The Small Business Big Marketing Show | Insanely Effective Marketing Ideas

Want to know how to launch a product on a tight marketing budget? Sofi Spritz was dreamed up by Tom Maclean as he worked in the corporate world as a fund manager. His dream of creating a refreshing alcoholic beverage finally came true in 2014 when he decided to jump ship and divert all his attention in to bringing it to market. Four years later, thanks to some clever publicity on Shark Tank and through crowdfunding campaigns, Tom’s budgeted to deliver one million servings in 2018. Plus I launch the Small Business Big Marketing Monster Prize Draw. And I show you how to create the right content to attract the right customers. Big show, huh?! “Off the back of a reward-based crowdfunding campaign, we got proof of concept, generated us a load of awareness and on the back of that we generated a trial with Dan Murphy’s which gave us more scale, and enabled us to test our packaging! ” -Tom MacLean, Sofi Spritz There’s loads more tips and insights around launching a product on a tight marketing budget that will help

Using a spokesperson in your marketing is a great idea if you don’t want to be in front of the camera or behind the microphone (which BTW many business owners don't). In fact, this marketing strategy has worked so well for Terrain Tamer 4WD that they now have three spokespeople appearing in a series of very helpful videos aimed at helping their customers make a more informed purchase decision. Plus I’ll give you good reason to ignore those spammy emails selling cheap SEO services. And listener James Rae shares with us a very personal story that has a very happy ending. “I have a theory in our marketing which is ‘It must not be vanilla’. So we can all sit back and not take a risk. Or we can stick our neck out and try something different … and get noticed as a result.” -Brent Hutchinson, Terrain Tamer 4WD There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to

Today we catch up with 24 year old, serial entrepreneur Robbie Ball who ran two businesses whilst at school. One in which attempted to take on compression clothing giant Skins! He’s built and sold a web design business, and is now the founder of Uncle Jacks Watches and boutique sneaker brand Athletikan. He loves the hustle of business, and is working hard at perfecting a launch strategy he calls Hype Marketing which has seen him attract over $100,000 in sales on day one of a product launch. Plus I help a listener attract more clients to his business, and Dave Jenyns shares a simple strategy to create content that will position you as an authority. “I need to control my competitive spirit. It’s not going away any time soon, so I just need to control it. If I try to do too many things, I can’t be the best I can be. The underlying thing is you need to be passionate about being an entrepreneur, otherwise it’s difficult to be the best at something. I try and stay in my land and push the boundaries.” -Robbie Ball,

Today we catch up with Renae Bunster who, on a chilled out holiday to South America, came up with the idea to create a hot chilli sauce like no other. In fact, it’s called Shit The Bed and after just two years, Renae has left her journalism career and is selling $8,000 worth of this mouth torturing delicacy per day! Also in episode 401 of your favourite marketing podcast you’ll discover the importance of suburb pages on your website, I help listener Adam buy an online business and listener Ryan helps past guest Wally Khwally develop strong partnership strategy. Big show, huh?! “My husband would sit in the lounge room boxing up bottles of sauce, and I’d be in the kitchen all day long. We’d used every last glass bottle in Western Australia, every last chilli in Western Australia, and we thought ‘OK, we have to stop. We need to run a crowdfunding campaign’. We needed to get a factory because the sky really is the limit with this.” -Renae Bunster, Bunsters Hot Sauce There’s loads more tips and insights just li

Ex deep sea diver Troy Paquette is the co-founder of Vitality Air - a business that sells fresh air in a can from the Canadian Rockies! Which raises so many questions like “Really?!” And “Why? How? To who? How much? Why??!!” He and his partner started off by selling a bag of fresh Canadian air on eBay and now they’ve come up with a way of capturing it in bulk, and they’re selling it by the can by the thousands! So many questions … so little time :) “We started by selling a bag of fresh Canadian air on eBay. The first bag sold for 99 cents … and cost us nine bucks to ship! So we didn’t make it big on that one. But the second bag sold for $168!!” -Troy Paquette, Vitality Air There’s loads more crazy facts, tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about how to sell an unusual product

Joe Dorfman and Joel Abel founders of Notice Board Systems which are those community noticeboards you may have seen in your local shopping centre, often located outside the supermarket. A place for local businesses to promote themselves, and for locals to sell household items. Now, I always assumed these notice boards were simply put there by the local shopping centre management as a community service; however, it’s actually a real business making some pretty good coin! There’s 650 notice boards around Australia and they claim to be reaching 6,000,000 customers each week! So, curiosity got the better of me and I had to find out more. “If you want to capture a local market then a community notice board is the way to go. It becomes a local business’s store front … and they provide a great opportunity to highlight promotions and their overall involvement in the community.” - Joe Dorfman, Notice Board Systems There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of

