which he has maintained for roughly six years now. Tune in to listen to his tips on how to become a successful freelancer and overcome the challenges that face marketers today.
What's On The Menu:
Visualizing the funnel and understanding the business
Capturing user intent efficiently
Global automation trends: will campaign manager positions remain relevant in the future?
What most people get wrong about Conversion Rate Optimization
The key to reaching Top Rated freelancer status
Thoughts on Meta's plans to expand its monetisation policy
24:5222/08/2022
Re-evaluating Customer Success and Advocacy : Marketing Lessons from Sydney Sloan
Interview with Sydney Sloan - Former CMO, Salesloft & Alfresco, Startup Investor and Advisor
Sydney is a CMO, board advisor, and thought leader who has held senior leadership positions in product marketing, operations, field marketing, partner marketing, business development, and customer experience. Sydney served as a CMO at Alfresco and then Salesloft after managing enterprise product marketing and industry solutions marketing at Adobe Systems for 9 years. Tune in to listen to this seasoned marketer as she shares the lessons she's learned over the course of her 25+ year career in marketing.
What's On The Menu:
1. The biggest challenge that CMOs of this decade are facing
2. How spending on your brand over time reduces the cost of demand generation
3. Effectively measuring and implementing a new brand
4. Disciplines that contribute to a positive customer experience
5. Sydney’s involvement in customer experience management for Adobe’s most strategic customers
6. Becoming a function of the market: skills to hone to emerge as a top CMO
23:5718/08/2022
The Success of Your SaaS Depends on the Success of Your Users : Ahrefs' CMO on How to Win Market Dominance
Interview with Tim Soulo - CMO, Ahrefs
Tim Soulo is the Chief Marketing Officer and Product Advisor at Ahref’s (an industry leading SEO tool, powered by Big Data). Having written a number of thorough marketing guides as well as numerous data-driven SEO research studies - Tim eagerly shares his expertise by giving live talks at numerous digital marketing conferences around the world and writing blog posts on the Ahrefs Blog. Tune in to the most recent episode of Marketer of the Month to listen to Tim impart his wealth of practical knowledge in SEO and digital marketing.
What's On The Menu:
1. Ahrefs transformation from a fledgling startup to an industry leader
2. The true meaning of "under promise, over deliver"
3. How to choose the right platform for community building
4. Why choosing to grow your business through product-led growth is not a binary decision
5. How to gain traction as a B2B marketer 6. Marketing to marketers : putting oneself in the shoes of the client
26:2211/08/2022
Driving Growth in the Digital Marketing Landscape - Lessons from the Forerunner of Digital Innovation in the Early 2000s
Interview with Freelancer of the Month Aaron Marks - Freelancer and Founder of Aspire Marketing Group
In the early 2000s, when digital marketing was primarily about website design and digital experts were frequently referred to as "webmasters," Aaron founded his own boutique agency and became a digital marketing expert. Since then, he has worked with numerous organizations and clients of all sizes, demonstrating his steadfast belief in inbound marketing, which involves gaining interest in your product or services rather than pushing them on customers. Tune in to the latest edition of Freelancer of the Month to know more about inbound marketing, best practices, and the future of marketing from the lens of an early pioneer.
What's On The Menu:
Starting out as a webmaster in the early 2000s digital marketing scene
Establishing quantifiable goals as a marketing professional
Why building relationships with your target audience should be your top priority
How to establish your organization as an industry authority
The debate around AI being a major force in marketing in the future
Aaron’s thoughts on Apple search campaigns switching to a cost per tap (CPT) pricing model
22:0409/08/2022
Swipe File Founder’s Tactical Manual for Achieving Stellar SaaS Success
Interview with Corey Haines - Founder of Swipe Files
Swipe Files - founded by Corey Haines - is a membership website that offers courses, a community, and content to help you become an expert marketer. Through his newsletter, membership community, podcast, and other platforms, Corey curates marketing examples, copywriting assistance, and more. In this episode, we discuss Corey's five stages of awareness in the customer journey, how he got Swipe Files off the ground, why he went full-time, and a comprehensive plan for succeeding in the SaaS industry.
