Trends & Tech Episodes
Exploring the New Reality of Brand Building with Cathy Hackl
August 20, 2018
“Content is expanding — it’s shifting. It used to be 2D and flat.” Now we have VR, AR, MR, and XR. What’s a marketer to do? Luckily, we can get this entire world demystified for us by extended reality expert … Read More
“Everything is an ad.” At times it seems as though our industry is in the midst of an existential crisis. Who are we? What do we really do? Are branding, marketing, and advertising still the best descriptors? Kevin Kelly, President … Read More
“Everyone is so stressed out. All of the marketers I talk to. There are so many channels and so many reports to prove our existential existence!” What’s an overwhelmed marketer to do? Allen Gannett is founder and CEO of TrackMaven, … Read More
Faster Than Normal Branding with Peter Shankman
September 11, 2017
“There’s a common theme to everything I do — I create content that helps people.” And Peter Shankman does just a few things as an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and thought leader on topics ranging from public relations, customer service, and … Read More
Telling Your Brand’s Story in the Snapchat Age with Jed Record
February 20, 2017
“When you don’t answer your customers — you’re sending them a message.” Today we have to meet our audience on an increasingly diverse array of traditional and digital media touch points. None has garnered more headlines over the past year … Read More
Millennial Marketing and Media Brands with Gabriella Mirabelli
January 23, 2017
“You are the steward of the cluster that’s drawn to your brand.” Today, we’re simultaneously in control of our brands and not in control, as we build an increasingly diverse audience across diffused media platforms and touch points. It’s this … Read More
Non-Obvious Trends for 2017 with Rohit Bhargava
December 19, 2016
“I don’t look far enough ahead to call myself a futurist.” Instead, Rohit Bhargava focuses on being a “non-obvious” trend curator, to the benefit of brands big and small. Each year since 2011, he has curated the digital trends businesses … Read More
How SEO Can Help You Grow Your Brand with John Jantsch
October 17, 2016
“SEO isn’t done unless your done growing.” Growth is something that John Jantsch has helped countless small businesses with in his decades of experience. As the author of the classic Duct Tape Marketing and founder of the Duct Tape Marketing … Read More
“I always say it’s not that a brand can’t be successful. It’s that they have already self-selected unsuccessful.” As a Moz Associate, Ronell Smith helps brand builders at organizations big and small overcome obstacles in digital marketing today. He’s also … Read More
Using Influencer Marketing to Optimize Your Brand with Lee Odden
September 12, 2016
“There’s a gravity to shiny new objects and tactics that people can easily fall prey to.” As CEO of TopRank Marketing, Lee Odden helps both B2B and B2C clients overcome the obstacles of today’s shiny new things. He’s also the author … Read More