Sisters Lucy Glade-Wright and Jo Harris are the founders of homewares brand Hunting For George. Launched in 2010, it’s now turning over $5M per annum, with 5 fulltime and 2 part-time employees, it stocks 5,0000 different products, they’ve an email database of 60,000 and an Instagram following of 200K. We cover plenty of ground in this chat including building a brand from scratch, working with family, the power of creating your own product line and content strategy instead of relying on others, and plenty more. “In the first two years we treated (business) a bit like a hobby - but when we made the decision that this is what we both want to do … everything changed. It was a mindset. Everything started to fall into place. Because if you treat like a hobby, it will always be a hobby.” -Lucy Glade-Wright, Hunting For George There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or su

Zubia’s Riz Syed has opened 30 brow threading bars across Perth in the past few years. And he attributes a huge part of his success to being crystal clear on his business’s purpose. He’s also incredibly passionate about offering a consistently shareable customer experience “I’ve got the drive and I’ve got the willpower; and I can see the end and the bigger picture straight away. I’m just not good at detail! Whereas my wife is brilliant at that. She’s a fantastic organiser and lays beautiful plans. So together, we are unbeatable; and I knew that from the get-go.”-Riz Syed, Zubias Threading There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about how to get clear on your business’s purpose, then you’ll get this answers in this interview: Why is having a purpose in my busine

If you find yourself a little stuck in your business, then take some inspiration from 15 year-old entrepreneur Will Deeth of Will Be Fun who sees no blockages but only opportunities when running his already two year-old toy importing business. Having made $70,000 last Xmas, Will’s now on his way to  building a serious toy empire, and has his mind set on buying his first house (of may) in the coming 12-months! “I hired my sister to work for me. It was one of the first times I’d ever experienced outsourcing … and it completely revolutionised my world. And after it … Mum walked in to my sister’s bedroom and gave her $2,000 in wages; and then Mum walked into my bedroom and asked where I’d like her to leave the left-over $50-60,000!”” -Will Deeth Will Be Fun There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcripti

Having interviewed hundreds of successful business owners, I can confidently say that knowing how to motivate employees is their #1 ongoing concern. If that’s you, then you’re going to love this chat with Jenn Lim of San Francisco-based agency Delivering Happiness. Jenn goes into great detail about how to attract and retain great staff, by sharing the five (tried and trusted) ways to deliver happiness in any business. “Happier employees equal happier customers equal successful companies (and more meaningful lives). And there’s 5 ways any business can deliver happiness. 1. Deliver happiness to your employees first. 2. Establish (or revisit) your company’s purpose statement. 3. Establish (or revisit) your company’s core values. 4. Building meaningful relationships and WOWs across your ecosystem. And 5. Give your employees more control.” - Jenn Lim, Delivering Happiness There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to b

If you’re a business owner still trying to manage customers with spreadsheets and diary entries, then you’ll love this chat I have with Salesforce’s Jeremy Smith about how customer relationship management (CRM) software (like Salesforce) ensures you create amazing customer experiences. Plus I’ll show you how to create an effective voicemail greeting and we revisit a past episode where we covered the clever use of social media. “People are loyal to an experience, not a brand. So if the experience you’re offering your customers isn’t great, then it’s not doing your brand any favours. CRM software can ensure this doesn’t happen!” -Jeremy Smith Salesforce There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about customer relationship management software then you’ll get the an

Today we’re joined by radio advertising legend Dan Presser. Famous for his much discussed radio campaigns for Sunraysia Natural Prune Juice and Blue Banner Pickled Onions, Dan has been kind enough to share his insights and experience into how to create radio ads that cut through and sell. If you’ve ever wondered if radio advertising works, and if it does, how it works, then you’re in for an absolute treat. I’ll also show you how to make a great first impression with your new clients. The success of Sunraysia Prune Juice is a 100% the result of our radio advertising ”  -Dan Presser, Sunraysia Prune Juice There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about how to create radio ads that cut through and sell then you’ll get the answers in this interview as Dan Presser go

Today we’re joined by Australian media personality Richard Stubbs who, in a media career spanning decades, has conducted hundreds of interviews with Hollywood stars through to homeless people. Richard steps us through how to conduct a world class interview for your content marketing that has you leaning in, what questions to ask, how to draw out compelling answers and why life’s too short for bad content. If you’re creating content to market your business then you’ll love what Richard shares. “Whatever you’re doing on-air, should be the best thing you’ve got to be on air, right now.” - Richard Stubbs There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about how to conduct a world class interview for your content marketing, then you’ll get this answers in this intervi

