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Welcome to Content Disrupted, a podcast that explores the art, science, and people behind cutting edge brand storytelling. Join us every other week for candid conversations with pioneering CMOs, researchers, and creatives who will inspire you to think differently and bring clarity to the major changes underway in marketing—subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, and become part of the Content Marketing Revolution.
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The Standout Business Show: Unconventional Content Marketing, Business Growth & Personal Brand Insights
Brad Powell
Business As Usual? No Thanks. Join host, Brad Powell, to fast-track your path to building a standout, sought-after business. Discover content marketing ideas, business growth strategies and personal brand insights that help you make a bigger difference by doing business differently. And bring your questions because our show is recorded live! That means YOU get to bring your own perspective and ask those burning questions that even the host may miss! And engage with our community of smart, sa ...
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The Smart Brand Marketing Podcast: Online Business | Content Marketing | SEO | Sales | Lifestyle Design
Tom Libelt: Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Small Business Consultant & SEO Expert
Provides Course Marketing & SEO Services
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How would you like to learn a really simple, really effective process to build a referral network so that you're getting a steady stream of right fit clients — without manipulating, offering incentives, or even having to ask? Honestly, asking for referrals can feel pretty darn awkward, which is why I've invited today's guest Stacey Brown Randall on…
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In this episode, Amanda Todorovich, Executive Director of Digital Marketing at Cleveland Clinic, unveils the strategies behind the brand’s top-tier content marketing program. Amanda shares insights on building high-performing teams, proving ROI, and responsibly integrating AI into your content marketing practice. Overall, this episode is packed wit…
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I'm celebrating episode #150 of The Standout Business Show, so I thought I'd take a minute and share some of the best things doing this podcast has taught me over the past three years (and over 150 interviews!) Here's my hot take on some of the most valuable lessons I've learned from past guests including relationship marketing, minimalist marketin…
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Want to go further on how to use Storytelling to stand out & grow your brand? Check out these other episodes: # 143. How to be more bingeable than Netflix # 84. How to sell with a story If you want to amp-up your impact as a communicator, then tune in to this conversation I had with Patti Sanchez about storytelling. In this episode, Patti unpacks h…
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Earning Customer Trust in the Age of AI and Misbelief: A Behavioral Economics Perspective with Professor Dan Ariely
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How do you, as a marketer, gain the trust of your customers in a society that is rife with misinformation and misbelief? In this episode of Content Disrupted, esteemed behavioral economist Dan Ariely, explains the psychological and social drivers behind misbelief and how it is perpetuated in today’s low-resilience, high-stress society. Discover the…
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Back in 2009 Melinda Van Fleet & her husband Ryan both found themselves laid off from their jobs in Minnesota. They both dreamed of living someplace warm & Ryan imagined what it would be like to be a sportfishing captain. So they moved to the Florida Keys and completely transformed their careers. Melinda launched her personal-coaching business and …
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After you give a talk, or make a presentation, or make a video, what if no one remembers what you said? What if after all your posting on social media people don't remembers a thing you shared...? A recent study that showed that when someone posts online or gives a talk... after just 48 hours... 80% of the information is gone! Let that sink in: Peo…
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SEO in the Age of Generative AI: Mastering Topical Authority and Content Strategy with Bernard Huang
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How is generative AI disrupting Google search and what does that mean for brands and content creators? In this episode of Content Disrupted, Clearscope Founder Bernard Huang sits down with Skyword EVP Dan Baptiste to discuss the current and future state of SEO and AI-powered search. They delve into the cannibalization of search traffic, the new way…
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It's time you got your butt on video. There, I said it. And you know it's true. Not in the "there's only one way to market yourself and it's video" mindset. (that's a bunch of B.S.) It's just that people need to know the person they're going to hire, they need to see the person behind the business that they're going to buy from. If they look at you…
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How can you create a lean marketing strategy for your B2B service business that's easy for you to maintain - even without a marketing department? That's the question we're answering in this latest installment of our "Market Less, Matter More" series, featuring the brilliant Sarah Noel Block, founder of Tiny Marketing Agency. Sarah simplifies B2B ma…
