brand experience

Crowd Carnivore

312 – Crowd Carnivore makes buying restaurant-quality beef or lamb direct from the farmer simple.

Listen up as Dan Tarasenko from Crowd Carnivore explains how he’s using crowdfunding to connect farmers and consumers. We also explore how they are getting great coverage in some huge media and it all started on Facebook.

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Marcus Nichols Akuna

311 – Beef ice-cream, Mercedes chauffeured pick-up, a water fun park … All for your Dog. Woof woof!

You’ve heard the saying – ‘Build it and they will come’ but we all know that’s rarely the case. However, if you build it and market it then they are much more likely to come. This week we have Marcus Nicholls from Akuna Pet Resorts who is not scared of taking big risks; and he’s able to because he now understands the power of marketing and of being crystal clear on his perfect client. But that wasn’t always the case.

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how to run an event

307 – How to Run a Suucessful Event with Sarah-Jane Dunford of Riskology and The Hunter Safety Awards

Listen in as Sarah-Jane Dunford from Riskology explains step by step how to run a great corporate event. In this episode we talk corporate sonsorship, media partners and all those one per center’s that make events and experience.

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Online Retail Marketing

305 – Online Retail Marketing: How Edible Blooms Founder Sells 1000 products a day, with 20% growth and still has plenty of time for her kids

Listen into this fireside chat with Edible Blooms founder Kelly Baker-Jamieson. In this episode you will learn how to master online retail marketing and learn the techniques Kelly uses in her business to keep her website up to scratch and her customers loving them.

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How to market a new idea

302 – Cuddlist, Adam Lippin, says we’re sex obsessed but touch deprived – so he started a business to sort us out!

Adam Lippon AKA The Cuddlist talks about how he researches and selects his best ideas, how he started a brand new industry and how he markets new ideas. Join me in this fireside chat as we get right into this amazing (and slightly weird) entrepreneurial journey.

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how to get over irrational fears

298 – Mrs Sparkle Herself Julie Cross Explains How to Own Your Own Space & Feel Great About Who You Are

In this episode I’m joined by Mrs Sparkle herself, Julie Cross and boy do we cover some small business marketing ground. We uncover how to get over irrational fears, how Facebook has been instrumental in growing her business PLUS I get my nose out of joint about an article in the Age on podcasting.

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miss chu - brand building

186 – Stand out by building a strong brand, with tuck shop owner Miss Chu.

Every business has a story, but how often does a business idea emerge from escaping a dictatorship and surviving a refugee camp? That’s exactly what happened when Nahji Chu launched her Vietnamese tuck shops back in 2008. But this week’s podcast is no pity party. In fact, my chat with Nahji perfectly showcases how she injected her fun spirit and passion for Vietnamese culture into misschu, creating a fast food business that breaks the mould. Listen up …

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andy sheats health - one word domain name

A $60M business in two-years thanks to a one word domain name.

Health.com.au is the first health insurance company to enter the Australian market in more than 36 years. I chat with this start-up’s founder and CEO Andy Sheats about how his team built a $60M business in the space of two years. Andy reveals the importance of naming and branding for your business, hiring staff who can empathise with your customers, and how to cut through in a crowded market.

Plus, I answer a listener question from a mindfulness therapist on how NOT to sound like a schmuck when talking about what your business does. Listen up!

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How to turn a passion into a business.

Bali-based Sam Stevenson of Pared Handmade Eyewear talks about how she turned her passion into a successful business. In just one year Sam’s unique product and drive has thrown her into a flooded market where she has been able to create a quality, designer brand of sunglasses that she hopes celebrities and fashion icons will be wearing all over the world.

PLUS I announce details of my upcoming Content marketing webinar, I answer a listener question around the importance of marketing strategy and help another listener shake the corporate shackles. Enjoy!

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