Weird Marketing Tales: Inspiration & Motivation For Small Business Owners Weird Marketing Tales
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Every two weeks, I interview a small business owner, entrepreneur, or creative professional who's making a living doing something you probably didn't know you could do. We're here to inspire and motivate you by showing you just how many things truly are possible. No lab coat required!
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This Is How Joe Slack Teaches People To Make Games
Want to make a board game but have no idea where to start?
If so, you're not alone. There are SO MANY people in the world who want to know the answer to that question.
Joe's built up a career out of helping people find those answers. In this show, we talk about creating games, making online courses and communities, and the changing nature of crowdfunding platforms.
You can learn more about Joe Slack on Board Game Design Course. You can also follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
His Board Game Design Virtual Summit is just around the corner - February 21-27, 2023. Learn more here. Highly recommended if you have even the faintest interest in game design!
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How Andrew Lowen Raised $300,000+ For A Christian Board Game
Andrew Lowen has done the impossible: he got a Christian board game to succeed on Kickstarter.
How did he manage this? A lot it has to do with his background, as the Founder & CEO of Next Level Web. The rest, with his unique approach.
You can learn more about Andrew Lowen by:
Visiting the Next Level Web websiteChecking the Crowdfunding Nerds podcastGoing to the Deliverance Board Game landing pageCheck out the Weird Marketing Tales website if you haven't already. If you want to follow Weird Marketing Tales on social media, go to @WeirdMarketing on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Go to @WeirdMarketers on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
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How Ding Zheng Can Make A Sale With Rap
In 16 bars, Ding Zheng can land you a sale.
It's true. They don't call him the Sales Rapper for nothing! Turns out, rap music can actually be used to win clients for businesses, often to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
You can learn more about Ding Zheng on salesrap.io. You can also follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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How Joe Spisak Opened A Warehouse In A Morgue
Imagine opening a fulfillment center in a vacant morgue. That's exactly what Joe Spisak did before he started Fulfill.com.
These days, Joe helps connect third-party warehouses and eCommerce companies through Fulfill.com so they can both grow. But before he did that, he ran a warehouse himself and invented a couple of board games (Dicey and OK Boomer). Along the way, he learned a lot of lessons you can only learn the hard way / the best way.
You can learn more about Fulfill.com on, well, fulfill.com. You can also follow Joe Spisak on Twitter and LinkedIn. His DMs are always open!
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The Best Weird Marketing Tales Blog Posts From 2022
We write. A lot. Usually about the weirdest possible subjects we can. In this podcast, we talk about our very favorite articles from the Weird Marketing Tales blog in 2022.
You can learn more about Overboard Games by going to their website, @Games_Overboard on Twitter, and OverboardGames on YouTube.
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How Jeff Irving Built Fantasy World, Vrahode, From Scratch
Can you imagine creating a brand new fantasy world completely from scratch? That's exactly what Jeff Irving did, with his upcoming game series, Vrahode. After more than 30 years of dreaming and refining his ideas, he thinks the time is finally right to share his ideas with the world.
In this episode, we talk about how Jeff created his fantasy world, how he's building a team to bring it to life, and how he's handling the marriage of cold business realities to lofty dreams.
You can learn more about Weathervane Games & Vrahode by going to their website, landing page, Facebook page or group, Twitter, or Instagram
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