Weird Marketing Tales: Inspiration & Motivation For Small Business Owners

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Weird Marketing Tales: Inspiration & Motivation For Small Business Owners

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!

Episodes

  1. 02/16/2023

    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 Boar...

    48 min

  2. 02/02/2023

    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 M...

    55 min

  3. 01/19/2023

    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.Check out the Weird Marketing Tales website if you haven't already. If you want to follow Weird Marketing Tales on social media, go to @WeirdMarke...

    49 min

  4. 01/05/2023

    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...

    42 min

  5. 12/22/2022

    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.Check 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 @Weir...

    43 min

  6. 12/08/2022

    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 abo...

    45 min

  7. 11/22/2022

    How Loistava Information Security Is Making Passwords Fun

    Your mission, should you choose to accept it: make passwords fun.Not easy, right? That's what Anthony Collette at Loistava Information Security is determined to do. He and his team are creating physical cybersecurity products (CASTALOT Dice, GhentWare) to help people build good habits.You can learn more about Loistava Information Security by going to their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out the Weird Marketing Tales website if you haven't already. If you want to follow Weird...

    36 min

  8. 11/10/2022

    How Trey Baughn Party-Proofed Board Games With BGSHIELD

    Imagine getting your hands on a rare $200 board game. Now imagine your friend spilling an entire can of Coca-Cola on it minutes after you start to play. This is the kind of problem that Trey Baughn set out to solve when he created BGSHIELD.In this episode, we talk about how Trey created this unique product, how he proved to people it works, and what he's going to do next!You can learn more about Trey and BGSHIELD by going to his website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok.Check out the W...

    46 min

  9. 11/10/2022

    Why Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons (Carey Parker, Privacy & Security)

    Someone is collecting your personal data right now. Maybe it's a government agency, maybe it's a hacker. But most likely, it's some corporation trying to sell you something. That's why a lot of people are starting to get into privacy and security.There's no better place to turn for privacy and security tips than Carey Parker, creator of Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. In this episode, he provides some practical tips for everyone to use and we talk about how marketers can succeed in a more priva...

    49 min

  10. 11/10/2022

    How Kenny Goodman Makes Money Digitizing Board Games (Tabletop Simulator)

    What if I told you that you don't have to be in the same room with someone to play board games? It's true - and that's how Kenny Goodman, owner of Overboard Games, was able to build a business out of digitizing board games on Tabletop Simulator.In this episode, we talk about how Kenny takes a physical product and makes it digital, why the business works so well, and how he got started in the first place!Learn more about Tabletop Simulator and Tabletopia here.You can learn more about Overboard...

    35 min

  11. 11/10/2022

    What is the Weird Marketing Tales Podcast?

    Basic facts are easy to find. Remembering them when you need them? That requires a different approach, and that’s why we created the Weird Marketing Tales Podcast.In this podcast, Brandon Rollins will be interviewing small business owners, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals who are making a living doing things you probably didn’t know you could do.Learn more on https://weirdmarketingtales.com/@WeirdMarketing on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. @WeirdMarketers on Twitter, Instagram, and...

    4 min
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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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