Actionable Marketing Podcast

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  Content marketing is a highly competitive space. Every single day, nearly 60 million blog posts are published and five billion YouTube videos are watched. Are you always trying to edge out search results to be on top? Discover how to reframe your mindset when it comes to content marketing. Today, we’re talking to Garrett Moon, CoSchedule CEO, about how to handle such competition when it comes to content marketing and his new book, 10X Marketing Formula: Your Blueprint for Creating Competition-Free Content That Stands Out and Gets Results.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Marketers are responsible for bringing in leads, sales, people - big tasks - to support core business metr

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  The success of your company depends on the marketing you do, how you choose to present the benefits of a product or service, and which audience to target. How you position a product or service can make or break your company. Stop right there. Forget everything you thought you knew about product positioning. Connecting your product or service with buyers is not a matter of following trends, selling harder, or trying to attract the widest customer base. Today, my guest is April Dunford, who has launched more than a dozen products and shares some of the biggest mistakes that startups, marketers, and entrepreneurs make with product positioning. Also, she’s the author of Obviously Awesome: How

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  Planning and creating content that ranks well on the search engines can be difficult. It comes down to keyword selection and use, but that’s not all. You’ve heard the expression, “content is king,” and that’s still true. Your success has everything to do with the value and uniqueness that your content has to offer the people who will be seeing it! Today, we’re talking to Tim Soulo, the head of marketing and product strategy at Ahrefs. Tim knows how to create valuable content, and he shares his best tips on finding keywords, promoting your content, and standing out from your competition.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Information about Ahrefs and what Tim does there. The mos

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  Has your smartphone ever beeped or vibrated to let you know that something, some piece of information or message, is waiting, just for you? Without even thinking, you read, listen to, or watch, and become completely absorbed in it. How have these pieces gained so much power over our behavior and attention? How do software companies hook us, and what can marketers learn from this phenomenon? Today’s guest is Nir Eyal, who says today’s smartest companies have melded psychology, business, and technology into habit-forming products. Nir is the best-selling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. He’s an angel investor and expert in behavioral design. He unveils some psychologica

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  These days, you need to create both a great Website and great content to rank on Google. Today, we’re talking to Brian Dean, an SEO expert and founder of Backlinko, about how to fuel your 10x content using his research method called the Skyscraper Technique.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Black Hat SEO: Stuffing keywords and creating fake signals to rank in Google Google penalized sites using Black Hat SEO strategy White Hat SEO: Show Google everything you did to optimize your site Backlinko teaches people White Hat SEO strategies SEO Elements: Keyword and topic research; create content around them Two types of keywords: Information and commercial Create and optimize conten

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  How much attention do you pay to keywords in your content? For too many people, the answer is “none” or “nearly none.” While having engaging content that attracts human readers is vital, ignoring keywords is going to make it difficult for those human readers to find your content in the first place. This bad advice to ignore keywords has made it so some marketers really don’t know how to use keywords effectively at all. Today, we’re talking to Julia McCoy, the CEO of Express Writers. She’s not only an amazing writer but also considered a thought leader in her industry. She talks to us about using keywords well when creating content.   Some of the highlights of the show include: How Julia g

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  Have you ever wondered what the process would be like to start something from scratch and end up with a million users? Our conversation is going to help you set better goals and achieve more than you ever have before. Today, we’re talking to Noah Kagan, the chief sumo at sumo.com and AppSumo. He also hosts Noah Kagan Presents, which is an awesome podcast, and has a steady stream of stuff on okdork.com.   Some of the highlights of the show include: How Noah handles the marketing at Sumo.com and what has the most potential. How Noah ended up at Mint, where he helped grow the company from zero to more than a million users. Why Noah doesn’t believe in hope in the business world. The process N

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.    Where do your customers hang out? What kinds of things do they like? What publications do they read? Customer research involves a lot of leg work, so does this information even matter? How can you leverage such insight for SEO?   Today, we’re talking to Rand Fishkin, founder of SparkToro and author of Lost and Founder. He is a powerhouse in the content marketing and SEO world.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Background, origination, and purpose of SparkToro Reaching/Researching Audiences: Slow, frustrating, and inaccurate process Companies spend money contracting agencies for a list of top customers, blogs, podcasts, and events Bones of Audience Intelligence: 1) Identify a

