Our guest on this episode is captivating! Who better to talk to us about "captivating on command" than the dazzling Stephanie Garcia? 

Capturing the attention of an audience or a potential client is a skill that can take people many years to hone. There's a psychology to what people respond to, and Stephanie has it completely dialed-in.

"The meaning of communication is the response that you get."

We learn a lot about how to think about communication on this episode -- get your note taking devices ready!

Our guest...

• Stephanie Garcia is a live video strategist for brands and entrepreneurs–from moonwalkers to MasterChefs–who want to go from unknown to unforgettable. A digital marketing expert with 15 years of ad agency experience, she has helped thousands of her clients and students get on the Fascination Fast Track™ to ignite their ideas and become confident on camera. With her proven system, clients discover how to create crave-worthy content, get audiences buzzing with excitement, and how to deliver a spell-binding presentation that hooks viewers in. Her client, MasterChef Claudia Sandoval, drove 178K downloads of her book from her first live stream within 24 hours. She’s also coached astronaut Jessica Meir and her team for a live interview in space. Named as one of the Top 50 Digital Marketing Thought Leaders by the University of Missouri St. Louis, her work has been recognized and awarded by Forbes, Online Marketing Media And Advertising, PR Daily, Forrester, and Gartner 1to1 Media.

Stephanie's book reco: "Sleight of Mouth" by Doug O'Brien.

If you'd like to watch us record this (we livestreamed it), the video is HERE.

And if you'd like to check out her previous episode - 24 - it's HERE. 

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Our most popular episode up until now was on a similar subject, so we're really happy to have this guest on to revisit it -- but with a big twist!

Our guest Danny does a great job of differentiating "chat automation," "messenger marketing," and "chatGPT," and how they work through the sales funnel and beyond.

The technology is important, but it's also fundamentally important that we are humanizing our brand voice through these chat automations.

"Another one of my mantras that I live by is don't try to automate anything that you've been unwilling to get good at doing manually. Otherwise, you will automate failure."

He talks us through why most bots are not doing their intended jobs -- because of the humans behind them -- so that's becoming more important as more people and brands are using these tools.

Our guest...

• Danny Monzon From NYC nightclub promoter to Award-Winning agency founder, Danny specializes in chat automation, building customer retention strategies that humanize a brand's voice. He's a two-time speaker at the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference in St. Louis, at Social Media Day Jacksonville, and at multiple virtual summits.

Danny's book recos: "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" "Talent is Overrated" by Geoff Colvin

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Twitter has been going through MASS changes since it came under new ownership! #Understatement

Our guest on this show is THE preeminent expert on Twitter, so we just had to have her back on the show. She previously was with us on episode 45 to talk about the relevance of the platform, and this time we talk about the latest changes and how to utilize it.

We recorded this one LIVE if you'd like to watch the video.

So much fun!

Our guest...

• Madalyn Sklar is a serial entrepreneur, community builder, and leading Twitter marketing expert. With 27 years of digital marketing experience and 18 years of social media marketing under her belt, it’s no surprise she’s been ranked the #1 Social Media Power Influencer in Houston. Each week Madalyn hosts the #TwitterSmarter Twitter chat that brings people together in an active one hour discussion revolving around Twitter marketing. Since launching more than seven years ago, it has reached over 15 billion impressions. Madalyn also hosts three weekly audio rooms in Twitter Spaces. And she interviews leading social media and marketing experts for her TwitterSmarter podcast and co-hosts the All Things Audio podcast with Suze Cooper. Huffington Post has named Madalyn one of 50 Women Entrepreneurs to follow.

Madalyn's book reco: Arlan Hamilton's book "It's About Damn Time"

Tools:

- SUPER cool tool she recommended to track Twitter Spaces recordings (there are podcast tools too!): Flowjin.com

- And HERE is the discoverability tool for Spaces she shared with us

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Generative artificial intelligence has made a BIG splash over the past few months!

