Is your website working for you? In other words, is it generating interest, leads and, ultimately, revenue for your company on a daily basis? If the answer to that question is "no" or even "not sure," then you can't afford to miss this week's edition of the Art of Marketing Podcast, with Digital Marketing Strategist Carolyn Dickerson.
As President of Web Wizard Marketing, Carolyn increases website traffic for companies, generating leads through search engine optimization, social media, content marketing, paid search, email campaigns and analysis of website analytics.
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Understanding Customer Behavior and Conversion Tactics w/ Viv Amatuzzi
When it comes to increasing consumer engagement, few companies do it better than Netflix.
The streaming giant has become synonymous with "binge-watching," thanks to their captivating original content and individually-targeted algorithm.
Viv Amatuzzi is all too familiar with Netflix's engagement strategy, having previously worked for the company, testing variables to increase viewer retention rate and watch time.
Since then, Viv has held creative and strategic roles at several high-profile companies. She currently serves as Director of Conversion for 360i, an integrated creative and media agency.
Hear from Viv Amatuzzi, Director of Conversion at 360i, a media agency based in Chicago. 360i is a fully integrated creative and media agency that helps brands capitalize on change.
As a highly strategic creative and media partner with a deep understanding of how people discover brands and share stories, they don’t just react to changes in the marketplace – they predict and define them.
Viv has extensive customer behavior experience, including a stint at Netflix testing variables that increase viewer retention and watch time.
Topics to be covered include:
- Customer engagement and conversion tactics
- Consumer insights from studying Netflix viewer behavior
- Keys to a strong conversion strategy - How to better capture leads, drive sales and more
- Live Q&A in the comments
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#Marketing #VideoProduction
Not many businesses get the chance to be the first of its kind, but as a woman-owned, solar-powered, small-town manufacturing facility, Steffensmeier Welding & Manufacturing (SWM) has been the first of many things.
Jenny Steffensmeier is the woman behind the forward-thinking SWM, which was founded over 35 years ago by her late husband, Ben Steffensmeier. Since Ben's tragic passing, Jenny has taken over operations, continuing her husband's legacy of hard work and community service while leading the company to new heights. In addition to growing their customer base, Jenny helped SWM become 100% solar powered in 2016.
In fact, the company is expected to be the first fully solar-powered manufacturing and fabrication facility of its size in the state of Iowa. Jenny will be joining the Art of Marketing Podcast this week to share insights on the environmental and business benefits of solar power, trends in manufacturing and how to evolve after 30-plus years in business.
Topics we will cover include:
-Environmental and business benefits of solar power
-Woman-owned business success stories
-How to evolve after 30-plus years in business
-Current and future trends in manufacturing
-Live Q&A in the comments
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#Marketing #VideoProduction
When you pull over for a car wash, you're probably not thinking about marketing at that very moment.
Well, Laura Edgmond is. That's because she works as a marketer in the car wash industry, helping fine-tune the marketing machine that is National Carwash Solutions (NCS), the parent company of many of the industry's leading brands.
As Marketing Manager for NCS, Laura helps position and strengthen NCS brands, while also executing lead generation and digital marketing campaigns. Laura will be joining the Art of Marketing Podcast this week to share insights on marketing for multiple brands, managing a rebranding initiative and the coronavirus pandemic's unique impact on the car wash industry.
Topics we will cover include: -Marketing multiple brands under one company
-Managing a major rebranding initiative
-Impact of the pandemic on the car wash industry
-Lead generation and digital marketing tactics
-Live Q&A in the comments
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#Marketing #VideoProduction
How does a school district successfully adapt to a deadly pandemic while keeping teachers, students and parents happy?
Today, the Art of Marketing Podcast explores this topic, with special guest Amy Varcoe, Executive Director of Communications for Waukee Community School District.
As spokesperson for the district, Amy handles media inquiries, oversees social media and manages public relations activities and events.
Amy will be joining our panel to discuss shifts in education during the pandemic, as well as the school district's marketing and communication efforts.
Topics we will cover include:
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Amy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-varcoe-a1b40155/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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#Education #CrisisCommunications
How do you sell the value of a private college education during a pandemic?
It's a difficult question, but the Art of Marketing Podcast aims to answer it, with special guest Catherine Cole, VP of Marketing and Strategic Communications for Simpson College.
Cathy is a Harvard-certified crisis communicator and holds a master's degree in integrated marketing communication.
Though she began her career as a journalist, Cathy segued those skills to higher ed when she took a position at Wichita State University.
From there, she has worked at a range of universities across the country.
Cathy will joining our panel to discuss marketing strategies in higher education, as well as her unique experiences at Simpson College during the pandemic.
Topics we will cover include:
-How the pandemic has affected higher education
-The challenge of selling a private education
-Outcomes from the college's strategic marketing
-Live Q&A in the comments
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#Marketing #VideoProduction
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What does it really take to be a successful company?
Today, the Art of Marketing Podcast aims to answer that question, with special guest Kathleen Riessen.
