Duct Tape Marketing

John speaks with Paul Jarvis, author of Company of One, about why scaling is not always the ultimate goal for an entrepreneur, and how to instead focus on building a business for yourself that is sustainable and aligned with your purpose.

John sits down with Matt Scanlon, owner of The Hill KC. What started as a CrossFit gym is now morphing into a place that Scanlon hopes will help change the way the U.S. approaches preventative healthcare. He talks about how he's navigating his business through this shift.

John sits down with Jason Kander, a former Army Captain and bestselling author of Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage. Kander shares lessons about leadership that can be applied to any sector or industry.

Dan Schawbel stops by to discuss his latest book, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. He and John talk about the downsides to remote work and how to overcome them and build community.

This week, Seth Godin stops by to discuss the precepts in his latest book This Is Marketing, and why good marketing is about the long game and taking an empathetic view in addressing your customers' needs.

Dr. Nick Morgan discusses the pitfalls of virtual communication, which tends to remove the emotional connection we would experience in face-to-face conversations. He shares findings from his latest book, Can You Hear Me?, on what we can do to foster more meaningful, thoughtful connections in a digital world.

John speaks with Vince Molinaro, author of The Leadership Contract, about how to foster accountable leadership in your organization and the positive effect that can have on your business's success.

John chats with Louis Gudema about his book Bullseye Marketing, and how to take advantage of the customers and assets you already have in order to grow your business.

John discusses the recent changes to Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) and how they affect the marketing approach for small business owners.

Guest Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus, discusses what drives us to distraction in our tech-saturated world, and what we can do to combat those forces and gain greater focus.

John talks with Pam Didner about her forthcoming book, Effective Sales Enablement, and why integrating your sales and marketing efforts can help both teams achieve greater success.

Duct Tape Marketing's core belief is that marketing is not a set of tactics, it's a system. On this episode, John takes a closer look at the seven steps to building a successful marketing system that will generate great results for your business.

On this week's episode, John chats with Jay Baer about his latest book, Talk Triggers, and he shares how business owners can create operational strategies to generate incredible word-of-mouth for their brands.

Petra Kolber shares her views on perfection.

The Secrets to Scaling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mandy McEwen Podcast Transcript My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandy McEwen. She is the founder and CEO of Mod Girl Marketing and is an expert in helping companies and digital agencies scale. Having founded her company back in 2010, McEwen shares what she’s learned from her experience, in both growing her own business and helping thousands of marketing entrepreneurs over the years. Mod Girl Marketing has been recognized as a Top 8 SEO Expert by Search Engine Journal and as a content marketing influencer by BuzzSumo. McEwen has been featured in a number of publications, including the Huffington Post, Inc., and Search Engine Journal. Questions I ask Mandy McEwen: How do you define scaling? What holds people back from scaling in the traditional sense? How do business owners identify what tasks to outsource first? What you’ll learn if you give a listen: Why g

How to Create a Morning Routine That Breeds Success written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Benjamin Spall Podcast Transcript This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Benjamin Spall. Spall is co-author of the book My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired and co-founder of the website by the same name. For their website and book, Spall and his co-founder and co-author, Michael Xander, have interviewed nearly 300 successful leaders in arenas as diverse as business, sports, the arts, and government. On today’s episode, we talk about what we can learn from the morning routines of successful people when creating our own set of rituals to start the day. Spall has contributed to various other publications, including Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and the Huffington Post. Questions I ask Benjamin Spall: What are some of the known benefits of having a morning routine? How do you create a shutdown ritual? Did you discover any

How to Edge Out Your Competition by Being Uncopyable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Steve A. Miller Podcast Transcript This week’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Steve A. Miller. Miller is a consultant, speaker, and author. His most recent book, Uncopyable: How to Create an Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition, is about how small business owners can create an uncopyable relationship with their clients to keep them coming back time and again, and it’s what we discuss here on the podcast. Miller founded The Adventure LLC over thirty years ago, and has served as a consultant for many global brands, including Proctor & Gamble, Nordstrom, and Coca-Cola. He has spoken at over 1,500 conferences and workshops, and has contributed to numerous publications including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week. Questions I ask Steve A. Miller: What is the uncopyable mindset? How do you innovate to create a better experience for your

Using Convenience to Disrupt the Competition written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Shep Hyken Podcast Transcript This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Shep Hyken. He is the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations and the author of the upcoming book The Convenience Revolution: How to Deliver a Customer Service Experience That Disrupts the Competition and Creates Fierce Loyalty. Hyken’s previous books have been New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers. He is also a prolific speaker, having been inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the speaking profession. Hyken works with companies to revolutionize their approach to customer service and to help them build loyalty and longstanding relationships with their clients. In this episode, Hyken details the ways in which becoming the company that is most convenient to do business with can help you stand out from the competition and cre

Fighting Unconscious Bias in Your Organization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing   Marketing Podcast with Dolly Chugh Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Dolly Chugh. Chugh is a psychologist and associate professor of management and organizations at the Stern School of Business at NYU. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. Chugh writes a monthly column for Forbes.com on gender, race, diversity, inclusion and bias, and has contributed to more than 20 academic and managerial publications including the Harvard Business Review, Psychological Science, Social Justice Research, and The American Economic Review. Her research has also been featured on numerous media outlets including National Public Radio, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Economist. In this episode, we unpack the ways in which unconscious bias may get in the way of good people living their

How to Transform Your Company Into an Inbound Organization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Todd Hockenberry Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Todd Hockenberry. He is the founder of Top Line Results, a management consulting firm, and the co-author of the book Inbound Organization: How to Build and Strengthen Your Company’s Future Using Inbound Principles, which we discuss today. Founded nearly 10 years ago, Top Line Results guides B2B companies who are struggling to adapt to the changes in buying behavior. Using online tools, they help clients stay ahead of the latest tech-driven changes. Todd writes regularly about industry and technology trends, and has been published in trade magazines such as The Fabricator, Industrial Laser Solutions, Modern Metals, Modern Application News, and others. He also co-hosts the podcast Inbound2Grow with Dan Tyre. Questions I ask Todd Hockenberry: What’s new that