Actually, it made big news with announcements from Google and Microsoft the week we recorded this episode about ChatGPT, in particular (recorded / multicasted on Feb. 9, 2023).

Indeed, how to differentiate human from machine... What that looks like or whether it's even necessary? This is something we will all be discussing and debating as these tools continue to emerge.

We would love your feedback on this episode! Email megan @ powersofmarketing.com. 

Dave's article: “The Rise of ChatGPT: Is This Retail’s Stop Typing Moment?”

Our guest

• Dave Bruno

  Dave has spent more than 30 years marketing technology to global retail and supply chain organizations. His resume includes stints with Aptos Retail, Blue Yonder, Red Prairie, and GERS. He has built his brand by helping businesses identify and take advantage of opportunities where technology intersects with industry challenges and consumer behaviors. And ChatGPT technology, despite all the hype and hyperbole, clearly has the potential to impact every business on the planet. He joins us today to help us separate the hype from the reality and see if there’s really a there, there.

Dave's book reco: ANYTHING written by Seth Godin.

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We've done a few shows with guests who own and run agencies, and each have a different perspective and story. On this episode we have another motivating agency story for entrepreneurs and WOMEN.

An agency that is woman-founded and owned, AND has a focus in a specific (male-dominated) industry is super inspirational.

From a "we didn't even have a computer" start, to being a full-scale branding, PR, and digital agency more than three decades later, these two ladies have an amazing team and so much insight to share with us.

Wichita IS Aviation, and so is Greteman Group... the Aviation marketing pros.

Our guests

• Sonia Greteman, Creative Director, Chair of the Board, & Founder of Greteman Group

  Whether increasing a client’s market share, connecting with new audiences or championing community engagement, Sonia helps clients achieve maximum altitude. Challenging designers and writers to dig deeper, think smarter. Three decades of helping build brands puts Sonia in demand outside the office, too, serving on multi-disciplinary teams, promoting culturally rich, visually satisfying environments.

  Steady, managed growth means clients don’t get lost in the shuffle. They know their brand managers and that Sonia’s directly involved. Almost three decades of helping build some of the world’s best-known brands has put Sonia in demand.

• Ashley Bowen Cook, President of Greteman Group

  Ashley grew up in aviation. 

  And she has advanced through the ranks over 19 years. As the head of business development, she puts her extensive aviation background to good use securing clients such as Clay Lacy Aviation, JetHQ, King Aerospace and Vantis. She has helped lead the firm's ongoing evolution to stay abreast of marketing innovations. She understands how to communicate a brand's essence and achieve a vision.

  Today, she gives back to the industry and community as the first female chair of the Wichita Aero Club. The Wichita Business Journal selected her as 2008 40 Under 40 and 2021 Marketing Award honoree.

Sonia's book reco: "A Big Life" by Mary Wells Lawrence

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Is TikTok just for the kids? Or will your grandparents be taking over the platform?

Our guest on this show illuminates all the ways TikTok can be used to drive community through short-form content. We discuss the vibe on TikTok and how Instagram Reels and TT are different in the type of creator and how the videos are created.

People are more collaborative and connected on TT than just about any other platform these days! If you hang out in the comments, you will learn so many different perspectives.

Jeremy and his agency have been driving engagement by building community for his clients on this platform, so he is the perfect guest to teach us about all this awesomeness!

Our guest

• Jeremy Linaburg, Co-Founder & Owner of Wholesome Media

  Jeremy is a social media and community-building nerd. After undergrad, he loved marketing so much that he got his master’s in marketing from the College of William & Mary. As the owner of Wholesome Media, he works with clients worldwide on organic social media strategy and community management. He has worked with Andrew and Pete from #TeamAtomic, International keynote speaker Andrew Davis, and several small businesses to help them power their digital brands. The communities he has helped manage are the #ChatAboutBrand Twitter Chat, the #AfricaTweetChat Twitter Chat, and the Social Media Pulse Facebook group. Jeremy currently lives with his wife, Abby in Winchester, Virginia, where they are always doing something active and giving back to the community that gave so much to them.