What's On The Menu:
How Swipe File is helping copywriters by serving as a source of project inspiration
Changing behaviors and meeting the ever-evolving demand for the relevant content
Solving lower funnel challenges with 5 Stages of Awareness
Creating a foundationally strong marketing strategy in order to survive constant algorithm updates
Building a balance between in-house and outsourced content
Standing out as a SaaS brand in a competitive market
24:0203/08/2022
Forbes 30 Under 30 : Co-Founder of 1440 Media on Navigating a Data Fueled Future of Marketing
Interview with Pierre Lipton - Co-founder & COO at 1440 Media
Pierre Lipton co-founded 1440 Media in 2017 in order to produce a free, ad-supported daily email newsletter that uses fact-based reporting and primary research to provide an overview of the day's events that Americans - from all political perspectives - can agree on. With more than a million subscribers, 1440 anticipates making more than $7 million in revenue this year and has received funding of $2.5 million from a variety of sources, including Cannon Capital. Tune in to the latest edition of Marketer of the Month to learn how this brilliant entrepreneur is transforming the world - one unbiased, fact-backed, data-based newsletter at a time.
What's On The Menu:
Newsletter Marketing in the upcoming decade
Important aspects of audience expansion in the post-pandemic economy
Why product marketing is crucial in modern marketing
How to implement significant changes using data, evidence, testing, and statistics
Rethinking the lifetime value (LTV) of your customer
Pierre’s secret to achieving a 10 million run rate with just 8 employees
10:2228/07/2022
Achieving Maximum SEO Impact with the Right Content Strategy
Interview with Freelancer of the Month Alanna Brannigan - Freelancer and Founder of Harvest Moon Marketing
Alanna is the founder of Harvest Moon Marketing and is committed to providing SEO, email, and content marketing services to help ambitious businesses succeed in the digital marketing space. Check out the latest edition of Outgrow's Freelancer of the Month to learn what advice this talented professional in the field has for how to excel at SEO and create a world of opportunities for yourself.
What's On The Menu:
Why copywriting is the backbone of digital marketing
How Alanna assisted a travel website in increasing organic traffic by 6000 percent year over year through SEO and content marketing
What an SEO audit entails
How to get started with Upwork and broaden your presence geographically
How blogging can assist in dominating the search
Guidelines for an effective SEO content writing strategy
23:1627/07/2022
Forbes 30 Under 30: Marpipe's Founder on Understanding Your Audience Better With Creative Ad Testing
Interview with Dan Pantelo - Founder of Marpipe
Marpipe, founded by 26-year-old Dan Pantelo, whose parents immigrated from Soviet Ukraine, aims to optimize creative campaigns through big data analysis. Investors like Stage 2, Ripple, and Laconia Capital Group have backed the software platform, most recently in an $8 million Series A funding round in September. Tune in to know more about how this creative young marketer is building revolutionizing tools with a visionary team of marketing and engineering experts to digitally automate the process of selling.
What's On The Menu:
Invasive Audience Targeting: How recent regulatory changes are preventing marketers from using it
Why data-driven ad creation is the way of the future for advertising
Scaling ads testing for B2B SaaS companies in the upcoming decade
Leveraging experienced performance marketers and designers in creative ad testing
Marpipe’s Mission: bringing together marketers and creatives using data and automation
Treating ad creatives more like a science than an art
15:2625/07/2022
Optimizing Your Marketing Strategy With the Right Metrics
Interview with Freelancer of the Month, Joe Dejene - Paid Traffic Consultant & Founder, Duckweed Media
Performance Marketer - Joe Dejene is a former Engineer and Firefighter. After observing that the majority of marketing agencies do not treat their clients as true partners, he founded Duckweed Media in 2019. He has assisted numerous brands to expand and achieve profitability - most recently an eCom brand in the health space, from $75,800 MRR to $158,900 MRR while maintaining a profitable CAC. Learn more about structuring email campaigns, paid traffic, and advertising in this latest edition of Freelancer of the Month.
