<p>Wouldn’t it be great if your marketing could get people to buy from you? Unfortunately, as my guest <a href='https://www.christhebrain.com/'>Chris Hoyt</a> explains, that’s not how marketing works. What can marketing do?</p>
<ol><li>Marketing can help people know you exist. </li>
<li>It can communicate your value</li>
<li>It can give people an incentive to try your services or your products</li>
<li>And most of all it can help you listen to your customers.</li>
</ol>

Wouldn’t it be great if your marketing could get people to buy from you? Unfortunately, as my guest Chris Hoyt explains, that’s not how marketing works. What can marketing do? Marketing can help people know you exist. It can communicate your value It can give people an incentive to try your services or your products And most of all it can help you listen to your customers.

<p>Wouldn’t it be great if your marketing could get people to buy from you? Unfortunately, as my guest&nbsp;<a href="https://www.christhebrain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Hoyt</a>&nbsp;explains, that’s not how marketing works.&nbsp;What can marketing do?</p>
<ol><li>Marketing can help people know you exist.&nbsp;</li>
<li>It can communicate your value</li>
<li>It can give people an incentive to try your services or your products</li>
<li>And most of all it can help you listen to your customers.</li>
</ol>

#844 What Marketing Can’t Do

More than a Few Words - A Marketing Conversation is a smart, down-to-earth show about what’s really working in marketing and what isn’t.  All in about 10 minutes. 

Every week, Lorraine Ball sits down with marketers, entrepreneurs, and the occasional mischief-maker.  Some are seasoned pros. Others are figuring it out as they go. But all of them share tips you can use. And stories you won’t hear anywhere else.

No fluff, no jargon, just real-world lessons, actionable ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of what actually works.

What You’ll Hear:
• Real talk with real experts—marketers, creatives, business owners who’ve been in the trenches.
• Marketing strategies you can actually use—no jargon, no gatekeeping.
• Encouragement without the ego—especially for women building bold businesses on their own terms.
• A mix of wit, wisdom, and the occasional marketing metaphor—because learning should feel like a good conversation, not a lecture.

We’ll unpack what’s working, what’s not, and what’s changing in the digital marketing world so you can spend less time guessing and more time growing.

Whether you’re growing a brand from your kitchen table or the corner office, you’ll find ideas, inspiration, and a few laughs along the way.  

Follow @lorrainefball on Instagram, for a more marketing conversations and lots of pretty pictures . 

Smart. Practical. Surprisingly fun. More than a Few Words is your marketing conversation

Business

Entrepreneurship

Marketing

More than a Few Words - A Marketing Conversation is a smart, down-to-earth show about what’s really working in marketing and what isn’t. All in about 10 minutes. Every week, Lorraine Ball sits down with marketers, entrepreneurs, and the occasional mischief-maker. Some are seasoned pros. Others are figuring it out as they go. But all of them share tips you can use. And stories you won’t hear anywhere else. No fluff, no jargon, just real-world lessons, actionable ideas, and a peek behind the curtain of what actually works. What You’ll Hear: • Real talk with real experts—marketers, creatives, business owners who’ve been in the trenches. • Marketing strategies you can actually use—no jargon, no gatekeeping. • Encouragement without the ego—especially for women building bold businesses on their own terms. • A mix of wit, wisdom, and the occasional marketing metaphor—because learning should feel like a good conversation, not a lecture. We’ll unpack what’s working, what’s not, and what’s changing in the digital marketing world so you can spend less time guessing and more time growing. Whether you’re growing a brand from your kitchen table or the corner office, you’ll find ideas, inspiration, and a few laughs along the way. Follow @lorrainefball on Instagram, for a more marketing conversations and lots of pretty pictures . Smart. Practical. Surprisingly fun. More than a Few Words is your marketing conversation

Share #844 What Marketing Can’t Do

Sign up to save your podcasts

#844 What Marketing Can’t Do

#844 What Marketing Can’t Do

More shows like More than a Few Words

Social Media Marketing Podcast

The Amy Porterfield Show

Entrepreneurs on Fire

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett