Thomas Kjeldgaard On SplashPost’s Strategy and Startup Marketing Gold
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 68 & 69) To listen to Thomas’ interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Thomas’ interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Thomas about: How he got 20% CTR in a FaceBook ad campaign How to get customer data from your leads in the FaceBook newsfeed How to target precisely with your
Jonathan Mizel On Understanding Your Market and Generating Traffic
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 64 & 65) To listen to Jonathan’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Jonathan’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Jonathan about: How he got inspired about emails back in 1993 when Clinton’s press secretary, DD Meyers responded to an email The surprising origins of Yahoo! The notion of the “contextual bridge” in modern day advertising and how to apply it to your business What’s the most important part (not the message) How to find your
Jay Baer Talks About Being Useful on Social Media (Being a Youtility)
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 60 & 61) To listen to Jay’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Jay’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Jay about: Why “top of mind awareness” is not the same as it used to be What is “frame of mind” and “friend of mind” awareness A case study of what it means to be a Youtility for our target market How to be a “person” on your social profiles even when it’s about your company page on a network e.g. G+ How to plan the content that
Mette Muller on Traveling
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 52 & 53) To listen to Mette’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Mette’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Mette about: The truth about what it really takes to organize the logistics of a “locational freedom” based business How to deal with jet lag How to make sure you keep your health on track (diet, exercise etc) while traveling The hidden costs of not planning for buffer days On the concept of traveling light The app Mette uses too get adjusted to using melatonin, etc The secret weapon to avoid winter blues The apps we use to make travel paperwork etc easier Mette’s tips on how to communicate with your family when you need time to take care of yourself to rejuvenate in the long term The things she can’t travel without A tip that will help you register what the other person is saying and get you anchored in the conversation, even if you think it’s boring Mette Muller recommends (affiliate*): Flight Aware app
Mette Muller on Using Personality Types in Your Marketing
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 46 & 47) To listen to Mette’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Mette’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Mette about: How to design and structure your business based on your personality type How to market to a specific personality type that best resonates with you How to use personality type testing to really understand what your market wants The truth about introverts and whether or not they’re inherently more shy than other people Subniching within your maket so you only attract people that are most “like” you The key questions you must ask yourself about your audience before delivering a presentation so you can use psychology effectively A case study on how Mette worked with a client to really speak to her ideal target market using personality typing How you can use personality types to be able to get along well with people who communicate very differnelty than you The one thing you must avoid when using personality typing to get better results Stereotype vs personality type and what you need to know about both How to use persoanlity typing for conflict resolution in business situations The mindset shift you need to be able to engage with people that are slower communicators than you A tip that will help you register what the other person is saying and get you anchored in the conversation, even if you think it’s boring Mette Muller recommends (affiliate*): Was That Really Me? (Naomi L. Quenk) The Wisdom of the Enneagram (Don Richard Riso, Russ Hudson) Myers & Briggs Personality Types
Behind The Scenes of a FaceBook Ads Masterclass with Mario Brown
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episode 44 & 45) To listen to Mario’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch a little bit of Mario’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Mario about: How to properly budget your campaigns on your FB ads The difference between a “simple squeeze page” and a webinar registration page Newsfeed ads vs marketplace ads on fb Whether or not to sell from your fb ads that display on mobile devices How to keep your fb ads perform well so it doesn’t go stale after 3-4 of days What it takes to create a “good offer” for a fb ad The formula for positioning yourself as an expert in your niche The key elements of setting up your strategy for a retargeting campaign How to use retargeting to increase your webinar attendance The future of online advertising