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“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

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Ep 177: Silos to Synergy: How Holistic Marketing Transforms Businesses

by Brad Friedman | The Digital Slice

Ep 177: Silos to Synergy: How Holistic Marketing Transforms Businesses

by Brad Friedman

Silos to Synergy: How Holistic Marketing Transforms Businesses

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Visit thedigitalslicepodcast.com for complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Join Brad and Jennifer White as they chat about the importance of communication between the marketing and sales departments for business success.

5 & Rise Marketing Solutions founder and principal consultant, Jennifer White, has more than 25 years of marketing experience and has held senior marketing leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies, small and mid-size companies, and ownership in a real estate marketing agency.

She’s launched dozens of products and services, recruited and mentored teams, built and managed tech stacks, and developed the mission, vision, brand identity, and lead gen programs from the ground up for hundreds of companies.

With the industry landscape changing over time, she realized that startups and small-to-mid-sized businesses need a more holistic marketing approach to growth and marketing. One that requires equal emphasis on branding, marketing, sales, customer success, and rev-ops.

In this Episode:

Jennifer talks about taking a holistic approach to marketing.
Jennifer says she really wants to learn about a client's business before trying to hel with their marketing.
Jennifer discusses the importance of communication between the marketing department and the sales department.
Jennifer says there has to be a process where you take a lead and convert them into being a paying client.
Jennifer also talks about .

Quotes from this Episode:
“ I think so often things in the marketing world get so siloed or segmented.” – Jennifer White
“The more integrated that we can make everything from top to bottom, the better the process becomes.” – Jennifer White
“ I actually hire generalists that have an idea of the whole marketing process versus somebody that is specialized in something.” – Jennifer White
“ The sales team needs to know what the marketing message is so they know what is driving people into the business to have those conversations.” – Jennifer White
“.” – Jennifer White

Resources:

Jennifer White:
LinkedIn: Jennifer White
Facebook: Jennifer White
Instagram: Jennifer White
YouTube: 5 and Rise
Website: 5 and Rise

This podcast is brought to you by Magai. The tool we use for our AI needs. Magai is 12 AI apps in one. There's just one subscription to access all the best AI models. Get Magai right here, https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai

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Are you looking for an email service provider that has stood the test of time? Be sure to look at Constant Contact, the provider we use. Constant Contact

Are you looking for a CRM for your business? We suggest taking a look at a few different ones before making your decision. Be sure to look at Nimble, one of our favorite CRMs, and take advantage of a 14-day free trial.

And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

X:

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
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Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

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Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Ep 174: Forcing Your Workers Back To The Office? Do This!

by Brad Friedman | The Digital Slice

Ep 174: Forcing Your Workers Back To The Office? Do This!

by Brad Friedman

Forcing Your Workers Back To The Office? Do This!

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Visit thedigitalslicepodcast.com for complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Join Brad and Andrew Howlett as they chat about creating engaging, interesting and inspiring workplaces that keep our workers and clients coming back.

Andrew Howlett is the CEO of Struck, an agency that excels in transforming brands in the destination marketing, outdoor recreation, and biotech industries. Strategically boosting brand awareness, engagement, and growth and with expertise in rebranding, repositioning, and preparing for fundraising, Struck is at the forefront of brand transformation. As Struck’s CEO, Andrew is a visionary leader dedicated to reshaping brands in destination marketing, outdoor recreation, and biotech. With a penchant for big-picture thinking, he’s constantly ahead of the curve, anticipating industry shifts and client needs, pushing Struck to excel.

Andrew’s career path, from finance and tech to agency work, reveals his passion for innovation. His approach balances diligence and ease, guiding Struck’s strategic path to deliver exceptional client results. Andrew is actively involved in prominent professional organizations, chairing SoDA and contributing to Forbes Agency Council and YPO.

In this Episode:

Andrew talks about preparing our workspaces as more and more people are coming back to work in the office.
Andrew says people want to work in a creative and inspiring space.
Andrew talks about the kind of places we like to go to because they are designe to keep us coming back.
Andrew says employers need to think about engaging their employees starting with the onboarding experience..
Andrew asks you to consider if your brand is strong enough that people want to be associated with it.

