Copywriting can be a real breeze for people who have natural talent. But it’s also a skill you can learn over time. Today, we hear Lamar Phillips’ origin story, her gift for writing high-quality copy, and how she maintains her performance. Lamar is a copywriter at Mekanism and is part of the team that worked on Jose Cuervo and the Rice-A-Roni commercials and jingle. She’s clearly mastered copywriting given her experience in the fie...

Content creation can be profitable for anyone who understands what that really means. But, more than just keywords and the latest releases, you have to find what works for you. Today, Harsh Agrawal shares tips on how to master it as he did. Harsh is behind the award-winning blog, ShoutMeLoud, and cryptocurrency resource platform and community, CoinSutra. Surviving a debilitating accident, he became a full-time blogger and philanthr...

Anybody can start marketing themselves. But how does one become confident and successful? On today’s Marketing Speak, Steve Brossman lets us in on the secrets he’s discovered in the past 20 years of video creation. As a true innovator in sales and marketing, Steve created the Blueprint Conversion System that has helped professionals break through their struggles in selling themselves. In addition, he’s successfully mastered how to ...

These days, the road to standing out online can be bumpy. But once you find what makes you remarkable to your audience, it eventually smoothens, taking you to where you want to be in no time. Today, Rich Brooks shares a remarkability formula to help remove all the bumps along the way. Rich is digital agency Flyte New Media’s president and has helped brands become remarkable since 1997. He also founded The Agents of Change, an annua...

Technology has been growing at a rapid speed, and the consequences are becoming apparent. There’s more to this industry than just innovation. Our guest today exposes the dark side of digitalization you don’t readily see. Gerry McGovern talks about the effects of the digital world on the environment and the steps we can still take to stop it. As an applauded visionary against climate change, Gerry’s latest book, World Wide Waste, el...

It’s challenging to create a LinkedIn profile that stands out. You’re up against millions of users and if you’re not doing it right, your profile’s just one of the many that easily gets drowned out. Lucky for us, Jason Osborn explains how you create a profile and connection request that stops the scroll and shares tools to navigate your sales. Starting as a life coach, Jason has been in the industry for 15 years now and has since w...

Social media has given everyone a platform to stand out. Unfortunately, this makes it challenging for individuals and brands to set themselves apart from your average user. Brendan Kane shares secrets to how you can build a powerful hook for your social media content. As the Founder and CEO of the Hook Point Agency, Brendan has helped hundreds of individuals and brands with their business and digital strategy. He’s been in the ente...

In today's episode, David 'Doc' Searls joins me to talk about the highs and lows of the Internet and how it's changed the world and shapes the future. Doc is an American journalist, columnist, and widely-read blogger. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Linux Journal, a fellow at the Center for Information Technology & Society (CITS) at the University of California, and an alumnus fellow of the Berkman Center for Inter...

With the variety of its applications, artificial intelligence has proven to be helpful in people’s lives. But it’s unavoidable that some use it for questionable goals. On today’s episode, Joe Youngblood shares what he hopes AI will be used for in the future, the effects of fake news and psychological operations, and tips on protecting yourself as a surfer of the web. Joe is the founder of Joe Youngblood SEO & Digital Agency and...

By understanding the core principle of empathy, we can authentically apply it in our own lives and effectively use it to be genuine in dealing with our employees and customers as well. On today’s episode, Minter Dial shares what empathy truly means within an organization and how brands can inject it into their culture. Minter is the award-winning author of Heartificial Empathy and The Last Ring Home and is an international professi...

I’ve been so amazed by the principles behind Pink Sheets, and it has been a game-changer for my life and my business. It’s a powerful tool that can improve how people capture their thinking. Today’s episode with Matt Church explains how this tool came to be and how you can use it to improve your thought process. Not to mention, it’s a free tool that comes with books to explain how you can use and maximize to your advantage. Matt is...

Only recently have I started believing that nothing is ever random. We’re all carriers of blessings for others and we should be open to the intuitive hits we receive from above. Today’s episode captures just how Wil Reynolds is a form of blessing to the people he works with. Instead of focusing on how he can make more money for himself, he focuses on what he can do to help people because it brings him more joy. Wil has helped sever...

Joe Polish describes today's guest, Jason Fladlien, as one of the top five living marketers on the planet. This episode takes a different turn because instead of highlighting success, we talk about the mistakes people make that shape who they are today. Making mistakes on the path to success is often a vital part of the process. Jason says he has made more than his share. You get it wrong 100 times, and you get it right once—th...

If you're a fan of the TV show Shark Tank, you probably will have thought how cool it would be to invent a product and sell it globally for millions. In today's Marketing Speak episode, I interviewed a guy who did exactly that. Perry Kaye, aka Perry the Inventor, is here to share his story and a handful of advice on what it takes to develop incredible products that really SELL. Perry has been awarded over 50 US and Foreign ...

If you're highly familiar with the world of business, you would agree how a single important pitch has the power to change your life. Curating the perfect pitch may produce tons of pressure, but ironically, one of the best pieces of advice is to keep it simple. However, according to Marketing Speak guest Brant Pinvidic, being concise and winning people over with a brief pitch is an incredibly difficult thing to master. Brant is...

We're going to do things a little differently on today's Marketing Speak episode. In this session, my dear friend James Schramko interviews me about my SEO and marketing journey. I'm not particularly eager to toot my own horn, and it's not something I really do on the Marketing Speak podcast, but I feel like this is the perfect opportunity to give you all an update on what's been going on in what I do and why I ...

Businesses worldwide are getting creative in expanding their reach and visibility, which is essential to achieve growth objectives. Learn from today's Marketing Speak guest, Krista Neher, CEO of Boot Camp Digital, the fundamentals and language of digital and social media marketing in growing your business online. Krista has delivered over 1,000 presentations globally and is a leading expert in digital marketing, marketing strat...

If you are living in the digital world, you definitely know what social media is. You might even be on a few platforms. But have you heard about social selling? According to today's Marketing Speak guest, Brynne Tillman, social selling is the act of building relationships, providing real value, and being a trusted resource to gain more sales. Brynne is the LinkedIn Whisperer and CEO of Social Sales Link. For over a decade, she ...

"Entrepreneurship is a form of art; it's a form of expression. It lets you be who you want to be, it lets you inspire others to get behind a vision, and it allows you to give back in a way you've never given back before." These are incredibly wise words from a young entrepreneur who is my guest on today's episode. My guest, Tim Denning, is an Aussie blogger who has been writing for the last seven years. His work...