What's On The Menu:
Why focusing on increasing LTV is easier and more scalable than decreasing CAC
Key marketing funnel metrics you should measure
Putting yourself in your client's position
Why paid traffic is great for quick wins
Achieving long-term success with organic content marketing
Optimizing your marketing strategy for purchases rather than leads
36:1520/07/2022
Forbes 30 Under 30: The Drivers of Modern Marketing & Growth - Upstart’s CMO on embracing new tech and building high-performing teams
Interview with Chantal Rapport - Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth at Upstart
Chantal Rapport began working for Upstart in 2017 and was appointed CMO in early 2021. She now manages over 100 employees and an $87.1 million marketing budget. She oversaw marketing for the company's December 2020 IPO, transformed the acquisition strategy using Upstart's own AI and machine learning expertise, and helped increase Q2 2021 revenue to $194 million – up 1,018% year over year. Tune in to listen to what this astute young marketer has to say about what the future holds for tech, finance, and marketing.
What's On The Menu:
How Upstart helps expand access to money and credit
3 factors that will be crucial for growth over the coming years
Why it's wrong to presume who your customers are
Building an effective growth team for a post-pandemic economy
How bringing in decision-makers and fostering flexibility can lead to significant growth
The future of marketing & tech: data-driven decision making and individualized customer experiences
07:5818/07/2022
Forbes 30 Under 30 : Learning New Age Marketing with Trevor Sookraj
Interview with Trevor Sookraj, Founder of Divisional
Trevor Sookraj is the Founder of Divisional - a marketer-first agency that addresses the problem of loss of equity for early-stage startups when hiring an in-house marketer by providing them a full growth team of Divisional employees at a fraction of the conventional cost. His outsourcing approach has helped numerous Seed and Series-A B2B SaaS startups, with revenue growing 240% this year to $1.5 million. Tune in to know more about this 24-year-old marketer's success story and his tips on New Age Marketing.
What's On The Menu:
Growth Experimentation for B2B Startups in a post-pandemic world
How to ensure consistent sales and marketing alignment
Layering automation tools like LinkedIn Automation to increase response rates
How exhibiting a genuine interest in the consumer can work wonders
How Divisional helped Samba TV reach their 30-million Series A
Understanding when to hire internally and when to outsource
15:0513/07/2022
The Logistics of Sales Enablement and Product Marketing
Interview with Nick Thompson - Vice President of Product Marketing at Mediafly
A marketing veteran - Nick Thompson is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Mediafly, where he is in charge of product marketing strategy and execution. Nick has spent most of his career in the technology industry, and he is extremely enthusiastic about storytelling, buyer, and sales enablement. With a Bachelor of Business Administration focused in Media Entertainment from Full Sail University, Nick has assisted numerous brands in reaching their full potential. Listen to the latest edition of Marketer of the Month to see how Mediafly helps clients flourish via excellent communication and strategy.
What's On The Menu:
MediaFly's effective sales enablement strategies for 2022
The need for visually appealing, engaging product marketing
Rethinking content marketing: how content marketing is different from influencer marketing
Choosing the right influencer for your target audience
Ensuring constant value addition to your social media
Top 3 lessons that Nick learned from being in the tech space
25:4612/07/2022
The Key to Maximizing B2B Conversion Rates
Interview with Claire Suellentrop - Co-founder & COO of Forget The Funnel and Former Director of Marketing at Calendly
With an experience of more than 10 years in marketing and 8 years in SaaS - Claire Suellentrop is on a quest to democratize access to fulfilling, high-paying careers in tech. Previously the Director of Marketing and #2 employee at Calendly — she has seen firsthand that truly effective marketing stems from a deep understanding of existing customers. Tune in to know how her methods have helped businesses identify marketing messages that build greater relationships and achieve record-breaking sales.
What's On The Menu:
The 3 most critical skill positions for leading a SaaS marketing team
The key difference between Marketing and Growth
Leveraging ideal customers in product-led growth
Marketing channels you need to perfect your messaging
How to provide value to customers that have the intent to purchase
How to use performance indicators in 2022: Distinguishing CPIs from KPIs
22:4305/07/2022
Understanding Community Led vs Product Led Growth with HubSpot's SVP of Marketing
From working for large brands in both B2C and B2B to scaling one of the largest customer acquisition engines in B2B, Kieran Flanagan is a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Hubspot, holding a proven track record of assisting SaaS businesses of all sizes. With heavy experience in inbound marketing, he is also a growth marketing thought leader and speaks at events across the globe on the topic. Tune in to learn everything there is to know about driving engagement, community and product-led growth, and his transition from a software engineer to a Serial Marketer.
