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In episode #1092, we discuss where our live events are going from here. Tune in to hear the purpose behind our future Marketing School Live events. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: Where Our Live Events are Going From Here [01:05] Our Marketing School Intensives are going to happen once per month. [01:15] We are going to test out the process to see how it goes. [01:24] Our goal is to help people improve and grow their businesses.  [02:38] We want to do these events the way we think they should be done. [02:51] We wanted to take the best parts of other live events and turn it into one event. [03:10] These events are for growth-oriented, open-minded people. [04:10] If what you’re doing works, do more of it. [04:28] That’s it for today! [04:35] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info

In episode #1091, Ryan Bonnici walks us through his marketing hacks. Tune in to hear how you can increase your probability of breakthrough marketing success. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: How to Increase Your Probability of Breakthrough Marketing Success [01:20] You should focus on traffic before you focus on conversions. [01:51] Ryan is really social and loves connecting with new people, so follow him on Twitter! [03:10] People don’t create content for all stages of the funnel, which they absolutely should. [05:31] The conversion rate at top-of-funnel traffic is obviously lower than at the bottom of the funnel. [06:10] Top marketers measure content at a topic level. [09:40] It’s important to do keyword research. [11:45] It’s important to have a good relationship with sales. [12:00] You need to have a strong common language between marketing and sales. [13:45] You need to set up an SLA. [15:40] It’s possible to extrapolate future success from current sales metrics. [17:40] It’

In episode #1090, we offer a clip from Eric’s conversation with Yaniv from our Marketing School Live event. Tune in to hear them discuss Yaniv’s method for success. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: A Conversation with Yaniv from Nextiva [01:30] Nextiva’s core product is business phone service. [01:50] They have a team of over a thousand people and compete with large companies all over the world. [02:06] They are making over $170 Million in annual revenue. [04:26] Affiliates are a big part of their business. [05:41] It’s a great way to put content out on high-domain-authority sites. [06:08] Being relentless is the thing that made Nextiva the success that it is. [07:50] When hiring, Yaniv focuses on three principles. [07:55] Hire people who are great at what they do. [08:26] Surround yourself with “doers”. [09:12] Don’t hire assholes. [10:02] Disney used to test people before the interview even began. [13:15] Nextiva launches products fairly often. [13:30] People don’t often leve

In episode #1089, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June. Tune in to hear us answer questions about the coming recession, HubSpot, and the future of voice search. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part V [01:00] What impact will the recession have on CPA’s and the start-up world? [01:12] Paid media is getting more and more expensive. [01:27] If the costs go up, eventually, the ROI and costs will break even. [02:15] It doesn’t matter how the market is doing, people will keep going if there will be profitability down the line. [02:45] What are the most important metrics or KPI’s when it comes to marketing? [03:41] If you can build up a big enough brand, you can create demand with consumers. [04:45] What is Eric playing right now? [04:47] Eric is playing Fortnite and often plays Smash Brothers with his team. [05:10] Segment is encroaching on Hull’s space, but Hull still does it better. [05:45] Is there any oth

In episode #1088, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June. Tune in to hear us discuss the best way to do link building and the impact of digital marketing 20 years down the road. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part IV [00:56] What is the quickest and most efficient way to do link building on a budget? [01:30] When you’ve created something really good to which it is worth being linked, people will reach out and help you. [02:12] Whatever industry you’re in, there are tools there to help you. [02:50] What is the endgame for Eric and Neil?  [03:00] What is the impact of digital marketing 20 years down the road? [03:30] Neil doesn’t quite have an endgame in mind, but he does have simple goals about spending time with family. [04:05] Neil doesn’t feel that he needs to make a lot of money. [06:22] Eric is happy with his position in life, as well. [06:45] In a few years, Neil believes the majority of ads you will

In episode #1087, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June. Tune in to hear us discuss whether SEO is different across the globe, if books are good marketing tools, and so much more! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:52] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part III [01:03] Are SEO techniques different in different countries? [01:10] Sometimes Google will make changes in major markets first, but eventually it’s all the same everywhere. [01:50] Are books good marketing and branding tools? [02:00] The economics of publishing weren’t great for Neil. [03:00] Neil felt his publisher was unecessarily pushy. [04:02] Eric had a different goal than Neil did, when publishing his book. [04:25] Being able to leverage an audience is a powerful outcome. [05:20] The site Muscle for Life does well, because the site’s creator published kindle books and only pays for advertising on Amazon. [07:05] Why do Eric and Neil like Intercom best? [07:20] Intercom has greater

In episode #1086, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June. Tune in to hear us discuss the use and creation of Mastermind groups. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:54] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part II [01:50] What are good tips for putting together a Mastermind group? [02:10] What is your motivation for putting together a group in the first place? [03:15] Eric’s group meets every six months. [03:30] Before that, he had monthly dinners, but he didn’t curate the attendees as well as he should have. [03:54] Look at this template for Mastermind groups: Mastermind Talks. [04:25] You want to facilitate a bond between members. [04:55] You can always join a Mastermind, but creating your own can prove useful if you have your own business thesis. [05:25] Try to create a group where you surround yourself with people you would want to see all the time. [05:58] Neil found this was better, because meetings weren’t as conducive as frequent check-in’s w

