Marketing With Empathy®

Marketing With Empathy®

Marketing With Empathy® is the podcast for brands that want to target moms. Moms influence or control 85% of ALL household purchases making them a lucrative market to figure out. Join Host and 20+ year content expert, Sarah Panus, for ideas that get your products and services into the hands of moms who need them. Top 5% of all podcasts, and member of Marketing Podcast Network. Themes: brand storytelling, content marketing, content strategy, mom marketing, storytelling marketing, consumer behavior, marketing, editorial content, StoryBrand, social media marketing, influencer marketing

Episodes

153. Fix Your Messaging Fast – workshop options

May 27, 2025 • 10 mins
EP 153. Messaging fuzzy? Sales slow? Host, Sarah Panus walks through the mistake brands make when trying to fix their message, and how StoryBrand workshops may be just what you need to help you go from foggy to focused in about a week. SHOWNOTES:   https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/fix-your-messaging-strategy-fast--storybrand-workshop-options-episode-153/ LEARN MORE ABOUT SARAH’S STORYBRAND WORKSHOPS: https://...
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152. Stop Guessing. Start Benchmarking Your Marketing with AI. 

May 13, 2025 • 22 mins
EP 152. Erik Huberman, CEO of Hawke Media, shares how AI and smart benchmarking are transforming marketing—and what brands need to do to earn moms’ trust and get better results. Discover how Hawke AI uses real-time data to flag wins, spot gaps, and guide your next move.    SHOWNOTES:  https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/stop-guessing-start-benchmarking-your-marketing-with-hawke-ai-episode-152/    SCHEDULE FREE 30...
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151. Reach Women Going Through Menopause – ByWinona.com 

April 30, 2025 • 28 mins
EP 151. Millions of women are navigating perimenopause and menopause—but most brands are oblivious to what they’re going through. OBGYN, Dr. Cat Brown and marketing lead, Brooke Matthews, of ByWinona.com share what women really experience during these seasons and how marketers can better connect with them through empathy, education, and simplicity.    SHOWNOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/reach-women-goin...
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150. Understand Mompreneurs to Win Her Business - Jacqueline Green

April 1, 2025 • 32 mins
EP 150. Want to sell to mom entrepreneurs? First, you need to understand their juggle. In this episode, host Sarah Panus is joined by business owner and mom Jacqueline Green, of Behind the Design, to dive deep into the daily struggles, desires, and decision-making process of mompreneurs. Learn what they’re balancing, why they crave simplicity and realism, and how your brand can better serve, support, and sell to them. Packed with r...
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149. 8 Unexpected Industries Moms Have Big Buying Power

March 18, 2025 • 16 mins
EP 149. Moms care about more than parenting-specific brands. Host, Sarah Panus, reveals eight unexpected industries where moms drive purchasing decisions. Create a clear content plan to reach moms in these markets and drive more leads and sales. SHOWNOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/8-industries-moms-have-huge-buying-power-episode-149/ RSVP to join free "The Sell to More Moms Masterclass" led by Sarah P...
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148. Inside Nickelodeon's Approach to Engaging Moms and Kids

March 11, 2025 • 16 mins
EP 148. Inside look at how Nickelodeon approached marketing to moms and kids; capturing hearts and minds. Moms drive purchases of family experiences. Rob Garay is back to share his experiences working with Nickelodeon Recreation, a sector responsible for overseeing Broadway shows, the Nickelodeon Cruise, Nickelodeon Hotel, and other initiatives beyond television production.   SHOW NOTES:  https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-emp...
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147. Psychology Behind Marketing to Women - Rob Garay (part 1)

March 4, 2025 • 19 mins
EP 147. What's the psychology behind marketing and what questions should we be asking ourselves when we're trying to reach more moms/women versus men? Rob Garay, author of the book Marketing Minds: A Look at Psychology and Marketing, joins Host, Sarah Panus to get Rob’s advice related to the words you use, amount of adjectives, colors and visuals.      SHOW NOTES:  https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/psychology-behi...
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146. Secrets to Repeatedly Selling Out Children's Events in North Carolina

February 18, 2025 • 22 mins
EP 146. Local business spotlight: Paul Spring shares his secrets for repeatedly selling out more than 300 children’s events in North Carolina for his Birthday Party Rockstar and Rockstar Bubbles companies. From magic to foam; texting to google reviews; Facebook groups to local mommy blogs; referrals to repeat business – learn how Paul’s successfully selling to more moms.      SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empat...
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145. Mobile Marketing to Moms - Jennie Lewis, Airship

February 4, 2025 • 36 mins
EP 145. Moms are on the move all the time, so mobile marketing is important for your brand. Jennie Lewis of Airship, joins Sarah in this episode to talk about ways to improve brand apps and the mobile web experience. What to look for and ask for in the first 30 days + other factors like metrics and cross-channel integrations to consider to better serve your mom customers via their cell phones.       SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage....
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144. My 3 Storytelling Pillars and How to Pick Yours