Quotes from this Episode:
“ When we're looking at our spaces, we have to create something that drives an emotion, whatever that emotion is.” – Andrew Howlett
“ We do a lot of those types of things with physical space design and and creating spaces that are just engaging and interesting and inspiring.” – Andrew Howlett
“ If you're interested in trying to hire the best and keep the best and retain then you should be looking at ways to engage your employees, engage them from minute one to even when they're leaving.” – Andrew Howlett
“ What are the things in the office or in the break room that make people want to be there, want to want to stay for lunch and bring your lunch in or have it delivered.” – Andrew Howlett
“ I think this is where a lot of clients and a lot of a lot of companies miss is just digging into who your audience really is and understanding your audience.” – Andrew Howlett

Resources:

LinkedIn: Andrew Howlett
Website: Struck

This podcast is brought to you by Magai. The tool we use for our AI needs. Magai is 12 AI apps in one. There's just one subscription to access all the best AI models. Get Magai right here, https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
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Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

Streamyard is the tool we use to stream to all major platforms simultaneously directly from a browser. We also use Streamyard to record The Digital Slice Podcast because of its ability to provide us with crystal clear audio and 1080p video. Sign up today for free at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/streamyard

Are you looking for an email service provider that has stood the test of time? Be sure to look at Constant Contact, the provider we use. Constant Contact

Are you looking for a CRM for your business? We suggest taking a look at a few different ones before making your decision. Be sure to look at Nimble, one of our favorite CRMs, and take advantage of a 14-day free trial.

And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

X:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
https://www.amazon.com/shop/bradfriedman

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
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Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

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Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Ep 173: Less Tech Can Mean Better Customer Relations

by Brad Friedman | The Digital Slice

Ep 173: Less Tech Can Mean Better Customer Relations

by Brad Friedman

Less Tech Can Mean Better Customer Relations

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Visit thedigitalslicepodcast.com for complete show notes of every podcast episode.

Join Brad Friedman and Chris Zeunstrom as they chat about businesses that build relationships and Chris' work improving relationships between people and the technology they use.

Chris Zeunstrom is the Founder and CEO of Ruca and Yorba. Since July 2017, Chris has led Ruca, a full-service global design cooperative, overseeing its design practice, ventures, philanthropy, and investments in bootstrapping startups. Chris also founded Yorba, a company dedicated to creating a decentralized internet based on trust, which emerged from beta in January 2024.

Previously, Chris was a Limited Partner at NextGen Venture Partners (2015-2018), where he supported entrepreneurs through a network-driven venture firm. He also co-founded Advocate, serving as CEO from September 2015 to January 2018, focusing on integrating technology and civic engagement for inclusive representation. Chris is based in Lisbon.

In this Episode:

Chris talks about his commitment to making relationships better between people and the technology they use.
Chris says that with the best sales people you don't know you're being sold to.
Chris talks about the use of data pods in the future.
Chris discusses the use of relationship building to build a better profile infrastructure.
Chris says the best brands are built over time.

Quotes from this Episode:
“ I think it's just that we over index into these unpersonal relationships with our customers and it's felt across the ecosystem of online platforms.” – Chris Zeunstrom
“ I think all the tools today, you can get a lot of good insights and stuff like that on like where you should focus.” – Chris Zeunstrom
“Tthey're focused on something called data pods, basically, which is it keeps all of your information and it allows you to move your data with you from platform to platform.” – Chris Zeunstrom
“ It's data driven marketing based on a like a rotten core of guessed data a lot of times.” – Chris Zeunstrom
“ It's about a lot more data ownership, blockchain distributed networks and decentralizing of walled gardens.” – Chris Zeunstrom

Resources:

Chris Zeunstrom:
LinkedIn: Chris Zeunstrom
Yorba Website: Yorba
Ruca Website: Ruca

This podcast is brought to you by Magai. The tool we use for our AI needs. Magai is 12 AI apps in one. There's just one subscription to access all the best AI models. Get Magai right here, https://friedmansocialmedia.com/magai

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
https://friedmansocialmedia.com/agora

Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

Streamyard is the tool we use to stream to all major platforms simultaneously directly from a browser. We also use Streamyard to record The Digital Slice Podcast because of its ability to provide us with crystal clear audio and 1080p video. Sign up today for free at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/streamyard

Are you looking for an email service provider that has stood the test of time? Be sure to look at Constant Contact, the provider we use. Constant Contact

Are you looking for a CRM for your business? We suggest taking a look at a few different ones before making your decision. Be sure to look at Nimble, one of our favorite CRMs, and take advantage of a 14-day free trial.

And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

X:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia