Bob Cargill's Marketing Show

In this episode of Bob Cargill's Marketing Show, Episode 202, we delve into the fascinating intersection of magic and marketing with the talented magician and marketer, Michael Granoff. Discover how magic tricks can inspire innovative marketing strategies and creative thinking. Host, Bob Cargill, introduces the episode and his guest, Michael Granoff, a seasoned marketer and magician. Discussion on the importance of creativity and innovation in marketing. Michael shares his career path from the printing industry to marketing. Insights into his transition from a family business to corporate marketing roles. Exploration of how magic tricks can inspire creative thinking in marketing. Introduction to "Slight of Brand," a workshop that uses magic as a metaphor for marketing strategies. Discussion on lateral thinking and its application in brainstorming sessions. How magicians use divergent thinking to create impactful illusions. Emphasis on maintaining creativity and strategy in the age of AI. The importance of kee

Episode 201 - Taking Selfies, Going Live, Branding, Teaching and More In this episode of "Bob Cargill's Marketing Show," Bob shares insights on various topics related to marketing, personal branding, and networking. He begins by acknowledging the contributions of Emily Cocuzzo as the outgoing president of the American Marketing Association Boston chapter and welcomes Jeff DeSocio as the new president. Bob discusses his passion for teaching, highlighting his work at Northeastern College of Professional Studies and his involvement in developing a new social media course. He emphasizes the importance of creating content and being visible on social media to build trust and professional relationships. Bob also shares his experiences speaking at conferences like DigiMarCon and his upcoming engagement at Bentley College, where he plans to inspire high school students about personal branding. He reflects on his career journey, documented in his book "20 Jobs, 20 Lessons," and encourages others to embrace opportunitie

Episode 200 - Teaching, AI, Social Media and Rockstars In this 200th episode of Bob Cargill's Marketing Show, Bob reflects on his journey in marketing and podcasting, emphasizing the importance of social media, personal branding, and storytelling. He shares insights on building trust, embracing technology like AI, and the significance of human qualities in a digital world. Bob also discusses his experiences with running marathons, the joy of teaching and the empowering mindset of feeling like a rock star.   Takeaways This is the 200th episode of Bob Cargill's marketing show. Social media is an extension of our lives. Everyone can be a publisher. A personal story isn't just about where you've been. Everybody is a personal brand. You never know how far you can go until you try. I love, love, love teaching. You need to partner with AI. Human qualities matter more than ever. Believe in yourself and feel like a rock star. Sound Bites "Social media is an extension of our lives." "Everyone can be a publisher." "

Episode 199 - Why You Should Make Social Media a Priority    A new fire chief just took the helm in town, and one of his top priorities is to strengthen the department's social media presence. Now that got my attention, not to mention my kudos and props. And yes, if a fire chief understands the power of social media, why shouldn’t every business, brand, company and organization? Why shouldn't everybody realize the importance of the connections that are waiting there to be made online? People aren’t looking for the evening news or flipping through the paper anymore. They’re scrolling, clicking, sharing and engaging on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and the like. That is where breaking news happens. That is where trust is built. That is how you stay connected with the people who matter most. Social media isn’t optional in today's day and age, it’s essential. It's the next best thing to being there in person for communications and community. It’s your direct line to your friends and your family, the client

Episode 198 - Talking to Three Suffolk University Students about Marketing, Social Media and More   In a course I teach at Suffolk University in Boston, we recorded this podcast episode in the classroom recently. It was a great experiential learning experience in marketing, social media, public speaking, personal branding and thought leadership. Thanks to wicked smart, ridiculously awesome students, Syria Ricciu (Trustee Ambassador and President of Suffolk's Health and Careers Club), Michael Klier (VP of of Suffolk's Finance and Investing Club) and Zena Fitzgerald (CMO of Suffolk's Finance and Investing Club) for being my guests on the show. Rockstars, all.

Episode 197 - Talking to My Fisher College Students about Inbound Marketing   Wicked smart. Ridiculously awesome. Rockstars. That’s how I’d describe my inbound marketing students at Fisher College in Boston who joined me in the recording studio today. What an epic experience. With Ryan Sheehan working the control room like a pro and Fadi Dhahib, Ethan Nguyen, Aswin Chummasorn, Kennie Herrera and Julian Lamparelli behind the mics with me - cameras rolling - we tackled everything in this podcast from social media to content marketing, customer journeys to personas. And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, these students shared their own personal stories and what they love so much about their educational experience here at Fisher. And here’s the best part - their classmates were in the audience, live, cheering us on. The energy in the room was electric. Their support, their enthusiasm - it was everything. I’ve gotta say… I was blown away. Their insights. Their energy. Their passion. These student