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  CoSchedule’s blog and content engine generate more than 1 million views and 20,000 leads every month. How do we do it? Listen and learn. Today’s guest is Leah DeKrey, content marketing strategist and blog manager at CoSchedule. To know that a million people read the blog posts she writes every month is terrifying, thrilling, and core to CoSchedule’s growth.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Reasons for Successful Blog: Corporate and managerial buy-in Standards of performance Blog Posts: Be different than the rest, as the best 4 Performance Pillars for Blog Posts: Comprehensive; at least 3,000 words Actionable Relevant Content upgrade/value-add included Keyword Domination

When it comes to content marketing, failing to plan is planning to fail. Why do some marketers struggle with content planning? It isn’t easy nor is it always properly valued. Sometimes, content planning gets overlooked. Today’s guest is Vassilena Valchanova, a digital strategist, trainer, speaker, and blogger. She talks about why it is important to plan content consistently with a repeatable and effective framework by sharing her blueprint for content planning.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Content Planning: Focus on the right things and follow a predefined structure Pros: Goal is to promote products and give people helpful information Cons: Without a clear process for planning content, promotional content fills gap Out of Necessity: Why Vissilena created content marketing blueprint/framework Purpose: Blueprint is a strategy document that helps with daily content planning Process: How Vissilena’s content blueprint strategy works from start to finish How to create your own content planning blu

Content distribution is important, but most marketers struggle to understand how to distribute content effectively and efficiently. They create, publish, and push content out only to move onto the next piece before promoting and distributing the last one.   Today’s guest is Sarah Colley, a content marketer. She shares how to get started with distributing content or improve your current content distribution practice. It's time to start making distribution a real part of content strategy from the beginning.   Some of the highlights of the show include: What is content distribution and what works with content distribution right now? Repurposing: Seems to be everybody's standard definition of content distribution Sarah’s Definition: Creating the right content and giving it to the right people Content Distribution: If you don't have distribution, you don't get your content out Underinvestment: Creating tons of content, but not taking time to distribute it Follow Formula: Put article in a core distribution channel

The landscape for search engine optimization (SEO) changes constantly, so staying on top of trends is extremely important but not always easy for sustained success. Today’s guest is Georgios Chasiotis, Managing Director of MINUTTIA, about what to focus on with SEO in 2022. He shares insight into what SEO tactics should be used or are overused, especially when it comes to software as a service (SaaS).   Some of the highlights of the show include: Past, Present, and Future: SEO and SaaS marketing trends and tactics Where are things at right now? Not multi-dimensional or complex Alternative/Comparison Pages: Not aligned with website identity, but abused Organic Search: Find more ways to be creative and bold about things 2021: What separated top SEO performers from struggling SaaS companies? More/Better Experience: Google rewards websites that are trustworthy Vanity Metrics: Not only way to measure success based on user experience COVID Impact: Were there any behavior changes? Higher expectations Future SEO Tact

When was the last time you saw an awesome online or social video ad? Did it impress you so much that you thought about buying the product or recommend it to someone? These days, a list of truly memorable video ads are few and far between. Today’s guest is Matt Johnston with Guide Social, an agency that creates ads for all kinds of brands and products. Using and understanding the HERO System makes for memorable video ads that resonate.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Common Causes: Why most video ads fall flat or underperform HERO System: Content checklist for social video ads to gain traction Hook Empathy Response Over-deliver 4 Rs Process: Helps people work through video script to mirror customer journey Relate Rile Reveal Release Offer Opportunities: All businesses exist to solve problems Results: Warm leads and increased conversion rates create affinity/PR affect Social Video Ads: Brands that nailed it include Harmon Brothers, William Painter   Links: Guide Social Producing Empathy b

Who do you believe more? A marketer, your best friend, or complete stranger who bought your product or service and offers an honest opinion? Good or bad—what customers say matters. Today’s guest is Denise Blasevick from The S3 Agency. Denise explains how to generate more positive reviews and how to handle negative reviews (or if you should deal with them at all).   Some of the highlights of the show include: 4- vs. 5-Star Reviews: Set expectations to humanize real customers’ opinions Consumer Behavior Impact: More and more people read and trust reviews No Comparison: Brand sites with positive reviews get others to buy from you Negative Reviews: Unrealistic for companies to get none; acceptable for some 1-Star Reviews: Determine whether it’s worth trying to mollify bad review Legitimate Review: Try to do something about your product/service if you can Net Promoter Score (NPS): Contact biggest fans to review and recommend Don’t Nag or Beg: Mistakes made when marketers try to get more reviews Review Acquisition

