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This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast we're super excited to welcome the founder of the journalist enquiry service, Help a Reporter Out (HARO), and current CEO of ShankMinds and The Geek Factory Inc., Peter Shankman. Peter started his career in PR and after building up a considerable contact list (and a reputation in the industry for being the go-to guy for a connection) he launched HARO in 2008. The platform single-handedly revolutionised the way journalists and sources found each other online, paving the way for other outreach platforms and software that so many of us use and rely on today - Gorkana and Response Source to name but a few. More recently Peter has focused some of his never-ending energy on the importance of customer service; during this episode he offers some stellar advice about how to cut through the noise and really listen and engage with your audience, enabling you to provide the best possible experience for your customers. We also delve into Peter’s ADHD, which he clai

Are you one of those business owners feeling super frustrated with Social Media and thinking it’s a complete waste of time? For many businesses, their choice of marketing activity is about what makes them the most money, fast, with Social Media often perceived as a ‘softer’ or ‘longer term’ strategy than something like PPC. But if used correctly, Social Media can be a fantastic platform to engage with your target audience and catapult your sales into the stratosphere! This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Tim meets Social Media Guru, Jessica Gioglio who is best known for transforming Dunkin’ Donuts’ Social Media from rocky beginnings to one of the most often-cited examples of a brand doing social right. In this episode, Jessica shares how businesses of any size can use social media more effectively, particularly through storytelling. With a broad background working with big companies like Dunkin’ and Tripadvisor to smaller, more niche SMEs, Jessica is well placed to give us the lowdown on

Subscription boxes are a very popular marketing model at the moment. There’s likely a subscription box for absolutely anything you can think of. Dog food? Beauty products? Dive bar shirts? Chakra-aligning hippie paraphernalia? Yep, there’s a subscription box for all of that. This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Tim meets with Michael Salguero, CEO and Founder of ButcherBox. Mike had one of those rare niche ideas that did not have a subscription box already, and ButcherBox was created. As its name suggests, ButcherBox is a curated selection of monthly mail-delivery grass-fed meat boxes. Borne out of Mike’s own experience buying and sharing whole grass-fed cows with friends and discovering the health advantages of naturally-raised meat, he also discovered that only 1% of the total beef consumed in the United States was 100% grass-fed. Following that was an immensely successful Kickstarter that raised 75K within three days, and 215K by the end of their campaign (the initial target was 25K).

Direct-response television marketing, also known as infomercials, are extremely popular in the US. This is a medium where the audience has a remote control in one hand, ready to click away at the first sign of being bored. Anyone who makes money in this environment where it cost tens of thousands of dollars to just run a test is worth listening to. On this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Tim talks with Michael Alden, one of America’s most successful and recognised infomercial hosts. Michael has overseen hundreds of infomercials in a range of markets and has a wonderful insight on the elements of the most successful infomercial campaigns. Infomercials are often selling something that the audience didn’t know they wanted or needed — and Michael is a master at convincing them of both. Did you know that Barack Obama ran three one-hour infomercials on him, his campaign and his vision, with a donation call to action at the end? Michael believes that this contributed to getting him elected,

Imagine launching a company with a single tweet. No investment. No inventory. Then, imagine seeing it take off and go viral within a day, and making over $700K in sales in the first year. Sounds like a dream that’s too good to be true? This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we meet with the founder of Picture This Clothing, Jaimee Newberry,‏ who tells us how she and her team of skilled designers did exactly that. The inception of Picture This Clothing is quite humble: “One Winter break not long ago, I made a dress for my daughter Zia, based off of a drawing she had done. She loved this dress and it has since been a big hit with everyone that’s seen it.” Leading with her product design and development background, Jaimee teamed up with two more designers to found the company, and the rest is successful history. Within hours from her original tweet, Picture This Clothing was featured on TechCrunch, within days on ProductHunt, Disney’s Babble.com, Bored Panda, Insider, Huffington Post and mor

As an eCommerce owner, wouldn’t it be a dream if the retailers that stock your product paid to advertise your it, rather than you having to pay to advertise them? This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we’re talking with Solillas founder Jonnie Matthew. A former winner of the Best New Business award at the Drapers Footwear Awards, Solillas,  a Menorcan sandal company, has managed something that few original independent fashion brands ever do, but many want to: get stocked widely in high street retailers, from Urban Outfitters to Topshop, Office, Selfridges and House of Fraser and even in the US. Jonnie dropped by to discuss how he’s taken his company’s brand from selling a few pairs at markets to getting it to where it is now. If you are an eCommerce owner or about to launch a fashion brand and dream to see your product on the high street, then this podcast episode is for you! For show notes, head to https://exposureninja.com/episode88. While you’re there, don’t forget to get a

