Marketing Mondays with Maria

magier

Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast for marketing leaders by magier (ex Magic Design). Every episode, released bi-weekly on Mondays, dives into a specific marketing challenge, with expert guests sharing their learnings & experience in tackling it. From content creation, personal branding, lead generation, community building, hiring, mental health, UGC content, CRO & more, we will step by step cover it all!! With more and more guests coming onto the show 🫶 📌 What makes this podcast unique? We focus on tangible and actionable advice. The guests share their personal experiences, mistakes and lessons learned, all backed by real-life experience and concrete examples. My goal is for you to walk away from every episode inspired to take action and with more clarity about your marketing strategy than before 🙏 Follow to never miss an episode 💜 Hosted by Maria Ledentsova, Head of Marketing at magier & Notion Ambassador. In case you haven’t heard, magier lets your marketing team subscribe to a team of graphic designers and art directors. One flat monthly fee = unlimited design requests for all your landing pages, content, ads, flyers and everything in between! Book a demo call to get your questions answered and get design support 🫶 And Notion... you probably know Notion already 😉 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 010. Take Control of Your Time & Reclaim your Focus as a Marketer  – Oskar Eklind

    03/17/2025

    010. Take Control of Your Time & Reclaim your Focus as a Marketer – Oskar Eklind

    Struggling to get deep work done? Marketers like you juggle endless tasks, meetings, and distractions—leaving no time for real focus. But what if just two hours of deep work could put you in the top 1% of marketers? And what other productivity strategies can help you reclaim your focus? In this episode, Oskar Eklind, a productivity personal trainer and former marketer, shares how to: ✅ Build deep work habits that maximize efficiency ✅ Time-box tasks to beat procrastination ✅ Use productivity tools like Focus Mode & Notion ✅ Protect your best energy hours for high-impact work Oskar’s methods helped him recover from burnout and completely transform his productivity. Now, he’s helping marketers do the same. 📹 Prefer to watch the video? 📚 Read the key takeaways here. 🕰️ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro + Why Productivity is a Struggle for Marketers 01:06 - Oskar’s Story 03:32 - Managing Priorities 07:07 - First Steps to Crushing Procrastination 09:09 - Time-Boxing 10:47 - Why You Keep Procrastinating (And How to Stop) 13:19 - How to Build Momentum in 5 Minutes 18:31 - Just 2 Hours of Focus Can Put You in the Top 1% 20:49 - Best Productivity Tools 24:12 - Team Agreements - Work smarter within a team 💜 About Marketing Mondays with Maria Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast series where marketing leaders share real-world challenges and creative solutions to inspire and empower fellow marketers. Rate & follow if you enjoyed the episode 🫶 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
  2. 009. Behind Mary's Marketing Adventures – with Dan Holt

    02/24/2025

    009. Behind Mary's Marketing Adventures – with Dan Holt

    Ever been in a marketing meeting thinking… what is HAPPENING? 😅 Yeah. I think every marketer's been there. Which is why I had to bring on Dan Holt — Managing Director of the marketing agency Boss Digital & the mastermind behind Mary’s Marketing Adventures, aka the most painfully relatable marketing comic on LinkedIn. We got into: → The origins and behind the scenes of the series → Why and how Dan started his agency at 23 → Why marketing teams struggle with focus (& what to do about it) → The short-term vs. long-term marketing tactics debate → How to make marketing & sales actually work together This episode is brutally honest, hilarious, and packed with tough to swallow marketing truths everyone needs to hear. Enjoyyy! 📹 Prefer to watch the video? 📚 Read the key takeaways here. 🕰️ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 00:35 – Dan's journey into marketing 02:27 – How he started his agency 04:00 – The struggles of getting first clients 06:00 – LinkedIn & content marketing 08:30 – The birth of Mary’s Marketing Adventures 12:30 – The problem with modern marketing 15:00 – Why marketers lack focus (and how to fix it) 17:00 – The marketing vs. sales relationship 19:45 – Long-term vs short-term marketing tactics 22:00 – Continuous learning + resources 27:00 – Final thoughts 💜 About Marketing Mondays with Maria Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast series where marketing leaders share real-world challenges and creative solutions to inspire and empower fellow marketers. Rate & follow if you enjoyed the episode 🫶 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  3. 008. Scaling a Marketing Team: What No One Tells You – with Marija Hammon