What's On The Menu:
Current industry-changing trends that are attracting major VC investments
The future of media companies
The 3 types of community led growth and what most people get wrong about it
Why a product led funnel is easier to build than a community led go to market
Depth vs breadth - how to drive real, meaningful growth
Why hiring A+ talent does not always imply creating an A+ culture
23:0120/06/2022
How to Supercharge your Marketing by Simply Learning From Your Customers
Featured in USA Today, HuffPost, CBC, and CTV, and having been named as an "influential entrepreneur" by Forbes, Katelyn Bourgoin has been both a founder and a top-grade marketer - striving to understand customers in the best way possible. Tune in to hear about her success at Customer Camp and what it means to be in the game long enough.
What's On The Menu:
How customer camp helps product teams make better decisions and market smarter
Overspending on social media ads - how it can affect your overall marketing strategy
Driving risk-taking and innovation in your marketing teams
Customer and Industry Insights are the best tools in a marketer’s arsenal
Connecting with the prospect - how psychology in marketing shapes your offering
Crucial components of a successful market research
29:1708/06/2022
Cutting through the clutter - “content marketing” from the POV of the man who coined the term
After landing a successful exit with his Content Marketing Startup - Content Marketing Institute - Joe Pulizzi has been at the forefront of the content entrepreneurship era, pioneering the practice of content marketing. The author of several best-selling books, and a keynote speaker at more than 400 locations in 16 countries - he shares the story of his breakthrough and his observations on the emergence of the creator economy.
What's On The Menu:
Focusing on doing one thing really, really well
The evolution of content marketing since 2001 - building and monetizing an audience
How original research yields useful content - and helps understand your audience
The goal of your content is to establish trust with your audience
Creator Economy and Content Entrepreneurship
Breaking through with a research project
22:4324/05/2022
The Logistics of Revenue and Quality Driven Marketing with Wordpress.com's Director of Growth
A marketing fanatic since his teens - Phil Gamache is an incredibly talented and passionate SaaS Marketer with extensive skills in marketing technology, marketing automation and operations, conversion rate optimization, and customer data platforms. In this podcast - we learn the secret behind his rapid career growth in this ever-evolving world of marketing
The right time to implement marketing automation
The difference between B2B and B2C Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
Marketing should drive revenue, not leads.
Future-proofing the humans behind the tech - the role of low code and no code tools in marketing
Focusing on lifecycle - driving engagement for existing users
The key behind personalizing customer experience at scale
27:3709/05/2022
The artfulness of value exchange in marketing: Insights from a veteran marketer of 30 Years
From running an experiential guerilla agency to leading a cutting-edge strategy firm - in this podcast, we hear about Drew Neisser’s journey at Renegade and starting CMO huddles.
Drew Neisser is the founder of Renegade, the award-winning strategic boutique for B2B innovators, and CMO Huddles, the fast-growing community of B2B CMOs. Described by Inc as one of the “sharpest minds” in marketing and by Jay Baer as “one of the strongest B2B marketing thinkers in the world,” Drew is uniquely wired as both a writer and strategist. He has helped dozens of CMOs build unbeatable brands and told the stories of over 450 marketing CATS via his top-rated podcast, Renegade Marketers Unite, his live streaming show, Renegade Marketers Live, and his column for Ad Age.
What's on the Menu
Finding your industry niche an maneuvering through a crisis
The importance of building a collective understanding of your company
Inspiration for developing Renegade’s CATS (Courageous, Artful, Thoughtful, Scientific) framework
How to determine the true value of your content
The importance of the client in marketing
How to stand out as a brand in a competitive market
33:4622/04/2022
Ace your SEO Tactics, Content Marketing, and Marketing Campaigns with Jeff Baker
Jeff Baker is the Chief Marketing Officer at Brafton Inc. He is also the Co-host of the Above the Fold podcast. He also Advises and trains sales teams and leads pitch strategies. In this interview, we discuss with Jeff all things SEO. We gain insights on the scientific approach to writing content that gets you to rank for SEO. How startups should navigate content marketing and SEO by partnering up with smart minds. We also talk to him about how the pandemic has disrupted the content marketing space considering the growing digital fatigue. And finally, Jeff leaves us with some important tips on the SEO marketing trends in 2022. Tune in and get yourself SEO-ready.
