In this episode, Jeremy has a conversation with one of the most well-known and successful customer experience and marketing experts in the world, Jay Baer. They discuss why time and speed have become critical components of a positive customer experience. Jay also shares his thoughts on the state of content marketing, effective storytelling, personalization, higher ed’s love of email, what he would do if he were running an admissions department, and why you have to budget for failure. It’s a conversation that’s filled with actionable insights, including:

5:15 - Why Higher Ed and other industries struggle with personalization and segmentation

22:00 - The state of content marketing and how to effectively deal with AI

25:58 - When you’re telling a story, make sure you do this

38:51 - What admission departments need to put more time, money, and effort into

48:16 - Two things that great leaders understand

Jay Baer is a customer experience and digital marketing pioneer, expert, advisor, researcher, and analyst. He has spent nearly 30 years helping the world's most iconic brands gain and keep more customers. A 7th-generation entrepreneur, Jay has written six best-selling books, and founded five, multi-million dollar companies. 

Jay is an inductee into the halls of fame for professional speaking and word of mouth marketing, and the creator of multiple award-winning podcasts. He is also one of just two people in the world listed as one of the top 30 "Global Gurus" in two different knowledge categories (customer service and internet marketing). Jay loves growing businesses, delivering presentations that audiences love, and plaid suits. He’s also a licensed tequila sommelier and a certified BBQ judge.

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