John interviews Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need, about how to get the most out of the creative teams you manage.

This week, John discusses what he sees as the four biggest areas of focus for small business marketing in 2019. If you are a small business owner or marketing consultant working with small businesses, you can't afford to ignore these trends.

John speaks with Paul Jarvis, author of Company of One, about why scaling is not always the ultimate goal for an entrepreneur, and how to instead focus on building a business for yourself that is sustainable and aligned with your purpose.

John sits down with Matt Scanlon, owner of The Hill KC. What started as a CrossFit gym is now morphing into a place that Scanlon hopes will help change the way the U.S. approaches preventative healthcare. He talks about how he's navigating his business through this shift.

John sits down with Jason Kander, a former Army Captain and bestselling author of Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage. Kander shares lessons about leadership that can be applied to any sector or industry.

Dan Schawbel stops by to discuss his latest book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. He and John talk about the downsides to remote work and how to overcome them and build community.

This week, Seth Godin stops by to discuss the precepts in his latest book This Is Marketing, and why good marketing is about the long game and taking an empathetic view in addressing your customers' needs.

Dr. Nick Morgan discusses the pitfalls of virtual communication, which tends to remove the emotional connection we would experience in face-to-face conversations. He shares findings from his latest book, Can You Hear Me?, on what we can do to foster more meaningful, thoughtful connections in a digital world.

John speaks with Vince Molinaro, author of The Leadership Contract, about how to foster accountable leadership in your organization and the positive effect that can have on your business's success.

John chats with Louis Gudema about his book Bullseye Marketing, and how to take advantage of the customers and assets you already have in order to grow your business.

John discusses the recent changes to Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) and how they affect the marketing approach for small business owners.

Guest Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus, discusses what drives us to distraction in our tech-saturated world, and what we can do to combat those forces and gain greater focus.

John talks with Pam Didner about her forthcoming book, Effective Sales Enablement, and why integrating your sales and marketing efforts can help both teams achieve greater success.

Duct Tape Marketing's core belief is that marketing is not a set of tactics, it's a system. On this episode, John takes a closer look at the seven steps to building a successful marketing system that will generate great results for your business.

On this week's episode, John chats with Jay Baer about his latest book, Talk Triggers, and he shares how business owners can create operational strategies to generate incredible word-of-mouth for their brands.

Petra Kolber shares her views on perfection.

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Marketing Podcast with Mandy McEwen Podcast Transcript

My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandy McEwen. She is the founder and CEO of Mod Girl Marketing and is an expert in helping companies and digital agencies scale. Having founded her company back in 2010, McEwen shares what she’s learned from her experience, in both growing her own business and helping thousands of marketing entrepreneurs over the years.

Mod Girl Marketing has been recognized as a Top 8 SEO Expert by Search Engine Journal and as a content marketing influencer by BuzzSumo.

McEwen has been featured in a number of publications, including the Huffington Post, Inc., and Search Engine Journal.

• How do you define scaling?
• What holds people back from scaling in the traditional sense?
• How do business owners identify what tasks to outsource first?

• Why getting clear about your own needs, wants, and goals for your business is an essential first step to scaling successfully
• How sharing your company’s vision can help you find the best employees, either freelance or full-time
• Why having a set process and system for hiring and on-boarding is critical

• Learn more about Mod Girl Marketing
• Join the Mod Agency Insiders Facebook group
• Follow on Twitter
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow on Instagram

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Marketing Podcast with Benjamin Spall Podcast Transcript

This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Benjamin Spall. Spall is co-author of the book My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired and co-founder of the website by the same name.

For their website and book, Spall and his co-founder and co-author, Michael Xander, have interviewed nearly 300 successful leaders in arenas as diverse as business, sports, the arts, and government. On today’s episode, we talk about what we can learn from the morning routines of successful people when creating our own set of rituals to start the day.

Spall has contributed to various other publications, including Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and the Huffington Post.

• What are some of the known benefits of having a morning routine?
• How do you create a shutdown ritual?
• Did you discover any patterns, or things that everybody does, in the morning?

• How sticking to your morning routine can make you more productive all day long
• Why you can’t forget about your evening routine to set you up for success the next day
• How to use “habit stacking” to make your routine easier to follow

• Learn more about Benjamin Spall
• Read routines on the website
• Order My Morning Routine
• Follow on Twitter
• Follow on Instagram

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To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

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Marketing Podcast with Steve A. Miller Podcast Transcript

This week’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Steve A. Miller. Miller is a consultant, speaker, and author. His most recent book, Uncopyable: How to Create an Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition, is about how small business owners can create an uncopyable relationship with their clients to keep them coming back time and again, and it’s what we discuss here on the podcast.

Miller founded The Adventure LLC over thirty years ago, and has served as a consultant for many global brands, including Proctor & Gamble, Nordstrom, and Coca-Cola.

He has spoken at over 1,500 conferences and workshops, and has contributed to numerous publications including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week.

• What is the uncopyable mindset?
• How do you innovate to create a better experience for your customers?
• How can owning a word help you define your brand?

• How to make your customers stop caring about price
• The difference between loyalty and attachment
• Why competition doesn’t breed innovation, it breeds conformity

• Learn more about Steve A. Miller
• Order Uncopyable
• Get Steve’s white paper for Duct Tape Marketing Podcast listeners
• Follow on Twitter
• Connect on LinkedIn

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This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

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Marketing Podcast with Shep Hyken Podcast Transcript

This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Shep Hyken. He is the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations and the author of the upcoming book The Convenience Revolution: How to Deliver a Customer Service Experience That Disrupts the Competition and Creates Fierce Loyalty.

Hyken’s previous books have been New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers. He is also a prolific speaker, having been inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the speaking profession.

Hyken works with companies to revolutionize their approach to customer service and to help them build loyalty and longstanding relationships with their clients. In this episode, Hyken details the ways in which becoming the company that is most convenient to do business with can help you stand out from the competition and create lifelong customers.

• Why convenience as a revolution? Hasn’t convenience always been a good idea?
• How can a small business owner apply the friction reduction principles used by a giant company, like Amazon, to strengthen their company?
• Where can small business owners begin to look for places to unearth the potential for innovation?

• Why you’re now expected to compete with the best customer service a client’s ever received from anyone, rather than just your direct competitors
• How to use what your competitors are doing as a benchmark, not a goal
• Why looking outside your industry can help you find inspiration for innovation

• Learn more about Shep Hyken
• Pre-order The Convenience Revolution
• Follow on Facebook
• Follow on Twitter
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Subscribe on YouTube

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To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

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Marketing Podcast with Dolly Chugh Podcast Transcript

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Dolly Chugh. Chugh is a psychologist and associate professor of management and organizations at the Stern School of Business at NYU. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias.

Chugh writes a monthly column for Forbes.com on gender, race, diversity, inclusion and bias, and has contributed to more than 20 academic and managerial publications including the Harvard Business Review, Psychological Science, Social Justice Research, and The American Economic Review. Her research has also been featured on numerous media outlets including National Public Radio, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Economist.

In this episode, we unpack the ways in which unconscious bias may get in the way of good people living their lives and running their businesses as fairly and equitably as they’d like.

• What do you mean when you say “being the person you mean to be”?
• How can I, as the leader of a company, make fighting bias and promoting diversity a priority?
• How much does a lack of exposure to diversity contribute to unconscious bias?

• How you can be a vulnerable leader and be willing to admit that you’re learning and working to correct your own unconscious bias
• How running better meetings can help you combat bias within your organization
• How you can be an activist, with a little “a,” in your everyday life

• Learn more about Dolly Chugh
• Pre-order The Person You Mean to Be
• Follow on Facebook
• Follow on Twitter
• Connect on LinkedIn

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This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

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Marketing Podcast with Todd Hockenberry Podcast Transcript

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Todd Hockenberry. He is the founder of Top Line Results, a management consulting firm, and the co-author of the book Inbound Organization: How to Build and Strengthen Your Company’s Future Using Inbound Principles, which we discuss today.

Founded nearly 10 years ago, Top Line Results guides B2B companies who are struggling to adapt to the changes in buying behavior. Using online tools, they help clients stay ahead of the latest tech-driven changes.

