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Join hosts Molly Pittman, Ezra Firestone, and John Grimshaw as they share their proven paths to success (for your business, brand, and personal life). These Veteran marketers and educators have taught thousands of business owners how to build, manage, and scale successful companies (while growing their own multi-million dollar brands). This weekly podcast will blend tactical marketing tips and strategies with helpful insight and personal stories. This podcast will help you 'Serve the world unselfishly and profit.'
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Ep. 194, "Lean Into What You Do Best, And Shed The Rest"
Delegation and Systemization may be one of the least sexy topics in business and marketing, but by the end of THIS conversation, you'll be inspired and motivated to get better at this critical discipline so that your business can truly scale. This episode is for you if you want to be less reactive in your business and more proactive in your business. Plus, listen as Molly Pittman and Trainual CMO, Jonathan Ronzio discuss Creativity and Ideation.
You'll learn What is more important than your work resume (in crafting your career path)
What can not (or should not) be delegated?
How do you discern what to delegate and what to keep doing
How to make memorable Ads that distinguish you from the competition
And more!
"Even if you don't feel like you are at a place where you need to start the systemization process, now is the time, guys. Don't wait until you are at the point of frustration". Molly Pittman
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LINKS Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/
Smart Marketer, https://smartmarketer.com/
Check out Trainual, https://trainual.com/
Jonathan Ronzio is on all the socials as @JonathanRonzio
TIME STAMPS 02:20 Jonathan Shares His Back Story
06:03 How Did Jonathan Learn How To Delegate?
08:39 "I care more about your life resume than your work resume." Jonathan Ronzio
14:46 When is it time to document and delegate?
22:50 "Documentation is the legacy and the history of how your business works." Jonathan Ronzio
29:34 Show Up and Be Different
31:14 Develop A Love For Great Advertising (And Look Beyond Your Industry)
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How To Build A Real Brand (Not Just A Business)
Do you want to attract die-hard fans and turn them into loyal customers?
The fact is, 'the game has changed,' and faceless brands are dying off. So, for today's episode, we're sharing a Webinar that E-Commerce Guru Ezra Firestone just recorded. It's full of his insights and strategies for truly taking your business to the next level. You will learn his Engage and Filter Method and his ICOSA system, which stands for Ideation, Creation, Optimization, Syndication, and Amplification.
You Will Learn, How To You Build A Brand With High Repeat Rate
What Types of Content Resonate the Most
The Power Of A Tag line
What You Need to Know About Technology
And more!
"Rather than interrupting users' attention in order to market to them, the business opportunity is in capturing people's attention and channeling this attention to an appropriate offer when relevant." Ezra Firestone
Links Ezra Is Teaching Train My Social Media Manager; find out more here: https://smartmarketer.com/train-my-social-media-manager/
Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/
Follow and Tag @EzraFirestone on Socials
Time Stamps 01:10 Ezra Begins With His Family History
05:12 "We are the first generation of people who can communicate instantaneously with everyone worldwide and also do commerce with them, and we're still at the very beginning of this. You haven't missed the boat. We are at the very beginning of this. And it's incredible. Online commerce continues to grow and take over more and more of the marketplace". Ezra Firestone
05:46 What Is A Real Brand?
11:42 The Faceless Brand Is Dying
17:16 "The How": The Engage And Filter Method
20:45 Video Tips and Winning Formulas
23:58 "Marketing is 100 percent about communicating to a prospect what the ownership benefit of your product is. What will they get, feel, have, become, obtain, and use? When they buy your product or when they use your product." Ezra Firestone
36:57 Molly Speaks To Those Looking For Direct Response Results
31.43 Other Content Strategies For Building A Brand
33:03 The ICOSA System
37:40 A Note About Technology
39:38 Brand Identity Affirmation
47:06 Amplification: This Is How You Create Engagement
49:36 It's About Resource Generation
51:08 We Can Help You Do This: Train My Social Media Manager
55:00 There Are Two Types Of Businesses
YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS Thank you to our listeners for the 5-Star Reviews and meaningful messages! This Podcast has exceeded what we expected, and we have YOU to thank for that. It makes a difference when you follow us (and leave a review) on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407) or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Have questions? Please send us an email at support@smartmarketer.com, and don't forget to…Serve the World Unselfishly and Profit.
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Ep. 192: Real Talk With Molly Pittman
The most surprising part about today’s update from Molly, is that she doesn’t seem to be sweating it, at all.
In this #NotBusiness episode, Molly Pittman shares, for the first time (in a while), what’s going on in multiple facets of her life. You’ll be interested to hear what she loves about her new Brick-and-Mortar Business, the latest developments with the Dog Rescue, a first-time in-person opportunity for all of our listeners, and, of course, what’s happening with the wedding! Plus, she shares a “Transformative” new practice that has tripled her personal input into the business.
As you’ve come to expect, Molly shares encouraging insights and honest reflections that will give you the boost you need and help you take steps toward realizing your own dreams.
LINKS Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/
Smart Marketer, https://smartmarketer.com/
Kentucky Saving Them Together, https://www.facebook.com/KSTT.Rescue/
Morley’s https://morleysky.com/
Smart Marketer Live, https://smartmarketer.com/live/
TIME STAMPS 02:16 Let’s Dive In
04:02 The Wedding
08:53 The Restaurant
12:41 The Transformation
“And in my career, I feel like my personal contribution has 3X’d over the last few months (without me working more hours).” Molly Pittman.
