Startups. Books. Television. More startups. Technology. Steven Hoffman — aka 'Captain Hoff' — and host Matthew Dunn spent a thoroughly enjoyable hour discussing all of this and more. This episode will be particularly interesting for entrepreneurs & marketers, but it's also wonderfully broad. How are startups like the TV business? What are some of the key issues if you're seeking funding? Sit back & enjoy!
Read MoreEmail expert Brian Sisolak has deep experience with email across many industries, including politics. He shared his perspective on email, and dug in deep on the ramifications of Apple Mail Privacy in this extremely email-geeky conversation. If you’re wondering what to do about open rates and campaign metrics, you definitely want to check this out!
Read MoreWhat makes people want to give? That question fascinates Tim Kachuriak, and is the driving spirit of his agency, NextAfter. NextAfter works with many leading purpose-driven organizations to help them connect effectively with their constituents and donors. Email marketing is a key driver for relationships and fundraising for most such organizations, and Tim shares some astute and surprising observations about what works best.
Read MoreDennis Dayman shared his amazing journey through the digital revolution, ranging from startups to big companies to government service and beyond. A veteran of numerous email companies, Dennis started as "a telecomm kid", bonding lines with modems before most people had heard of online. Dennis is a widely-respected thought leader in the area of digital privacy, and an active participant in the OnlyInfluencers email community. His comments about building a successful company are priceless. Great conversation!
Read MoreVeteran marketer, email wizard and author LeeAnn Marie Webster sat down to talk about all that and more. LeeAnn is firmly in the "honor" school of email marketing, with a firm conviction that messages that benefit the customer on the other end benefit the business. (We bonded on a shared loathing for robo calls!) She also shares some interesting personal tales, like living as a "digital nomad" for a year, without a car. If you're in email marketing, or marketing, or you're thinking about finally tackling that book...this is a great conversation!
Read MoreVeteran marketer Stu Swineford joined us from beautiful Colorado for a long conversation about marketing, work, people, non-profits and purpose-focused companies. "We're really trying to find people who have a company ethos that is a little bit bigger than just making money; it's about trying to do something else to help the world." Stu and Matthew are both small-town Colorado kids, which made the conversation particularly rich.
Read MoreDr. Barlatt has been making quite a stir in her chosen field of email marketing! Her decades of deep data experience and expertise, with a fresh perspective and the irrepressible attitude of a "Cheerful Data Scientist", made this a standout, fun conversation. We talked about email, email and email, and also made time to traverse Blackberry and Waterloo, moving from academia to industry, the charm of Canada, and much, much more! A must-watch for any email marketing program working at scale.
Read MoreSometimes the field finds the person, which seems to be the case for Daniel Monte of The Snow Agency. After learning email marketing in-depth, Daniel jumped into his dream job leading & growing email marketing for a leading agency. We talk about music, email, SMS, innovation, real-time, brands, clients and the rush of making something work.
Read MoreChris — or Christopher — Carr knows a LOT about helping businesses grow. His fast-growing agency Farotech takes an incredibly methodical, long-term approach to helping clients grow through inbound marketing. Chris shared a bunch of insights about starting a business, growing a team, & handling clients. His description of the investment Farotech makes in each new client is particularly inspiring!
Read MoreFounder, sales strategist and podcaster Kevin Snow sat down to talk about his company, customers and business. We delved into the importance of 'niching down', selling, scaling, virtual business and pandemic business, email, marketing, social media, and the importance of a driving vision to growing a company.
Read MoreFounder Ross Brouse has grown Continuous Networks into a leading IT services company. We got some insights into how and why, along with Ross's view on culture, hiring, technology and the importance of candid conversations.
Read MoreAgency founder and artist, with roots in China and boots on the ground in the American Midwest, Xiao sat down for a wide-ranging conversation about email, marketing and more. Her perspective and voice are distinctive and quite fun!
Read MoreDarren Magarro, founder of the innovative DSM Agency, had some fascinating founder insights to share about jumping off the cliff and building on the way down.We covered email, digital marketing, real-time content, teams, management and a host of side topics! His clear pride & trust in his teammates is a high point.
Read MoreJenna Tiffany zoomed in from Portugal to talk about her new book, Marketing Strategy: Overcome Common Pitfalls and Create Effective Marketing, and share her insights on email, content, marketing, strategy, social media and the hard work of actually writing a book.
Read MoreDo most email editors suck? In a sometimes-calm, sometimes-funny conversation, email expert Jeff Ginsberg shared his perspective on that and related topics. We covered SMTP, real-time content, SaaS, marketers, Subarus, kids, digital natives, rotary phones, analytics and that was just the first twenty minutes.
Read MoreIndustry and thought leader Jeanne Jennings sat down with me for a long, informed conversation about all things email. In addition to keeping EmailOpShop clients on the leading edge, Jeanne is the manager and steward of OnlyInfluencers.com, the leading email community. She also produces the annual Email Innovation Summit conference — this year, cyberspace, next year, Vegas!
Read MoreNick Crawford brought his British reserve and sly humor to a fun, rambling conversation about marketing, email, clients, agencies and wildlife. Nick figures he's a Hufflepuff, and it showed in his generous views on the challenges and opportunities of email marketing. We went down any number of rabbit holes in search of insight. Topics: email, work, real-time email, customers, people, business, content, view, charity, relevance, conversation, personalization, writing, being nice, relationships.
Read MoreHey, Siri / Alexa. Play The Future Of Email Marketing.”
On this email marketing industry podcast, your host, Matthew Dunn, encourages marketers and product developers to share their journeys and expertise to discuss the power of email marketing.
We cover topics like business challenges, leadership, marketing, and of course, the newest technologies and innovations in email marketing. We’ll also let our guests share on the subjects they’re well-known for. No matter the topic, you’ll be hearing real stories from real people.
Read MoreSkip Fidura is an active and respected email marketing figure, with substantial time on 'both sides of the house', marketing and vendor. He is also a busy fractional CMO, speaker, host, panelist and presenter. Skip's deep experience in the space made for a delightful conversation about the challenges of email marketing. He is also a long-time figure in the UK Direct Marketing Association, the industry body for email marketing. Topics include email, people, marketing, marketers, bow tie, bit, email marketing, real-time email, interesting, conversation, Britain, creativity, trade associations, digital, and creativity.
Read MoreAn entrepreneur who raised $400K in funding through cold email can speak with authority about the value of email — and Thomas does. Thomas' company Stakester lives on the digital edge, and is currently seeing double-digit growth. We caught up with Thomas long enough to hear his thoughts on the core value of email marketing in growing a company. Topics include email, people, writing styles, email marketing, real-time email, reading, Stakester, Clubhouse, conversation and communication.
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