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Tom Ziglar joins The Grow Show, announcing the launch of an amazing new film. He explains how Ziglar, Inc. transitioned from dealing with mega corporations such as Halliburton to serving thousands of small businesses, the backbone of the country’s economy. Hint: lifelong learning.

Show Notes

Back the Zig Documentary on Kickstarter!

The Ziglar Legacy Certification program. Upcoming certification event: March 16-20th at Ziglar headquarters in Plano, TX (Dallas area). Next one: July, 2015.

 

 

 

Can a small business with very little online marketing experience start popping out effective marketing campaigns and create automated responses to stay in touch with customers? Can it be done inexpensively? Today’s guest, Jason VandeBoom, Founder and CEO of Active Campaign, explains how his product does just that.

Find Jason on Twitter: @jvandeboom

How did Dealers United grow from a startup to 6,500 clients nationally in about three years? COO Christian Ziegler explains the marketing behind the companies rocketing growth. Hints: Jump out with great publicity, focus on the customer experience and offering lots of free content to drive credibility.

Show Notes

The Tool of the week from our guest: Google Apps for Work.

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In the third episode of the Growth The Dream Show we’ll share the 7 tactics you can start doing to grow your business this year! Plus, we’ll share the 3 things you should STOP doing immediately. You can now subscribe to The Growth Show via our RSS feed.

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Growth tool of the week

GetKudos.me

Collect and display social reviews on your website.

The quickest methods for growing your business

Three things to NOT do:

* STOP hiring an SEO company and buying links.

* STOP using “set it and forget it” pay-per-clicks.

* STOP ignoring your email list.

Seven things to START doing this year:

* Use video on your home page.

* Reviews on your home page/landing page.

* Getting influencers and media. PR.

* Start measuring everything and quantifying ROI.

* Start using FB ads.

* Start re-marketing.

* Email your lists at least once per month.

Stuff We Mentioned

MCT Oil (more details in last week’s show)

Newcastle Brown Ale Super Bowl Ad: Band of Brands

In the second episode of the Grow The Dream Show we cover the what, why, and how to get started with content marketing – attract new customers, built credibility, and enhance your SEO. Plus we’ll talk about MCT oil and how it can enhance your morning routine!

Show notes

Growth tool of the week

CopyPress.com

High quality content creation services on demand.

Brew of the week

Eight O’Clock Coffee

Eight O’Clock whole bean medium roast Arabica coffee on Amazon.

Learn more about Bulletproof Coffee on Wikipedia or check out the Brain Octane MCT Oil on Amazon. Or watch the movie about brain enhancement – Limitless with Bradley Cooper.

In the inaugural episode of the Grow The Dream Show we tackle question of content vs. content marketing and what that difference means to a business. We’ll also tell you the one thing you absolutely must do immediately to start growing your small business.

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Growth tool of the week

BuzzSumo.com

Enter a search term and see the most shareable content already created.

Brew of the week

Starbucks Gold Coast

Starbucks Gold Coast whole bean dark roast coffee on Amazon.

Statistics quoted from this post by Moz. ← That’s Anchor Text

Or view the infographic where the statistics originated.

Poo~Pourri

Spritz the bowl BEFORE-YOU-GO® and no one else will ever know!

The Caffeine Advantage

By Bennett Alan Weinberg and Bonnie Bealer.