In episode #1085, we present a segment of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event.  Tune in to hear some insightful questions from the conference attendees. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:54] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A [01:40] What worked for us was doing a daily podcast. [02:00] John Lee Dumas agrees that publishing daily increases your reach and potential ad revenue. [02:38] Create a mobile exit pop-up to convince people to subscribe. [02:54] Pay bloggers with a similar audience to write a post about your show. [03:07] As people to rate, review, and subscribe. [04:25] We got our start after we finally had a face-to-face meeting at a Taco Bell. [07:00] The idea for workshops came from Mastermind groups of which we have been a part. [09:45] Reaching out to influencers for back links can be effective, but it’s not a sure thing. [10:10] That’s it for today! [10:17] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more info

Episode #1084 is another special edition installment, recorded at our Marketing School Live event in LA.  Tune in to hear Neil discuss the future of digital marketing and what you can do to stay on top. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:54] Today’s Topic: The Future of Digital Marketing According to Neil Patel [01:30] When you work with companies of all sizes, you notice trends and patterns in the industry. [02:40] I see every single side of marketing. [03:20] There are at least a billion blogs on the Internet. [03:30] Do we honestly need this many blogs? [04:15] All companies are leveraging digital marketing. [06:22] We are all worried about another recession. [06:32] However, during the last recession, Google’s revenue went up. [07:32] Marketing is going omni-channel. [07:47] Google has the majority of the revenue, with Facebook a close second. [10:06] In general, social shares are declining. [10:25] Google doesn’t penalize for duplicate content. [12:25] If you don’t keep updating your content, y

Episode #1083 is another special, extra-long installment of Marketing School. Eric discusses proven marketing hacks that work really well. Tune in to hear this free segment from the Marketing School Live event in LA. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:54] Today’s Topic: 7 Proven Marketing Hacks That Work Really Well [02:00] People get on the paid ads hamster wheel too often. [02:15] People also get stuck paying people for bad content. [02:55] Content MVP’s. [03:45] Top-performing content is often around 2000 words. [04:28] People forget about links. [06:07] Problogger is a great place to hire good writers. [07:30] HubSpot hires people just to update content. [09:33] Zero-click searches. [10:16] Eric and Neil do content sprouting. [10:30] Spin content out into different formats. [13:15] Improving metadata is important. [16:20] If you are a penny-pincher, you can use 1KProjects to find abandoned projects in which to invest. [18:32] Customer data platforms. [18:45] These are fairly new. [19:06] The h

In episode #1082, we give you the opportunity to hear Eric’s conversation with Syed Balkhi from the Marketing School Live event to talk about how to design your thinking for unstoppable growth.  Tune in to hear all about what Syed does and how he runs his business. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:55] Today’s Topic: How To Design Your Thinking For Unstoppable Growth [01:15] Syed’s company creates Wordpress plugins.  [02:34] They have over 9 Million websites using their software. [04:31] Syed tries to be consistent and do the simple stuff that delivers over time. [05:15] Syed has personal health goals, because he gained a good deal of weight. [05:40] He applied a similar principle here and did the simplest things with consistency.  [07:58] An external success gap is the gap between what the product does and what the customers use the product for. [10:00] An internal success gap is what your product does and what the user thinks it should do. [10:10] Sometimes, there are things that the product can do, b

In episode #1081, we offer a free listen to Larry Kim’s presentation from the Marketing School Live event in Los Angeles. Tune in to hear Larry discuss his hacks for Facebook marketing for 2020 and beyond. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:55] Today’s Topic: Larry Kim’s Top 5 Favorite Facebook Marketing Hacks for 2020 and Beyond [02:15] Larry is from Winnipeg and he’s obsessed with unicorns. [02:47] Larry started WordStream in 2008 out of a bakery he frequented. [03:00] Now the company employs over 300 people managing over $1 Billion in ad spend. [03:20] He sold the business one year ago. [04:22] Facebook is getting in trouble for questionable live streams and censorship. [04:55] The future of Facebook is private groups and messaging. [06:22] Live chats are a core growth marketing area on which to focus.  [08:40] Anything you can do with email marketing,  you can do with messaging. [11:35] Use a chatbot builder like MobileMonkey. [12:45] Surveys are a great way to get user feedback and you can do the