What's on the Menu
The future of SEO is content marketing
SEO tips for startups
Effectiveness of live webinars in light of digital fatigue
Key to successful SEO, content, email, and inbound marketing
SEO and content marketing trends for 2022
27:5827/01/2022
How to Excel at E-commerce Marketing Automation and Omnichannel Marketing with Rytis Lauris
Rytis Lauris is the Co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, an all-in-one omnichannel marketing automation platform for all e-commerce merchants. He and his marketing team simplify the complex processes of customer interaction lifecycle with the help of email marketing tools. In this interview, we discuss with him how Omnisend provides an all-in-one e-commerce marketing automation platform and tips for omnichannel marketing.
How does Omnisend work in e-commerce marketing automation?
Tips on omnichannel marketing
How often should one send marketing emails to their audience?
Omnisend’s Strategy for customer interaction lifecycle
Email marketing vs other marketing channels
24:4617/11/2021
How to Align Sales and Marketing Teams with Automation
Dayle Hall is the CMO at Snaplogic. He is a marketing executive with 20+ years of experience across all the marketing disciplines, including demand generation, branding, analyst and public relations, product marketing, field marketing, design and creative services, events, and all aspects of digital marketing; web, email, community &, social media. In this interview, we discuss with him how Snaplogic aligns sales and marketing teams with automation using its intelligent integration platform.
What is Snaplogic?
Aligning teams with automation
Future of marketers trying new software
Snaplogic and its intelligent integration platform for enterprises
How to build your brand community using gamification?
How AI contributes to the marketing initiatives of Snaplogic?
42:1127/10/2021
How to Sell Your Company with FE International’s Thomas Smale
Thomas Smale is the CEO of FE International, Inc. He founded FE International in 2010, growing the business with zero funds from the ground up and consistently doubling annual revenue, as well as the average deal size. He specializes in advising in the M&A of SaaS, e-commerce, affiliate, and content businesses. In this interview, we discuss with him how FE International works and SaaS valuation.
How does Thomas manage 1100 successful e-commerce deals?
Explore the goals, ambitions, and the beginning of FE International.
What is the good timing for an exit for your business?
How has the graph of the SaaS industry changed due to Covid?
How does the complete valuation process take place?
Tips to increase the valuation of a company.
25:4621/10/2021
Ace Your Referral Marketing: Tips From The Chief Advocate Of ReferralCandy
Raul Galera is the Chief Advocate at ReferralCandy, an app that helps eCommerce stores run customer referral programs, boosting their customer retention and word-of-mouth sales. In this interview, we talk to Raul about referral marketing, affiliate marketing, and influencer marketing. How businesses can get started with their referral marketing journey and dig deeper into ReferralCandy's success.
How Referralcandy is different from other marketing platforms
What are some key points to remember while launching a new referral program?
How their customers use ReferralCandy for their influencer marketing campaigns
Key differences between referral marketing and affiliate marketing
How countries are working in the cybersecurity field
How to weave your brand’s community in the big web of community marketing
25:4520/10/2021
How to Grow a Health and Wellness Brand From Scratch with Dr. Wei-Shin
Dr. Wei-Shin is the inventor, co-founder, and CEO of AcousticSheep, LLC, makers of SleepPhones, the first headphones for sleep, and RunPhones, fitness headphones. In this interview, we speak to her about SleepPhones and her transition from being a doctor to an entrepreneur.
What are SleepPhones?
Her journey from being a doctor to an entrepreneur?
Her go-to advertising or marketing strategy for SleepPhones
ASMR growth in the past 10 years
How affiliate marketing has helped her business
Picking the right influencers to partner with
34:2714/10/2021
Tips for Starting a Podcast with Internet Oscars Winner and Dark Net activist Jack Rhysider
Jack Rhysider is a veteran to the security world. He gained his professional knowledge of security by working in a Security Operations Center for a Fortune 500 company, a place to where threats are detected and stopped. During that time he was exposed to hundreds of client’s networks ranging from schools, to government, to banks, and commercial organizations.
29:0514/10/2021
Lessons On Boosting Organic Traffic From 0 to 1.5M With The Lead Innovator of Respona
Farzad Rashidi is the Lead Innovator at Respona, At Visme he helped the company gain over 8 million users and pass 2M monthly organic traffic. In this interview, we discuss with him the success of Visme and the founding of Respona.