Kathleen is a serial entrepreneur. After a short stint in an agency, she started her own marketing firm, Measured Intentions, with the goal of "creating marketing with purpose that drives bottom-line results." Kathleen's passion turned to helping other business owners be successful. So, after 10 years, she sold the agency and became a full-time business mentor and coach. In addition to serving as a leadership and business coach, Kathleen runs a weekly radio show/podcast called Profit Launch.
She is also the author of the book "Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life," released in 2020. Kathleen will be joining our panel to discuss key marketing characteristics that set successful companies apart. Our conversation goes live today at 11:30 a.m. To register for FREE, click here.
Topics we will cover include:
-Key characteristics of successful companies
-How to avoid company growth limitations
-Insights from executive coaching
-Live Q&A in the comments
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#Marketing #VideoProduction
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all sectors of the economy, but nowhere has that impact been greater than in health care.
This week, the Art of Marketing Podcast takes a look at health care from behind the front lines, with special guest Janell Pittman, Chief Marketing and Digital Strategy Officer for MercyOne.
Janell has an interesting career with marketing and consulting experience in the oil, publishing, consumer product, and healthcare industries.
With over 400 care locations, MercyOne is one of the largest systems of hospitals, clinics and health care facilities in Iowa. Janell will be discussing the unique challenges MercyOne has faced throughout the pandemic, as well as how the organization has shifted its messaging and marketing.
Topics we will cover include:
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Janell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janell-pittman-b0a283/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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#Healthcare #Marketing #pandemic
Now that a pandemic has forced us all apart, how do you market real-world projects in the digital world?
We explore that question (and more!) on this week's Art of Marketing Podcast, with special guest Scott Crawford, Principal at RDG Planning & Design.
Through hard work and strategic marketing, Scott has helped grow RDG Planning & Design into a widely recognized and acclaimed firm. RDG has earned dozens of awards from major professional associations over the years and, most recently, was ranked among the top 40 architecture engineering firms in the nation.
Scott will be joining our panel to share marketing insights for the architecture and design industries.
Topics we will cover include:
Developing a memorable and simple brand experience with a large insurance organization is not an easy task.
This week we welcome Rebecca Falk on the show. Rebecca is a Life Lead Business Development Consultant at Farm Bureau Financial Services. She has decades of experience building and improving on customer experience, marketing, and digital transformation. Her career span has taken her to Principal, Wellmark, and now FBFS.
Topics to be covered:
-transforming the digital side of your business
-building a scalable, profitable approach to customer experience
-making service the key differentiator in any business
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Rebecca - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccalfalk/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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#CustomerExperience #CX
In today's episode, we take a look at the Department of Cultural Affairs with Director of Strategic Innitives, Jana Riecker. Jana has had a variety of marketing roles in advertising, agency, and the banking industry. We compare working for the government to these roles and how the State is 'marketing' their outreach programs to cultivate culture in the state.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Jana - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janarieker/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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Learn more about The Dept of Cultural Affairs: www.iowaculture.gov
#Government #Iowa
In today's episode, we take a look at the economic impact of the pandemic and see what businesses can do to start the new year strong. Our special guest is Curtis Brown, Director of Economic Development for the City of Urbandale.
Curtis helps protect business and citizen investments, identifying business incentives while advancing new projects. He also works to improve quality of life and employment opportunities in Urbandale.
We cover how the City generates tax income and reinvests business' success in the region, ways to market a community and livestyle, and the future of the Urbandale area economy.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Curtis - https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtismbrown/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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#Government #Iowa
Jack Trice stadium, home of the Iowa State Cyclones, is known for its packed stadium of thousands of screaming fans. What does the university's marketing team do to attract all of these fans?
We explore the world of college football marketing with ISU's Associate AD for Marketing, Mary Pink. Mary has over 25 years of experience working for the university to promote their sports programs, running ticket sales campaigns on traditional and social media.
Mary has a unique perspective witnessing first hand, the transition from traditional media to digital to stay in front of vested audience groups including students, alumni, donors, and others.
Iowa State Athletics has positioned itself as a social media juggernaut in recent years, racking up record engagement and record annual revenue — $13.3 million, to be exact.
As part of her duties, Mary oversees a $1.2 million budget and heads the strategy behind the athletics department's wildly popular social media channels. Mary will be discussing her approach to social media engagement and the development of Iowa State's growing fandom.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Mary - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-pink-540b9b6/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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#Marketing #SportsMarketing #IowaStateCyclones
Did you know that marketing on the web is an exact science?
This week we welcome Andy Crestodina, who is a co-founder and the Strategic Director of Orbit Media, an award-winning 38-person digital agency in Chicago.
Over the past 18 years, Andy has provided digital strategy to more than a thousand businesses. He is a top-rated speaker at national conferences, a writer for the biggest blogs and the host of a tiny podcast.
Andy has written hundreds of articles on content strategy, search engine optimization, social media and Analytics.
