It’s time to party people, ‘cause I’m speaking to the Chief Party Dude from The Party People … who sell a party supply every 9-seconds. [Insert party blower SFX ;-]

Today’s guest is Dean Salakas, owner of the third generation family business and Australia’s largest retailer of party supplies. In this fun and candid fireside chat, Dean shares:

– The pros & cons of running a family business
– What he learnt from being on Shark Tank
– His top 3 critical marketing success factors

Yep, another big episode of Australia’s best marketing podcast. Let’s go!

Hey, what’s got four walls and goes pop!? A pop-up store, of course. And I reckon maybe, just maybe, you should have one!

The pop-up store trend is sweeping the retail landscape so join me as I speak to Melbourne’s pop-up store queen, Nikolina Saric founder of the pop-up store business Build Brand.

Let’s go!

How’s this. Two market researchers get the taste for beer. Craft beer. So, what did they do? They escape the cubicle and start a business from a self-storage facility. Soon enough they’ve opened up a bottle shop in an industrial estate selling 1,100 types of their favourite beers. Cheers, big ears!

Hey, I’ve found a business that’s using Twitter effectively. It’s a bar. In fact the owner says “It’s a foundational part of his marketing!” Crazy, huh? And the thing is, he’s not doing anything that special!

Steve Vallas is an ex-lawyer and cab driver who a few years ago decided that world needed another bar. So he left the law and went and started Honey Bar … a very cool, inner-city bar in South Melbourne. And he thanks Twitter for its success.

Are you ready for some content marketing strategy genius? Well, how’s this for an idea … Create some unique, quality content that your prospects will love. Then bypass the Internet, and instead,

eBay’s leading fishing tackle seller shares some marketing gems that have application across all types of business – online and offline. Listen in and you’ll not only discover how to run an eBay business, but be reminded of some basic marketing fundamentals when it comes to sharing your products or services with the world.

Paul Nieuwenhuys launched his eBay store – Hooked Online & Sinker – 5 years ago. Amazingly it was his first step in to eCommerce, and as of today he’s sold close to $3,000,000 of hooks, lines and sinkers!

Listen in. You’ll be hooked ;0)

Hey, today’s guest started his million dollar clothing business out of his bedroom. Yep, another one of those stories. Oh, and you know what he called it? FKN Gym Wear! Yeah FKN! I do love a naughty business name. And he’s successfully using Snap Chat to get the word out.

Five years ago, Ben London won a bet with himself and threw away his top-tier sales career within the fitness industry to single-highhandedly solve the ‘fluoro gym wear epidemic’.

Join me as he shares how he’s FKN well done it ;0)

I reckon it’s time you built your profile. Yeah, you. The motivated business owner. I want to see you and your business get some earned media coverage. Are you keen? Excellent. Then let me show you how to build your profile.

Join me as I chat with Sam Elam, founder of Media Manoeuvres, a business that is laser-focussed on getting their clients front page coverage, radio interviews, appearances on TV programs or features in influential blogs and podcasts … yeah, podcast ;0)

James Tostevin has been ranked Australia’s #1 real estate agent (two years in a row) – that’s no mean feat. Fortunately he’s willing to share his real estate success secrets on Australia’s #1 marketing show.

Plus I share some inspiring feedback from a listener who’s in the process of escaping the cubicle, I have some news on Flying Solo’s Small Business Awards and I have a motivational marketing quote from Henry Ford.

Yep, another big show … Let’s go!