Exploring the story of Respona from creating content to solving the problem of lead generation
Solving the marketing puzzle: SEO and content
Insight on Influencer marketing for B2B SaaS
Will video content be at its peak by 2022?
Exploring the content channel trends like TikTok
Boosting organic traffic of Visme from 0 to 1.5 million
33:3708/10/2021
Marketing Strategies for the Travel Accommodation Industry with Andrew McNulty
Andrew is the co-founder of Touch Stay, a software service that enables hosts and managers in the short-term rental industry to create digital guidebooks for their guests. In the past, he has worked for 15 years in the luxury fashion industry holding C-level positions at brands like Gucci, Alexander McQueen, and Victoria Beckham. In this interview, we talk to him about his time at Gucci, his transition from being a CXO to starting his own company, and the future of the travel industry. So hop on!
From being a CFO at Gucci to starting his company
Post-pandemic future of the short-term rental industry
Reducing the carbon footprint using digital guest books
Airbnb and the strength of creating a community
Best ways rental industries can generate feedback
How Touch Stay is tackling the post-pandemic surge in travel
36:3110/09/2021
How to Learn From Your Competitors with Mailshake’s Sujan Patel
Sujan is the managing partner at Ramp Ventures which are the makers of Mailshake, VoilaNorbert.com, RIghtinbox.com, and other sales & marketing SaaS companies. In this interview, we talk to him about Mailshake, his insights on where the no-codes pace is headed, some of the most pertinent questions about bootstrapped startups, the sales tech and HR tech space, and much more.
When and why he decided to double down on Mailshake
What sets Mailshake apart from other sales engagement platforms
Where is the market for no-code tools headed?
The hockey stick-like growth and the transition to growth hacking
Personal branding and the opportunities it holds for founders
Markets, a zero-sum game?
33:2219/08/2021
Rebooting the Post-Pandemic Events Industry with Jonathan Kazarian
Jon Kazarian is the CEO and Founder of Accelevents, a leading virtual & hybrid events platform. He started in the fundraising space, expanding into the ticketing business before finally moving into the virtual events industry when the pandemic hit. Since then, Accelevents has grown exponentially. In this interview, we talk to Jon about the secret sauce behind growing his virtual events business and his future plans for Accelevents
How Accelevents competes with the established players in the virtual events field
Renaissance for the physical events industry and the future of virtual events
A successful marketing campaign launched by Accelevents
The rise and fall of social audio platforms
An impending backlash against digital events?
Live events vs pre-produced events
23:3705/08/2021
Sherlock Holmes Level Investigative Marketing with Ross Simmonds
Ross Simmonds is the founder of Foundation, a content marketing agency. Ross has worked closely with Fortune 500 companies. He’s been published in Forbes, Huffington Post, Business Insider, to name a few. He was named in Mashable as one of the top Snapchat marketers in the world, and he has shared his thoughts on marketing and tech around the globe at conferences and events, such as SearchLove, CTAConf, MozCon, and more.
Has content creation peaked out?
Tik Tok as an emerging marketing channel for B2B businesses
The transition from CREAM to DREAM
His aim behind establishing Foundation
How his journey began in the field of content marketing
How marketers can ensure originality in their content marketing efforts
29:5029/07/2021
Future of Internet, Algorithms, and Democratized Media with Jeff Bullas
Jeff is a digital entrepreneur, marketing blogger, keynote speaker, digital strategist, and bestselling author. His mission is to "Inspire and educate entrepreneurs to grow their business in a digital world”. The jeffbullas.com website receives over 5 million visitors a year. Among other achievements, he has been listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s”. In this episode, we talk about -
One unique aspect about social media in 2009 and how it has changed
Capitalization of social media and the incomprehensible algorithms
What democratized media will look like in the future
How he built a 25 million+ readership
One significant way in which he is using AI in his business
Post-COVID impact on his business
Long term prediction on the future of the internet
34:5427/07/2021
Killing the Desk Phone and Other Marketing Gambits with the CMO of Dialpad
Branding is a tough nut to crack. But we have got you covered. In this episode, we talk to Morgan Norman, ex-Global Content Marketer at Ring Central, ex-SVP of Marketing & Chief Creative Officer at Zuoro and Netsuite, and ex-Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Copper. He is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Dialpad, an AI-driven, cloud-native business communications platform.
