Talking Marketing

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we talk with Olivier Jamin Changeart, Founder & Owner of OCJ Artisan of Sound, to talk about the power of audio marketing for brands. Olivier discusses why audio is such an important asset for brands today and why brands that aren't utilizing audio in their marketing right now are missing out on opportunities. Olivier also shares his thoughts on the future of audio in marketing and why he believes audio marketing is here to stay.

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced companies to shift to remote working and with that, we've seen a change in social media trends and engagement. In this episode of Talking Marketing, we talk with Pushpa Ithal, CEO of MarketBeam, a social amplification platform. Pushpa shares some of the trends her and her team have seen since the start of the outbreak, including changes in social behavior, what types of content is performing better than others, and how audiences are engaging on social. We also discuss the importance of developing and tweaking your social strategy right now, as well as the long-term benefits and opportunities social media can have for your company.

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we sit down with Scott Braun, CMO of Drizly. Scott talks with us about the challenges that come with working in a regulated industry and how that affects Drizly's marketing strategy. He also discusses why understanding your customer is so critical for marketers to help them break through the noise, reach your audience and integrate your brand into your customer's lives.

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we sit down with Drew Fortin, SVP of Sales & Marketing at The Predictive Index. Drew shares his journey as a marketer and how it brought him to P.I. 5 years ago when he stepped in as the Vice President of Marketing, leading a team of only a few marketers at the time, but has since grown the sales and marketing unit to over 50 people. Drew offers insights as to how he's been able to successfully lead and grow this team, why he fosters constructive conflict within his team, and why he abides by the "hire slow, fire fast" approach when it comes to hiring employees to build his team for long-term success.

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we sit down with John Jantsch, bestselling author, speaker and marketing consultant. We talk with John about his new book The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed your Soul and Grow Your Business and why he decided to write this very different book that offers daily, inspirational meditations. John also shares his thoughts on why it is so critical for marketers today to be creating a better customer experience for their audience and why automating everything is not the answer, but rather we should be working to "humanize" certain aspects of our business and create a more personalized customer experience.

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we sit down with Victor Milligan, former CMO of Forrester Research. Victor talks about how critical it is for B2B marketers to invest the time to fully understand their consumer. He also says that marketers today are too risk averse and the risk of doing nothing is risk onto itself, and that taking more risk will allow marketers to grow and learn.

In this episode , we sit down with Marc Osofsky, former CEO of Aberdeen. Marc talks with us about how intent data can be made more actionable for marketers and provides some success examples. He also talks about account prioritization and approach, account intelligence and best practices for target accounts not showing any intent signals, how to think about competitive advantage, and managing a marketing budget while justifying ROMI's, all while getting the most value.

Marketing is the act of making change happen. In this episode, we sit down with Seth Godin, a world-renowned marketer, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. Seth dives into this idea of creating change and discusses why marketers need to be thinking about how to make people appreciate change. Seth also talks about the importance of brand storytelling, how marketers need to be searching for the smallest viable audience and delighting them, and much more.

In this episode of Talking Marketing, we sit down with marketing thought leader and world-renowned author David Meerman Scott. David talks with us about his new book, Fanocracy. He shares with us how organizations, small and large, can organize and amplify the passions of their best customers. He also talks about "fandom" being a genuine human connection with like-minded people. David talks about why fandom is so powerful and how it can revolutionize a business.

As we become more digital and technology becomes more sophisticated, it's forcing marketers to return to creativity. In this episode of Talking Marketing, Charley Spektor, Principal and Co-founder of Saratoga B2B Group, shares how he has been able to crack the code and work with his clients to get their websites on the first page of Google. Charley also discusses SEO best practices and some trends marketers should be aware of as we head into 2020.