Call us biased, but this might just be our favorite episode of Marketing Millenials ever. And it’s not just because this one’s with Daniel’s wife, Ari Murray. It’s because Ari’s a growth marketing mastermind for Sharma Brands, who’s helped manage e-commerce for celebrity brands like Kourtney Kardashian’s Poosh and Halsey’s Aboutface Beauty. And she’s got a lot of great advice about how to run a successful D2C e-commerce brand.  Ari talks about the ins and outs of performance marketing, why channel diversification is important, and how to leverage a legacy audience.And you didn’t think she’d really leave without spilling the tea and how she and Daniel met, did you?  Follow Ari:Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-to-millions/id1666992294LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arimurray Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

What are the biggest challenges marketers face, and how can they better align with sales to improve their outcomes? Vin Matano, Senior Account Executive at Demandbase, chats with Daniel about all things sales. Find out his four-part cold e-mail strategy to increase pipeline, what he identifies as marketing’s biggest pain points, and the best tactics you can use today to approach sellers. Plus, why does Vin think of sales as a copy-and-paste business? And what’s the one marketing hill he would die on?  0:00 Intro/Background5:01 Cold vs. Warm Emailing8:00 Cold Email Process12:23 Using Marketing as a Salesperson16:30 Marketing Pain Points20:10 Defining ABM26:30 Building Marketing Relationships31:25 A Hill to Die On Follow Vin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinmatano/ Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com 

Should you be concerned if your content doesn’t appeal to everyone?  According to BarBend’s Head of Brand, David Tao, you should embrace it because it’s actually one of your greatest strengths as a marketer. David and Daniel discuss the ways in which niche content gives you a competitive advantage and how to use it to gain a broader audience. David also unveils his three biggest tips for scaling a company organically, including optimizing SEO strategy, using good design principles, and being consistent in your work, and explains the one marketing hill he would die on. 0:00 Intro/Background4:07 Scaling Niche Companies11:39 Scaling Organically21:00 Growth Levers for Scaling BarBend29:14 A Hill to Die On Learn More About BarBend:https://www.barbend.comhttps://www.breakingmuscle.com Follow David:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidthomastaoTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/d_taoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/datao/Email: david@barbend.com Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

95% of companies use buyer personas, but over 77% of those companies never look at them again. But don’t let that fool you into believing they’re useless.Adrienne Barnes, the founder of Best Buyer Persona, is here to unpack the value of user personas in this episode rewind. She’s delving into the reasons why most companies suck at using buyer personas correctly, how to get it right, and why talking to users and stakeholders is vital to your brand’s success. She and Daniel also discuss the value of proprietary data and why too many marketers are worried about failing to actually start trying.0:00 Intro/Background3:50 User Research8:00 Challenges to Research10:00 Is User Research Useless?15:01 A Hill to Die On17:00 Words of Advice24:00 Freelancing28:39 Who Inspires You?Follow Adrienne:LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/adrienne-barnes-2001Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketingAnd thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today. Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennialsDaniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

What insights could a college dropout turned growth marketer have to give about marketing?  Turns out, quite a lot. Ryan Boswell drops by the studio to talk to Daniel about the lessons he’s learned when it comes to marketing short-form content for startups on platforms like LinkedIn and TikTok. His overarching theme? If you want to build an actual connection with a loyal base of customers, then your content has to provide something of value for them— it can’t just be noise or mindless noise. Always strive to create content that adds some type of value which will be enhanced when people eventually convert to your product. To hear that and more of Ryan’s insights, check out the pod.  0:00 Intro/Background2:30 Using TikTok to Drive Offline Events6:24 Short Form Content             17:00 B2B Content Strategy28:40 Quality vs. Quantity33:30 A Hill to Die On37:11 Find Us Follow Cold Plunge Studios: https://www.coldplungestudios.com Follow Ryan:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjboswell/Email: ryan@bozxdigital.com Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention.  What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

What’s the secret sauce to scaling and growing companies? According to former cop-turned-performance marketer Torii Rowe, it’s all about discipline and knowing just how far you can push and pull in your ad campaigns.Torii’s uncovering his tried-and-true methodology for scaling companies like Upsaint, Manssion, and MVMT, and you can bet that it involves rigorous A/B testing, broad targeting, and high-converting landing pages. Then, find out why the best testing ads are the ones you least expect— and capturing cold traffic is the key to fueling your company’s growth.If you’re looking to scale, you won’t wanna miss this one.  0:00 Intro/Background1:45 From Cop to Growth Marketer3:20 Scaling Businesses7:00 Great Facebook Ads10:55 Ad Targeting13:40 AOV 16:00 High Converting Land Pages20:32 Predicting What Works22:50 A Hill to Die On27:15 Word of Advice Follow Torii: Website: https://www.dreamlabsagency.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torii-rowe-782a0a161/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/toriirowe Check Out Manssion Jewelry:https://manssion.com Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention.  What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

