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Are promotional products part of your public relations and marketing strategy? If not, you want to meet the #thepromoguy, Swire Ho.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire Ho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team successfully produced attractive, personalized DVD and CD cases and custom merchandise like T-shirts, earning a Score award in 2009, for small business success. His business eventually grew so popular, he decided to sell Hellman Production in 2013 to focus exclusively on the promotional product industry. Swire is a proud SFG1 certified kettlebell instructor from #StrongFirst. He finds calmness through yoga, organic gardening, and enjoys being in nature.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/swire-ho-thepromoguy-6b90631

Website: http://www.garudapromo.com

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Sure, you hear personal branding is important--but has anyone really told you why? You're in luck as we welcome Ian Moyse, Technology Sales Leader, to the show.

Ian has sat on the boards of a number of industry bodies; FAST (Federation Against Software Theft), CIF (Cloud Industry Forum), and Eurocloud. He was awarded the accolade of BESMA UK Sales Director of the year and in 2019 & 2020 was listed in the top 50 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World. He was rated #1 Cloud influencer Onalytica and has been recognized as a leading cloud Blogger, listed in the EMEA top 50 influencers in Data Centres, Cloud & Data 2017 and Top 50 Cloud Computing Blogs 2020. 

Find out how Ian has built his personal brand and enhanced his success!

Learn more: https://www.owltail.com/people/tOrGz-ian-moyse/appearances and http://www.ianmoyse.co.uk/

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Building remote teams in a foreign country is a challenge. Lucky for us, Chris Martinez joins us today. Martinez is the Founder of DUDE, which gives digital agencies the people and processes so they can take on more projects and scale profitably.  Martinez owned a digital agency for three years and in 2015 moved all of his web design and development to Tijuana, Mexico--it was a total game-changer for his agency.  

He quickly learned that Tijuana gives agencies all the benefits of outsourcing and none of the downsides.    In 2017, Chris launched DUDE to provide the perfect outsourcing solution for digital agencies. Today, DUDE is working with digital agencies all over the US and Canada and is providing them the perfect outsourcing solution for digital agencies.  Best of all, DUDE is helping digital agencies to scale, creating new technology jobs in Latin America and Asia, and little by little, DUDE's staff are changing the way that people perceive these regions.

Learn more: https://dudeagency.io/

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Are you frustrated by the lack of interest in your media pitches? Well, Alex has some info that may just empower you to keep swinging. Listen in.

Source material quoted: https://www.prdaily.com/report-only-8-of-pr-pitches-result-in-media-coverage/

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Ari Galper is the world's #1 authority on trust-based selling and has been featured in CEO Magazine, Forbes, INC Magazine, SkyNews and the Australian Financial Review.  Ari has created a unique and different sales approach based on trust and integrity called UNLOCK THE GAME -- designed so the dreaded act of "chasing" and the painful experience of rejection is eliminated forever - a feat never thought possible, until now.  

It is specifically for business owners, consultants and sales professionals, who struggle with converting potential clients into paid clients. Many focus on growing their networks, having more conversations ("numbers game"), but converting them into paying clients, remains an elusive mystery.  Ari’s big lesson you’ll learn today, is that you lose the sale, not because you haven't demonstrated enough value, but because you haven't created enough trust -- a mindset shift that has changed thousands of people's lives.

Learn more: https://unlockthegame.com/

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Mickie Kennedy is an expert at helping small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility. Mickie founded eReleases 22+ years ago after realizing that small businesses desperately need a press release service they can actually afford, giving them access to the media and to a national newswire – all with a personal touch. 

Learn more: https://www.ereleases.com/

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Kicking off season four is Ira Gostin, an entrepreneur and marketing and communications strategist specializing in corporate storytelling to help founders and CEO's grow their companies, both public and private. He is the chief strategist at G8 Strategies with a headquarters in Reno, Nevada and an office in New York City. Listen in for great PR and storytelling insights!

Learn more: https://g8strategies.com/

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Alex's latest book, The Podcast Option: Tips and tricks to make podcasting work for you--is now an Audible audiobook! Narrated by the author, learn why podcasting can be an effective tool for your branding, how to start a show, what not to do as a show guest, and much more!

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A few words from Alex as season 3 of PR After Hours ends.

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Alex offers a big tip on making sure your presentations, meetings, and podcast appearances are as successful as possible.

Source material: https://www.throughlinegroup.com/2021/06/22/study-your-bad-audio-makes-you-sound-dumber/

Mics Alex recommends: 

$$$$ -- Tula: https://amzn.to/3x0zsTq (Used to record this podcast and the Mysterious Goings On podcast.)

$$$ -- Blue Yeti: https://amzn.to/3zWoy3l

$$ -- TONOR: https://amzn.to/2STSAE0

$ -- Amazon Basics: https://amzn.to/3xHDnol

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