His biggest business failure The formula for getting the best chance for making your book an Amazon bestseller Mario Brown recommends (affiliate*): The 4-Hour Workweek (Tim Ferriss) The Go-Giver (Bob Burg) The Ultimate SEO Machine (Mario Brown) Mario Brown’s Bio: “Mario Brown was born in Durham, NC – grew up in Germany and lived in Ecuador for 7 months in 2007 where he met the love of his life before moving to Miami in 2008. He has played professional Basketball and successfully studied foreign trade in Germany. In Miami he developed his passion for entrepreneurship and self-improvement and he now owns 2 highly successful Internet Marketing businesses that he started from scratch. Mario Brown is one of the most in-demand speakers on Online Marketing, Mobile & SEO Solutions, Leadership and High Performance in the world. In only 5 years since he arrived to the US, Mario has become a very successful Entrepreneur, Amazon Best-Selling author of the “The Ultimate SEO Machine”, and highly in demand Business and Motivational Speaker. Founder and CEO of Royal Internet Marketing Inc. he has helped local business, especially lawyers, to dominate the Search Engines. He is also the Co-founder of MobileBizBox, a very successful all-in-one Mobile Solution that has helped small to mid-size mobile marketers to have a single software suite to deliver mobile websites, Apps, SMS, and QR code solutions to their clients. Mario’s strong skills and passion for Marketing has led him to be recognized as Dan Kennedy’s “Marketer of the Month- Miami Chapter” in March 2012, and “James Malinchak’s 2012 Marketer of the Year”. Mario enjoys mentoring and coaching other entrepreneurs on how to create a sustainable lifestyle business, based on recurring source of income such as webinars, membership sites, Facebook Marketing and Consulting.” To learn more about Mario, go to: http://www.mariobrown.net or http://joinmariobrown.com
Justin Brooke on Scalable Traffic Strategies (IM)
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 42 & 43) To listen to Justin’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch a bit of Justin’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE (coming soon). In this interview, we talked with Justin about: How he got from starting his biz with $60 and grew it to a six figure business within 11 months What made the biggest difference for him that started him on a path of success The biggest secret to creating successful lead gen campaigns How create an effective lead gen marketing funnel The differences in retargeting campaigns in service vs product based businesses How to go about choosing your niche when starting with marketing online Retargeting – is it bad to “chase customers”? Are they gonna be not your ideal clients? The wrong way to use retargeting The criteria on which of your leads you should retarget The key elements of a good retargeting campaign The two metrics you need to improve in order to scale your business How to negotiate placing solo ads in other people’s email newsletters How to salt your list when working with affiliates To get even more good stuff from Justin Brooke for FREE, subscribe to: Marketing Con Queso (iTunes podcast) This Ain’t Your Mama’s Traffic Blog (iTunes podcast and more…) Justin Brooke’s Bio: “As you’ll see by my career path since 2007, I’ve become obsessed with marketing. I am proud to say that my online marketing strategies are responsible for tens of millions of dollars in sales. I’ve pioneered inbound and outbound marketing strategies, consulted for 9 figure companies, and spoken on stage from California to London. My strengths are content marketing, conversion optimization, and online media buying. If you want to scale your online marketing with a multi-channel strategy, then you and I should have a talk. Let me show you what I can do.” To learn more about Justin, go to: http://dmbionline.com
Esther on the Top Seven Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episode 35) To listen to Esther’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Esther’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE. In this interview, we talked about: How to keep pinging, how to make sure you’re ALWAYS growing your network How to attract the best / highest quality attendees possible to the events you’re hosting Our go-to reference books for writing good sales copy and marketing pieces in general that are not only persuasive on a logical level but also connect with the audience emotionally Esther’s “secret weapon” that helps her talk with strangers (it goes beyond ice breakers and really lets you get to know just about anyone and everyone in an incredibly short period of time) What it really takes to literally get more opportunities than others who normally would have the same circumstances and same chances as you “THE” book about Influence – all about the psychology of persuasion Book recommendations from Esther Kiss (affiliate*): Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazzi) Words that Sell (Richard Bayan) Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus (Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D.) The Emotional Thesaurus 4,000 Questions for Getting to Know Anyone and Everyone (Barbara Ann Kipfer) The Luck Factor: The Four Essential Principles (Richard Wiseman) Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert Cialdini) BONUS: The original article that inspired this episode (and three more books!) http://estherkiss.com/the-top-ten-books-all-entrepreneurs-should-read/
