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Surviving Mondays together. Every Monday, we marketers face a new week with the same old challenges: colleagues who think they know our craft as well as we do, managers who drop random ideas as new strategies to execute, technologies threatening our jobs, and audiences waiting in their basements for us to make a mistake. We vent. We relate. We commiserate. We get through another Monday. Together. Enjoy the show. Dabble into the WhatsApp community. Survive this week being all the marketer you can be.

  1. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    Collaboration is Key for Anh Nguyen | Marketers Managing (a CMWorld mini-series)

    Send us Fan Mail Marketers Managing Ep. 1: Anh Nguyen on Collaboration, Community & Referrals at Content Marketing World 2026 At Content Marketing World 2026 in Denver, host Rachel Moore launches the first interview of the Marketers Managing miniseries (from the Marketers Barely Managing podcast) with longtime friend Anh Nguyen, Chief Brand Amplifier at Amplified Marketing.  Anh, a 25+ year marketing veteran and 11+ year business owner, discusses why she views other marketers as collaborators rather than competitors and how community and referrals have driven her business.  She shares a negative experience with the Good Neighbor podcast in the Dallas area, where she was turned away for being in marketing after the host failed to review her information, calling the approach unprofessional and shortsighted.  The conversation highlights networking, specialization in marketing, and the value of mentorship and community at Content Marketing World, plus Anh’s plans to explore data insights and AI sessions and where to connect with her on LinkedIn. 00:00 Collaboration Always Wins 00:34 Meet Anh Nguyen 01:26 Marketing Journey Origins 02:14 CMW Mentorship Perks 03:33 Pivot To Collaboration 04:46 Podcast Snub Story 08:35 Why Referrals Matter 11:07 Conference Plans Wrap 11:42 Where To Connect 12:07 Final Goodbye Follow Anh Nguyen online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhtnguyen170/ Find Amplified Marketing online: https://www.amplifiedmkg.com/ Join the WhatsApp community, and give a big hug to the event marketer in your life. WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FQzDURLFyyCCvH5vKSoZ40?mode=gi_t And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Support the show

    Collaboration is Key for Anh Nguyen | Marketers Managing (a CMWorld mini-series)

  2. 4d ago

    Ode to Event Marketers

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel opens this special Monday with a song for event pros, because she's recording from the trade show floor at Content Marketing World in Denver, running her own booth with a mobile podcast studio and a stack of executive interviews. Running a booth herself has given her a whole new level of awe for event marketers and planners, the people juggling contracts, vendors, lead gen apps, shipping, electricity, branding, and messaging, often on their feet for 14-hour days. She shouts out two event pros who helped her pull it all together, Rachel Ring and Jessica Connolly, and invites any event marketer at the show to stop by the booth for their 15 minutes of fame. It's also the start of her "odes to different types of marketers," plus a tease for a mini-series of interviews recorded live from Content Marketing World this week. Join the WhatsApp community, and give a big hug to the event marketer in your life. WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FQzDURLFyyCCvH5vKSoZ40?mode=gi_t And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Support the show

  3. Sep 29

    Should Social Media People Know Graphic Design?

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel poses a bit of a hot take this week: should social media people know graphic design?  She traces her own path from FreeHand tutorials at a church job (yes, that's aging her, her words) through clip art manipulation in Microsoft Office, all the way to getting "set loose" on Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, and how that design eye ended up being the edge that got her into marketing in the first place. Her answer is yes, at least a little, but she makes the case for social folks and design teams working together instead of in silos, with designers building on-brand templates that social can customize without starting from scratch every time. She fully expects some pushback on this one and wants to hear from social media pros who don't know a lick of design and are doing just fine. Join the WhatsApp community, and tell Rachel if she's wrong about this one. And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Incompetechincompetech Music Artist: Incompetechincompetech by Kevin MacLeod 00:00 Monday Kickoff 00:21 Old School Social Media 01:09 Learning Design Basics 02:20 Early Video Editing Detour 02:52 Design Skills In Marketing 03:16 Should Social Know Design 03:27 From Clip Art To Adobe 04:14 Working With Design Teams 05:39 Canva Templates Done Right 06:06 Wrap Up And Callbacks 06:25 Weekly Encouragement 06:45 Final Goodbye Support the show

  4. Sep 21

    Do You Know Your Brand Style Guide By Heart?

