Food and health are extremely popular categories on visual platforms like Pinterest and Instagram.     If you've ever wanted to know the secrets and strategies that food bloggers use than today's show is for you! Join Jeff Sieh as he talks with Traci Antonovich on what it takes to be a successful food blogger.  Visual marketing, photography, Pinterest, and Instagram best practices are shared and discussed.

How do you make your blog more successful?  How do you manage tasks?  How do you know what ideas to focus on and when to move on to something else?   These are the some of the questions we discuss on today’s show   Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner, author of the books Launch and Writing White Papers and the man behind large events, such as Social Media Marketing World and Social Media Success Summit. He is also host of the Social Media Marketing podcast, founder of...

How do you take downtime with your family when managing multiple social media accounts during the holidays?  Are there any helpful tools that can aid in scheduling social media posts?  Should you shoot live video when you go a wassailing?     Those questions and more will be answered on today's show!   Peg Fitzpatrick is the co-author of The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users with Guy Kawasaki.  She’s been seen on Time Inc., Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine, and NPR’s Tech...

We've all heard about the importance of live video.  Live video is popping up more and more in our social streams and companies are rushing to jump on the bandwagon.  But how do you get started in live video? What are the tools you need?  Do you need a professional background?  What if you're not comfortable in front of a camera?   Those questions and more will be answered on today's show!   Ian is founder of Seriously Social; a blog focused on social media tools. He’s a speaker, trainer,...

If you've ever wanted to get help on those time-consuming tasks on social, learn tools that can help on social media or strategies on finding great content, then today's show is for you! Erik Fisher is the Social Media Manager for Social Media Examiner and host of the award-winning podcast, Beyond the To Do List. Erik is an authority on social media, productivity, and podcasting who began blogging back in 2004 – before Facebook and Twitter even entered into the picture. With such a long...

Jeff Sieh reports on Pinterest and Instagram with the team at Social Media Examiner on the Morning Social Media Marketing Talk Show.    

Just when you think you’ve got Pinterest all figured out they go and make a bunch of changes.  So today we are going to be talking all about the new options for Promoted Pins with Alisa Meredith.   Alisa is a content marketing strategist who has (more than once!) been accused of a Pinterest obsession. Content marketer and a blogger for HubSpot, Tailwind, Social Media Examiner and alisameredith.com, she’s also co-owner of a HubSpot partner agency and content and social media consultant for...

Heather Kraafter runs kraaftshaak.com and the tagline is “to help you find your crafty bone.” and she does just that!  Heather has been helping people find their creativity through crafting for over 6 years. Her courses and classes have helped countless people discover their inner creativity even when they didn’t think they had a creative bone in their body.   If you struggle with being creative or need a boost to get past a creative roadblock then this will be the show for you.

No matter how much you love Pinterest.  It’s just not possible to spend all day, every day on the platform. So how do you optimize your time spent on Pinterest?  That’s where scheduling pins come in.   Melissa Megginson is resident Marketing Manager and Cat Lady at Tailwind, the leading visual marketing tool for brands. Melissa specializes in content creation, social media, blogging, PR outreach and pretty much all things marketing.   We discuss what kind of software to trust and use,...

Shannon Hernandez is currently an on-air personality at 98KUPD in Phoenix, Arizona and brings over 16 years of live broadcasting experience to the table.   His goal is to help people get over their fears of presentation and the delivery of their message when they are public speaking online.  He helps people crack the mic and flip open the lens with confidence and self-assurance that their message is more important than others.

Rebekah Radice, Global Brand Ambassador for Post Planner, sits down and talks about the newly released Social Media Marketing Industry Report put out by Social Media Examiner.  She interviews Peg Fitzpatrick, award winning blogger and social media influencer, Jeff Sieh, host of The Manly Pinterest Tips Podcast, and Erik Fisher, Social Media Manager for Social Media Examiner as well as the host of Beyond The To-Do-List, an award-winning podcast.   Topics include: What social platforms...

Are you ready to take your Twitter marketing to the next level?    Diana Adams is a self-proclaimed Twitter addict. She’s been on Twitter almost every day since March of 2009, and she’s sent over 161,000 tweets!   She is also the Ambassador of Happiness at Post Planner where she spends her time building the Post Planner community and blogging.   She’s written over 4,100+ blog posts across the Interwebz (mostly about social media and technology).   If you've struggled with optimizing...

