The Marketing Cloudcast

Cal Newport, author of "Deep Work," an instant WSJ bestseller and Amazon’s Best Business Book for January 2016, joins the podcast. Does it feel harder than ever to stay on top of your job responsibilities as a marketer? Cal says most people have lost the ability to deeply focus — spending their days in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not realizing there’s a better way. In this episode, Cal explains how to transform your daily habits and cultivate a deep work ethic to be the best, most productive marketer you can be.

Dan Hanrahan, Founder and CEO at Sigstr, joins the show. Dan explains how to start benefiting from an underappreciated — but highly profitable — marketing channel: the employee email signature. The average employee sends 10K emails in a year. Is your company using that free real estate wisely? Hear Dan’s tips to get started now, plus learn the types of content that work best in signatures.

Dan Hanrahan, Founder and CEO at Sigstr, joins the show. Dan explains how to start benefiting from an underappreciated — but highly profitable — marketing channel: the employee email signature. The average employee sends 10K emails in a year. Is your company using that free real estate wisely? Hear Dan’s tips to get started now, plus learn the types of content that work best in signatures.

Mark Schaefer, author of "The Content Code," marketing consultant, and speaker joins the Cloudcast. Mark shares practical strategies for getting more results from your content marketing investments. He also explains why he believes sharing is moving away from public social media to private messaging and how to grow advocacy among your “alpha audience” customers.

Mark Schaefer, author of "The Content Code," marketing consultant, and speaker joins the Cloudcast. Mark shares practical strategies for getting more results from your content marketing investments. He also explains why he believes sharing is moving away from public social media to private messaging and how to grow advocacy among your “alpha audience” customers.

Universal Music Group's Vice President of Consumer Relationship Marketing, Angela Sanchez, joins the podcast. Angela manages consumer marketing for some of the world’s biggest music artists. She shares her perspective on reaching people on social, mobile, and email in an increasingly noisy (yes, literally!) landscape. We also ask her how the music industry is changing, thanks to artists managing an always-on presence through channels like Snapchat.

Universal Music Group's Vice President of Consumer Relationship Marketing, Angela Sanchez, joins the podcast. Angela manages consumer marketing for some of the world’s biggest music artists. She shares her perspective on reaching people on social, mobile, and email in an increasingly noisy (yes, literally!) landscape. We also ask her how the music industry is changing, thanks to artists managing an always-on presence through channels like Snapchat.

Todd Lebo, Chief Marketing Officer at Ascend2, joins the podcast. Ascend2 publishes research reports on digital marketing tactics and channels. Listen as Todd shares his company’s latest data on content strategies, what’s helping the most successful marketers get ahead, and why boldness pays off.

Todd Lebo, Chief Marketing Officer at Ascend2, joins the podcast. Ascend2 publishes research reports on digital marketing tactics and channels. Listen as Todd shares his company’s latest data on content strategies, what’s helping the most successful marketers get ahead, and why boldness pays off.

Shel Israel is author of the forthcoming "Beyond Mobile: Life After Smartphones" and an expert in emerging technology’s impact on business and life. If it feels harder to keep up with the pace of tech innovation, you’re not alone. Peer product reviews, Snapchat, AR and VR, and contextual marketing are all affecting the customer experience of today — and tomorrow. Is your marketing ready? Listen to this episode of the Marketing Cloudcast for Shel’s preview of the latest consumer technologies and what they mean for our professional and personal lives.