Brand expert and one-woman SNL skit, Rachael Kay Albers is our guest for the 160th episode of The Copywriter Club Podcast. Fitting all the characters Rachael plays on her YouTube channel into the TCC studio wasn't easy, but we managed. In addition to meeting several of the characters from her show (hey, Rachael's mom and Brad!), we also talked about:

•  how she went from law school to business comedian and content writer

•  how Rachael found her first clients (it has to do with cam shafts and pepper spray)

•  going from small clients to internet sensation (wigs played a part)

•  what she did to grow her authority and get attention

•  how her internet show has helped her grow her business

•  the time required to produce a high-quality video show

•  the simplicity of her earlier shows and how she evolved as she got better

•  the different characters who show up on Rachael’s show

•  the truth about how comfortable Rachael is on every show

•  how to use comparison, exaggeration and specifics to be funny

•  brand strategy and what Rachael does for her clients

•  how she helps clients discover a brand that reflects who they really are

•  the questions to think through as you develop your own brand

•  the tools she uses to help her clients develop really good content

•  how she collaborates with the different people on her team

•  the other tactics she’s used to grow her business (besides the web show)

•  the mistakes copywriters are making when it comes to marketing

We also talked about speaking on stage, the change she’s making to her business moving forward, and the future of copywriting. Want to hear it? Click the play button below or subscribe with your favorite podcast app. Prefer to read? Scroll down for a full transcript.

 

The people and stuff we mentioned on the show:

Upwork

Awkward Marketing

Laura Belgray

Justin Blackman

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Basecamp

Dubsado

Amy Porterfield's Digital Course Academy

Kira’s website

Rob’s website

The Copywriter Club Facebook Group

The Copywriter Underground

 

Full Transcript:

Kira:   What if you could hang out with seriously talented copywriters and other experts, ask them about their successes and failures, their work processes, and their habits, then steal an idea or two to inspire your own work? That's what Rob and I do every week at The Copywriter Club Podcast.

Rob:   You're invited to join the club for episode 160 as we chat with content strategist and business comedian, Rachael Kay Albers about how she became the One-Woman Saturday Night live of business comedy, what it takes to build an unforgettable brand, the different kinds of humor that copywriters can tap into for themselves and their clients and creating content that people want to see.

Kira:   Hey Rachael.

Rob:   Hey Rachael.

Rachael:       Well, hey there. How are you doing?

Kira:   Welcome. I feel like I ever wrote the same for recorded that. I feel like I'm in the room with the celebrity, like an SNL celebrity.

Rob:   Or 10 celebrities. 10 different celebrities.

Rachael:       It's so mutual. Yeah, there's about 30 of us here. I got wigs and for every voice I do I'm putting on in different wigs. So just imagine that.

Kira:   You've got great wigs and great costumes, which I definitely want to talk about. But let's kick this off with your story. How did you end up as a creative director / digital strategist / business comedian?

Rachael:       Well, I kind of came at it backwards. Because, the whole thing these days is... The dream is to quit your day job and go live in a beautiful place and drink Margaritas in a hammock. But I actually did kind of the opposite way. I was in law school, 10 years ago and it wasn't working out. It was a bad move. It was the wrong choice. And I had done an internship in Southern Mexico, where I kind of learned about this type of theater that was being used as a tool for social change.