The Agents of Change Digital Marketing Podcast

We're back with more from Emily Best! In this week's episode we dive deeper into how to create a successful crowdfunding campaign. But asking for money to help fund your project is so much more involved than you might think, if you want your campaign to be successful. And isn’t that the whole point? When you figure out who your target audience is, and how to best identify with them, that’s when your campaign will gain momentum. Emily Best is the CEO of Seed and Spark, the most effective crowdfunding platform in the world. Through launching her own crowdfunding campaign, Emily learned valuable lessons - sometimes the hard way - of what works and what doesn’t, and out of this experience Seed and Spark was born. http://www.themarketingagents.com/81

Begging for money - or soliciting contributions - has been a time honored tradition most commonly identified by organizations such as public radio stations, non profits and even churches. Fast forward to the modern day spin on this and you’ve got crowdfunding. Crowdfunding - in a nutshell - is simply a way to solicit contributions in small amounts via the internet. But asking for money to help fund your project is so much more involved than you might think, if you want your campaign to be successful. And isn’t that the whole point? When you figure out who your target audience is, and how to best identify with them, that’s when your campaign will gain momentum. Emily Best is the CEO of Seed and Spark, the most effective crowdfunding platform in the world. Through launching her own crowdfunding campaign, Emily learned valuable lessons - sometimes the hard way - of what works and what doesn’t, and out of this experience Seed and Spark was born. http://www.themarketingagents.com/80

You've got digital marketing questions, we've got digital marketing answers! It's our first ever mailbag episode. Questions from you, our listeners on how to drive more search engine traffic, how to use digital marketing to beat the competition, how to separate yourself from the competition, and more! If you've got questions about your own business and marketing, let us know at http://www.themarketingagents.com/contact http://www.themarketingagents.com/79

If you’ve ever been to a conference or presentation, you know that not all speakers have the gift of being able to really engage their audience. What is it that makes some speakers have an edge over other speakers, and how can you get that edge for yourself? The brain is designed to think and remember in terms of stories. By being an effective storyteller, you can not only make your point hit home harder, but it will also be more memorable to your audience. By learning new ways to tell your stories, such as personalizing them and making them relatable to your audience, you can engage them in ways that will make your message more memorable. David Lee is an author, speaker and founder of HumanNature@Work. He helps organizations on topics related to leadership, communication and customer service, using his innovative and powerful storytelling techniques. http://www.themarketingagents.com/78

Are you looking for a new way to reach and engage your audience? The answer may be a podcast. In this episode, Jared Easley shares some of his tactics on how to build a successful podcast to grow your business. http://www.themarketingagents.com/77

Whether you’re writing blog posts, scripts for videos, or preparing podcasts, Ann Handley’s tips will have you creating more valuable content for your audience, attracting more traffic, and generating more leads at your site. http://www.themarketingagents.com/76

Why does someone buy from you? Why do they visit your website? Click on a link? Fill out your contact form or pick up the phone? If you understood what makes visitors at your website tick, you could greatly increase your conversion rates and generate more business. To help us understand our site visitors more, we’ve brought in Andy Crestodina, strategic director of Orbit Media, to share some amazing neuromarketing tactics that will directly improve your business’s bottom line. http://www.themarketingagents.com/75

When most people think about Instagram, they think about sharing over saturated moments of their life with friends. When marketers think about Instagram, they think about a popular social media platform where they can share pictures and quotes…in picture form. Today we’re going to be talking with John Kapos—aka Chocolate Johnny—who’s going to dig a bit deeper into the platform. He’ll share how he uses not just photos, but the comments, hashtags, direct messages and group messages to build awareness and loyalty for his product. If you want to uncover the secret power of Instagram, this episode is for you. http://www.themarketingagents.com/74

There’s no question that video is a critical marketing tool, from raising our online visibility, to improving our SEO, to driving more qualified traffic, and generating leads and sales. But not everyone has an unlimited budget for Hollywood-level production values. How can you create engaging, effective videos with a limited budget and with limited time in the day? Well, we brought in the DIY Video guy himself, Caleb Wojcik, to share his secrets on how you can build your business with video, without breaking the bank. http://www.themarketingagents.com/73

In this week’s episode we’re going to be focusing on what you can do to improve your own search engine visibility by getting more inbound links. To do that, we’ve brought in an expert on inbound linking, Brian Dean from Backlinko.com. If you want higher search engine rankings and more inbound links and traffic, be sure to listen in! http://www.themarketingagents.com/72