What sets Dialpad apart from other business communication platforms
Common marketing trends we are seeing amongst big companies
Morgan’s take on influencer marketing and personal brands
How branding for SaaS differs from branding for non-saas products
Morgan's greatest digital marketing success story
Key factors one should focus on while launching a product in a completely new region
40:3415/07/2021
Successfully Running the Next Generation Online Education Platform with the Co-Founder of Novakid
Maxim Azarov is the co-founder and CEO of Novakid an early English learning platform that helps kids across the globe to learn English online, through native-speaking teachers. They use AI-powered games and training apps to increase engagement and promote English speaking and comprehension.
About Novakid and how it was started
Ensuring personalization in teaching
Impact of COVID 19 and Novakid’s post-pandemic strategy
Startups and companies that have been an inspiration behind Novakid
Future of edtech
Hiring during times of COVID 19
20:3109/07/2021
Youtility and Radical Relevancy with Jay Baer
A 7th-generation entrepreneur, author of 6 best-selling business books, and founder of 5 multi-million dollar companies, Tune into listen to Jay, founder of Convince & Convert Consulting, a digital marketing and customer experience advisory firm that helps the world's most iconic brands gain and keep more customers.
Studying the audience correctly
Influencer marketing and the correct platform
Becoming a bridge for our client’s client
How can you make the customer journey effortless?
Right modality and the message triangle
Using highly relevant content
34:1923/06/2021
Discussing the Future of Event Marketing with the Digital Futurist
A digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change, Tune in to listen to Brian who has been recognized as a Top 20 Digital Transformation Influencer; a Top 50 Most-Mentioned User by CMOs on Twitter, and a Top 25 Social Business Leader of the Future by The Economist.
iSocialFanz and his life journey
Cybersecurity and leveraging online events
Using time and attention as an asset
Finding harmony between technology and humanity
Redesigning offline events
ADHD, mental health and empathy
34:1918/06/2021
Redefining the Marketing Function for the Modern Era with Nick Primola
Tune in to listen to Nick who is an Executive Vice President & Head of Industry Leadership and CMO Practice at the Association of National Advertisers as he talks about how you can build a business with sustainable, scalable, and strategic growth.
How does ANA drive growth?
Problems, opportunities and the future of marketing
B4H(business for humans) business growth strategy
CMOs, an integral part of driving the business
Trust and authenticity the biggest moats of a brand
Alignment of business around a purpose
27:4111/06/2021
Using AI to Optimize Content Performance with Alexander De Ridder
Tune in to listen to Alexander De Ridder, the mastermind behind the award-winning technology, INK, that helped deliver over 1 million more organic visitors per month for Fortune 100 companies and freelance content creators alike.
What is inkforall.com and its use.
Navigation for content creators
Backlink building and authority building
Pioneered authority metrics
Why is signing content important?
Blockchain technology to proof identity
22:2709/06/2021
How to Maintain 100 TikTok Influencer Touch Points per Month to Boost Your Brand
Tune in to listen to Daisy Jing, an OG YouTube vlogger, founder of a multi-million beauty product line named Banish as she talks about how she bootstrapped her business that ranked #152nd fastest-growing company in INC500 and included in Forbes 30 under 30.
Banish and its journey
Her entrepreneurial journey
How can one figure out their niche?
Staying relevant and sourcing sustainable
Communicating brand and customers values
Why is resonating with the audience important on TikTok?
28:5703/06/2021
Using AI and Machine Learning to Hunt Scholarships
Organizer of global tech events and an expert in remote team management, tune in to listen to David Tabachnikov, CEO of ScholarshipOwl, as he talks about how he is making private scholarships in the US a viable alternative to student loans.
What is ScholarshipOwl?