Episode 196 - Conversational Marketing, Podcasting and More with Casey Cheshire  In the latest episode of my podcast, Episode Number 196, I talk to Casey Cheshire, Podcast Producer and Chief Evangelist at Ringmaster, a Nashua, New Hampshire-based company that produces "branded podcasts for B2B companies that create authentic conversations that generate irresistible content."    Casey and I have a ridiculously awesome conversation in the Fisher College (Boston) podcast studio (thanks to college student and podcast producer, Ryan Sheehan) about everything from marketing automation to the importance of in-person, face-to-face conversations with your clients and prospects, from climbing mountains to running marathons and much more. 

Episode 195 - The World Revolves Around You  I couldn't help but be incredibly intrigued by an ad on TV I saw recently that boldly declared, "The world revolves around you." This ad caught my undivided attention because, growing up, when I was just a kid, I heard something very different: "The world doesn’t revolve around you." Those words that I heard when I was knee high to a grasshopper left a mark - they made me feel small, unimportant, insignificant and disconnected. But these words? This ad? It offers something powerful - a message that speaks to the heart. It reminds us that feeling valued can change everything in our lives. In marketing, in advertising, on social media, in life itself, the greatest gift you can give someone is the belief that they really matter, that they’re being seen and heard. When people feel that the world revolves around them - even for a split second - it lifts their spirits, it makes them smile, it gives them hope. It fills them with confidence, self-worth and the courage to t

Episode 194 - Teaching, Running, ElevenLabs, Rustic Marlin and More  In this episode of my podcast, Bob Cargill's Marketing Show, I catch you up on some of what I've been doing the last few months, including teaching marketing at two universities in Boston, hosting the Bob Cargill's Marketing Road Show conference in Boston in early November, using AI (ElevenLabs) to record an audio version of my book, Twenty Jobs, Twenty Lessons - a Long, Strange Career in Marketing, from Junk Mail to Social Media and more. I also share a couple of good marketing-related stories, one about seeing this ridiculously awesome "selfie station" in front of a store, Rustic Marlin, at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, and another about an ad I heard recently that inspired me with the words, "The World Revolves Around You." 

Episode 193 - Talking to My Suffolk University Students about the Foundations of Business In this episode of my podcast, Bob Cargill's Marketing Show, I ask a few of my students (Tommy, Evan and Mona) in the course I teach at Suffolk University - Business Foundations - about the importance of social media and what we've learned in class about AI this semester.  

Episode 192 - Talking about Advertising Week New York and More with Manisha Patro In the latest episode of my podcast, Episode Number 192, I talk to Manisha Patro, a recent Pace University Pace University - Lubin School of Business graduate about what she took away from her attendance recently at Advertising Week New York 2024 #AWNewYork24. She said she noticed that there was quite a bit of focus on marketing to Gen Z as well as the emergence and use of AI.  We had a few really good laughs during our conversation, too. Manisha is a wicked smart, ridiculously awesome marketing analytics and CRM professional at the beginning of her journey in the business world with an incredibly bright future ahead of her.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy. P.S. You can find and follow Manisha Patro on LinkedIn here... https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishapatro103/ 

Episode 191 - Capture the Moments and Memories for Your Customers and Constituents Capture the moments. Capture the memories. If you're a business or brand, that's what you want to do on behalf of your customers and constituents, those who are so enamored with your products and services that they would love to capture their experiences with them on film. So you do it for them. Set up a selfie station. Install a camera. Make it easy for your fans to immortalize themselves in social media history. They'll have the documentation of their time with you. You'll have the advertising and promotion. You record it. They share it. Whether we're talking about riding a roller coaster or dining out at a fine restaurant, attending a university or a conference, taking in the theater or a ballgame, going to the grocery store or the beach...wherever people congregate, whatever they like to do, in this day and age, if it's not on social media, it didn't really happen. Right? So help make it really happen. Help people capture

Episode 190 - Nike's Great, New Ad, "Winning Isn't for Everyone" Am I a bad person? That's the question that Willem Dafoe, as narrator, asks in the great, new Nike ad entitled, "Winning Isn't for Everyone." Am I a bad person? In this ad, he's asking that question on behalf of a team of superstar athletes, incredible, iconic personal brands in the world of sports like LeBron James, Serena Williams and others. This is a great ad because of its storytelling and filmmaking, because it is both inspirational and motivational. This ad is an example, if you ask me, of advertising without advertising, of commanding your attention before you even realize it's all about Nike, not the athletes. "Winning Isn't for Everyone," of course, but it is for those who are willing and able to make that commitment to excellence. And this ad is excellent. This ad is, yes, a winning ad.