Todd writes regularly about industry and technology trends, and has been published in trade magazines such as The Fabricator, Industrial Laser Solutions, Modern Metals, Modern Application News, and others. He also co-hosts the podcast Inbound2Grow with Dan Tyre.

• What’s new that you are bringing to the subject of inbound?
• What is the “inbound organization”?
• How do you encourage your employees across all departments to embrace the inbound culture shift?

• How the idea of “inbound” goes far beyond the reaches of marketing
• Why you need to stay focused on the customer throughout their entire interaction with your company
• How to shift your perspective from business owner to prospective client

• Learn more about Top Line Results.
• Listen to the Inbound2Grow podcast.
• Read Inbound Organization.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Connect on LinkedIn.
• Follow Top Line Results on YouTube.

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This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

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Marketing Podcast with Rand Fishkin Podcast Transcript

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Rand Fishkin. He is the founder and former CEO of Moz and currently has a new venture called SparkToro, a software and data company focused on helping people understand how and where to reach their target audiences. He and I discuss his new book, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World.

Fishkin is a frequent keynote speaker on marketing and entrepreneurship topics around the world. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with his wife and eat pasta.

• Where does SEO sit today?
• Why include the painfully honest advice in your book?
• What is some common advice you give people?

• Why you need to discover your unique value
• How Fishkin’s business point of view has changed over the years
• What’s coming next in the marketing world

• Read Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World.
• Learn more about SparkToro.
• Learn more about Moz.
• Follow on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Connect on LinkedIn.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

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Marketing Podcast with Laura Vanderkam Podcast Transcript

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Laura Vanderkam. She is the author of several time-management and productivity books, including the one we discuss in this interview, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done.

Vanderkam is the author of several other time-management and productivity books, including I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours.

Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is also the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds.

• What are some of the biggest time-drain patterns?
• Is there a place for procrastination?
• How much does multitasking cost us?

• Why there is so much stress around getting a lot done
• Why people are more productive during some times of the day compared to others
• Whether or not you should track your time

• Learn more about Laura Vanderkam.
• Listen to the Best of Both Worlds podcast.
• Read Off the Clock.
• Follow on Facebook.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Connect on LinkedIn.
• Follow on Instagram.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

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Marketing Podcast with Andrew Warner Podcast Transcript

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Andrew Warner, founder of Mixergy, a program that interviews experts to help you grow your business. He and I discuss his new initiative, Bot Academy, and what your business needs to know about bots today.

Warner was one of the pioneers of the internet startup scene — starting online in 1997 and growing his business into a multi-million dollar venture.

After he and his brother achieved their first success, a $30 million per year Internet business, he wanted to share the gift of inspiration and knowledge with budding entrepreneurs, and with that, Mixergy was born. To achieve this end, he started Mixergy, where he invites proven Entrepreneurs to teach how they built their startups. Recently, Warner has been an angel investor in two of the early chat messaging platform companies (ManyChat & Assist) which eventually led him to build Bot Academy.

• Why should people be paying attention to chat bots?
• What are some business use cases for chat bots?
• How will chat bots evolve?

• Why people should pay attention to chat bots
• How chat bots can help your customer service
• How email and chat bots can work hand-in-hand

• To see the chat bot intro, visit botacademy.com/ducttapemarketing.
• Learn more about Bot Academy.
• Learn more about Mixergy.
• Follow on Twitter.
• Connect on LinkedIn.

Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you’re a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team.

To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you’ll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

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Marketing Podcast with Justin Sturges Podcast Transcript

SEO tools and strategies are constantly changing. All the while, it’s never been more important that you get found online when people go out there searching – particularly if you’re a local business.

Your website is the foundation for how you get ranked and found locally. It’s important to have a well put together website with unique content that is tailored specifically to the search results you want to show up in.

It is very difficult to rank for your most desired keyword phrases without great content.

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Justin Sturges. He is a local SEO, website building & lead generation expert, Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant, and co-author of the award-winning book The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation. We discuss SEO, website design and the keys to getting your business to rank.

Being immersed daily in SEO, Sturges knows what works (and doesn’t work) to help small businesses rank locally.

• What are common SEO mistakes that businesses often make?
• What role do reviews play in your ranking factor?
• What are some good resources for local SEO?

