The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast

John speaks with Vince Molinaro, author of The Leadership Contract, about how to foster accountable leadership in your organization and the positive effect that can have on your business's success.

John chats with Louis Gudema about his book Bullseye Marketing, and how to take advantage of the customers and assets you already have in order to grow your business.

John discusses the recent changes to Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) and how they affect the marketing approach for small business owners.

Guest Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus, discusses what drives us to distraction in our tech-saturated world, and what we can do to combat those forces and gain greater focus.

John talks with Pam Didner about her forthcoming book, Effective Sales Enablement, and why integrating your sales and marketing efforts can help both teams achieve greater success.

Duct Tape Marketing's core belief is that marketing is not a set of tactics, it's a system. On this episode, John takes a closer look at the seven steps to building a successful marketing system that will generate great results for your business.

On this week's episode, John chats with Jay Baer about his latest book, Talk Triggers, and he shares how business owners can create operational strategies to generate incredible word-of-mouth for their brands.

Petra Kolber shares her views on perfection.

The Secrets to Scaling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mandy McEwen Podcast Transcript My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandy McEwen. She is the founder and CEO of Mod Girl Marketing and is an expert in helping companies and digital agencies scale. Having founded her company back in 2010, McEwen shares what she's learned from her experience, in both growing her own business and helping thousands of marketing entrepreneurs over the years. Mod Girl Marketing has been recognized as a Top 8 SEO Expert by Search Engine Journal and as a content marketing influencer by BuzzSumo. McEwen has been featured in a number of publications, including the Huffington Post, Inc., and Search Engine Journal. Questions I ask Mandy McEwen: How do you define scaling? What holds people back from scaling in the traditional sense? How do business owners identify what tasks to outsource first? What you'll learn if you give a listen: Why getting clear about your own needs, wants, and goals for your business is an essential first step to scaling successfully How sharing your company's vision can help you find the best employees, either freelance or full-time Why having a set process and system for hiring and on-boarding is critical Key takeaways from the episode and more about Mandy McEwen: Learn more about Mod Girl Marketing Join the Mod Agency Insiders Facebook group Follow on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Instagram Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you're a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team. To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you'll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.

How to Create a Morning Routine That Breeds Success written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Benjamin Spall Podcast Transcript This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Benjamin Spall. Spall is co-author of the book My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired and co-founder of the website by the same name. For their website and book, Spall and his co-founder and co-author, Michael Xander, have interviewed nearly 300 successful leaders in arenas as diverse as business, sports, the arts, and government. On today's episode, we talk about what we can learn from the morning routines of successful people when creating our own set of rituals to start the day. Spall has contributed to various other publications, including Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and the Huffington Post. Questions I ask Benjamin Spall: What are some of the known benefits of having a morning routine? How do you create a shutdown ritual? Did you discover any patterns, or things that everybody does, in the morning? What you'll learn if you give a listen: How sticking to your morning routine can make you more productive all day long Why you can't forget about your evening routine to set you up for success the next day How to use "habit stacking" to make your routine easier to follow Key takeaways from the episode and more about Benjamin Spall: Learn more about Benjamin Spall Read routines on the website Order My Morning Routine Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto! Payroll and benefits are hard. Especially when you're a small business. Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for modern small businesses. You no longer have to be a big company to get great technology, great benefits, and great service to take care of your team. To help support the show, Gusto is offering our listeners an exclusive, limited-time deal. Sign up today, and you'll get 3 months free once you run your first payroll. Just go to Gusto.com/TAPE.