Working remotely vs working from home
Covid’s impact on the education industry
Role of education in networking
Importance of community channels before paid channels
Finding the correct platform for your audience
22:3431/05/2021
An Author's Guide to Ideal Influencer Marketing with Neal Schaffer
True influence is about leveraging authenticity. Tune in to listen to how you can go about sparking business growth through a uniquely innovative and data-driven approach to influencer marketing with Neal Schaffer. In the podcast, we discuss the following -
Fractional CMO and how does it work
Elements of Influencer marketing
Symptoms of the gig economy
Flexibility and recession
Nano, micro and macro-influencers
Content amplification and creation
Converting influencers/users into brand ambassadors
35:3027/05/2021
Crash Course On Digital Marketing With A Top 100 CX Thought Leader, Christoph Trappe
New marketing is about relationships and not the medium. Tune in to listen to Christoph Trappe, counted amongst the global top 14 content marketers, top 40 B2B marketers, top 100 CX thought leaders and top 24 digital marketers as he talks about how you can leverage the most out of the tools present today.
We delve deeper into -
What is Voxpopme?
Finding the correct audience.
The reality of digital marketing
Figuring out the USP
Twitter and its side effects
Using customer feedback to implement strategies
27:5526/05/2021
Forbes 30 Under 30: Growing In The Influencer Marketing Industry With Philip Hui Bon Hoa
Listen to how Phillip Hui-Bon-Hua, partner at Slope and founder of Abacus Growth showcases the correct way of choosing Influencers that aligns with your brand, helps improve your key metrics like CTRs, improves your influencer marketing on TikTok, and much more
Trends in Influencer Marketing
The life cycle of Influencers
Influencer Marketing With Tiktok
Tiktok Vs Instagram
How to choose the correct Influencer for your brand
Organic Promotion
ClubHouse: A new marketing platform
23:1125/05/2021
Using Technology to Personalize Luxury Shopping Experience with Slisha Kankariya
Recently featured on Mornings with Maria Bartiromo, Forbes and named #18 on the INC 5000 list, WithClarity has grown 900% in the last year alone from $2 to $20 million in revenue. Tune in to listen to Slisha Kankariya, CMO WithClarity and a third-generation jeweller in the diamond industry as she talks about the trends in the luxury industry.
Bridging the online and offline gap
Getting acquainted with diamonds
Focusing on ethical and sustainable products
3D printing and laser techniques
Shifting towards lab-created diamonds from natural diamonds
Educating with specific intelligent answers
23:3218/05/2021
Tapping into The Franchising Industry with Rune Sovndahl
Founder of a successful franchise company Fantastic Services (serving 3,30,000 clients), an avid business talker, author, cave diver and a trained chef. Tune in to listen as Rune discusses his insights, strategies, and best practices for starting and running a franchise company.
Reskilling employees in covid times
Scaling a franchise company
Being creative to make it work
Keeping your customers
Maintaining a work-life balance
Bootstrapping and its benefits
Getting the business model right
39:0311/05/2021
Learning Marketing Techniques and Trends for Real Estate with Aaron Norris
An industry nerd in the real estate, investing, and marketing space, Aaron has been featured on Forbes.com, Think Realty Magazine, and BiggerPockets.com. Tune in to find out how small businesses can use public records data to right-bound their marketing and find off-market deals.
The use of data in marketing
Right platforms to hunt for trends
Relationship building and content creation
Data stacking techniques
The new hybrid work environment
Innovation in the new market space
18:1528/04/2021
Mastering the Art of SEO with Shopify's Director of SEO, Kevin Indig
Today it’s all about getting the targeted and relevant traffic. But SEO can be a tricky thing to master, given how much it changes every day. Tune in with Kevin Indig to find some actionable SEO strategies that work and learn how to obtain insights from data. Here’s what else you will find more information on:
Forecasting SEO and its optimization
Sizing the potential of your traffic
The funnel analogy
Building a personal brand
The complexity of SEO search
Finding the right medium
Finding correct user intent
31:3323/04/2021
Unfiltered: From learning to code in rehab to becoming a 5x founder with Dan Martell
In this week’s episode of Marketer of the Month, we have Dan Martell, founder of SaaS Academy, award-winning angel investor, and 5x founder. We talk to him about -
His company and how serious an entrepreneur needs to be to scale their business
Steps involved in the startup journey
Why ethics are important in building a business
Breaking the law and bending the rules
Monopoly in the SaaS industry and whether this industry is saturated
Competition shifting to the east with rising startup culture and a rise in the number of Unicorns every year.
29:1119/04/2021