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Customer-Driven Digital Marketing: A Human-to-Human Approach with Marquis Health Consulting Services’ Natalie Adis
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For marketers, it’s essential to step out from behind the screen and reconnect with what really matters—your customers. In this episode of Content Disrupted, Natalie Adis, VP of Digital Marketing and Social Media at Marquis Health Consulting Services, shares how prioritizing empathy over automation through boots-on-the-ground interactions transform…
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144. The Marketing Strategy Our Content-Obsessed World Forgot to Mention: Relationship Marketing 101
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If you're fed up with the endless marketing BS and tired of all the "must-dos" that don't actually boost your sales, you've found your new home. Welcome to The Standout Show's New Series: Market Less, Matter More - designed for entrepreneurs who want sustainable profitable growth and anyone who wants to do more of what they love, with more impact, …
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Is your brand chasing tactics or shaping the market? In this episode of Content Disrupted, Jessica McCarthy, veteran marketer and current CMO at Care New England, reveals how refocusing your brand on its core purpose, redefining corporate social responsibility, and embracing AI responsibly can create bigger marketing impact and help brands build re…
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Forget marketing to traditional demographics! Today's consumers are chameleons, blending identities and buying based on the situation. How can your brand keep up? In this episode of Content Disrupted, Dr. Michael Solomon, consumer behavior expert and professor of marketing at Saint Joseph’s University, delves into the complexities of modern consume…
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Struggling to cut through the noise and reach your ideal audience? Your brand message might be the culprit. In this episode of Content Disrupted, Tamsen Webster, Founder, and Chief Message Strategist of Find the Red Thread, shares the power of the Red Thread Method in brand marketing, revealing why traditional marketing messages fail and what you c…
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Ever found yourself scrolling endlessly through social media, only to be captivated by a story that stopped you in your tracks? Everyone's had the experience of being hooked by a good story. We simply can't help ourselves. However, while the effects of good storytelling hasn't changed, the mediums that we're using to tell stories have. Social media…
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Brand bonding isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a science that any marketing team can master. In this episode of Content Disrupted, trailblazing CMO Tricia Nichols shares her insights on fostering and tracking brand bonding, balancing short-term vs. long-term perspectives, and using data science to answer the right questions at the right time. Episode Hi…
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Right now, in 2024, the most successful digital content is coming from short-form style videos. We're talking about quick video clips that are no more than 60 seconds in length. But short form videos are more than just fleeting content; they're powerful tools that can turn viewers into loyal clients. The good news is that short video clips are easy…
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In this episode of Content Disrupted, Terrence Wiggins, Director of Global Marketing at Cook Medical, dives into the power of podcasts for raising brand awareness in the healthcare industry, the unique nature of healthcare marketing, the role of subject matter experts in creating impactful content, and strategies for developing and growing a succes…
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There's a social media trend that says you need to show up everywhere online for the sake of getting more people to take a look at you & follow you... ...all in the hope that if you post all the time, you’ll grow a big audience and some of those people will decide to buy from you… “someday” In this episode I'm sharing my minimalist approach to grow…
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One of the biggest challenges facing every service business, whether you're a consultant, a coach or an online course creator, is maintaining a steady stream of new clients. Typically you'll experience a great month with lots of new business. Then you and your team will buckle down and get busy doing great work for your clients. But, as that work c…
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When blending brand and performance marketing, success lies in continuous improvement and feedback, ensuring that each marketing channel, whether brand-focused or performance-driven, contributes to overall business growth and customer engagement. This week, we spoke with Bob Sherwin, former Chief Marketing Officer at Wayfair and seasoned industry l…
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Breaking through the noise of a content-saturated online space isn't just about being different—it's about being real. A couple of weeks ago I hosted a masterclass that was addressing what I think is the biggest online dilemma of our times: Everyone is publishing content online...but very few are actually showing up authentically... So, this week I…
