What’s Working in Marketing™

On this episode, we spoke with Ryan Law, VP of Content at Animalz. He’s been doing content marketing for over 10 years with tons of skilled colleagues that live and breathe strategy and execution on a daily basis. He has some polarizing views on content distribution and the use of AI for copywriting that every marketer should hear. As someone who started out in SEO, we talk about the importance of long-form content in a marketing m...

On this episode, we spoke with Brandon Rhoten, a CMO and growth advisor who’s always seeking to build killer creative, clever media campaigns, and impossible-to-ignore brands. He’s got a successful track record too, having formed the first ever digital social team at Wendy’s. From his early days in the agency world to launching some of the most talked about social media campaigns on the internet during his time with Wendy’s, and be...

On this episode, we spoke with Matthew Bertulli, CEO of Pela, an eCommerce brand that’s on a mission to unf*ck the earth. Matt’s keen eye for product R&D and growth opportunities have already resulted in an exit for his award-winning company Demac Media. Although his career first began as a software developer who hated marketing, Matt eventually decided it was so important to learn more since marketing is what drives consumer dema...

On this episode, we are once again joined by Corey Haines who is the Founder of Swipe Files. Corey was interested in this concept of marketing like a media company at an early stage, long before it became popular to deploy marketing strategies that don't come off to end buyers as just that, marketing.

Through careful research, he viewed the need to treat marketing like a product that blends performance and brand. We talk about wh...

David Allison has been around marketing for 30 years, from his early agency life to his current role as Founder of The Valuegraphics Project. He's an outspoken marketer that Charlie has followed for years because he calls out a missing link in the typical marketing research process that calls for psychographic and demographic data. This '3rd peg in the stool' is our core value system, and David found out it's the only true indicato...

Shez Mehra is the CMO at Audio Branding, an audio-first consultancy that specializes in building affinity through the strategic and intentional use of sound. In this episode, Shez explains how sound is currently used in the world of marketing and brand. We dive into building a sonic identity and look at examples of how that's being done well on a global level. Integrating your brand's sound across digital, experiential, and all the...

Jamie Michaels is the Head of Brand Strategy at Twitter Canada. In this episode, we dive deep into customer-centricity in marketing and more specifically social media. Jamie shares countless examples of brands that are doing a great job on Twitter, and what brands should be thinking about if they want to stand out or differentiate themselves. Data is showing that more and more brands are sounding the same, so we look at how craftin...

Cameron Uganec is the General Manager of The Leap, which is a media company created by Thinkific. He was hired to lead this new media division out of his previous role at Later, where he was the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Growth. Since he's in the seat leading an in-house media brand for a highly innovative tech company, we figured there are few better people to explain this popular trend. Join us to understand why media ...

Matt McGowan is the General Manager of Canada at Snap Inc, the parent company for well-known brands like Snapchat, Spectacles, Bitmoji, and Zenly. In this episode, we discuss how Snap is opening up new doors to marketers through innovative technology like AR and unrivaled engagement amongst individuals aged 13-34. Matt helps position the performance opportunity for advertisers on Snapchat, and he also explains their approach to are...

In this episode, we spoke with Sean Tyson about how consumers' expectation of quality content is at an all-time high and what that really means for brands in the era of content marketing. He started Quietly Media over 8 years ago and has been helping leading brands drive their business with content since. Sean is acutely aware that content plays a role in marketing all across the customer journey, and he points out how many busines...

Creating a community of raving fans is no easy task for brands and creators. That's probably why our insight-obsessed friends at Methods + Mastery recently published this incredible research report on The Secret Language of Fandoms, which deconstructs multiple examples of raving fan communities online, and identifies a core trend among fandoms: that they are built on, and held together by complex language. Join us for this special ...

John Huntinghouse is VP of Marketing at TAB Bank. In this episode, John explains how marketing can break down common silos or barriers amongst teams in the workplace, simply by thinking more about the language they are using with others to communicate objectives, campaigns, or outcomes. Beyond proper internal communication, we look at important factors for digital brand building in finance and banking.

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Andrew Rosch is the Director of Acquisition and Retention Marketing at Trek, one of the world's most renowned bicycle makers. In this episode, Andrew speaks about what's working in the cycling and outdoors industry as a marketing strategy leader, and how he translates performance metrics into human journey insights. Most importantly, we take a close look at how agility is necessary for most marketing teams, and why you need to be p...