On 25th May 2018, something called GDPR will take effect in the marketing world. This will affect us all. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is a goal by the EU commission to stop all non-consensual tracking of consumers within the EU.   In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we meet Samuel Scott, a former journalist , newspaper editor, director of marketing and self-proclaimed marketing and technology contrarian who uses his experience to help the industries. Starting May 2018, consumers will have to give their opt-in consent and can request from companies that they erase all of their data at any given time. As per these new regulations, any company that is found to have had their consumers’ personal data breached is legally bound to publicly admit to it in a timely manner, rather than four or five years after the fact, such as it is often the case now. Any illegal harvesting of consumers’ data or company found to not be in compliance with the GDPR is subjec

Ever thought of crowdfunding your business idea? You are not alone! Crowdfunding has skyrocketed and the competition has intensified. It’s increasingly difficult to exceed (or even meet) your crowdfunding goals. Setting up a crowdfunding campaign is easy, but do you know how to meet (or even double) your target? This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we discuss crowdfunding with the founder of Borrow a Boat, Matt Ovenden. Dubbed as the Airbnb of boats, the peer-to-peer site launched in November 2016 to help boat owners rent out their boat while they are not in use. Their phenomenal Crowdcube campaign reached 50% of its target within hours of launching and exceeded their target by over £200,000. They raised well over £450,000 by the end of the campaign. Did you know that successfully-funded campaigns all have a few things in common? For a start, successful campaigns start way before they launch… as you’ll find out if you listen in. Getting ready to crowdfund your big idea? Keep listening t

Information is king in the era we live in and customers are extremely aware of your business practices. As a result, cause marketing is becoming a trend. Now more than ever, customers do their research before buying, and their desire to make the world a better place may well be what makes them pick you over your competitor, if you so choose to address a societal issue as part of your business model. In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Head Ninja Tim chats with William Adoasi, Founder of Vitae London, a watch brand with a cause. Vitae’s simple goal is combining classic and beautiful design with social justice. For every watch purchased, Vitae London provides a child in South Africa — who has been orphaned or lives in poverty — with the resources they need to access education. William’s incredible journey has led him to be on Richard Branson and Emeli Sandé’s radar and have them endorse his watches, making this one of the most heart-warming and greatest influencer marketing campaign

Online quizzes are just starting to catch on in the digital marketing world. A quiz is a very personal experience and, not so surprisingly, everyone loves taking them. But the key to making them work as a marketing tool is understanding who the quiz-taker actually is. Crafting the content to be relevant to the specific audience you are reaching out to is key and, more specifically, writing to a single individual — your very own avatar — rather than an audience as a group. In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we meet with Josh Haynam, Founder of Interact: a platform for creating quizzes. Want to gain more exposure for your brand as well as build up your mailing list? Quizzes work well for any type of business and they might be just what you’re looking for. There are certainly some best practices to follow when creating a quiz. The reasons why people like to take quizzes is because: 1) They love finding out about themselves2) They like talking about themselves If you are writing a qu

Many marketing companies will talk about the ‘brand awareness’ of a campaign. This is often a nebulous concept and one that is difficult to quantify. We here at Exposure Ninja are not huge advocates of brand awareness as a marketing goal, and we want to talk about this. Is brand awareness ever a useful goal? Why is it so often not? In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Tim and Lozz are nailing down how this kind of marketing works, what the common pitfalls are and what the benefits might be. Brand Awareness Vs Direct Response Advertising Campaigns Brand awareness is exactly what it says on the label: a campaign aimed at raising awareness about a product or company. Its goal is rather fuzzy; it often comes in the form of ads that don’t encourage the user to buy a product. It may not even have a call to action. A good example of this would be Coca Cola’s advertising campaigns. We think of brand awareness generally as a poor use of advertising budget. You can’t track effectiveness or R

This week on the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, our very own Lozz Newton is back by popular demand to discuss the biggest updates to the Facebook ads platform that you need to be aware of as marketers. Beware that it’s not all sunshine and roses, but let’s start with the good news! Facebook Analytics If you’ve used Google Analytics, you’ll be familiar with the kind of information that you can get from it. Well, guess what? You can now access similar information on Facebook Analytics. Not only that, but there are few extra features that you will not find in Google Analytics. Notably, Facebook’s system will incorporate data from across your website if you have your Facebook Pixel installed. You’ll be able to follow the user’s journey from the Facebook page to your website, and how specifically they have interacted with your brand. This is huge if your primary focus is Facebook ads and not Google ads. It could mean less tracking codes to worry about, fewer programs and stats to have to check, and a mo

Becoming a published author on big sites such as Forbes, Inc and Business Insider is a sure way to create credibility for your personal brand and make yourself into a thought leader in your industry. As this week’s guest puts it, “the root of ‘authority’ is author and nothing will do more for your business”. If you wonder how one can go about making their way to these top publications, then this podcast is for you. In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Head Ninja Tim chats with Kevin Kruse, Founder and CEO of LeadX, an online learning platform that provides free leadership training. Kevin is a NY Times bestselling author and keynote speaker and has written hundreds of articles and nine books in the past 15 years. Today, he shares with us his magic formula to becoming an author and building brand authority. It’s important to understand that being published on Forbes or Inc is not for backlinks - in fact, it’s not possible to get links in some bigger publications. What it will give yo