January 28, 2025 • 22 mins
EP 144. “What should we talk about this year?” To help answer this in your content marketing plans, Sarah Panus teaches you how to pick your brand’s 3 storytelling pillars – and shares her own new company pillars. LEARN: Why 3 is the magic number. What phase of the content planning process you pick these? How and where to use them to more easily build an annual content calendar that markets with more empathy.    SHOW NOTES: https:/...
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143. Engage Moms With Enriching Video Content – Matt Cornelison, FUNGI Media

January 21, 2025 • 43 mins
EP 143. Award-winning visual storyteller and agency owner, Matt Cornelison of FUNGI Media, shares ways brands can engage moms with enriching video content marketing. Listen to hear about 3 brands doing this well, employees as influencers, the perfect recipe of convenience + enriching or entertaining content, humor moms appreciate, shared content libraries, and ways to repurpose content via videos.   SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpag...
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142. Bumpin Blends Smoothies Simplify Life for Busy Moms – Lisa Mastela

January 14, 2025 • 25 mins
EP 142.  Moms decide what she and others around her eat.  Guest, Lisa Mastela, MPH, RD is the CEO of Bumpin Blends, frozen smoothie cubes that caters to moms. Lisa launched the company during maternity leave from her garage & has grown it into a 7-figure business available online, in Costco and 3,000+ stores. Originally launched for pregnant women, Bumpin Blends has expanded to cater to moms and families everywhere. Lisa shares cru...
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141. Storytelling Tips for Home Industry Success – Ericka Saurit

November 26, 2024 • 40 mins
EP 141.  Women make a majority of decisions in the home industry. There’s a lot of products and services sold in the home industry from interior designers to manufacturers and retailers. So what marketing and storytelling works best in the home industry? Home expert and agency owner, Ericka Saurit, walks us through her E3 Storytelling Framework.  How to differentiate your products and services in a sea of sameness, so you can grow ...
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140. SEO Tips to Capture the Attention of Moms – Lorianna Sprague, SEO Expert

October 29, 2024 • 23 mins
EP 140.  SEO techniques to help your brand better reach and engage more mom customers. Guest, Lorianna Sprague is an SEO expert and founder and CEO of Upfront Mktg, and joins host, Sarah Panus, to share tips to think about in your brand’s SEO practices to better capture the attention of moms. Moms control a significant portion of household purchases, making them a critical audience for many brands. Tune in to explore how your brand...
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139. Reach Moms Locally: MoCo Mom Community - Kiley Stromberg

September 17, 2024 • 23 mins
EP 139.  How can you help more moms on a local level? Kiley Stromberg, the founder of MoCo Mom shares how she’s making a difference for moms in Moore County, North Carolina, by providing crucial resources, fostering a supportive environment, and addressing challenges local mothers face. Ideas and opportunities for brands looking to connect with moms at a local level.  SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blo...
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138. ANNOUNCEMENT: Marketing to Moms Pivot

August 13, 2024 • 9 mins
EP 138. Host, Sarah Panus, has a big announcement about a pivot this podcast is making. Marketing With Empathy is niching down to focus specifically on Marketing With Empathy -- to Moms! It will now be the podcast for brands that want to target and engage moms. Listen to Sarah's quick announcement and what to expect going forward. SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/138   Take Sarah's FREE QUIZ: Which ...
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137. Inside Forum for Naturals Community - Ted Ning

August 6, 2024 • 28 mins
EP 137. Forum for Naturals community founder, Ted Ning shares advice to help brands build and nurture engaged communities. Approaching it like a science experiment, Ted shares learnings, mistakes, listening, and high-level thinking he's learned to build and grow successful communities for marketers and sustainability leaders. Sarah and Ted explore the motivations behind creating and nurturing communities, the value of identifying a...
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136. REI’s Premium Content Arm: Co-op Studios

June 11, 2024 • 30 mins
EP 136. REI’s Divisional VP of Brand Marketing, Paolo Mottola, returns to give an inside look at how their internal content arm for premium brand storytelling content works. Creating films, podcasts, feature length content and more.     SHOW NOTES:  https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/REI-content-arm-co-op-studios-paolo-mottola-episode-136/     Take Sarah's FREE QUIZ: Ready to Improve Your Content Strategy?   Disco...
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135. REI's new #OptOutside Summer Campaign - Paolo Mottola

June 4, 2024 • 23 mins
EP 135. Paolo Mottola, the divisional VP of brand marketing at REI co-op, joins Sarah to give a behind-the-scenes look at REI’s newest Summer #OptOutside campaign + why they lean into storytelling and advice for brands navigating the current tough economy. REI is an outdoor retailer and the largest consumer co-op in the U S with 23 million members. Paolo leads marketing strategy, campaigns, partnerships, and brand marketing channe...
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134. Branded Quiz Tips from my Quiz Coach - Helen Munshi (part 3)

May 15, 2024 • 38 mins
EP 134 - [Part 3 of 3 quiz mini-series]  Create quizzes that generate thousands of ready-to-buy leads. Sarah chats with her Quiz Coach, Helen Munshi, to clarify key quiz funnel aspects you need to remember when making your own branded quizzes as part of your content marketing strategy. Get Helen’s free video training below. + Don’t forget to take Sarah’s new “Are you Ready to Improve Your Content Strategy”? QUIZ for actionable tips...
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