Market consultants sometimes struggle to consistently meet expectations. Maybe it’s because they offer too many services in too many areas of expertise. The lack of focus leads to less differentiation in the crowded market and inability to set premium prices. Today’s guest is Max Traylor, author of the Agency Survival Guide. Max talks about how consultants and agencies can avoid pitfalls by productizing their services. Get paid on perceived value.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Productized Consulting Services: Powerful way to package and sell services Productization: Means doing things in steps for marketing and sales consulting Consultants and Agencies: Consistency is not their middle name Results: Quality of work, mental health, business impact, price premiums suffer Strategy Over Implementation Services: Charge whatever, as much as you want Sans Management: Make more money with less effort via strategic focus Why productized approach? People experience two different sides of a business Limi

Freelance writers know that getting paid can be difficult, and managers of freelance writers know why processing those payments is difficult to get paid on time or at all. Some companies don’t have simple invoicing systems or solutions for fixing what’s wrong with their invoicing processes. Today’s guest is Matt Saincome, Co-Founder and CEO of OutVoice and The Hard Times. OutVoice is a freelancer/writer invoicing platform that pays them with one click. Matt explains how to fix invoicing issues and get freelance writers paid on time.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Payment Problem: There has got to be a better way, and now there is one Publisher Problems: Tough business to make money, ad landscape has changed Revenue-based Solutions: People don’t update/upgrade their tools elsewhere Results: Businesses with inefficient tools, resources become rusted in place Clicks and Revenue: Relies on effectively paying and retaining freelance writers Mission: Waiting for check to pay rent? OutVoice positivel

Does your business have a presence on YouTube? Maybe it does not show much value or potential for it. YouTube may not be the best fit for the products and services that your business sells. How can you create content on YouTube to not miss opportunities to reach potential customers?  Today’s guest is Adrian Lurie from Dragonfruit Media, a video marketing agency that specializes in working with businesses and creators specifically on YouTube. He explains why your business should be on YouTube and how to drive measurable business growth from it.    Some of the highlights of the show include: YouTube Marketing: How to drive real, meaningful business growth Still skeptical? Video content marketing proof: 50% of Internet users look for videos on product/service before visiting store Video is 50 times more likely to get organic page ranks than plain text Landing pages with embedded videos have 20-30% higher conversion rates YouTube Statistics: Second most visited web site (#1 is Google) Third most visited sear

Marketers are creative people that tend to have a lot of ideas. So why is coming up with ideas when content creators, marketers, and problem solvers need them most is so difficult? There are a lot of reasons, but also a lot of simple solutions.  Today’s guest is Melanie Deziel, Director of Content at Foundation Inc. and author of The Content Fuel Framework. Melanie breaks down flawed assumptions about creativity in content and marketing and shares practical tips and processes to replace those assumptions to think more creatively and create better content.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Content Fuel Framework: System helps come up with creative content ideas Ideation: Why is it difficult for marketers to resolve problems, lack processes Creativity Constraints: Systems, guardrails, processes enable genius moments Step 1: Stop thinking of content idea as single thing that is completely undefined Step 2: Bring focus and format (i.e., article, video) to life and more organized Outcomes: Content ide

In 2011, Google introduced the term, Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT), also known as the moment that a consumer decides to research a product or service online before they enter a store or contact a business. A lot has changed since Google conducted that research and published the ZMOT ebook. Now, it’s normal behavior and what consumers do online before deciding to make a purchase.  Today’s guest is Paul Mackiewicz, CEO and Founder of #Smart Marketing. He talks about how to hack consumer behavior using ZMOT. Businesses and marketers often overlook small details in their overall online presence that add up to a big difference between who wins or loses. Stay on the winning side by understanding when and where ZMOT happens for your customers.    Some of the highlights of the show include: Ebook: Explains how increased access to information impacts buying decisions 3-Step Marketing Process: Awareness, experience, and compare product/service Business Directory/Review Management Systems: Convert eyeballs to invoices Co

What is and constitutes interactive content that resonates? Is interactive content part of your business strategy? It’s not something that every brand does, but it represents a way that content and sales enablement has been done in the past to create experiences that better serve potential customers than static content. Today’s guest is Isabelle Papoulias, CMO/Vice President of Marketing at Mediafly, where she oversees all of Mediafly's marketing efforts and works with its sales and business development teams to ensure continuous growth. She shares insights on how to break the sales and marketing mold using interactive content.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Animated vs. Interactive: Mediafly makes clear distinction between two types Interactive Content: Navigation helps create constant customer experience Correct Content Usage: Helps marketers/sellers understand buyer behavior Common Content Types: Case studies, product demos, and success stories Site Analytics: Be better prepared for next in