We’re rewinding the clock on this week’s podcast to replay an interview with business growth and customer experience strategist Jay Baer. Jay gives his thoughts on why speed and customer experience go hand-in-hand, how you should think about creating content, and the importance of meaningful customer interactions. Jay breaks down his marketing playbook and unveils his personal branding philosophy.Plus— why do so many marketers spend so much time on customer acquisition when they should really be channeling their focus into customer retention? Boy, does Jay have some thoughts on this one! 00:00 Intro/ Background03:47 The Two Smart Things Jay Baer Did09:36 Opposite of Logical18:00 Customers in the Wild26:27 Tequila/Insta Dissection31:37 One Thing Jay Baer Would Tell You34:30 Who to Pay Attention To35:16 How to Create Great ContentFollow Jay:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaybaerTwitter: twitter.com/jaybaer Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention.  What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com

In this recorded live event, Daniel and Ari (host of the “Go-To Millions” podcast) interview Yellow Beauty founders Jamil Bhuya and Jaz Fenton about how the lessons they’ve learned in scaling a startup business.  From mixing spices on their kitchen table to fulfill orders for their startup turmeric-based skincare brand to being picked up by major manufacturers like Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, Jamil and Jaz share how developing a solid e-commerce website, investing in clear and concise copywriting, and utilizing influencer-based advertising helped scale their business to 40,000+ regular customers. Plus, what’s the one marketing hill Jazz and Jamil would die on? Tune in to find out! 0:00 Intro5:24 Expanding Yellow Beauty7:00 Creating the Website12:30 Lessons from Shopify15:00 Entrepreneurship Lessons28:00 Aligning with Business Partners39:40 A Hill to Die On42:36 Find Us Follow Yellow Beauty:https://www.yellowbeauty.com Follow Jamil:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamilbhuya/Website: https://www.burgersnfriesforever.com  Follow Jaz:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jazfenton/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Jazyfent Follow Ari: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-to-millions/id1666992294 Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention.  What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com 

On this week’s pod, Daniel and special guest Jackie Hermes, CEO of Accelity, chat about the difficult aspects of building an audience, generating leads, and investing in paid advertising. What should a marketing plan look like when you’re dealing with budget cuts? What are the most effective behaviors when it comes to building an audience? And why is it important not to put your marketing eggs all in the same basket? Then, Jackie and Daniel discuss the more annoying aspects of lead generation, including why bickering over attribution is so common within marketing and how marketers can step outside of that singular and self-destructive mindset and start taking ownership over pipeline generation.0:00 Intro/Background3:20 Working with Budget Cuts6:20 Setting Up a Marketing Plan10:07 Paid Advertising22:23 The Role of Marketing28:50 A Hill to Die On Follow Jackie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejackiehermes/Website: https://accelitymarketing.com/contact/ Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention. What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:

How does a self-proclaimed science nerd approach marketing? By using the scientific method, of course!Peter Mahoney, author of “The Next CMO,” sits down to talk with Daniel about his unique and incredibly analytical approach to marketing tactics.  Learn why constant testing is the glue holding a marketer’s success in the balance and why you should always come equipped with a concrete set of goals for your marketing plan, including metrics, targets, and milestones.Then, Peter unveils his top tip for aspiring marketers— and why talking to your finance department should be your top priority.   0:00 Intro/Background3:51 Testing Your Hypothesis6:05 Setting Up a Plan13:43 Understanding Data19:15 Selling a Marketing Plan24:10 Justifying Brand Campaigns31:42 A Hill to Die On36:11 Where to Find Us Find Peter: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pemahoney/Podcast: The Next CMOBook: The Next CMO Follow Daniel:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing And thanks to our episode sponsor, Retention.  What do brands like Warby Parker, Dr. Squatch, Vital Proteins, and Blendjet all have in common? Retention.com is their highest-performing ROAS channel by far. Visit Retention.com to book a demo today.  Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials Daniel is a Workweek friend, working to produce amazing podcasts. To find out more, visit:www.workweek.com