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When you have a service business it's just not as easy to sell your offer. People want to know a lot more more about you. They want to know who they'll be working with. In order to buy, they need to feel like they want to spend time with you. So, you need to show them who you are as much as you need to tell them about your offer. You need to create…
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Observing what's trending on TikTok, you can discern a tremendous amount about what piques people's interest and how they prefer to consume information. This week, we spoke with TikTok's Global Head of Business Marketing, Sofia Hernandez, about the evolution of brand storytelling from the importance of diversity and risk-taking to the innovative st…
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Imagine mastering your marketing so that you become the ONLY choice for your ideal customers so they're choosing you over your biggest competitors! "But," you say in protest, "I have a small business with a tiny (or nonexistent) marketing department. How do I compete with the bigger brands without a gigantic marketing budget or a huge team?" Well, …
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Feeling a bit overwhelmed lately? Has the holiday season left you a bit ragged, and now that the new year is kicking in, you feel like there’s no time to rest? And so, do the things you used to enjoy doing at home and work seem impossible now? Well, join the club. Here's the truth: if you want to build a standout business, you've got to learn how t…
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How often does your marketing team produce content based on internal opinions or requests? Many of us are guilty of this practice, despite knowing it’s ineffective and wasteful. In this conversation with Axel Kirstetter, VP of Global Product Marketing at Guidewire, we explore methods to enhance your marketing’s precision, effectiveness, and efficie…
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While you're thinking about what to look forward to in the New Year... Here's one simple change you can make that will make all the difference. I have to admit, I'm not a futurist. I don't really know what's going to happen in the new year. But, after doing so many interviews on this show with really smart people and after working with all of my cl…
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I'll bet you find it super challenging to keep up with posting valuable, relevant content that resonates with your audience - every, single day. And if you're not careful, when you try to post that often, you can easily create an endless gerbil wheel of work for yourself that will inevitably lead to burnout. But what if you could get a month's wort…
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The only thing worse than a long boring webinar... (you know the kind that goes on for 90 minutes, gives little value & then turns into a sales pitch) ...is a much longer, boring virtual summit (that lasts for several days of long, boring webinars that turn into a pitch fest) Well, now there's a remedy thats been developed by this weeks guest, Mia …
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How to Build a High-Impact Content Marketing Strategy: Insights from Autodesk’s Dusty DiMercurio
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At Autodesk, content marketing started as a program to drive demand within a new audience segment. Today, it’s crucial to the enterprise’s overall growth strategy. In this episode, we talk to the marketing leader behind that evolution, Dusty DiMercurio, about how to ensure content marketing plays a high-impact role in the business, from the content…
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Are you planning on creating a signature course or group coaching program? Is 2024 the year you're going to create and host the kind of experiential learning program that will help you impact more people and scale your business? If your goal for next year to use an online course to create long-term, sustainable revenue then check out this week's gu…
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So, you want to build a standout business... A business people are excited about... But how do you connect the dots between your innate talents, authentic values, interests & expertise & an offering that matches what your audience needs from you And how do you develop a personal brand that attracts the right opportunities? Well, To help answer thes…
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Generative AI is reshaping brand marketing, with its impact on the fusion of creativity, analytics, and purpose—the "growth triple play"—taking center stage. McKinsey reports that brands successfully combining these elements typically achieve more than double the growth of their industry peers. So, how do triple-play brands like Coca-Cola use AI to…
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Are you ready to be the face of your brand and stand out from the crowd? The idea of having a personal brand isn't new, but there's a persistent misbelief that personal brands are just for CEOs, celebrities and Instagram influencers. But consider this: Recently, I saw a post on LinkedIn by Nat Berman predicting a Personal Brand explosion. He said: …