• The driving factors in organic placement
• Key aggregators often missed in citations
• How using the right extensions can increase your click-throughs

• To learn more about Justin Sturges, visit his website here.
• Click here to find out more about Justin’s book The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation.
• Connect on LinkedIn.

Interested in joining Justin as a Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant? Find out more about the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network and attend a Discovery Call here.

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Marketing Podcast with Kyle Gray Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Kyle Gray, founder of The Story Engine. He and I discuss insights from his book, The Story Engine: A Busy Entrepreneur’s Guide to Content Strategy and Brand Storytelling Without Spending All Day Writing. Gray has […]

Voice Search: What Small Business Owner’s and Marketers Need to Know written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Voice Search An increasing number of people are turning to search devices, but not necessarily search engines per se. We have laptops and our phones, and then, of course, we’ve got these Alexa and Google Home devices. These are how people are actually now executing searches. Not all of it […]

How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Allen Gannett Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Allen Gannett. He is the CEO and co-founder of TrackMaven, a marketing insights platform. He and I discuss his new book, The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time. Gannett’s […]

How to Use Social Media for Your Marketing Efforts in 2018 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Social Media I thought I’d drop in and give you my take on where we are with social media. It hasn’t gone away, it hasn’t died out, it has a place, and it’s here to stay, but let’s talk about how to use it in 2018. It’s kind of […]

How to Monetize Your Expertise and Thrive written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Dorie Clark Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Dorie Clark. She is a marketing and strategy consultant as well as a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. She and I discuss her new book, Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple […]

How GDPR Highlights How We Should Be Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Ryan Urban Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Ryan Urban. He is the founder and CEO of BounceX, a people-based marketing consultancy that helps organizations increase their online conversion rates. He and I discuss what may be the most popular topic as of […]

How to Get What You Want In Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Anthony Sullivan Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is entrepreneur and celebrity TV pitchman, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan. He and I discuss his new book, You Get What You Pitch For: Control Any Situation, Create Fierce Agreement, and Get What You Want In Life.  With his winning […]

Tips on How to Stay Top of Mind written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Hall Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is John Hall. John is the CEO and co-founder of Influence & Co. and the author of  Top of Mind: Use Content to Unleash Your Influence and Engage Those Who Matter To You. He and I discuss the world […]

Cutting Through the Noise and Clutter in Marketing Today written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Alison Stratten Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Alison Stratten. She and her husband, Scott, are co-authors of 4 best-selling business books, co-owners of UnMarketing Inc and co-hosts of The UnPodcast. She and I discuss their newest book, UnBranding. Their site, show, and books […]

How to Help Your Local Business Get Found Online written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Mike Blumenthal Podcast Transcript People say a lot of things about SEO – it’s dead, it’s all tricks, it’s too hard. Here’s the thing – SEO, including and maybe especially local SEO, is certainly not dead – it’s more alive, necessary and vibrant than ever. It has shifted to become more of an […]

How to Get More Time Back In Your Work Week written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Mandi Ellefson Podcast Transcript My guest for this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandi Ellefson, a scalable freedom strategist and founder of The Hands-Off CEO. She and I discuss how to find time, how to free up time, and how to get greater focus in your business that will […]

The Value of Discoverable, Shareable, and Useful Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Creating Useful Content There’s no way around it, there are a lot of marketing channels today. I’m counting eighteen as of now (which can obviously change very quickly). When I started my business we had six or seven ways to reach our prospects and customers. A lot has changed. […]

How to Attract Customers and Keep Them Forever written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Joey Coleman Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Joey Coleman. He is Chief Experience Composer at Design Symphony. He and I discuss his new book, Never Lose a Customer Again, which discusses the 8 phases your customer has the potential to travel through as part […]

Does Everybody Need to Write a Book to Be Successful? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Tucker Max Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Tucker Max. He is the co-founder of Book In A Box, a company that turns ideas into books, and four-time, New York Times Bestselling Author. He and I discuss writing books and how they impact your […]

A Story On How to Create Influence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Bob Burg Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Bob Burg. He is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of his series of Go-Giver books. He and I discuss the newest book in the series, The Go-Giver […]

How to Build a Small Business Brand Through Design written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Brad Bouse Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Brad Bouse. He is the co-founder of Lightboard, a company that delivers great design for sales and marketing teams. He and I discuss the role design plays in brand development and how to master it. For […]

Tips for Starting a Successful Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Colleen DeBaise Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Colleen DeBaise. She is a business journalist, author, podcast host at The Story Exchange, and contributing editor at Inc. She and I discuss her new book Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup […]

How to Tap Into the Subscription Economy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Anne Janzer Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Anne Janzer. She is an award-winning author and non-fiction writing coach who has written books like The Writers Process and The Workplace Writer’s Process. She and I discuss her book, Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers […]

How to Build Your Team, Plan Your Exit and Create Your Legacy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Scot Hunsaker Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Managing Partner of Ardent, Scot Hunsaker. Ardent’s mission is to help CEOs and Business owners prepare for their ultimate transition with a particular focus of teaching employees how to think like owners. He and I discuss […]

Stop Networking and Start Focusing on Relationships That Matter written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Scott Gerber Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Scott Gerber. He is the co-founder and CEO of The Community Company as well as Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and Forbes Councils. He and I discuss his new book, Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business […]

Facebook Advertising and Engagement for Small Businesses written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Facebook Advertising Facebook advertising for small business is a hot topic, and it’s gotten even hotter since Facebook’s been in the news lately talking about limiting people’s organic reach. This is something that’s been going on for a couple of years, and I think that this whole political storm […]

How to Successfully Run a Business as a WordPress Consultant written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Troy Dean Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Troy Dean. He is an online speaker, coach, consultant, podcaster, and founder of WP Elevation. He and I discuss the consulting world of WordPress and why WordPress just keeps getting better and better. Dean specializes in […]

How a Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Jess Ostroff Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Jess Ostroff. She is the Founder and Director of Calm at Don’t Panic Management, the first virtual assistant agency to embody a people-first approach to virtual assistant success. She and I discuss her new book, […]

Content Marketing is About Customers, Not Keywords written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

If you liked this post, check out our Guide to Content Marketing for Small Business. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Content Marketing for Small Business I’ve had content marketing for small business on the brain recently so I thought I’d write about it today. “Boy, there is a topic that hasn’t been covered recently,” said nobody […]

The Evolution of Networking and How It Can Benefit Your Business Today written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with John Corcoran Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is John Corcoran. He is a lawyer, former writer in the Office of Presidential Letters and Messages for the Clinton administration and former speechwriter in the California Governor’s office during the Davis administration. He and I discuss networking […]

Getting Started with Defining Your Ideal Client written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

If you loved this podcast and post check out our Ultimate Guide to Small Business Marketing Strategy Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Defining Your Ideal Client Let me ask you this, if you have clients, and had the chance, right now, to chuck them all, and be able to go out there and say, […]

How to Be Successful By Honing What Makes You Powerful and Authentic written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Carrie Kerpen Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Carrie Kerpen. She is the co-founder and CEO of Likeable Media, an award-winning content studio that was named Crain’s sixth Best Place to Work in NYC. She is also the author of Work It: Secrets for Success […]

Why It Is Essential to Put Strategy Before Tactics written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

If you loved this podcast and post check out our Ultimate Guide to Small Business Marketing Strategy Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Strategy Marketing strategy is one of my favorite topics, and it’s been a distinguishing mark over the years of Duct Tape Marketing because so many marketers want to talk about tactics. When […]

How to Apply the Principles of Aikido to Entrepreneurship written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Michael Veltri Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Michael Veltri. He is a keynote speaker, serial entrepreneur, leadership expert, and the author of the book, The Mushin Way to Peak Performance. He is also a professional athlete, two-time cancer survivor, and decorated Marine veteran. […]

Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with David Mihm Podcast Transcript Perhaps the hottest area in the world of search today is local. I’ve been writing about this topic for about ten years, but Google is finally taking it seriously. The reason? Plain old AdWords search revenue is starting to shrink and Google is looking to monetize the map […]

Why Local SEO is an Important Lead Generation Channel written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing Podcast with Justin Sturges Podcast Transcript SEO tools and strategies are constantly changing. All the while, it’s never been more important that you get found online when people go out there searching – particularly if you’re a local business. Your website is the foundation for how you get ranked and found locally. It’s important […]