Studies show that 79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation from a friend or family member. That’s almost 8 out of 10 people! Needless to say, online reviews are powerful persuaders working in your favour when you position yourself online. In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, Head Ninja Tim meets Doren Aldana, founder of several highly acclaimed training programs, such as the Mortgage Superstar Coaching Program, Autopilot Referral Systems, Meetings with Mortgage Masters, and the FastTrak Coaching Program, so you too can learn how to build your business at the speed of trust. If you want to inject persuasive power into your marketing, you should reinforce everything you are doing with the power of reviews. But where do you drive people to leave reviews? How can you make sure you’re maximising positive reviews? And how do you use those reviews as marketing tools? Keep listening for Doren’s top tips and don’t forget to download his free guide to learn

Email marketing is so much more than having a “sign up for the newsletter” opt-in at the bottom of your website. It is a powerful tool to optimise deliverability and subscriber engagement, as well as a serious revenue-driver. In this episode, Head Ninja Tim meets Email Marketing platform AWeber’s CMO Erik Harbison to discuss the most effective ways to use email marketing, whether it’s automation or segmentation of customers to guide them into your sales funnel effectively. One of Erik’s top tips is to use email to build a valuable relationship from day one with your non-customers. Successful businesses are embracing emails as the hub of their customer relationship strategy by constantly thinking of ways to provide value. This includes using the email database as a way to collect and drive prospects or customers and segmenting and leveraging their database, rather than broadly reaching out to the clients. Being relevant, consistent and making sure the customer has a meaningful experience is key to a successful

Loyalty programs are an important part of managing the relationship between your marketing and your customers in several industries. They provide customers with incentives such as points or rewards, playing a huge role in customer retention and the value you can offer to consumers. In this episode, Head Ninja Tim interviews Edward Nevraumont, Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer at General Assembly. Hear how Edward, after creating Expedia Rewards, the Expedia VIP program, led the five-year turnaround of A Place For Mom, the leading senior housing referral service. Learn from high-profile, extremely successful case studies on how loyalty programs should be created, tailored and incentivised to delight your customers and become a serious profit driver for your business. Don’t forget to check out General Assembly and Marketing is Easy. For show notes and to get a free review of your website and digital marketing, complete with a tailored plan to increase your leads and sales online, head to https://exposureninj

Many businesses make the mistake of targeting their marketing efforts to a broad audience. It’s easy to see why; you want to introduce as many potential customers as you can to your brand. But, when reaching out to eager consumers, you should really aim to reach out to one single individual: your target person, or ‘avatar’. Failing to clearly identify an avatar will result in diffused information and, ultimately, plenty of wasted money. You will speak to no-one, because you are trying to talk to everyone. In this episode of the Exposure Ninja Digital Marketing Podcast, we chat to business coach and best-selling author Shweta Jhajharia, who tells us which key questions businesses must ask themselves in order to create and market to their ideal customer avatar. For show notes and to get a free review of your website and digital marketing, complete with a tailored plan to increase your leads and sales online, head to https://exposureninja.com/episode77

Whether you’re the owner of a growing e-commerce site or have recently redesigned or launched a site with a new URL, staying on top of your pages and avoiding “404’s” can be tricky. Having “404 page not found” errors on your site can have a negative impact on your SEO, so it’s important to understand how redirects work. Redirection is the process of forwarding one URL to a different URL, if for example the first URL has been moved or no longer exists. In this episode, we meet with Exposure Ninja’s own SEO Ninja David Bain to discuss website maintenance and tips to ensure 404 pages are taken care of. For show notes and to get a free review of your website and digital marketing, complete with a tailored plan to increase your leads and sales online, head to https://exposureninja.com/episode76

Mastermind groups are a great way to get access to some of the smartest and most switched on marketers in the World and in this episode Tim interviews Nate Lind, who runs advertising mastermind Adsum. Hear how Nate marketed and built Adsum, the impact that it’s had on his various businesses, and how it morphed into his very own ‘anti-trade show trade show’.  For show notes head to www.exposureninja.com/episode75

If you’re an eCommerce business with a traditional online ‘store’, this episode will introduce you to a completely new way of scaling your sales. We often talk about sales funnels to generate leads on the podcast, but in this episode Tim is joined by Trey Lewellen who has built multiple businesses using sales funnels to sell physical products too. You’ll hear how to turn your audience into a tribe, and how to choose the products that will generate the best ROI when used as lead magnets. You’ll also learn how you can be taking advantage of subscriptions/memberships, even if you previously thought that your business might not be best suited to a subscription model.  For show notes, head to www.exposureninja.com/episode74 To download Trey’s top performing funnel, go to www.mronit.com/tim