If You Market

How many products in your ecommerce site? When people get there can they find what they want? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Robert Neumann about B2B eCommerce and the importance of the user being able to find what they are looking for. Search speed, product specs, number of results returned, it all adds up to B2B eCommerce success or failure. Robert Neumann is the Managing pa...

This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Jon Ferrara about automation and how most companies using automation these days are using it wrong and overusing it. Jon Ferrara is a serial entrepreneur and noted speaker about social, sales and marketing. His most recent endeavor is Nimble, a Simple CRM for Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace. Jon is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Softwa...

This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Mark Raffan about developing thought leadership in your company and when it right to develop it yourself, when you should rent a thought leader, and when you should buy one. Mark Raffan is the Founder & CEO of Content Callout, a B2B content-creation agency. He’s also an expert in influence, persuasion, and negotiation and has coached executives a...

This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Simon Severino about agile strategy and how it can double companies revenues in 90 days. Simon presents 3 critical levers that can be focused on to take prospects from "we don't know you" to working with you faster than ever. Simon Severino is a speaker, author, business coach and father of 3, and Austrian (he's not Austrian). Learn more about yo...

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half.” ~ John Wanamaker~ This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Shawn Smajstrla about identifying the marketing you shouldn't be doing so you can focus on the marketing that best fits your needs and goals.  Shawn Smajstrla is a marketer who likes to consider himself more of a thinker and strategist. H...

Are you a multitasking master? I hope not! This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Kris Ward about Personal Efficiency and her philosophy of Win The Hour Win The Day. She shares her secrets to having a fulfilling and effective work day with a heavy emphasis in infrastructure and logistics that get things done.  Kris Ward is a podcaster, coach, speaker, and team building and systems str...

This week on the If You Market podcast we continue our conversation with Kelsey Johnson about Email Marketing. We have a lot more email content talk, as well as targeting/niching, email fails, subject lines, the email preview, email dark mode, dynamic content, what the future holds for email, and more.  Kelsey Johnson is the Product Marketing Manager at AWeber, one of the world’s leading email aut...

How's your email game?  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Kelsey Johnson about Email Marketing. There are so many things to consider with email marketing, so in this episode we start with the basics. Email newsletters, keeping your list clean and deliverable, engagement, getting specific with content, and more.  Keep an eye out for part 2 where we continue our conversation on ema...

How many CRMs do you know of an do you have the right CRM for your Sales and your Marketing?  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Wes Schaeffer about how many CRMs there are, the importance of having the right CRM for all departments, and how the CRM on the tip of your tongue is probably the wrong one. Wes "the Sales Whisperer" Schaeffer is the host of “The Sales Podcast” where he...

The majority of marketers are not formally trained in marketing.  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Michael Osborne about BBQ, Oregon Trail and how to successfully market as a non-marketer.   Michael Osborne is an executive with SaaS and enterprise sales, technology services, team leadership and motivational strengths. Results oriented with proven consistency. Focus has been pred...

Are your virtual events underwhelming? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Julius Solaris about Virtual Events, why no one cares about your virtual events, and what you can do about it. We cover the explosion of event tech, how to attract attendees, VR and the Metaverse and much more.  Julius Solaris is an event industry expert with a focus on event technology, hybrid, virtual and...

Are your customer interactions convenient for your customer? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Paul Ace about Conversational Commerce. It's all about using automation to provide an efficient balance of human and human like experience. Customer journey flows, sales and marketing funnels, SMS, Messenger bots and much more.  Paul Ace is the CEO of Amplify C-Com. Amplify C-Com helps...

Does your marketing focus on your Customers? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Tim Parkin about Inside Out Marketing.  What's Inside Out Marketing? It's about waste, and addressing internal issues before you focus on the customer. It's about processes, and people that allow you to have a solid foundation for growth. Tim Parkin is a global consultant, advisor, and coach to marketi...

When did you last make a decision that made you say, now that was a decision based on the data? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Nick Amabile about Data-Driven Decisions. Understanding the context so you can train your instincts to make decisions quickly when necessary and knowing how to make data-driven decisions.  Office Space, Berenstain Bears, Scar Face, Moneyball, Princess...

You aren’t going to change the world, and that’s okay. This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Jose Palomino about how to win by focusing on business growth instead of trying to change the world. So many companies lofty ambitions get in the way of success. They want to be flashy and conquer the world but they don’t have the fundamentals down. Jose Palomino is the CEO of Value Prop Inte...

What's the smallest company ABM can be effective with? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Lokesh Dave about using ABM to target the SMB market and how you can replicate ABM practices you would use to target enterprise companies to target SMBs. More churn, easier close, lower value, Lokesh covers all the plusses and minuses and how to build an ABM approach for SMBs.  Lokesh Dave is...

Are you wasting time and resources on "Brand"? Brand is what happens when your busy doing other things. This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Paul Cowan about Brand, and why it probably isn't something you should worry about. Paul believes most if not all companies should focus on providing a great customer experience and be obsessive about serving their customers. The brand will com...

Brand or Bland? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Dan Nelken about humor in copywriting. We talk about the merits of using humor and Dan gives us 6 specific techniques for using humor in your copywriting. We also discuss Jack in the Box, Progressive Insurance, Laughy Taffy, the Lone Ranger, company personality, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's a perfect combination of hu...

Should you create your own markets or use curated 'Walled Garden' audiences? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Dave Fink about the amazing power of owning your audience vs the advantages of being part of curated Walled Garden channels. Dave and host Sky Cassidy talk about the amazing power of open marketplace marketing where you own your audience, like physical mail, email and ph...

Is your content competing with itself for attention?  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Skyler Reeves about creating marketing content that doesn't compete internally and how to figure out what content to create first. It's about clustering keywords to not bid against yourself in the SEO auction, knowing what content topics are the highest priority, and optimizing the traffic you...

Do you know everything you need to about GDPR?  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Byron Crowell about how to generate leads in the European Union under GDPR data privacy laws. It's not just lead generation though, GDPR may be required whether you're doing lead gen in Europe or not. We discuss the various aspects of compliance and both the positives and negatives of GDPR on busine...

Are you part of the cultural world your audience lives in?  This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Karl Hughes about marketing to software engineers and other audiences that have their own culture. We discuss the marketer as a sociologist, Maslow's hierarchy of marketing needs, Sacagawea, and being immersed or part of a culture enough to communicate your message as one of them. Karl i...

What are your biggest data issues? Verl is betting it's organization and standardization. This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Verl Allen about the importance and impact of having data standards. We discuss the need for a common language in Marketing data, how companies are letting less and less data out to 3rd parties, data privacy, and much more. Verl brings 20+ years of experienc...

How concerned are you about the effects of data privacy on your marketing? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Quimby Melton about Data Privacy and Planning for Privacy-First Marketing. We touch on GDPR and CCPA, the ethics and philosophy of data privacy, and the direct impact of all of this on your marketing.  Quimby Melton is the co-founder and CEO of Confection. He's responsible...

How much attention does your Marketing department give to Revenues? This week on the If You Market podcast we talk with Cody Ward about the need for marketing to focus on Revenues as the most important metric.  Cody is the Sr. Director, Demand Generation Marketing at Connexiom where he specializes in using marketing to generate pipeline and accelerate revenue for VC and PE backed hypergrowth SaaS...