Space Marketing Podcast Izzy House

Join Izzy as she chats with Laura Smith, Marketing Manager at Benchmark Space Systems about developing a 360 strategy at a tradeshow and how to get the most exposure and connection at a tradeshow to develop deep relationships with clients. 

GUEST: 
Laura Smith
Marketing Manager
Benchmark Space Systems
https://www.benchmarkspacesystems.com/

CHAPTERS:
01:20 Introduction to Laura Smith
02:38 Laura received a copy of Izzy’s Space Marketing book
03:51 Community of Marketers
04:41 Marketing equals storytelling
06:37 Spiritual side of space
08:47 Climate Crisis - we need space to see it in order to fix it
10:08 Do space responsibly and do it right
11:33 Laura’s marketing position at Benchmark Space Systems - green technology in propulsion
12:31 Optimizing the mission and providing mission services for a satellite’s full lifecycle
15:13 Creating a business around your audience and their needs
17:35 Trade shows and conferences as a 360 marketing strategy
18:42 Thinking about the long games, building trust, messaging, pre-event activities, news releases, speaking, live demos, and sponsoring
22:56 Creating a fun experience and developing a relationship with attendees
24:11 Training and preparing the staff for speaking and presentation
24:59 Post-event debriefing and developing the ROI for the event
25:42 Giving your team the tools to develop great relationships
28:15 Marketing Challenges - It is OK to say you do not know 
29:32 Marketing Challenge for space - Creating visuals of in-orbit products and homogenization of the visuals across the space brands
31:17 Trust is everything
32:06 Marketing in space versus other industries 
32:52 Encouraging new conversations
35:24 Space in the next 10-20 years - more problems solvers and more voices
37:58 Final Question
40:17 See Change Sessions bringing diverse thought conversation

#spacemarketing

#spacebusiness

#commercialspace

#marketing


ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com
Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com
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Join Izzy as she chats with Kimme Golash with Strategic Space Marketing! She is embarking on a new journey in her marketing journey and has developed a business to support space businesses and their marketing team. 
A company can experience times of overload as they are approaching milestone moments. Kimmee’s company can come in to support the marketing team or act as a marketing partner in order to grow. 
#spacemarketing #spacebusiness #commercialspace #marketing

CHAPTERS:
01:14 Introduction
02:17 Meet Kimmee
03:18 Passion for working with small space companies
04:37 Strategic Space Marketing
08:37 Marketing team of one
10:26 Creating marketing for an event
11:32 Social Media engagement
13:49 Social media algorithm
14:13 Marketing challenges 
19:16 Market to your investors
21:21 Favorite marketing Strategy or tactic - Events
26:20 Developing a relationship where companies can benefit each other
28:36 The next 10 to 20 years
32:46 The importance of space for Everyone, not just people in the space industry
36:11 Final Thoughts

ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com
Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com

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In today's episode, Izzy discusses the importance of a marketing plan with Amanda Hudswell at Equatorial Launch Australia. 
A marketing plan provides a blueprint for your communication activities, maximizes your efforts by targeting the most important audiences, and determines the marketing activities that resonate with them. A plan transforms dreams into reality by establishing the steps necessary for an idea to come to fruition and it provides clarity for action for the entire company and its team. 

Amanda Hudswell
Head of Marketing Communications and Public Affairs 
Equatorial Launch Australia
https://ela.space

CHAPTERS:
01:17 Importance of a marketing plan
03:01 Eclipse
04:27 Meet Amanda Hudswell
07:54 About ELA
13:59 When to bring in a marketing professional
16:24 The Marketing Plan
19:17 Your audience and crafting a message that resonates
22:25 Strategies and tactics of a marketing plan
24:02 Constructing the plan and getting scrappy
22:37 Measuring and testing
30:24 Non-digital results
32:52 Telling the space story
36:47 Your audience is the hero, your company is the guide
39:53 Marketing challenges
41:59 Marketing successes
44:17 Algorithms - shooting at a moving target
46:34 Bad actors, trolls, and grumpy people
53:59 The future of space
58:57 Final Thoughts

MENTIONS:
GSA Spaceport Summit - https://www.globalspaceportalliance.com/gsa-spaceport-summit-2/
Building a BrandStory by Donald Miller
ITAR regulations - The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are a set of US government regulations that control the import and export of defense products, services, and information. The purpose of ITAR is to protect national security and advance American foreign policy interests. ITAR governs the following: Manufacture, Export, Temporary import, Provision of defense services, and Brokerage activities involving items described on the USML.
https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987

ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com
Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com

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Join Izzy as she chats with Jeffrey Ugbah at Galaxy Digital about how to attract an investor for a space company.
Back a few months ago, a podcast listener reached out and asked for an episode that focused on what investors are looking for in a company and what are some marketing tips to attract them. Here it is! 
Izzy chats with Jeffery Ugbah, Director at Galaxy Digital, a venture capital company. They talk about what investors look for in a space company. 

