Hear how to avoid a big mistake for your personal brand: spray and pray podcast booking services and VAs sending hundreds of poorly targeted messages with your name on them. Solution: I share strategic tips about protecting your personal brand so you only target the right podcast hosts. Use my (free) AI prompt to identify and email hosts of relevant, high quality podcasts that you can be a guest on. Watch video clip: youtube.com/emilybinder -- YouTube Short Links mentioned: Blog post with AI...

Employee Monitoring and Trust: Management Tips, Marketing Takeaways I examine the increasing trend of companies cracking down on minor employee infractions and the implications of such strict policies. Thoughts on the 10/30/2024 WSJ article about Payhawk. I highlight stories from companies like Meta, Ernst & Young, and Target, explaining the negative impact of an overly monitored work environment. By contrasting Payhawk culture with examples of trust and autonomy, I emphasize the...

What is the difference between a tagline and a slogan? What are some of the best slogans of all time? I analyze the trend in taglines called "verb-your-noun" that I think is on its way out. You've seen it, like "Find your tribe" or "Maximize your space" or "Fund your dream." These are imperatives (commands) to a customer. You might be using this tagline framework as it's been popular for 5-10 years especially in SaaS. It's okay right now, but getting dusty (culturally) and probably won't work...

Business education is a business. "And the biggest thing I don't do well with, and never did well with, was knowing that no matter how hard I worked, there would always be a cap to my success. And when I say success, I really mean the take-home, the revenue. Why are we there? This is not altruism. What do you get out of a job? You get money. Don Draper said this to Peggy when she said, 'It would be nice if you could say thank you once in a while, Don.' And he loses his sh*t. And he says,...

62% of the workday is lost to mundane tasks like email, chat, and note-taking, according to Asana's 'Anatomy of Work' 2023. I offer a valuable tip using Google Gemini for easier note-taking. I highlight Gemini's advantages over ChatGPT. Hear listener comments on "A Guy Named Money" about YOUR license plate frame game. Topics: (0:00) The cost of mundane tasks, lower productivity, e.g. taking notes, emails, chats (1:29) Listener comments shared from post: "An estimated 7 in 10 new car owners...

The Importance of Personal Branding and Attention to Detail: In this episode, I will tell you about what I call a "discerning guy." Now, this term started out to describe drivers who take the dealership's ad off their bumper (watch part 1: the license plate / parking lot video). But now I use it for everyone regardless of gender and it's just a catch-all for being with-it. I kick it off with a personal story about someone whose iPhone contact card said "Money" instead of his name. It's a...

I discuss a common mistake I see many podcasters and website owners making: not testing user experience as a lay user. I emphasize how crucial it is to have easy access links for Spotify and Apple Podcasts on your podcast home page (on your own website). And I talk about the value of using universal links like Plink. I'll share some practical tips for enhancing your podcast page to boost user engagement and highlight why it's so important to adopt an outsider's perspective when testing your...

Are you marketing to a generic blurry face or to 47 year-old Charlie living in Seattle? "In 2023, global ad spending of traditional media, when compared to the previous year, declined by 4%, totaling $266 billion. Magna cites economic uncertainty as one reason for the drop-off. On the other hand, in 2023, the ad spending for digital “pure-play” reached $587 billion, a year-over-year increase of 10.5%. The increase in ecommerce and retail media were instrumental in the growth. Globally, 69% of...

Myth marketing worked in the 1900s but you should change strategy at this point. Fun case studies from Herbal Essences shampoo ads to the biggest lie you ate about breakfast, to the mythical (financial) narratives about marriage. Watch this episode on YouTube.com/emilybinder. The narratives behind some the most profitable institutions are a house of cards. At its core this is an homage to David Ogilvy and inspiration for you to identify the popular myths of your own industry. Topics: (0:34)...

Buffalo marketing is a content strategy that maximizes the value of your podcast by repurposing every part of the content—like clips, shorts (vertical videos), audiograms, social media posts, and blogs—over time, much like the Native American practice of using every part of the buffalo so nothing goes to waste. This approach involves strategic planning, resharing evergreen content, and creating short form content as a gateway to the full content. Buffalo marketing enhances your podcast’s...

The Complex World of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Pay Disparity, Brand Value, and Gender Dynamics. I discuss the surprisingly low pay of #DCC, despite being the face of the world's most valuable sports franchise ($9 billion via Forbes). Watch this episode: youtube.com/emilybinder Netflix documentary "America's Sweethearts." 1) Brand value and talent, 2) masculine / feminine energy, 3) intersection of pay, gender, and youth in the workforce. Value DCC bring to Cowboys from a brand and revenue...

What's going on with the Discount Tire logo? Discount Tire is a wheel and tires retailer established in 1960 and today is one of the largest companies in its segment, operating over one thousand stores across the USA -- despite its logo that gives fast food and cartoons. I explore the significance of color and branding in influencing consumer perception. I share an anecdote about walking by a Discount Tire store and critique its branding choices, particularly its Flintstones crooked bubble...

