Rocky Mountain Marketing- Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs

In this week's episode, the founder of a podcasting agency and podcaster himself, Mark Savant, joins us to share his journey in building his network through podcasting. He also pointed out some tips that could help those who want to start and establish their career in the podcast industry.In this episode, Mark shares how he discovered many business opportunities, and build relationships not only with his target audience but also with other business owners whom he collaborated with. Podcasting helped hime switch careers from being an employee to being an entrepreneur and full-time podcaster.In this conversation, we discussed the following topics:1. How to turn a podcast into an income machine2. The power of voice in podcasting3. Tips for launching a successful podcast4. Strategies that will help grow your network in podcasting5. Podcasting as today's modern radioSo if you are an aspiring podcaster, tune in to this week’s episode because Mark Savant shared a lot of insightful information that you shouldn't miss!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Mark Savant's website: https://marksavantmedia.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-savant-ba777145/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksavantmedia/?hl=enLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-Y2X66ANwc5AY0k1WJagw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Tonia Martinez. She is the founder of Career Transformations, a recruiting firm and outplacement provider that partners with organizations to hire the best possible talent. In this episode, we talked about the power of delegating tasks through great potential candidates that will help us save about 80% of our time.It was an amazing conversation with Tonia as we covered the following points:Starting a business right before the pandemic struckThe key to writing brief and concise job descriptionsWhy HR Departments are importantHow should companies take care of their employees?Reach out to ToniaSo if you’re an entrepreneur who wants to learn more about delegation and how to find the right people and make them stay for your business, tune in to this week’s episode because Tonia Martinez shared a lot of valuable insights you shouldn’t miss!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Tonia’s website: https://careertransformationsdenver.com/Email: info@careertransformationsdenver.comLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Rich Brooks, the founder, and president of Flyte New Media, a digital agency in Portland, Maine. He has been in business for nearly 25 years. He's a nationally recognized speaker on entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and social media. Like Katie, he also hosts a podcast himself called The Agents of Change and has a conference with the same name.It was a fantastic conversation with Rich as we discussed the following points:A brand’s online presence, then vs nowThe Remarkability Formula: attracting the right clienteleRich’s Four Lenses - Find, Focus, Forge, and FrameLike the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Rich Brook’s:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therichbrooks/ Podcast - Agents of Change Podcast (theagentsofchange.com)Website - Digital Marketing + Web Design in Portland, Maine | flyte new media (takeflyte.com)Read his book - The Lead Machine: A Small Business Guide to Digital MarketingLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-Y2X66ANwc5AY0k1WJagw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we welcome our newest podcast feature where we invite my business bestie, Kendra Swells, into the podcast once a month.As you all know, Kendra is our mompreneur and a strong advocate of helping women transition from survival to success mode. In this episode, she shares how batching your social media content helps alleviate pressure for social media managers who feel like they have to hop on every single trend on the web.It was an amazing conversation with Kendra as we covered the following points:Pillars for a successful batching systemDeveloping problem-solving skills through analytics“Look at your past posts”The importance of social listeningUsing line breaks on captionsSo if you want to learn more about social media batching, tune in to this week’s episode because Kendra Swalls shared a lot of valuable insights you shouldn’t miss!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Kendra's website: https://girlmeansbusiness.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlmeansbusiness/Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Michelle Tennant Nicholson. Being an award-winning writer with 32 years of experience with public relations, she talks about how Twitter has become the new spot for Public Relations and how businesses should invest in a PR team. She is an award winning writer and storyteller to the media. In over 30 years in the field, she has seen PR transition from typewriters to Twitter. It was an amazing conversation with Michelle Tennant Nicholson as we discussed the following points:32 years of experience in PRThe facts about broadcast faxing and traditional PRTheater, typewriters and transitionsHumanizing PR efforts“What’s in it for my audience?”Reach out to MichelleSo if you’re an entrepreneur who wants to learn more about personal branding for your business, tune in to this week’s episode because Michelle Tannant shared a lot of valuable insights you shouldn’t miss!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Michelle’s website: https://wasabipublicity.com/contact-us/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelletennant/https://wasabipublicity.com/Choosing-Publicity/https://bit.ly/PRActionGuideLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-Y2X66ANwc5AY0k1WJagw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Kabrina Budwell. She is the business innovation and communication strategist and the founder of Kabrina Budwell Consulting, which is a consulting firm that focuses on helping people in the service-based industry, create, capture, and enhance their brand through marketing, social media messaging, frameworks, and corporate training.It was an amazing conversation with Kabrina as we covered the following points:Disney, dreams, and a daughterPivot from being an employee to an entrepreneurCreating content and connections from a personal brand standpointEmphasis on the “social” in social media marketingTaking the first step to entrepreneurshipVideo ads work best Reach out to KabrinaSo if you’re an entrepreneur who wants to learn more about personal branding for your business, tune in to this week’s episode because Kabrina Budwell shared a lot of valuable insights you shouldn’t miss!