Marketing Speak | Take Your Marketing To The Next Level

Launching and attending virtual workshops and conferences may seem to be the wisest thing for the events industry during this pandemic. Still, according to today's Marketing Speak guest Jim Christian, one major thing is missing- human connection. Jim is the former Director of SEO for Godaddy. He brings a wealth of experience to the table when it comes to all things search. He currently owns a boutique agency in Phoenix focused on helping enterprise-level brands untangle complex problems that evade detection. Jim also runs Advanced Search Summit, a passion project to give back to the community by helping others innovate in the digital marketing space. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/283.

My guest today, Jason Swenk, made me realize that when it comes to running a digital agency efficiently, you want to be Alfred—you don't want to be Batman, and you definitely don't want to be Robin! Jason has literally written the book for growing an agency from nothing to two 8 figure agencies. He is one of the most sought-after advisors to agencies in the world. He teaches an 8-system framework that worked for growing his agency. He’s worked with brands like AT&T, Hitachi, and Lotus Cars. If you're curious about the Alfred, Batman, Robin reference, tune in to this episode. It’s full of knowledge on building, scaling, and even selling your company for millions of dollars. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/282.

Today's guest found success in marketing campaigns through a combination of positive intention, a unique approach, and synchronicity. Jabez LeBret is a seasoned marketer who sold his award-winning agency in 2018 to make an impact in K-12 education. He is a journalist for NBC and Forbes. He has delivered over 1,200 keynote presentations. He focuses on growing teams and building products that make a difference in the world. On today's Marketing Speak, Jabez shares his strategy for preparing guests for a podcast and discusses some of the marketing techniques he's perfected. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/281.

Once you determine where you are winning, you don't have to reinvent things—you simply need to double down on your strengths. On today's Marketing Speak episode with Simon Severino, we talk about these powerful templates—simple, intuitive spreadsheets that allow you to, in effect, draw your own vision of success and map out how to get there. Simon is the CEO of Strategy Sprints, the #1 results-based business coaching firm. His team of Certified Strategy Sprint coaches does only one thing: Double the revenue of SaaS and Service Businesses in 90 days. This episode is a must for anyone who wants to land better clients and gain their time back. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/280.

The relationship between how people use Google search and SEO is an ever-evolving field. As an SEO, one minute, you feel like you've covered everything in the book only to find out there's a new Google update that negates everything you did in an instant. Although challenging and somewhat annoying, it's understandable Google only wants the best for its users. Its main goal is to provide relevant, trustworthy content for all types of searches. In this episode, my guest, Dixon Jones, and I shed more light on topics like E-A-T, disambiguation, inbound links, knowledge graphs, and more. Dixon is a well-known, respected, and award-winning member of the internet marketing community with 20 years of experience in search marketing. He is the CEO and founder of InLinks.net, which is an entity-based SEO tool. He was also formerly the marketing director of Majestic, the largest intelligence database in the world. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/2

According to the CDC, about 26% of the population has a disability that hinders their use of websites. That is roughly 1.5 billion people who are left behind. As digital entrepreneurs, why care? For starters, it is an untapped market that holds countless possibilities. If anything, the 21st century has taught us it's to be inclusive in everything we do. My guest Shir Ekerling pointed out how this pandemic has gravely affected online learning for people with disabilities. The best time to tackle this issue is yesterday. With the constant shifts in the digital age, accessibility is becoming more and more crucial. Shir is an experienced entrepreneur and software engineer with a history of establishing and scaling SaaS companies. He is the founder of Accessibe, which offers accessibility solutions for all sorts of CMS platforms. If you're looking for ways to cater to a broader demographic, tune in to today's Marketing Speak. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketings

To be a better marketer, you’ve got to be someone who knows your audience to their core. A surface-level understanding isn't enough- knowing who they are, what they like and don't, and where they spend most of their time are excellent things to know. In this Marketing Speak episode with the co-founder of SparkToro, Rand Fishkin, we're going to help you better know your audience to give them the best customer experience. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/277.

Being strategic about how you want your site to appear on SERPs is quickly becoming a crucial component in digital marketing campaigns. If you're going to rank higher, you need to make sure bots crawl your site more. On today's Marketing Speak episode, Content Manager at OnCrawl, Rebecca Berbel, shows us the ropes of effective and efficient site crawling strategies. Fascinated by NLP and machine models of language, in particular, and by systems and how they work, Rebecca is never at a loss for technical SEO subjects to get excited about. She believes in evangelizing tech and using data to understand website performance on search engines. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/276.

Most entrepreneurs are considered visionaries. They're the type of people who have got all the big ideas, but sometimes these visions rarely become a reality because of a missing piece: an integrator. Today's guest Justin Breen and I both agree with Dan Sullivan's principle, "who not how." Justin is the Founder/CEO of BrEpic and the author of the No. 1 International Best Selling Book, Epic Business. On today's Marketing Speak, Justin Breen shares his secrets to building your business exponentially. Some great tips are finding what your strengths are through self-assessments, don't try to do everything yourself, and more. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/275.