This episode will finally convince you to stop showing up to Zoom calls or podcasts with AirPods as your mic input. (It's fine for output.) For emotional association and any appeal from a sales or marketing perspective, sound is far more important in the brain than visuals or words. We process sound 10x faster than the blink of an eye. 95% of purchase decisions are EMOTIONAL, 5% rational (see Instagram graphic). Hear my three comparison recordings between Airpods, computer speaker, and Shure...

Lack of communication is costing you hard-earned clients. Example - financial services: Advisors average $3,100 CAC per client. 54% of clients: "I changed financial advisors" in 2023. Why: weak comms.47% of clients w/over $500,000 AUM want to hear from advisor at least monthly.But most advisors reach out much less. Via YCharts, 2023 Timestamps: (0:07) Communication Builds Trust (0:43) Body Language - Science of Trust: Show Hands (1:20) Shocking YCharts Survey: High Rate of Advisor...

82% of consumers say they want to buy from brands with values that align with their own (RetailBrew, 2022). I discuss what makes purpose-driven marketing work or fall flat. Topics: (00:00) Introduction to Purpose-Driven Marketing (1:22) Success of Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign, ft Colin Kaepernick, boldly aligned with Black Lives Matter movement -“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” re: national anthem protest against police brutality arguably cost...

Forget consistency and try VARIETY. I explore the strategy used by two famous podcasters, focusing on variety in episode content, length, and style to keep the audience engaged and cater to different interests. Results: they top the charts for Business and for Society & Culture. Trick question: How long should a podcast episode be? Mini case study on strategy of Scott Galloway of The Prof G Podcast and Bethenny Frankel of Just B. VIDEO - Watch this episode:...

Are you listening with jackal or giraffe ears? Conversation tips from Nonviolent Communication. Plus: What's wrong with saying "I feel like you ___"? Watch on YouTube Show notes Join my YouTube channel- access perks Video episodes Timestamps: (1:00) Difficult conversations: giraffe vs jackal language (watch Short) (1:37) Pop psychology (1:50) Nonviolent request (2:06) Saying 'I feel' to express thoughts (Lisa Rinna) (3:11) Chris Voss: "it seems like..." (4:15) Bethenny Frankel, Skinnygirl...

Podcasting is the highest leverage marketing activity you can do, but it's a long game and very misunderstood. People think they need a million downloads to have a 'successful' podcast; not true. At the same time, it's competitive but not as much as you think - hear why. (0:10) Podcasting $4bn industry in 2024 (IAB) (1:36) Big misconception new podcasters have: ad revenue (3:10) 90% podfade (4:10) Value of a subscriber (6:00) Power of voice: sound is processed ten times faster than the blink...

Are you leading with the dream outcome, the likelihood of success, the price, or something else? Your customers want something high quality, guaranteed, fast, and easy. Hear the key ideas of Alex Hormozi's value equation from "$100M Offers", a helpful concept any business person or marketer can use regardless of your industry. (0:29) Hormozi's value equation: Dream outcome x likelihood of success divided by time delay x perceived effort = value. (1:30) Most brands get the top half of the...

Think of your favorite TV commercial of all time. What made it memorable? It was probably that it told a story that resonated with you. Unlike straight feature benefit ads that you'll often see from CPGs, like detergent or toothpaste, or from insurance companies, really memorable advertising tells a story and triggers feelings. The same goes for public speaking and generally all marketing. Stats or data help, too. It's about blending them. If you’re deficient in any one of the three pillars...

We used to actually watch a string of 30-second commercials for Downy and Doritos waiting for Seinfeld to come back on. Today is not the age of television, or patience, but the age of ultimate optionality. This is the age of TikTok and you need to keep these tips in mind when creating short form content. Create for people, not algorithms. The algos are getting smart enough that you can stop doing everything to appease them. What appeases the user naturally becomes what appeases the algorithm...

January Top 5: Every Tuesday this month, we're re-airing the top 5 most downloaded episodes of the past year. This is #4 as we count down to the #1 most popular on January 30, 2024. This episode originally aired 5/20/2020. Timestamps: (0:05) The Top 5 Rebroadcast explainer / intro for this month (1:05) Evergreen strategy, you can still get value from 2018 episodes (1:45) Ephemeral content mistake (2:05) Top podcast marketing mistake (3:50) #4 Most Downloaded Episode of 2023 (rebroadcast):...

"The company that needs a new machine tool but hasn't bought it yet is already paying for it."-Charlie Munger. Price is what you pay, value is what you get. January Top 5: Every Tuesday this month, we're re-airing the top 5 most downloaded episodes of this podcast. This is #5 as we count down to the #1 most popular on January 30, 2024. This episode was originally recorded 6/30/2022. Further recommended listening: Founders Podcast #329 Charlie Munger (the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack) My...

Why are we such bad listeners, retaining only one-eighth of what we hear? Two reasons: (0:19) Reason #1: Schools teach reading, not listening: Listening is a different activity from reading and requires different skills. Reading and listening do not improve at the same rate when only reading is taught. Reading ability is continually upgraded while listening ability degenerates. **The typical student graduates into a society where they will have to listen about three times as much as they...