Welcome to a bonus episode of The Small Business Big Marketing Show. I’ve just come across this video that’s gone viral - it involves a guy out of the States who’s created what looks like a TV commercial for a luxury car, but is actually helping to sell his girlfriend’s beaten up old Honda on eBay! It was produced by Max Lanman who's a LA-based writer and director. He explains why he did it early up in the interview, suffice to say that at the time of me going to air with this story, the video (in its first 10-days) has had over six million views, Max has had hundreds of thousands of dollars of media coverage and he hasn’t slept for over a week! This is a really cool story, with a mountain of marketing learnings for us all.   Please support these businesses who make this bonus episode possible: Prospa is Australia’s #1 online lender to small businesses. You can quickly apply online for loans up to $250,000, get a fast decision and in most cases receive the funding in under 24 hours. Call 1300 882 867.

Today we’re joined by Stu Gregor, the co-founder of premium Gin brand Four Pillars who’ll walk us through why he decided the world needed another Gin, and how he’s managed to build it into a world class brand … and destination! “Small business is courage first, and then it’s perseverance. Even if you’ve got the courage to jump, that’s great … but you’ve not even begun the journey yet. What it’s all about is perseverance. The one word, when people ask me to describe small business and Four Pillar’s rise is … relentless. Every day, you’ve got to be thinking about how you can do things better, things different.”  - Stu Gregor, Four Pillars Gin There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about ???, then you’ll get this answers in this interview: How to build a premium

Today we’re joined by toxin-free product activist and founder of Nourished Life, Irene Falcone, who’ll walk us through how starting a simple Wordpress blog lead to the creation of a business that in its third year is turning over $20 million. “It was a shocking thing for a female to throw away $5,000 worth of cosmetics, and to then start blogging about just how bad they were for you. It was such an obvious thing to do for me .. express my opinions about something I felt so passionate about. And that’s how the Nourished Life business started! ” - Irene Falcone Nourished Life There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about how to turn a blog into a big business then you’ll love this interview: How did blogging enable Irene to start Nourished Life? How did the eCom

Get ready for an extreme viral video case study! Tom Dickson is an engineer who founded BlendTec, a US-based company manufacturing top quality kitchen blenders. He's also the star of the viral video series Will It Blend, in which he used extreme product demonstration to sell his wares. And when I say extreme, I mean EXTREME!  I’m ADHD and I’m dyslexic. I can hardly read and I’ve got a goofy mind. And it’s an absolute blessing, because I see things and solutions like no one else in the world sees them! Just looking at a problem … I have this vision that enables me to look way outside the box.” - Tom Dickson, BlendTec There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about marketing an everyday product or service then you’ll get the answers in this interview: How do I make

Dr Paddi Lund is the self-confessed "Crazy Dentist" from Queensland, Australia. "Crazy" because he did so many outrageous things in his practice and because his success defies all conventional business paradigms. He built a 'By Invitation Only' business that thrived despite the fact that he locked his front door, took down all his signs and removed his name from the phone book! “My brain works differently to many people’s, in that I often see a strange answer that other people don’t see. My strange answer for this situation was to get happy. The insight I had was “I’m unhappy!” It sounds simple however many people don’t come to that. They think “Oh, I’m working too hard, have too many responsibilities, the economic situation is bad, I’m in a difficult profession …” But what it boils down to is “I am unhappy.” - Paddi Lund There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to he

Ex hairdresser and now business coach to hairdressers, Lisa Conway, reminds us of some fundamental business and marketing principles that when applied will skyrocket any type of retail business. “The first problem is, most (business owners) never buy what they sell. I call them vegetarians that work in butcher's shops! It’s all wrong. If you don’t ever buy what you sell, how would you know what it’s like?” - Lisa Conway, Zing Coaching There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below. If you have questions about to grow your salon business (or any retail business), then you’ll get this answers in this interview: What are the fundamental business and marketing principles I must apply in order to grow my business? Should I own a niche or be a generalist? How do I choose a niche? What are most s

After launching three successful crowdfunding campaigns in which the target goals of a measly $30,000 were exceeded by 3,000%, OrbitKey inventor Rex Kuo has a checklist of 10 steps that will ensure your crowdfunding campaign is a success. His points include:  "We had the Kickstarter app and on the first day it would go off every few seconds so there were a lot of high fives! Then quite quickly we had 5,000 backers that we had to make the product for … it became very real!” - Rex Kuo, OrbitKey There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You’ll also find the full interview transcription below.   If you have questions about crowdfunding, then you’ll get this answers in this interview: How to have a successful crowdfunding campaign? What are the components of a successful crowdfunding campaign? How do you market your crowdfunding campaign? Do I