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Ep 120: Holistic Branding Strategies For Small Businesses

Ep 120: Holistic Branding Strategies For Small Businesses

Ep 120: Holistic Branding Strategies For Small Businesses

by Brad Friedman

Holistic Branding Strategies For Small Businesses

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

In this episode of The Digital Slice Podcast, Brad Friedman and Deevo Tindall talk about a holistic approach to branding that captures hearts and minds.

As the visionary Founder of Fusion Creative, Deevo has carved his path by offering tailored branding and digital solutions that empower businesses to excel and stand out. Deevo's impressive portfolio boasts the launch of multiple successful brands, each underscored by the significance of an authentic brand message.

Deevo's approach to branding transcends superficial elements; he understands that it's about crafting an immersive experience that resonates deeply with audiences. At Fusion Creative, he orchestrates a symphony of touchpoints, ensuring a cohesive and unforgettable journey for customers.

In a digital landscape, Deevo's strategies are catalysts for business growth. From social media mastery to SEO and PPC prowess, he offers comprehensive solutions that pave the way to success. Deevo champions unapologetic branding, urging businesses to break free from the ordinary and embrace their distinctiveness.

Beyond his strategic acumen, Deevo is a master storyteller and master photographer. His holistic approach to branding captures hearts and minds, bridging the gap between imagination and execution.

In this Episode:

  • Deevo shares his journey from 16 years in the corporate world to becoming an entrepreneur and starting his own businesses.
  • Deevo talks about the absolute necessity to establish a strong brand message.
  • Deevo says there's a need for a mindset shift when transitioning from the corporate world.
  • Deevo believes we must have an understanding that no matter how many tools we may have in our digital arsenal, you still have to connect on the human level with people.
  • Deevo also talks about the huge bonus of being able to manage his time and say “No” to things.
  • Deevo tells us how important it is to stay true to your vision and be very clear on what your vision is.

Quotes from this Episode:
“So I just set out ways to try to figure out what I was really good at, what made me smile at the end of the day.” – Deevo Tindall
“And then once you've laid that foundation, figuring out a way to share that message, clearly and succinctly and resonantly with your targeted audience.” – Deevo Tindall
“People don't buy your product per se. They buy your story. They buy what is it that you're solving for me?” – Deevo Tindall
“I think there's a mindset shift, first and foremost, like transitioning from a corporate environment to a creative and alternative environment.” – Deevo Tindall
“You have to detach yourself from the outcome of having immediate success.” – Deevo Tindall

Resources:

Deevo Tindall:
LinkedIn: Deevo Tindall
Facebook: Fusion Creative Branding
X: Fusion Creative Branding
Instagram: Fusion Creative Branding
Pinterest: Fusion Creative Branding
Podcast: Unlearn Everything
Website: Fusion Creative Branding

Lomi: Lomi Composter Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50. And let Lomi solve your daily food waste problem, making your family a team of planet saving super heroes.

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

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

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

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

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

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

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

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

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These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
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We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/TheFriedmanGroup

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

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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Ep 118: Data Empowers Decision Making In Business

Ep 118: Data Empowers Decision Making In Business

Ep 118: Data Empowers Decision Making In Business

by Brad Friedman

Data Empowers Decision Making In Business

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

Join Brad and JJ Reynolds as they chat about the importance of business owners gathering data so they can make informed decisions about growing their business.

JJ Reynolds is a seasoned digital marketing professional who has helped numerous companies optimize their marketing data and make data-driven decisions to improve their marketing results. With over a decade of experience in digital marketing and managing large ad budgets, JJ has honed his skills in using tools like Google Analytics, Looker Studio, and Google Tag Manager to eliminate guesswork and capitalize on small improvements in online marketing strategies.

JJ is also passionate about educating agencies and consultants on structured data usage. He believes that what most digital businesses need is someone to provide reliable, consistent data to take action and make informed decisions.

In this Episode:

  • JJ talks about the need to gather data, and then use the data to make decisions.
  • JJ how he's built a measurement department for your business.
  • JJ tells us, as business owners, what data we need to be concerned about, and why.
  • JJ talks about gathering data and then breaking it down to something meaningful and easy to understand.
  • JJ also talks about what really is a conversion.

Quotes from this Episode:
“First thing is, yeah. Ask better questions that you can take an action on.” – JJ Reynolds
“Try and look at how many people saw the thing, engage with the thing and how many people did the thing.” – JJ Reynolds
“And then you're trying to overlap those and say, where's the intention and the outcome overlapped.” – JJ Reynolds
“The worst thing that can happen is to have outcomes that weren't intended and have no idea how it happened.” – JJ Reynolds
“I'm like Ryan Reynolds ugly best friend.” – JJ Reynolds

Resources:

JJ Reynolds:
LinkedIn: JJ Reynolds
LinkedIn: Vision Labs
YouTube: Vision Labs
Website: Vision Labs

Lomi: Lomi Composter Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50. And let Lomi solve your daily food waste problem, making your family a team of planet saving super heroes.

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

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

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

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

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

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

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

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

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

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/TheFriedmanGroup

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

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

AFFILIATE LINKS
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 117: Turning Clicks Into Cash With Google And YouTube Ads

Ep 117: Turning Clicks Into Cash With Google And YouTube Ads

Ep 117: Turning Clicks Into Cash With Google And YouTube Ads

by Brad Friedman

Turning Clicks Into Cash With Google And YouTube Ads

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

In this episode, Brad Friedman and Dmitri Smirnov discuss how to use Google and YouTube ads to generate huge amounts of revenue for your business.

Dmitri Smirnov is a Google & YouTube ads marketing expert who combines math and creativity to create impact and profit for his clients at Big Life Marketing agency. He’s worked with Brooke Castillo from the Life Coach School, the Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort, and Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki. He’s been a featured speaker at Traffic and Conversion Summit, Ted-Ed, NBC, and high-end masterminds nationwide. He aims to help 6-figure entrepreneurs use professional marketing strategies to grow to 7 and 8 figures in revenue and influence the world at scale.

In this Episode:

  • Dmitri talks about the effectivness of Google Ads.
  • Dmitri says it's important your ad read like a one-on-one conversation.
  • Dmitri discusses the fact that people on YouTube are in the right mind space to consume your product or service.
  • Dmitri talks about the need for your ad to have a hook, some sort of value and a call-to-action.
  • Dmitri tells us it's really easy to get started with Google ads and it doesn't have to be expensive.

Quotes from this Episode:
“Number one, most important thing that you do is write the headline that's compelling and it gets attention.” – Dmitri Smirnov
“I think, and a lot of people agree, that Google has more information on us than any other company in the world, more than even Facebook.” – Dmitri Smirnov
“YouTube requires you to watch five seconds of an ad, so that's your time to hook your target audience.” – Dmitri Smirnov
“YouTube ads do not need to be professional. Often times it's actually better that they aren't professionally done.” – Dmitri Smirnov
“You won't even recognize your business a year from now because you plugged into that Google and YouTube ads ecosystem that has billions of people on it every single day.” – Dmitri Smirnov

Resources:

Dmitri Smirnov:
LinkedIn: Dmitri Smirnov
X: Dmitri Smirnov
Website: Big Life Marketing

Lomi: Lomi Composter Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50. And let Lomi solve your daily food waste problem, making your family a team of planet saving super heroes.

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

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

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

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

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

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

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

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

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

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/TheFriedmanGroup

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

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

AFFILIATE LINKS
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!

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