Dennis Rosenberg on How to Properly Use PPC ads
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 32 & 33) To listen to Dennis’ interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch Dennis’ interview on VIDEO, click HERE. In this interview, we talked with Dennis about: Dennis’ journey from a boutique ad agency in NY to specializing in paid online advertising Dennis debunks the myth of “free” online advertising through visibility What’s better for sales: branding or direct response advertising The key elements of setting up a PPC campaign so that it yields measurable and profitable results How to build an email sequence that gets good opens The key questions to ask yourself when setting up the framework for your marketing message How to “keep the conversation going” once they clicked on your ad – what to say on the landing page, etc Dennis Rosenberg’s Bio: “Dennis Rosenberg is a senior level executive with over 25 years marketing, sales and computer experience. Online since 1998, he has focused extensively on medical internet marketing since 2007. Previously Dennis served for three years as VP, Marketing at Bacchus Vascular, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, which was acquired by Covidien in March, 2009. Subsequent to the acquisition, he served on the Covidien transition team for 15 months. Prior to that, Dennis spent three years as VP, Marketing and International Sales at VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc., a previously publicly-held medical device company (formerly NASDAQ: VNUS) which was also acquired by Covidien in 2009. Previously Dennis was co-founder and VP, Marketing & Sales, for three medical device start-up companies: Eclipse Surgical Technologies (IPO in 1996 at a valuation of $300M), MD DataDirect (acquired) and Atlantis Catheter Company (acquired). Dennis’ consumer marketing experience includes roles as a VP of the software distribution division of Random House, at that time the world’s largest information publisher, and Art Director at a boutique New York City advertising agency, Serino & Coyne. Dennis has a degree in computer programming from New York University, where he also studied at the School of Film and Television.” To learn more about Dennis, go to: http://dennisrosenberg.com
Todd Brown on Marketing and Sales Funnel Automation
(Born To Influence: The Marketing Show, Episodes 26 & 27) To listen to Todd’s interview on the Born To Influence PODCAST, click HERE. To watch a little bit of Todd’s interview on VIDEO, click HERE. In this interview, we talked with Todd about: Where the biggest breakthroughs come from in any market What drove him to work at nights, on the weekends etc for a full year when he started his first business while working as a VP at his high paying job The state of the info marketing world today – from the man that started in 2002 What we need to have in place to get the best results in terms of conversion Step-by-step walk through with an example how to evolve the mktg message so it matches your market’s sophistication What are the key elements of a good marketing funnel How to use education based marketing that has your prospect at the edge of their seat waiting to hear about your offer Book recommendations from Todd Brown (affiliate*): Breakthrough Advertising (Eugene Schwartz) Todd Brown’s Bio: “Todd Brown has been knee-deep in the direct response marketing world for over a decade. His illustrious entrepreneurial journey began with him taking multiple markets by storm. He was the brains behind the enormous launch of the first patent-pending multi-media marketing system for chiropractic physicians. He sky-rocketed one of his companies to the position of “#1 largest provider of marketing and business-growth training for bodywork professionals”. And, he’s co-orchestrated multiple six-figure internal launches within the internet marketing community. Todd was formerly partners with Rich Scheffren at Strategic Profits, where he single-handedly created and launched over 15 profitable front-end marketing funnels, co-created the wildly successful Founders Club, and wrote a single sales letter that brought in almost $750,000.00 from just the internal SP house list. When Todd wasn’t busy growing his own companies, or those of his clients’, he was presenting his marketing ideas and methodologies on the same stage with best-selling authors like: Brian Tracy, Michael Gerber, and many others, including as a faculty member for Jeff Walker at his original $10,000.00 per person Product Launch Manager Training. Today, Todd is recognized as the foremost authority on engineering wildly profitable marketing funnels that produce leads and customers often at triple to quadruple the average value experienced by competitors.” To learn more about Todd, go to: http://marketingfunnelautomation.com/author/todd