Episode 189 - AMA Boston, Noah Kahan, the Presidential Race, AI, the New Nike Ad and More   In this episode of my podcast, Bob Cargill's Marketing Show, I talk about everything from the new Nike ad, "Winning Isn't For Everyone," to Noah Kahan's Fenway Park (Boston, MA) concerts being livestreamed by TourGigs, the end of my role as president of the American Marketing Association's Boston chapter to my plans for my own live, in-person marketing conference (thanks to Helen and Claudia) in the fall and much more.   

Episode 188 - Just Be Yourself on Social Media Do members of Gen Z have a split personality due to social media? I read something like that somewhere recently, that their personas on social media may not be an exact match of who they are in real life (IRL). They're only revealing a certain side of themselves there as opposed to their complete selves, which can cause them a great deal of stress. I would think that could be an issue for anyone of any age who spends a lot of time on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok and the like. But it doesn't have to be that way. Your existence on social media should be an extension of who you are IRL. That's your true self, your whole self, your original self - within reason, of course. That's more authentic, transparent, credible and trustworthy, anyway. That's easier on everybody as well. Nobody has to pretend. Nobody has to pose. Others can get to know the real you whether you're online or off. You don't have to put on airs in any way, shape or form. You

Episode 187 - AMA Boston, Teaching Social Media, Gen Z, Wendy's and More In this episode of my podcast, Bob Cargill's Marketing Show (recorded live on Instagram), I talk about several different news stories having to do with marketing and social media and conclude with a pep talk to my audience about the importance of feeling like a rock star.

Episode 186 - Social Media is a Level Playing Field Social media is a level playing field on which anyone can win. Sure, it helps if you're a big brand or celebrity, but theoretically, anyone can make a big splash here, there or anywhere else on social media and attract a large audience. Share your journey and document your day. Take people behind the scenes. Take them along for the ride. Believe that others are interested in what you have to say, what you have to show, what you have to share, etc. They really do want to see you and hear from you, day in and day out. That's human nature. People are curious. People care more than you may realize about your daily routine, your highlights and milestones, your victories and defeats. You are the star of your own show on social media. Step into the spotlight. The floor is yours. Rise to the occasion. Take advantage of the opportunity. Get after it now. #SocialMedia #Branding #PersonalBranding #Marketing

Episode 185 - AMA Boston, Leadership, Marketing, Social Media and More with Emilee Cocuzzo In this episode of my podcast, I talk to Emilee Cocuzzo, Service Delivery Lead at Valere, Adjunct Professor at Clark University and President-Elect at AMA Boston. She tell us about her career journey up to this point, what it's like to serve on the board of directors of the American Marketing Association's Boston chapter, what leadership looks like to her, what she honestly thinks about social media and much more.  About Emilee Cocuzzo Service Delivery Lead at Valere leading AI and digital transformation work and projects. Previously a senior consultant at Booz Allen working on cyber security, enterprise data management, IT and digital modernization, DE&I strategy, and financial management projects. Adjunct professor at Clark University teaching about entrepreneurship. President-Elect at AMA Boston. 

Episode 184 - How Can Your Products and Services Bring People Together? Brands and businesses, marketers and advertisers, how can your products and services bring people together? That's the premise behind a ridiculously awesome ad I saw recently for Australian Lamb called the Generation Gap, "the impassable chasm that's divided Australia." It's a very entertaining and enjoyable spot, if you ask me, fascinatingly and humorously alluding to all the obvious differences between generations except for the fact that they all like lamb. It's a compelling and captivating short story with a very happy ending. Apparently there's no difference of opinion about lamb. As everybody comes together over lamb in this campaign, how can you follow the same recipe for success, illustrating that what you have to offer is universally, unanimously even, acclaimed?

Episode 183 - Personal Branding: Encourage People to Take Pictures of You A great way of getting the word out about what you have to offer your community is to have someone else do it for you. That's one reason why it's so easy for celebrities to grow their personal brands. Everywhere they go, their pictures are taken and shared with the world. They have no privacy. And in most cases that's okay with them. That's life in the public eye. That's free publicity. In rare instances, however - certain live performances such as the two I saw recently, by Dane Cook, the comedian, and Jethro Tull, the rock band - photographs and video recordings are forbidden. They don't like the distraction, for one thing. They also want complete control of their intellectual property. Not to mention...they're so ridiculously successful, they can afford to take that position. Most of us, though, not so much. We don't want to be like them if we're in marketing, advertising and sales of any sort. We don't want to be like them if w