On today’s episode, Jeff Sieh speaks with Pinterest expert Vincent Ng about some new developments at Pinterest.  Most notably, the return of affiliate links returning to Pinterest after being disallowed on the platform over a year ago.   Vincent Ng is the founder of MCNG Marketing and a Pinterest marketer, and speaker.  He is the author of Pinterest to Profits with Pintalysis and the host of the Pictures to Profits Podcast. He is a top 20 resource for becoming a Pinterest expert according...

Peg Fitzpatrick and Rebekah Radice totally nailed their presentations last month at Social Media Marketing World, so we explore their secrets on today's show!   Peg Fitzpatrick is the co-author of The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users with Guy Kawasaki.  She’s been seen on Time Inc., Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine, and NPR’s Tech Nation. She also runs social media campaigns for some of the top companies around. She’s spearheaded successful social media campaigns for Motorola,...

Jeff Sieh shares his experience and insights he learned as a first-time speaker at Social Media Marketing World.

Daniel Maloney the CEO and Founder of Tailwind returns to the show to talk in-depth about Pinterest tactics for 2016 as well as some new changes to the Tailwind product.  Everything from Pinterest’s Smart Feed to re-thinking group boards is covered in today’s show.   Daniel Maloney is an internet entrepreneur who has spent his career building consumer internet businesses that connect consumers to each other and to brands more effectively. Currently, Danny is CEO and Co-Founder of Tailwind,...

You may have heard recently that Instagram will no longer be showing posts in chronological order but will (gasp) start using an algorithm to show you posts in order of what it thinks you'll find important.   We'll cover how this will affect your Instagram marketing, changes you may need to make, and most importantly what NOT to do on today's show.   Jenn Herman is a social media strategist and the forefront blogger on Instagram marketing. She has won Social Media Examiner’s TOP 10...

Wondering how to grow your Pinterest following? Looking for better Pinterest engagement? In this episode, Jeff Sieh (host of the Manly Pinterest Show and Podcast) reveals the strategies he uses for Social Media Examiner and other clients to build a large and loyal community. You’ll leave with a daily checklist for growing a massive Pinterest audience and a plan for building trust in your community.

Visual marketing expert, Rebekah Radice is the guest on today’s episode discussing how to create viral images.   Rebekah is an Award Winning Writer, Social Media Strategist and Global Brand Ambassador for Post Planner.   She is the author of “How to Use Social Media to Virtually Crush the Competition” and recently named a Top 10 Social Media Blog by Social Media Examiner for the 2nd year in a row, as well as one of the Top Ten Most Shared Content Marketers.

Today’s episode focuses on best practices for your Pinterest business account with Kim Vij.   Kim Vij is a Pinterest Consultant, Blogger, Author and Speaker. She cohosts a weekly Twitter Chat and Facebook Community called Pinchat. As a Pinfluencer she has created award winning boards on Pinterest with 1.6 Million followers by focusing pins on Education and Parenting.   A teacher at heart she enjoys sharing ways to make everyday moments into teachable opportunities on her popular parenting...

Today’s episode is about becoming a better blogger with special guest Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a former university professor and the creator of the Become A Blogger and Interactive Biology blogs. He has a passion for education and has taken on the mission of Changing The World One Blog At A Time. In his podcast, Learning With Leslie, he teaches solid lessons about how to build a blog that will have an impact, in addition to interviewing other successful bloggers who have built successful...

Very excited to have my friends, the DadDudes from DudeDay Films on today's show. If you don't know who the DadDudes are, they are a group of dudes and dads that live in Los Angeles, work in the entertainment industry, and amuse themselves with the craziness and nuance that happens in the lives of parents. Their video Dads Respond to Disney's "Frozen" has been seen over 2 million times! Ryan and Matt provide some great insight on todays on what it takes to create great video and share...

There was a ton of changes on Pinterest during 2015 and this year looks to be no different! I'm very excited to have Kate Ahl on the show today to talk all about the State of Pinterest for 2016. Kate Ahl is the owner of Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest management company. Their purpose is to manage Pinterest accounts for bloggers and business owners so they can focus back on creating awesome content their audience will love. Kate also aims to teach and train people how to use Pinterest for...

Gary W. Goldstein is best known for producing Pretty Woman, Under Siege, Under Siege 2, and The Mothman Prophecies.  He has also written a book called Conquering Hollywood and has an online course called Breaking Into Hollywood.   He offers some great stories and insights from Hollywood including business and networking. ...

The founders of Podcast Movement have generously allowed me to share the presentation that I gave at Podcast Movement 15 that led to so many new business opportunities.  It’s called Mastering Podcast Promotion, but almost all of the techniques and tips that I give can be applicable to any business to promote themselves online with social media.  The slideshow that I used during the presentation will also be on the blog at ManlyPinterestTips.com.