In episode #1080, we debate whether you should charge for a conference. Tune in to hear where each of us stands on this issue. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Should You Charge For A Conference? Neil & Eric Debate [00:51] As the day proceeded, Eric realized they could have charged for the event. [01:10] When your content is already free for the most part, it would have been more than fair to charge for the conference. [01:30] Also, charging would have guaranteed a higher attendance rate with higher quality attendees. [02:52] Neil disagrees with Eric’s assessment.  [03:10] Neil prefers to give away information for free. [03:35] Luckily, Intercom and others served as sponsors, which helped offset the costs. [03:51] Neil doesn’t want to make money off of people who are just seeking knowledge. [04:22] Eric thinks it put way too much stress on him and his team and another free event wouldn’t be worth it. [04:45] We are providing value and those surveyed said they would pay for another e

In episode #1079, we discuss the mistakes we made while putting on our first conference. Tune in to hear what went wrong and how we dealt with it. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: 7 Mistakes We Made From Our First Conference [00:35] Check out the Marketing School Live videos we posted online! [00:50] We had a couple of last-minute hiccups, because there was a lot of miscommunication. [01:30] Another mistake was that the food was amazing, but there were no vegetarian options. [01:57] We didn’t have an emcee.  [02:45] Not charging for tickets hurt us a little bit. [03:00] There wasn’t an easy way to digest and download all the information we shared. [04:22] Eric underestimated the amount of work it would take to get butts in seats. [04:38] Neil thinks that even though people say they are going to come, not everyone actually shows up. [04:54] Last minute, they had a bunch of open seats that they needed to fill. [05:21] That’s it for today! [05:28] We are going to take applications fo

In episode #1078, we discuss how to throw a successful live event. Tune in to hear how we did it! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Throw A Successful Live Event [01:07] For our first event, it went well. [02:17] Everything was laid out for us at the venue. [02:27] Eric gave the LA office a day off, because he needed them to come in on Saturday to help with the event. [03:00] We had speakers come in from all over the States. [04:30] Eric bartered with his friend to bring a food truck to the live event in exchange for two months of free services. [05:10] We prepared for about six months to put on this live event. [06:08] That’s it for today! [06:17] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com

In episode #1077, we discuss how to make sense of traffic estimates from SEO tools. Tune in to hear how we handle this data. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Make Sense of Traffic Estimates From SEO Tools [00:38] Examples of such tools include: UberSuggest and SEMRush. [01:20] When it comes to these tools, it’s hard to compare them. [01:35] You should use these tools to see how you stack up to your competitors.  [01:50] Always use the same tool for comparisons, so that the data will be similar.[02:50] When looking at these types of tools, Eric looks at trends. [03:30] If Eric sees the traffic value declining, he knows it’s not something worth emulating. [04:40] B2C traffic information tends to be more accurate. [05:00] You can rent out pages that rank for certain keywords. [05:40] That’s it for today! [05:50] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Leave some feedback: What shou

In episode #1076, we discuss what you should do if you lost traffic from Google’s June update. Tune in to hear what you can do to salvage your rankings. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Here’s What You Should Do If You Lost Traffic From the June 2019 Update [00:45] The June update wasn’t named anything specific. [00:50] It was a core update and people lost a lot of keyword rankings. [01:30] Eric found that even though he lost keywords, the keywords for which they already ranked, got better. [02:40] There’s no clear trend, as it seems like a wash. [03:05] Look at the sites and pages that are ranking in the top ten and learn from what they are doing. [04:25] When these updates happen, it can be a crapshoot. [04:45] Updating content helps you maintain your rankings. [04:50] That’s it for today! [04:59] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about n

In episode #1075, we discuss how to stay up to date with the latest marketing trends. Tune in to hear our methods. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Stay Up to Date With The Latest Marketing Trends [00:38] Eric follows a few lists he made on Twitter (for Marketers and Entrepreneurs). [01:00] In addition to Twitter, he uses Nuzzle to show him the newest content from the people he follows. [01:42] Just because something is trending, doesn’t mean it is necessarily effective. [02:05] TikTok, for instance, is popular, but doesn’t have a good ROI. [02:12] Neil likes to see what the trends are and then searches for case studies around them. [03:05] This research helps him determine what to focus on in the future. [04:15] Mastermind groups created for this purpose has proven a helpful way to discuss and dissect marketing trends. [04:58] That’s it for today! [05:10] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just got to the Marketing School site for more information

In episode 1074, we discuss the best social networks that you aren’t using. Tune in to hear which social networks are our favorites. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Here’s My Favorite Social Network That You Aren’t Using [00:40] Neil loves Reddit and thinks not enough people are using it. [01:03] Also, their ads are dirt cheap. [01:30] Discord is another option that Eric likes. [02:40] Neil hasn’t used it himself, as he is not into gaming and music. [03:07] That’s it for today! [03:17] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just got to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/li

In episode #1073, we discuss how to effortlessly create amazing content. Tune in to hear how! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Effortlessly Create Amazing Content [01:00] Our format is unique and we enjoy making this podcast. [02:01] You don’t have to plan out your content word for word. [03:10] If you’re not enjoying it, creating content becomes hard. [04:05] Timothy Sykes creates great content that helps him make money. [04:20] That’s it for today. [04:31] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just got to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in