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Screw viral. Not words anyone says often, right?   Back with another VidCon episode, we're talking with Daniel Harmon, a creative genius behind social media campaigns for Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, Purple mattresses, and Poo-Pourri, Harmon Brothers has created a unique methodology to test key creative assists—in order to create a formula that predictably drives sales. All of the viral views are just the icing on the cake.   We discuss....   - how to split test like this on a smaller scale for individual creators - video trends - importance of CTR on YouTube - and more   Tag me on Instagram Stories @katherinesmcdermott if you liked this episode and SUBSCRIBE so you get new episodes as they release!     ★ FOLLOW DANIEL★ https://www.instagram.com/harmon.brothers/ https://www.youtube.com/user/harmonbrothers     ★ FOLLOW KATHERINE ★ http://www.instagram.com/katherinesmcdermott http://www.slightlysavvy.com  

Guys - NYMA TANG!

 

I love this episode for many reasons and I'm excited for you to check out it.

 

Nyma and I sat down at VidCon and discussed....

- her creation of the #DarkestShade series

- working with brands like Fenty, Dior, Estee Lauder, and CVS

- being vulnerable on YouTube with a large audience

- shifts on YouTube

- avoiding beauty guru drama

 

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VidCon series!

 

We're diving into the behind the scenes of an organic meme campaign with Tinder. Naomi Mukai, VP of Brand Partnerships at Doing Things Media, leads partnerships with brands like with Netflix, MTV, Comedy Central, + more on native meme and viral video campaigns.

 

Doing Things Media has an audience of over 30 million fans that consume roughly 750 million+ video views monthly. Doing Things has an owned viral video library of 100,000+ viral videos that power shows like MTV's Ridiculousness, and reaches a TV audience with our Nat Geo WILD show, Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things.

 

After attending Naomi's panel detailing a case study on Tinder's meme campaign, we discussed.....

 

+ How influencers can use memes to grow their community

+ How Tinder and Doing Things Media partnered for a viral meme campaign that got 9 million organic video views

+ Partnering with influencers for meme campaigns

 

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In today's episode, I have a very special guest -- Carly Farmer from Branch Basics. Carly is the Marketing Director at Branch Basics + their mission is to help people remove harmful chemicals from their daily lives so they can experience the power of pure. Carly hangs her hat in Austin, Texas, but she's known to hop on a plane at a moment's notice + loves traveling the world. She's also passionate about opening eyes to the world of wellness and counts herself lucky to be working for a company on a mission to do just that!

Here's what we talked about...

• How Branch Basics started with influencers + the results they've seen from it
• What Branch Basics looks for in creators
• What is working the best in 2019 - IG, IG Stories, YouTube, or Blogs?

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If you've been following me for awhile, you know I am obsessed with all things organizing and planning -- in both business + personally. I have several tools I use + systems in place for keeping my life running smoothly. On this solo episode, I go through the steps + tools I use for planning out my month (+ making my life run smoothly).

 

I go into detail on...

• Powersheets
• Google Cal
• Asana
• My duty day checklist (basically my household checklist)
• Fitting in the smaller (but important) details for the month ahead

 

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Today, we're doing a Powersheets goal episode for June, sharing how May went, what's on my personal and business calendar for June.

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Here's what I talked about...

• Recap of my May goals 
• June goals for both personal + business life

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Today on the show, I will be talking to Vanessa Vargas, Senior Campaign Manager at IZEA. IZEA is the premier technology platform that connects marketers with influencial creators to automate influencer marketing and custom content development.

We discussed...

• 2019 trends in the influencer space
• Why brands are focusing on IG Stories + shoppable content in feed
• Issues between brands and influencers

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Today on the podcast, we have Cheyenne Barton, illustrator, and YouTuber. When it comes to diversifying your income as an influencer, it can be a challenge to even start monetizing somewhere. And what happens when it comes at the cost of your creativity?   We're discussing...  

• Exploring different ways of growing revenue
• The benefits of diversifying your income with Patreon
• Challenges with monetizing creativity

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SUPER excited for today’s episode of Swipe Up Podcast! Get excited, because we are doing a deep dive into pitching with Sandra Hanna Grahame from Smart Cookies.   An engaging entrepreneur and leader whose creativity + vision earned her a spot on Oprah’s stage and acclaim from Oprah herself, her pitching story is pretty impressive.   Sandra has created, developed and promoted an international brand, authored two books, designed & monetizes an online community of more than 50,000 members, is an on-air personality, sought after public speaker -- + the list goes on and on. She ALSO helps creative business owners reach all their goals!   We really focus on pitching this episode, and get into:

1. Her pitching success story in getting on Oprah.
2. What she did after Oprah to leverage to press.
3. How she facilitated brand deals and opportunities post-Oprah.
4. Our various pitching experiences. 

 

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Sharing my May Powersheets Goals on the podcast today! Trying to make these episodes more regular since my last one was September 2018, + I know I LOVE being nosy and hearing about other peoples months.   As my team has grown and I’ve gotten more time in my day BACK...I almost don’t know WHAT to do anymore.   I’ll be talking about that on the pod as well as how April went, my first ever panic attack, and business + personal goals for May.    (Also 30K downloads of the podcast is inching closer) SUBSCRIBE + leave a REVIEW on iTunes!   Tag me on Instagram Stories @slightlysavvy if you liked this episode and SUBSCRIBE so you get new episodes every week!   ★ DOWNLOAD FREE PITCH TEMPLATES★ https://slightlysavvy.com/pitch/     ★ FOLLOW KATHERINE ★ https://www.instagram.com/slightlysavvy/ https://slightlysavvy.com/