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel goes deep on brand style guides this week, the "bible" every marketer needs and so few actually build. She talks through why you should know your brand's hex codes by heart (sticky note method fully endorsed), plus a shoutout to ColorZilla for eyedropper-grabbing colors and Adobe Libraries for teams who insist on working in silos when they don't have to.  She also makes the case for documenting your brand style, logo usage, tone, the works, so your team (or your assistant) isn't guessing, and admits that marketing herself is the one place she still struggles to take her own advice.  Bonus: an Oxford comma hot take, and a heads-up that she'll be recording a special series live from Content Marketing World, October 5-7. Join the WhatsApp community, and tell her whether you know your brand's hex codes by heart. And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Chapters: 00:00 Welcome Back Monday 00:12 Brand Guide Basics 00:21 Memorize Brand Colors 01:11 ColorZilla Eyedropper Tip 01:41 Adobe Libraries Collaboration 02:38 Sticky Note Workflow 02:55 Canva Brand Kit Setup 03:36 Documenting For Your Team 04:34 Why Self-Marketing Is Hard 05:21 Oxford Comma Debate 05:57 Content Marketing World Series 06:43 Join The Community 07:04 Wrap Up And Goodbye Support the show

  5. Sep 14

    My Wife Works in Social Media

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel takes on the classic "you're in marketing, do something" ask this week, the one where a loved one keeps her in their back pocket as a threat to whip out on customer service reps. Cue her husband, who goes in hot on every call and, when all else fails, drops the "my wife works in social media" card (spoiler: it doesn't work, and it never has). Rachel breaks down why the tag-a-brand-and-watch-them-scramble era is basically over now that social is fragmented across a dozen platforms, and makes the case for remembering the human on the other end of that handle, a marketing person with zero power over billing, refunds, or policy.  Plus: a toast to every marketer who's been used as a leverage tactic by someone who still can't explain what you actually do for a living. Join the WhatsApp community and share your own back-pocket-threat story — you know you have one. And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Incompetechincompetech Music Artist: Incompetechincompetech by Kevin MacLeod 00:00 Marketing Threat Intro 00:36 Husband Goes Full Karen 01:28 Social Media Leverage Myth 02:14 Why Brands Ignore Tags 03:43 Remember the Human 04:53 They Don't Get Marketing 05:48 Cheers to Back Pocket Marketers 06:19 Weekly Sendoff Support the show

  6. Sep 7

    Why I hate email marketing

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel takes on email marketing this week — and she's not shy about it: she's not a fan of receiving it, even though she knows exactly how to run a campaign. She draws a hard line between scraping or buying email lists (don't) and the real, opted-in exchange that makes email marketing worth doing in the first place. From there, she makes her case for SMS and WhatsApp messaging as the channels marketers are sleeping on — pointing to open rates north of 90% and the discipline that comes from having to write short and sharp. Plus: a listener poll heading to the WhatsApp community, and why you should really just text her instead of leaving a voicemail. Join the WhatsApp community and weigh in on this week's poll: are you actually a fan of receiving email marketing? And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Support the show

  7. Aug 31

    Brought to you by the letters A and I

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel Moore discusses the paradox of AI in the workplace, highlighting how AI mistakes are often overvalued compared to human expertise, and emphasizing the importance of valuing human employees in the age of AI. Join the WhatsApp community And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Support the show

    Brought to you by the letters A and I

  8. Aug 27

    Special REACT episode: When AI tries to run a lemonade stand

    Send us Fan Mail Rachel Moore reacts to a viral video by GenSpark AI showcasing AI's attempt to run a lemonade stand, highlighting the limitations and humorous failures of AI in real-world scenarios. This episode explores the implications for marketers and the importance of human oversight in AI applications. "Making a hundred dollars is the goal" "Scaling AI is more complex than it seems" "Humans are still needed in the AI era" Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the video and its relevance to marketing 02:18 Setup of the lemonade stand challenge with AI 03:42 The goal of making a hundred dollars and its significance 05:22 AI companies' promotion and the reality of AI limitations 07:32 The manual effort involved in AI-driven projects 09:54 The misconception that reading a book or transcript equals expertise 12:05 Scaling challenges of AI in practical scenarios 15:07 The human experience and frustration with AI failures 20:02 The cost and resource implications of AI projects 22:50 AI's decision-making and reasoning capabilities 29:42 The perception of AI versus human oversight 39:25 Lessons learned and future implications for marketers Join the WhatsApp community And... hang in there. Bad Ideas Distressed by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100488 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Support the show

    Special REACT episode: When AI tries to run a lemonade stand
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Surviving Mondays together. Every Monday, we marketers face a new week with the same old challenges: colleagues who think they know our craft as well as we do, managers who drop random ideas as new strategies to execute, technologies threatening our jobs, and audiences waiting in their basements for us to make a mistake. We vent. We relate. We commiserate. We get through another Monday. Together. Enjoy the show. Dabble into the WhatsApp community. Survive this week being all the marketer you can be.

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  • Creator
    Rachel Moore
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Marketers Barely Managing
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