Duct Tape Marketing

Honest Startup Advice From Somebody Who’s Been Through It written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Rand Fishkin Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Rand Fishkin. He is the founder and former CEO of Moz and currently has a new venture called SparkToro, a software and data company focused on helping people understand how and where to reach their target audiences. He and I discuss his new book, Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World. Fishkin is a frequent keynote speaker on marketing and entrepreneurship topics around the world. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with his wife and eat pasta. Questions I ask Rand Fishkin: Where does SEO sit today? Why include the painfully honest advice in your book? What is some common advice you give people? What you’ll learn if you give a listen: Why you need to discover your unique value How Fishkin’s business point of view has chang

How to Feel Less Busy and Get More Done written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Laura Vanderkam Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Laura Vanderkam. She is the author of several time-management and productivity books, including the one we discuss in this interview, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Vanderkam is the author of several other time-management and productivity books, including I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune. She is also the co-host, with Sarah Hart-Unger, of the podcast Best of Both Worlds. Questions I ask Laura Vanderkam: What are some of the biggest time-drain patterns? Is there a place for procrastination? How much does multitasking cost us? What you’ll learn if you give a listen: Why there

How Chat Bots Can Help You Grow Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Andrew Warner Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Andrew Warner, founder of Mixergy, a program that interviews experts to help you grow your business. He and I discuss his new initiative, Bot Academy, and what your business needs to know about bots today. Warner was one of the pioneers of the internet startup scene — starting online in 1997 and growing his business into a multi-million dollar venture. After he and his brother achieved their first success, a $30 million per year Internet business, he wanted to share the gift of inspiration and knowledge with budding entrepreneurs, and with that, Mixergy was born. To achieve this end, he started Mixergy, where he invites proven Entrepreneurs to teach how they built their startups. Recently, Warner has been an angel investor in two of the early chat messaging platform companie

Local SEO for Lead Generation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Justin Sturges Podcast Transcript SEO tools and strategies are constantly changing. All the while, it’s never been more important that you get found online when people go out there searching – particularly if you’re a local business. Your website is the foundation for how you get ranked and found locally. It’s important to have a well put together website with unique content that is tailored specifically to the search results you want to show up in. It is very difficult to rank for your most desired keyword phrases without great content. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Justin Sturges. He is a local SEO, website building & lead generation expert, Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant, and co-author of the award-winning book The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation. We discuss SEO, website design and the keys to getting your business

A Guide to Content Strategy and Brand Storytelling written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Kyle Gray Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Kyle Gray, founder of The Story Engine. He and I discuss insights from his book, The Story Engine: A Busy Entrepreneur’s Guide to Content Strategy and Brand Storytelling Without Spending All Day Writing. Gray has […]

Voice Search: What Small Business Owner’s and Marketers Need to Know written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Voice Search An increasing number of people are turning to search devices, but not necessarily search engines per se. We have laptops and our phones, and then, of course, we’ve got these Alexa and Google Home devices. These are how people are actually now executing searches. Not all of it […]

How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Allen Gannett Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Allen Gannett. He is the CEO and co-founder of TrackMaven, a marketing insights platform. He and I discuss his new book, The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time. Gannett’s […]

How to Use Social Media for Your Marketing Efforts in 2018 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Social Media I thought I’d drop in and give you my take on where we are with social media. It hasn’t gone away, it hasn’t died out, it has a place, and it’s here to stay, but let’s talk about how to use it in 2018. It’s kind of […]

How to Monetize Your Expertise and Thrive written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Dorie Clark Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Dorie Clark. She is a marketing and strategy consultant as well as a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. She and I discuss her new book, Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple […]

How GDPR Highlights How We Should Be Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Ryan Urban Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Ryan Urban. He is the founder and CEO of BounceX, a people-based marketing consultancy that helps organizations increase their online conversion rates. He and I discuss what may be the most popular topic as of […]

How to Get What You Want In Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Anthony Sullivan Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is entrepreneur and celebrity TV pitchman, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan. He and I discuss his new book, You Get What You Pitch For: Control Any Situation, Create Fierce Agreement, and Get What You Want In Life.  With his winning […]

Tips on How to Stay Top of Mind written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Hall Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is John Hall. John is the CEO and co-founder of Influence & Co. and the author of  Top of Mind: Use Content to Unleash Your Influence and Engage Those Who Matter To You. He and I discuss the world […]

Cutting Through the Noise and Clutter in Marketing Today written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Alison Stratten Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Alison Stratten. She and her husband, Scott, are co-authors of 4 best-selling business books, co-owners of UnMarketing Inc and co-hosts of The UnPodcast. She and I discuss their newest book, UnBranding. Their site, show, and books […]

How to Help Your Local Business Get Found Online written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mike Blumenthal Podcast Transcript People say a lot of things about SEO – it’s dead, it’s all tricks, it’s too hard. Here’s the thing – SEO, including and maybe especially local SEO, is certainly not dead – it’s more alive, necessary and vibrant than ever. It has shifted to become more of an […]

How to Get More Time Back In Your Work Week written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mandi Ellefson Podcast Transcript My guest for this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandi Ellefson, a scalable freedom strategist and founder of The Hands-Off CEO. She and I discuss how to find time, how to free up time, and how to get greater focus in your business that will […]

The Value of Discoverable, Shareable, and Useful Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Creating Useful Content There’s no way around it, there are a lot of marketing channels today. I’m counting eighteen as of now (which can obviously change very quickly). When I started my business we had six or seven ways to reach our prospects and customers. A lot has changed. […]

How to Attract Customers and Keep Them Forever written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Joey Coleman Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Joey Coleman. He is Chief Experience Composer at Design Symphony. He and I discuss his new book, Never Lose a Customer Again, which discusses the 8 phases your customer has the potential to travel through as part […]

Does Everybody Need to Write a Book to Be Successful? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Tucker Max Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Tucker Max. He is the co-founder of Book In A Box, a company that turns ideas into books, and four-time, New York Times Bestselling Author. He and I discuss writing books and how they impact your […]

A Story On How to Create Influence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Bob Burg Podcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Bob Burg. He is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences on topics at the core of his series of Go-Giver books. He and I discuss the newest book in the series, The Go-Giver […]