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When you think about standing out, you're probably thinking along the lines of doing something SO different that everyone will notice. But, what if standing out had more to do with what's going on inside you? What if standing out was an inside job? To help us explore what that looks like I invited Curtis Matsko onto the show . Curtis is the CEO & f…
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Buyers are fed-up with irrelevant, unhelpful B2B content. As business buyers have become more self-reliant, their needs and expectations have evolved and, sadly, we’re not doing enough to keep up. Delivering the content we ‘think’ our customers want has proven ineffective. According to Forrester, a whopping 85% of marketers say their content doesn’…
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Just imagine for a moment: You're waking up to incoming offers, money in the bank, and clients reaching out to work with you. You're scaling your business at a pace that feels aligned, feeling successful, and ending each day with a sense of fulfillment and joy... When you hear those words, is there a knee-jerk inner voice saying, "That's ridiculous…
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Finding and connecting with your audience online has become a huge challenge for small businesses because the social media landscape has become so bloody fragmented! Which is why this week's guest, Pamela Slim, advocates that you create a primary communication channel - a process she calls 'lighting your beacon.' So, what's your beacon? And how do …
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Navigating the challenges of unifying messaging and adopting data-driven marketing processes is especially complex for large enterprises. Reckitt, the parent company behind renowned brands like Lysol, Clearasil, Woolite, and Enfamil, confronted these obstacles when recognizing the need to shift from traditional to digital marketing practices. In th…
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Are you feeling stuck on the hamster🐹 wheel of manual lead generation? Have you been relying on organic traffic to drive your growth? What would it look like to automate the flow of leads into your business and accelerate the know-like-trust journey...? ✅ so you can save time ✅ and create more consistency ✅ and never again have to worry where your …
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Want the secret to standing out in a crowded marketplace? It’s not about fancy designs or catchy taglines... It’s about authenticity, human connection, and personality. This week I sat down with branding expert, Andrea Jones, for a deep dive into the practicalities of personality-driven branding. We talked about the balance between personal and pro…
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In the fierce battle to gain a marketing edge, it's easy to be swayed by the allure of data-driven targeting and the vast array of digital tools promising precision. But as marketers, our true success lies not in how accurately we target, but in how effectively we emotionally connect. In this episode of Content Disrupted, Doug Zarkin, Retail & Bran…
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Are you ready to create an offer so juicy that people can't resist? Want to start booking your dream clients consistently with a simplified marketing system? Then listen to Marketing & Sales Coach, Hailey Rowe, who's sharing how to resonate with your ideal clients, identify their pain points and engineer solutions they'd be willing to invest in. Ma…
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What's the shortest route to getting better at communicating your message and honing in on the thing that's most important to your audience...? This week, I was talking with Deirdre Tshien all about using AI to co-create your authentic voice. I know, sounds ridiculous, right? Using artificial intelligence to uncover the real you! But my main take…
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As a marketer, think about how often your decisions are questioned internally. The truth is, if you can quickly build a reputation as someone who uses marketing to drive business results, most of these questions will disappear. In this episode of Content Disrupted Patrick Ward, the Vice President of Marketing at Formula.Monks gets real about how to…
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Ever wished you could multiply your content effortlessly? Let's make that happen! How can you meet the challenge of keeping up with posting valuable, relevant content that will resonate with your audience every, single day? If you're not careful you'll create an endless gerbil wheel of work for yourself that will inevitably lead to burnout. But wha…
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We're all exposed to dozens of online ads daily (most of which we find annoying & won't remember). So, why do so many small businesses think that paid ads are the best way to market their business? While paid ads may generate short-term results, they're often viewed as intrusive & less authentic. On the other hand, organic marketing lets customers …
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Scott Harkey helped grow Levvel’s revenue 20x over seven years as CSO. When the company was acquired by Endava, he took on a global marketing role and faced the formidable task of replicating a top-tier marketing operation and scaling it across various solutions, industries, and regions. In this episode of Content Disrupted, Scott delves into his p…
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