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Karbina’s website: https://kabrinabudwell.com/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabrina-budwell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kabrina-Budwell-Consulting-109174291643702Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emailmarketingguru/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwTfelDNam7hrC9JOn3lEwLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we hear from Diana Howles, an award-winning speaker, author, and international virtual trainer with 25 years of experience in the industry. She has trained about 100 and 500 companies and facilitated virtual programs in more than a dozen countries. She is currently the CEO of Howles Associates and her book, “Next Level Virtual Training: Advance Your Facilitation”, was just released back in May of 2022 over on Amazon.It was an amazing conversation with Diana Howles as we discussed the following points:Diana’s backgroundZoom call tips for introvertsVideo literacyBLEACH - Background, Lighting, Expressions, Angle, Clothing, HeadroomSo if you’re looking to appear better when you attend business meetings and present yourself better when pitching an idea, Diana’s tips and tricks for this episode are perfect for you!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Diana’s website: https://howlesassociates.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianahowles/Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-Y2X66ANwc5AY0k1WJagw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we hear from our resident guest Kendra Swalls from Girls Means Business. Kendra is still our mompreneur and a strong advocate of helping women transition from survival to success mode. In this episode, she’ll talk about how to up your social media game in the summertime. Is summer really a downtime for marketers or is it still an opportunity to create content for your audience? Also, she shares her thoughts on the photo vs video debate while sharing some of the best practices you must know once you ride into the reel craze.As usual, it was an amazing conversation with Kendra as we discussed the following points:Spending summers as social media managersPhotos vs videos for social media engagement“We build our own algorithm”Trending vs original audioThe power of social media schedulingSo if you’re searching for answers on how to up your social media skills, summer or not, Kendra’s tips and tricks are perfect for you!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Kendra's website: https://girlmeansbusiness.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlmeansbusiness/Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Judi Fox. She is listed as a Top 10 LinkedIn coach for 2021 in the Yahoo! Finance. She is featured in Inked Magazine, CEO magazine, VidSummit, Social Media Marketing World, where I just recently saw her and Top 100 podcasts. She has over 18 years of experience in business development and sales and she's developed the LinkedIn Business Accelerator method.It was an amazing conversation as we covered the following points:1. Losing her first job and joining LinkedIn for the first time2. Her favorite LinkedIn feature - Newsletters3. LinkedIn’s new feature in 2022 called Creator Mode4. Best features of Creator Mode5. Setting up LinkedIn for sales opportunities6. “LinkedIn people are going there to have conversations.”So if you’re an entrepreneur who wants organic reach and engagements, tune in to this week’s episode and learn everything you need to know about connecting with your market (by creating real conversations) through LinkedIn. Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Judi’s website: https://www.judifox.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiwfox/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/judiwfoxTwitter: https://twitter.com/Judi_FoxInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/judifoxrocks/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JudiFoxPinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/judiwfox/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@judifoxrocksLearn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's so fun when we have our guests back on Rocky Mountain Marketing.In this week's episode, we are joined by Francie Hinrichsen whom we also spoke with in episode 46 about all things analytics, data, and marketing. She's been doing a lot of amazing things recently including writing her own book entitled Dream, Build, Grow. It aims to help female entrepreneurs learn step-by-step on how to grow their businesses. This episode is a wealth of knowledge for all entrepreneurs at any stage, as we deep dive on:1. How do you help business owners know what to do next? Just take one step forward. Regardless. Build a strong foundation in the beginning.2. Getting a conversation with other entrepreneurs. Find a business mentor.3. Runs and Repeat. Give yourself time to work on your learning curve.4. Giving it the time and the space to grow something beautiful.5. Building a genuine relationship can happen online.6. Committing to a long-term vision. I embrace transformation in mind, body, and spirit. 7. Approaching entrepreneurship with flexibility.8. Being able to lean into a community and learn from others. Community over competition. 9. Ask the question - What Can I Do For You?If you're one of those struggling in their entrepreneurial journey, this might just be a sign that you got this! Make sure to tune in and enjoy this amazing conversation!Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katiebrinkleyVisit Francie's website: https://foundingfemalesco.com/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciemuellerhinrichsen/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/startyourbusinessin2021Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundingfemalesco/Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications:Clubhouse: clubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.comlinkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_-Y2X66ANwc5AY0k1WJagw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.