Top 10 Online Marketing Experts, Forbes • Top 50 Marketing Influencer, Entrepreneur • Top 10 Social Media Influencers, Social Media Explorer • Top 50 Content Marketers, Outbrain • Top 100 Digital Marketers, Brand24 • Top 25 B2B Influencers, IZEA • Top 10 Online Marketers, FOX • Top 25 Marketing Influencers, LiveAgent
• Mentor at 1871, the #1 incubator in the US
• Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University, Loyola University and others
• Digital Marketing Instructor, Harbour.Space University
He is also the author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.
Buy Andy's book, 'Content Chemistry': https://amzn.to/3nRCnZR
Article on his site: https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/how-to-write-a-blog-post/
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Andy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andycrestodina/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
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Learn more about our guest's business at https://www.orbitmedia.com
#Marketing
In today's episode, we welcome Steve Clayton on the show. Steve is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of NetBlaze. NetBlaze is a SAAS platform that allows small businesses to easily manage their marketing efforts from a central location. Aimed at helping small businesses, the platform is geared to help local small businesses be competitive and do the 20% of work that produced the 80% of results when it comes to marketing.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Steve - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-clayton-846a62180/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
To watch or listen to more episodes, visit https://www.artofmarketingpodcast.com
Visit our company website at https://www.appliedart.com
Learn more about our guest's business at https://www.netblaze.com
#Marketing
"Be curious. You are part of this really cool industry. We get to problem solve and be creative. Accountants get in trouble if they are creative. Marketers are encouraged to try new things."
In today's episode, we welcome Heidi Mannetter on the show. She is a marketing professor at Drake University and former marketing executive and consultant for large large corporations including Pella Windows, Marsh & McLennan, and Principle Financial. She shares insights from managing a $40,000,000+ ad budget, things you need to prioritize when running omni channel campaigns, and the missing component that many marketers overlook in their efforts.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Heidi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidimannetter/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
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Learn more about our guest's business at https://www.drake.edu
#Marketing
"If you want to keep going during this pandemic, you need to mourn the business you had before and create a new one." - Christina Moffatt
In today's episode, we welcome Christina on the show. She is the owner of Creme Cupcakery + Desserts and the Director of Small Business for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. With over 10 years of experience growing her cupcake business, she mentors and advises other small business owners in the Central Iowa region as they navigate business hardships. She shares how her small business grew from a side hustle in her kitchen to making thousands of cupcakes for the President of China.
Check out the Small Business Success Summit in Des Moines November 5th and 6th: www.dsmpartnership.com/summit
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Christina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-spalding-moffatt-39b4169/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
To watch or listen to more episodes, visit https://www.artofmarketingpodcast.com
Visit our company website at https://www.appliedart.com
Learn more about our guest's business at http://cremecupcake.com/
#Marketing
Today we welcome our very own Caitlin McTaggart and Brandon Cronk on the show to discuss what actually goes on behind the scenes of a virtual event. Caitlin is our Virtual Events Project Coordinator and Brandon handles design and our support teams on show day.
We discuss some misconceptions and the realities of hosting a virtual event with over 1,000 people, how many support staff are needed to keep the cogs moving, and other pointed advise for businesses considering going virtual with their event.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Caitlin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-mctaggart-318384106/
Brandon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncronk/
Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-heckle-b98642162/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
To watch or listen to more episodes, visit https://www.artofmarketingpodcast.com
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Learn more about the Iowa Wild at htpps://www.iowawild.com
#Marketing #VirtualEvents #LiveEvents
"Don't be afraid to show up and be yourself. We are all human and at the end of the day that is what customers are looking for. They don't want to feel like a lead, they want to feel like a person. " - Oliva Hall.
Today we welcome Olivia Hall on the podcast. Oliva is the Director of Marketing for VizyPay. VizyPay is a West Des Moines based payment processing company that helps small businesses accept card payments.
We discuss how VizyPay leverages their employee's LinkedIn accounts for marketing, how to build a customer centric brand, and ways to stand out in an oversaturated or 'boring' industry.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Olivia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviarhall/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
To watch or listen to more episodes, visit https://www.artofmarketingpodcast.com
Visit our company website at https://www.appliedart.com
Learn more about VizyPay at htpps://www.vizypay.com
#Marketing
"There is so much you can learn from other industries, building your network, and going to those people to learn." - Allie Brown.
Today we welcome Allie Brown, Senior Director of Marketing for the Iowa Wild, a semi professional hockey team located in Des Moines. Allie has been with the organization since its transfer to Des Moines 7 years ago.
We discuss some strategies the Wild have used to organically grow their brand in the Metro, how a video they shared on Facebook went viral with over 18,000,000 impressions, the intricacy of the inbound marketing to their sales team, and how to create an experience around your product to increase customer lifetime value.
Find our panelists on LinkedIn:
Allie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliebrown16/
Ryan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansnaadt/
Mark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-wilke-30b13b2/
George - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-christ-6b84792/
Shannon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-quinn-ba27673b/
Download your free copy of our 88 page Video Idea Book: http://www.appliedart.com/services/video-production
To watch or listen to more episodes, visit https://www.artofmarketingpodcast.com
Visit our company website at https://www.appliedart.com
Learn more about the Iowa Wild at htpps://www.iowawild.com
#Marketing #Hockey #sports