The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast
John Jantsch
Insightful interviews with authors, experts, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who share valuable marketing tips, growth strategies, and resources. Hosted by John Jantsch, one of America's top small business marketing experts, this show is dedicated to helping you craft effective marketing strategies that will grow your business. Whether you're a small business owner, marketing professional, or marketing agency owner, you'll gain valuable insights and actionable advice on topics such as marketing strategy, consulting, social media marketing, content marketing, SEO, email marketing, lead generation, business management, entrepreneurship and much more. With over 900 episodes since its inception in 2005, The Duct Tape Marketing podcast is your go-to resource for all things marketing or business growth. Join us each week as we dive into the latest marketing trends and strategies that will help you achieve your business goals. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the best in the business. Tune in to The Duct Tape Marketing podcast and start listening today!
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Nov 3, 2021 • 15min
7 Approaches To Help You Generate More Referrals
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I'm doing part one of a solo show series on where I'm going to be covering one of my favorite topics: referrals. In a recent Texas Tech Survey, out of 2000 consumers, 89% of them claimed they had a business that they loved enough that they would gladly recommend — only 29% of them actually did it. Why is there such a gap? One of the main reasons is that they just aren't being asked to. In this series, I'm presenting what I'm calling the seven grades of referral fuel. I'm unpacking the first of seven specific tactics or approaches that are sure to help you generate more referrals for your business.
Oct 28, 2021 • 22min
How Small Business Owners And Entrepreneurs Can Succeed
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Barry McCarthy. Barry was named President and CEO of Deluxe Corporation in November 2018 and is a member of its board of directors. He's also the author of Small Business Revolution: How Owners and Entrepreneurs Can Succeed.
Oct 27, 2021 • 24min
How To Create Remarkable Experiences For Your Customers
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Dan Gingiss. Dan is an international keynote speaker and coach who believes that a remarkable customer experience is your best sales and marketing strategy. His 20-year professional career included leadership positions at McDonald's, Discover, and Humana. He's also the author of – The Experience Maker: How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can't Wait to Share.
Oct 21, 2021 • 23min
The Secret To Making The Hard Sell Easy
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Tom Stanfill. Tom is CEO and co-founder of ASLAN Training, a global sales enablement company appearing nine consecutive years in the Selling Power Top 20. Since 1996, ASLAN has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, training more than 100,000 sellers and leaders in over 35 countries. Tom is also the author of a book called unReceptive: A Better Way to Lead, Sell & Influence – launching in November 2021.
Oct 20, 2021 • 22min
The 5 Step Winning Website Formula
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Tim Brown. Tim owns Hook Agency, a boutique digital agency out of Minneapolis. He specializes in combining visual design and SEO for construction companies.
Oct 14, 2021 • 20min
Empowering Women To Write Their Own Story
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Jess Ekstrom. Jess is on a mission to help women tell and sell stories through writing and speaking. She's the creator of an organization called Headbands of Hope. Jess has also written a book called — Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story.
Oct 13, 2021 • 27min
Finding New Customers In Untapped Places
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Pamela Slim. Pam is an author, community builder, consultant, and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. Pam is best known for her book Escape from Cubicle Nation, and she recently wrote a new book called – The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You – launching in November 2021.
Oct 7, 2021 • 26min
The Shift To Web 3.0 And The Role Blockchain Plays
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Brian Clark. Brian is a writer, traveler, and serial digital entrepreneur. He's the founder of the pioneering content marketing website Copyblogger, the midlife personal growth newsletter Further, and Unemployable, an educational community that provides smart strategies for freelancers and entrepreneurs. He's also co-founder of Digital Commerce Partners, a content marketing and SEO agency for digital business owners.
Oct 6, 2021 • 20min
Building Better Business Relationships With CRM
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Jon Ferrara. Jon is a serial entrepreneur and noted speaker about social, sales, and marketing. He's the Founder of Nimble - The Simple CRM for Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace. Jon is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Software Corp, one of the early pioneers in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for Small to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). He has been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Social CEOs, Top 10 Social Salespeople In The World, and Top 100 Marketing Influencers.
Sep 30, 2021 • 22min
How To Create Marketing That Can't Be Ignored
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Mike Michalowicz. Mike is a speaker and bestselling author, the creator of Profit First – which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. And he has a new book called – Get Different: Marketing That Can't Be Ignored!