15:49 The Dog Rescue
18:50 The Down Days
19:17 The Next Big Thing
YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS! Thank you to our listeners for the 5-Star Reviews and meaningful messages! This Podcast has exceeded what we expected, and we have YOU to thank for that. It makes a difference when you follow us (and leave a review) on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407) or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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What’s Working Now: Email Edition
Learn How To Power-Up Your Click-Through Rates And Boost Profits!
If Email represents less than 30% percent of revenue in your business, Email is probably an under-leveraged channel. If you send newsletter emails in your business (or content emails) or have an Abandoned Cart sequence (and by the way, you should), then guess what? You're going to learn something that you can use in your business today.
John Grimshaw (CMO of Smart Marketer) shares some case studies and split tests that had awesome results for their clients at the Smart Marketer Agency.
You Will Learn: The most important, most profitable campaign that you need to have running
A Small tweak in your Newsletter layout that might give you a 25% lift in click rate.
The Button that could give you a 200% Lift in Click-Throughs and Purchases
"So this is a test where we said, Whoa, this worked really, really well. We better roll this out everywhere right away because that's a pretty insane result." John Grimshaw.
LINKS For more Episodes and Resources, https://smartmarketer.com/blog/?cat=podcasts
John Grimshaw,https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwgrimshaw/
Smart Marketer Courses, https://smartmarketer.com/courses/
The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketeragency.com/
TIME STAMPS 03:03 Abandoned Cart Campaigns
05:02 Case Study 1 - The Newsletter Email
11:08 Key Takeaways From Case Study 1
13:22 The Second Split Test
17:03 Discount Code Links
18:56 "It's important to speak to buyers in their different states of mind." John Grimshaw
19:42 In Summary
20:12 If Email represents less than 30% percent of revenue in your business, Email is probably an underleveraged channel. We can help!
Visit https://smartmarketeragency.com/
YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS Thank you to our listeners for the 5-Star Reviews and meaningful messages! This podcast has surpassed our expectations, and we have you to thank for that!
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Ep. 190, How Should You Spend Your First $1000 In Meta Ads?
Are you Boot-strapping your business? You’re not alone. Even the huge E-Comm brands that we often talk about on this show - they had to start from somewhere, and most started from scratch.
If you’re tight on cash and in the early phases of your business, every penny counts, and you need every dollar to work for you! In this episode, Pepijn Hufen (CEO of the Smart Marketer Agency) looks back at his humble beginnings and shares what he would do if he were starting from square one again.
He breaks down exactly what he would do to launch Meta Ads with just $1000 in budget so that you can have a simple and smart plan to follow. Whether you’re starting out, starting again, or if everything you’ve tried isn’t working, this episode will give you clarity and confidence on how to proceed.
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LINKS Pepijn Hufen, on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ and Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/pep_hufen/
Ep. 158, The Four Stages Of Scaling Facebook Ads https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407?i=1000623662285
The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketeragency.com/
TIME STAMPS 01:00 Let's Dive In: Everybody Starts Somewhere
02:32 "And that is the benefit of direct response advertising. You start from zero; you start with a small budget, but you can get momentum. You can get a feeling if your Product, your offer, your messaging has something to it if you can actually acquire customers with it." Pepijn Hufen
05:33 First, Let's talk about your Product.
09:24 The best advice regarding sales pages, product pages, pre-sale articles
11:25 How to set up your Ad account
14:23 Where to start with your Creatives
15:34 A few notes about Ad Copy
17:15 What to do when you launch your 32 Ads
18:23 Look at these metrics
22:25 In Summary -
What's Working Now? A Guide For Media Buyers
The excitement is palpable. The latest "What's Working Now" episode is here, and all the Meta Media Buyers are scrambling… Pepijn Hufen is back on the show with the must-know strategies and campaigns that are working best across their agency clients.
Whether you're serving E-Commerce clients or running Ads for your Info Business, this episode has a tactic or tip that you need to hear. You will hear how Pep and his team are shifting their campaigns to best serve their clients.
You Will Learn: The Campaign Type that is DOMINATING right now Where to start your daily budget How do you run Creative Isolation to get more scale out of your account? Which creative types are working really well right now, And more
"Creative isolation is something that we use in almost every single ad account -and highly recommend it." Pepijn Hufen
LINKS More Episodes and Resources, https://smartmarketer.com/blog/?cat=podcasts
Pepijn Hufen, on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ and Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/pep_hufen/
Smart Marketer Courses, https://smartmarketer.com/courses/
The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketeragency.com/
YOUR ENGAGEMENT MATTERS Thank you to our listeners for the 5-Star Reviews and meaningful messages! This podcast has surpassed our expectations, and we have you to thank for that!
If you're enjoying the show, please be sure to follow us (and leave us a review) on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407)
And/Or Follow and Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
Please also share these episodes on social media and tag us on your next post #WeOutHere Instagram: @SmartMarketerIG, @mollypittmandigital, @johngrimmshawdigital, @pep_hufen.
TIME STAMPS 00:30 Let's Dive In: Campaign Types That Are Working Great Right Now
03:27 What's shifting with Creatives?
06:35 What's the best way to test Creatives?
07:26 Creative Types that are working well right now
09:38 A Note about Targeting
11:20 "Our job as marketers and entrepreneurs is not as much to say; what is the 100 percent accurate attribution model? No, it's our job to understand each attribution model's possibilities and limitations." Pepijn Hufen
12:30 What's working for Lead Generation?
13:30 In Summary
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