ABOUT JEFFREY UGBAH
Jeffery Ugbah 
Director at Galaxy Digital
galaxy.com

CHAPTERS:
01:15 Introduction to Jeffery Ugbah
03:48 Jeffrey's journey to space
08:54 Galaxy Digital
11:15 Why is the space industry interesting to investors?
14:15 How important is marketing and branding of a potential company to an investor?
19:00 What does a lack of branding say to investors?
21:05 Value of telling your story
22:48 The whole package
25:30 How does space differ from tech in expected growth?
28:57 Increase or decrease in first level Series A seed funding for space investments?
30:54 How do you find investors/investees? 
35:37 Keeping your business a secret
38:12 Pitfalls that make companies undesirable to investors
42:12 How much percentage should a founder keep during a round?
43:43 Market fit
47:16 Bring in a marketing professional from the beginning of the development
48:42 Future of space
51:27 Final Thoughts

MENTIONS:
Evercore
Galaxy Digital
Bitcoin
Digital Assets
Computing
High performance Computing ASIC Miners
Gaming
Climate Tech
Frontier industries
Space tech

ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com


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Join Izzy on the Space Marketing Podcast as she chats with Shannon Clement about a unique workforce solution for start-up and scale-up businesses to hire marketing professionals. It's called fractional leadership, offering a hybrid staffing model that combines the advantages of an in-house Chief Marketing Officer with those of a contract professional.

ABOUT SHANNON CLEMENT:
Shannon Clement
Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Engagement Marketing
https://engagementmarketing.ca 
613-799-5207
shannon@engagementmarketing.ca 
Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/shannon-cmo/30min

Shannon helps organizations position themselves for growth, drawing on 20 + years of experience in creating digital marketing and product development strategies that have resulted in highly converting online assets and campaigns. The journey from Start-up to Scale-up can be difficult but it doesn't have to be painful.

As a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer & Marketing Agency Owner, Shannon has supported organizations and businesses in the growth stage looking for positioning help & support gaining further market traction. She also serves as a marketing consultant to Start-up Founders through various Accelerator and Incubator programs, guiding them to develop their marketing strategy. 

CHAPTERS
01:24 Meet Shannon Clements from Engagement Marketing
03:22 Shannon’s journey to space
07:06 Shannon’s journey to marketing
09:18 Starting with Start-ups
10:08 Fractional Leadership
14:27 Reducing costs
15:51 Fractional Leadership is not for everyone
17:44 Start-ups
19:37 Women’s Aerospace Network
21:44 Women in leadership
24:47 Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC)
26:38 Fun bits of marketing - translating the message
29:59 Companies transitioning into the space industry
31:23 Understanding the audience and their language
32:29 Space industry in 10 to 20 years
36:31 Final thoughts

MENTIONS:
Beth Mund Casual Space Podcast
N2K T-minus Space Daily
Women’s Aerospace Network
Women’s Space Network Award voting deadline May 1
Dominant Information Solutions Canada (DISC) developing satellite cybersecurity telemetry hardware called eClypse.
CySat 2024

#Satellite #Cybersecurity #FractionalLeadership #Start-ups #Scale-ups #SpaceTech #spaceindustry #SpaceMarketing #commercialspace #spacebusiness

ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com


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Join Izzy as she journeys to the graphic side of marketing and chat with Senior Brand Design and visual storyteller,

Graphics and images continue the brand’s story on a visual level transforming the narrative into a visual language that resonates and connects with audiences if it is done well. Together, they work harmoniously to capture attention, create a connection, build brand recognition, and leave a lasting impression. In an era where consumer engagement is vital, understanding the importance of storytelling and graphic design is essential for brands looking to stand out in the ever-changing market.

Ed Fyfe
Senior Brand Designer
www.edfyfedesign.com

CHAPTERS:
01:19 The value of graphics and developing a story
03:15 Meet Ed
07:07 Creativity
07:42 Ed Fyfe Design
08:36 Change only when it ceases to be effective
09:35 Imagery develops a brand
11:40 Merchandising a brand
21:04 Repurposing materials
26:07 Ai in graphic design
26:42 Mailer
33:00 SaxaVord Spaceport and their podcast
38:31 The next 10-20 years
41:33 Space for Kentucky
45:56 Tide
48:27 Final Thoughts

ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com
Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com
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