Scaling a business may only seem likely when the proper systems and processes are in place. To achieve that, it’s imperative to have an excellent manager. In this Marketing Speak episode, Tina Forsyth introduces us to the world of OBMs, also known as Online Business Managers. With the rising popularity of virtual businesses, Tina and I shed light on the importance of hiring an OBM and how they are an excellent asset for the company. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/274.

A great way to start 2021 is to make sure your website is equipped with all the right SEO tools and strategies to improve your rankings. In today's interview, Aleyda Solis joins me as we discuss pruning your website of low-quality content, expanding your presence by creating Google Actions, optimizing your videos on YouTube for better search performance, and more. Aleyda is an International SEO Consultant and founder of Orainti -a highly specialized boutique SEO consultancy. She's also a blogger, speaker, and author. So whether you're an entrepreneur or running a website, this episode is full of smart strategies that can help improve your sales and conversions. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/273.

Beyond a memorable tagline or logo, an excellent branding strategy improves a reputation and increases a company's value. Think of companies like McDonald's, Apple, and Volkswagen. Their secret to longevity is keeping their brand remarkable in the marketplace. My guest today, Sasha Strauss has a distinct and direct approach to how brands must be constructed and communicated with. It's the foundation for his brand strategy firm, Innovation Protocol (IP). Sasha teaches from 25 years in brand strategy, having defined brands for leading corporations, philanthropies, faiths, and academic institutions worldwide. So if you're curious about how to create a promising branding strategy, don't miss out on today's Marketing Speak! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/272.

Today's Marketing Speak guest, Ross Tavendale, is as passionate as I am about SEO as well as biohacking. In today's fast-paced world, it's so easy to get caught up with the notion of workaholism. Stress due to working too much might be early signs of burn out. To prevent busy and highly productive individuals from having health complications because of stress, this interview with Ross provides tons of value. If you can bring out a pen and paper while tuning in, I highly suggest so because there's a bunch of amazing stuff throughout the conversation. Or better yet, download the actionable checklist when you visit the Marketing Speak website. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/271.

In this day and age of digital and tech, more startups are gearing toward offering services in the field of SaaS, telco, financial services, education- popularly known as B2B companies. In a marketing world that talks a lot more about B2C or Business to Consumer, this episode with Monique de Maio highlights business to business deals. She discusses how companies can benefit from branding, positioning, and messaging to lead generation and content development. Tune in to Marketing Speak for some valuable marketing insight that might help you land your next client. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/270.

Scaling your business during the pandemic may seem impossible given the economy's unpredictability. However, it's not impossible. In today's Marketing Speak episode, my guest, Russ Ruffino, is here to defy the odds and help the audience quickly scale their business. Russ is the founder and creator of the Clients on Demand system. He's helped thousands of entrepreneurs around the globe sell millions of dollars worth of their products and services. For top-tier business advice on how to start, pivot, or entirely reinvent your company during these times, tune in. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/269.

If you own, run, or manage a WordPress site, there's a big chance you know what Yoast SEO is. It's the WordPress plugin that helps you attract more visitors from SERPs. Yoast founder, Joost de Valk, joins me for his second time on Marketing Speak to share the SEO updates marketers, entrepreneurs, and SEO service providers shouldn't miss. Join us as we dive deep into the tactics and best practices that will help improve your rankings, boost your sales, and grow your business. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/268.

AI and Machine Learning have been a staple topic on Marketing Speak, and for a good reason. If you're running a business in 2020 and still not familiar with the subject, you are putting your company in jeopardy. In this episode with Aki Balogh, we talk about how we can use AI, not to take over by any means. Instead, how we can use it to optimize the value we are bringing to our customers. Aki is the co-founder and CEO of MarketMuse, every entrepreneur's secret weapon to competitive marketing. For more cool stuff on what you can do with AI, tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/267.

eCommerce is one of the fastest-growing industries today, and more and more entrepreneurs are venturing into the arena. Who knows? The next Jeff Bezos might just be starting their work today. In this episode, Bernardine Wu and I cover certain issues like what's next for eCommerce, how entrepreneurs can guarantee success, the pitfalls to avoid, and more. Bernardine and I know each other from way back. She is the founder+CEO of FitForCommerce, a consultancy that resulted from her many years of operational and strategic success in accelerating growth through digital. Whether you're aspiring to build an online business or currently running one and looking for next-level strategies, don't miss out! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/266.

YouTube seems like a promising platform for people who want to put out their content and monetize it. I don’t see why not. There’s a multitude of YouTubers who are making more than enough through their content. Whenever someone reaches thousands of views, their video gains the potential of being monetized. Today’s Marketing Speak guest, Evan Carmichael, has over 2 million subscribers and over 300 million views. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people, and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist and raised $500k to $15M. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, has written four books, and speaks globally. Tune in as we talk about the smart, data-driven decisions you can make when you understand how YouTube works. The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/265.

Today’s Marketing Speak episode is all about sealing the deal and increasing your sales. Guest, Dave Dee, is here to help you discover how to make more money, become a person of power and influence, and make a meaningful difference in others' lives. Dave is the author of the book Sales Stampede, which teaches business owners how to sell more of their products or services and get their very best prospects to schedule appointments through the art and science of virtual selling. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/264.