Jeremy's book reco: "Creativity, Inc." by Ed Catmull

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There are many ways to record a podcast. And now there is a newly minted way that you can both record your podcast and video record / broadcast the show in a new way too! Well, not new-new, but for sure there are some unique features we talk about.

Our guest on this one gives us great tips for preparing for a clean show, how you can pre-record a live video broadcast, whether there is a "green room" involved, and more.

Also... Our co-host Jen Cole got engaged - congrats to Jen and Tim! 

Our guest

• Julie Riley Julie is a social media strategist with 15 years of experience in digital marketing. She is the Social Media and Community Manager at StreamYard where she manages a community of over 25k members. Julie is passionate about building community, teaching others the power of live video, and providing solutions tailored to what each client needs.

Julie's book reco: “Personality Isn’t Permanent” by Benjamin Hardy

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Everyone has a personal brand! And everyone who talks about personal branding approaches it in a different way.

What is a personal brand?

"I like to think of it as the version of you that lives in other people's heads."

Our guest on this episode gives us many examples of what she has done to create, develop, and hone her own personal branding over the years. We can learn a lot from this pro who has made helping others with personal branding her business.

Do you know what your personal brand is?

Our guest

• Christine Gritmon

  Christine empowers professionals to step into their personal brands in a bigger, bolder way on social media. You CAN do it—she'll teach you how! She's spoken on stages worldwide and is a frequent expert guest on podcasts, live streams, Twitter chats, and blog posts, as well as hosting her own weekly podcast, Let's Talk About Brand, and its companion Twitter chat, #ChatAboutBrand. She’s also the senior editor of the Social Media Pulse Community, a one-stop destination for social media professionals to receive training, tips, conversations, and connections.

Christine's book reco: "Everybody Writes" - 2nd edition by Ann Handley

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Google Analytics is a beast that is being transformed! Google's Universal Analytics is becoming GA4. Well, for some it already is, but for others who were not ready for the transition, they provided a reprieve until summer of '23!

Our guest on this episode is already using GA4 and does an amazing job of helping us understand what it is, why the changes, and how to look at things through the transition. 

Even if analytics is "not your bag," this show is still super helpful in understanding what's going on with Google and how our information is being handled as users also.

Our guest

• Brie E Anderson is an analytical nerd with a soft spot for strategy. She's spent the last 10 years helping businesses of all sizes execute data-driven strategies to increase ROI. Today Brie runs BEAST Analytics, a digital marketing analytics consultancy, and contributes to leading industry publications such as Moz and Search Engine Journal. Her YouTube page and her Facebook page are also great resources.

Brie's book reco: "Bad Ass Your Brand" by Pia Silva

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We have talked before about how marketing, sales, and customer experience should work together, rather than in silos... But we have never had a guest explain there is an actual framework and strategy around this called "Revenue Operations" (Rev Ops).

Having alignment of sales, marketing, and customer success across the FULL customer lifecycle is a way to be more efficient across all departments, and Rev Ops helps you get there.

We discuss how this might be a potential solution as we could be approaching a recession. It doesn't take more staff -- Rev Ops is based around using your staff smarter across the entire organization. 

Community also comes into the chat, and so much more.

Our guest...

• Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, CMP A lover of ice sculptures and integrations, Lindsay aims to make revenue ops, events, and technology easier for you (and your participants) to use and participants to enjoy. She brings nearly 20 years experience helping brands create experiences that leave lasting emotional impressions, while solving real business problems using a thoughtful mix of strategy, creativity, and innovation. Lindsay is an accomplished speaker, event professional, and marketer, with work featured in the New York Times, EdWeek, Personify TV, and the Association Research Lab. Lindsay and her company have worked with brands including ICIMS, Hubspot, Ford Motor Company, Sirius XM, National Restaurant Association, Bell Helicopter, Harvard Business School, Event Marketer, and IMEX.

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