    02/09/2025

    008. Scaling a Marketing Team: What No One Tells You – with Marija Hammon

    Hiring the right people is hard. Leading them? Even harder. One day, you’re a marketing executive. The next? You’re hiring, leading, and making decisions that impact the entire company... on top of your daily work. No one really prepares you for this 😅 That’s why I sat down with Marija Hammon, Marketing Director at Relax Gaming, who’s grown her team across multiple countries – and learned some hard lessons along the way. We cover: 👉 How to structure a marketing team for scale (without chaos) 👉 The biggest hiring red flags that cost you time & money 🚩 👉 How to balance leadership & execution as a marketing leader 👉 What makes a great hire? 👉 How to step up and grow into leadership If you're figuring out how to build and lead a high-performing marketing team (including the first-ever hire!), this episode is packed with real, no-BS advice from someone who’s been there. 📹 Prefer to watch the video? 📚 Read the key takeaways here. 🕰️ Timestamps 0:00 – Marija's journey to marketing director 3:57 – Scaling a Marketing Team 5:44 – How to Structure a Marketing Team for Long-Term Growth 7:29 – The Biggest Leadership Lesson 10:54 – Hiring Red Flags You Should NEVER Ignore 12:17 – Common CV Mistakes 15:41 – Onboarding Done Right 17:52 – How to Balance Leadership, Strategy & Execution Without Burnout 19:39 – The Toughest Part of Managing People 21:59 – Keeping a Team Motivated in Hard Times 23:43 – Marija’s #1 Career Advice 💜 About Marketing Mondays with Maria Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast series where marketing leaders share real-world challenges and creative solutions to inspire and empower fellow marketers. Rate & follow if you enjoyed the episode 🫶 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
  4. 007. The 4Ts Framework: Nail Your Next Public Speaking Gig – with Vincent Pierri

    01/26/2025

    007. The 4Ts Framework: Nail Your Next Public Speaking Gig – with Vincent Pierri

    Public speaking can be terrifying — most of us know the feeling 😅 But it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of Marketing Mondays with Maria, I’m joined by Vincent Pierri, a public speaking coach who’s helped marketing leaders like Ari & Daniel Murray (Marketing Millennials), Nick Broekema, and more give memorable, engaging, converting talks. We break down: 👉 Why most stage fright is actually a content problem 👉 How to write talks that stick with the 4Ts Framework 👉 How to connect with your audience (even if you’re terrified!) 0:00 - Introduction: Meet Vincent Pierri 7:34 - Why Most Stage Fright is Actually a Content Problem 10:08 - Common Bad Advice About Public Speaking 13:39 - What Makes a Great Talk? The 4Ts Framework for Public Speaking 18:11 - Overview of the 4Ts Framework 19:24 - Tension: How to Hook Your Audience from the Start 25:02 - Trust: Building Credibility by Sharing Failures 27:29 - Teaching &Takeaway: Practical Steps to Make Your Talk Actionable 29:45 - Tips for Overcoming Stage Fright 33:29 - Do You Need Notes? 38:22 - Why Giving Away Knowledge Builds Trust 39:25 - Where to Connect with Vincent This episode is packed with practical tips you can start using today. 📹 Prefer to watch the video? 📚 Read the key takeaways here. 💜 About Marketing Mondays with Maria Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast series where marketing leaders share real-world challenges and creative solutions to inspire and empower fellow marketers. Rate & follow if you enjoyed the episode 🫶 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

About

Marketing Mondays with Maria is a podcast for marketing leaders by magier (ex Magic Design). Every episode, released bi-weekly on Mondays, dives into a specific marketing challenge, with expert guests sharing their learnings & experience in tackling it. From content creation, personal branding, lead generation, community building, hiring, mental health, UGC content, CRO & more, we will step by step cover it all!! With more and more guests coming onto the show 🫶 📌 What makes this podcast unique? We focus on tangible and actionable advice. The guests share their personal experiences, mistakes and lessons learned, all backed by real-life experience and concrete examples. My goal is for you to walk away from every episode inspired to take action and with more clarity about your marketing strategy than before 🙏 Follow to never miss an episode 💜 Hosted by Maria Ledentsova, Head of Marketing at magier & Notion Ambassador. In case you haven’t heard, magier lets your marketing team subscribe to a team of graphic designers and art directors. One flat monthly fee = unlimited design requests for all your landing pages, content, ads, flyers and everything in between! Book a demo call to get your questions answered and get design support 🫶 And Notion... you probably know Notion already 😉 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.