1 hr 14 min

Scott Martin & Mike Allan Part 1 | Lessons Owning a Marketing Agency Groundswell Origins Podcast

    • Marketing

In this 2 part episode, I (Scott Martin) and my former business partner Mike Allan talk about our experiences and the journey of building and growing our agency SDMG (Strategic Direct Marketing Group) over 10 years that worked with some of the largest brands such as Best Buy, Detroit Pistons, Sport Chek, West Jet, HBC and many others.
We reflect on some of the lessons and outrageous stories this experience had for us on our entrepreneurial journey.  
The Groundswell Podcast—interviews legends in marketing and business, as well as the influential and the fascinating across industries, to learn about what it takes to create sustainable growth in your bottom line and impact. Each episode is infused with agency-level insights with practical takeaways for small to big businesses.
 
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In this 2 part episode, I (Scott Martin) and my former business partner Mike Allan talk about our experiences and the journey of building and growing our agency SDMG (Strategic Direct Marketing Group) over 10 years that worked with some of the largest brands such as Best Buy, Detroit Pistons, Sport Chek, West Jet, HBC and many others.
We reflect on some of the lessons and outrageous stories this experience had for us on our entrepreneurial journey.  
The Groundswell Podcast—interviews legends in marketing and business, as well as the influential and the fascinating across industries, to learn about what it takes to create sustainable growth in your bottom line and impact. Each episode is infused with agency-level insights with practical takeaways for small to big businesses.
 
Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform
https://gswl.fm/itunes
https://gswl.fm/spotify
https://gswl.fm/libsyn
https://gswl.fm/audible
https://gswl.fm/twitter
https://gswl.fm/youtube
 
Follow Scott Martin
https://gswl.fm/scott-on-twitter
https://gswl.fm/scott-on-linkedin
https://gswl.fm/scott-on-instagram
https://gswl.fm/groundswell-on-twitter
 
Follow Mike Allan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanmike/ 
 
Buy the Book, Groundswell: The Unseen Wave of Business Growth
https://gswl.fm/kindlebook
 
Join other impact creators in the Inner Circle
https://gswl.fm/innercircle

1 hr 14 min