Marketing Geeks

Ep #102 - Steve Wiideman , an award-winning SEO specialist and the founder of the Wiideman Consulting Group, sits down with the Marketing Geeks this week to reveal the truth about SEO. Steve has consulted for various enterprises and well-known brands for over 10 years, while playing key roles within multiple agencies and solution providers in the inbound marketing industry. Specializing in SEO Str...

Ep# 101 - The Marketing Geeks, Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon, come together while sheltered in place to bring you the current state of marketing, the latest news updates and our unique perspectives during this age of quarantine. In this discussion, we discuss why Microsoft will be well positioned to survive and thrive through this crisis, whether the Zoom security issues are a seriou...

Welcome to the 100th episode of Marketing Geeks, our centennial Ben Franklin celebration where we reflect on lessons learned, mistakes on the journey and we prophesize as to what's coming next in the world of marketing. Listen as Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon discuss the aftermath of Coronavirus, why LinkedIn is a great marketing platform, who were awesome guests on the Marketing Geeks Podcast...

Ep #99 - The Marketing Geeks welcome Travis Chambers, a direct to consumer video advertising specialist and the founder of Chamber Media, as our special guest this week. Travis has been recognized on the Forbes '30 Under 30' list and his advertising agency has tripled the revenue of four multi-million dollar direct to consumer companies in the past two years. Travis' YouTube Ad "Kobe vs Messi" was...

Ep #98 - The Marketing Geeks address the state of marketing following the Coronavirus global pandemic, businesses and institutions shutting down across the world, and what to expect next. This episode was broadcast live and trimmed for podcast format. It's a raw and honest discussion on what we're seeing in the entrepreneurship communities and what it all means. We also address a few news stories...

Ep #97 - In this week's episode of the Marketing Geeks Podcast, co-hosts Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon, are joined by Dennis Lewis, a seasoned digital storyteller and ICO marketing specialist with a proven track record in both Europe and the United States. Dennis is the CEO of Greenlight Digital, a marketing agency focused on brand storytelling, and he's the author of the best-selling book, "B...

Ep #96 - Our guest this week is Sean Douglas, a United States Airforce veteran, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur that specializes in teaching resilience and business positioning.  Sean has started four companies and has been featured as a TEDx Speaker and international keynote orator. He currently runs an international Radio Show called "Life Transformation Radio" which is sy...

Ep #95 - Our guest today is Tiffani Bova, the best-selling author of the hit book "GrowthIQ," an internationally renowned keynote speaker, and the Global, Customer Growth, Sales, and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, In her role at Salesforce, Tiffani helps drive customer success within the vast customer and partner ecosystem of the multi-billion dollar company. Through her experience as a "rec...

Ep #94 - Ep #94 - This is a Marketing Geeks Bonus Episode with marketing news updates recorded on February 11th, 2020. In this episode, we cover Spotify's recent acquisition of "The Ringer" which is a sports podcast network run by Bill Simmons and what it means for Spotify's question for audio world domination.  Additionally, we look at Facebook's recent foray into augmented reality (AR)...

Ep #93 - Our guest today is Sam McRoberts, a digital nomad, SEO specialist, marketer, and the best-selling author of “Screw the Zoo.” Sam recently uprooted his life in the United States and took his family and career overseas where he now runs a successful digital marketing and SEO company, VUDU Marketing, from anywhere in the world. In today's interview, we dive into his journey from minimum wage...

Ep #92 - Christopher Lochhead, a "war-time" CMO for three Silicon Valley companies (Mercury Interactive, Scient, Vantive), a top business podcaster on Apple (as high as #1 in the rankings), and a best-selling author on Amazon, joins the Marketing Geeks Podcast to talk how to niche down with your marketing efforts, become a category director, and play bigger.  Christopher is the host of two to...

Ep #91 - Phillip Stutts , a twenty-plus year political campaign marketer, joins the Marketing Geeks, Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon, to talk about marketing political candidates, tactics used in the 2016 presidential election, and what to expect in the coming 2020 election in terms of advertising. Phillip has worked on two presidential campaigns including Bob Dole's in 1996 and George W Bush's...

Ep #90 - In today's special edition bonus episode, the Marketing Geeks go full movie geek and break down the marketing efforts by Sony to push the brand new Morbius movie starring Jared Leto. Morbius is a marvel superhero, or antihero, modeled after a vampire and is a lesser known character in Marvel lore.  The crux of this episode analyzes the deal that Sony Studio struck with Disney / the M...

Ep #89 - College professor and marketing entrepreneur, Nick Norris, joins Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon on the Marketing Geeks Podcast to discuss the changing landscape of social media marketing and college education. Nick serves as a full-time professor at Ventura College where he teaches several business courses including the social media marketing course, the public relations course, a...

Ep #88 – Welcome to the Marketing Geeks’ Year End Extravaganza (Part 2 of 2). This is part two of our special salute to 2019 where your hosts, Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon, give our detailed predictions and insights into what we see coming in the world of business and marketing for 2020. This episode explores marketing trends, technologies, and patterns that we view as creating the biggest im...

Ep #87 – Welcome to the Marketing Geeks’ Year End Extravaganza (Part 1 of 2). This is the first part of our special salute to 2019 where your hosts, Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon, break down what we loved in 2019 including our favorite movies, TV, books, apps, and media. This is a full geek conversation that goes heavy into media. In the upcoming part two segment, we will reveal our favorite p...

Ep #86 - Traci Reuter, the founder of Divine Social and a Facebook advertising strategy expert, joins Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon on the Marketing Geeks Podcast for a deep-dive into the world of Facebook ads. In this conversation, we address Traci's entrepreneurial journey, her experience growing an ad agency, and what's working now to get real results with your FB ads.  Traci believes...

Ep #85 - In today's Marketing Geeks interview, Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon are joined by Chase Hughes, the leading military and intelligence behavior expert with 20 years experience in creating the most advanced behavior skills courses and tactics available worldwide. Anyone interested in behavioral or body language analysis will be fascinated by the work of Chase Hughes. He is the #1 best-s...

Ep #84 - Jennifer R Glass, the CEO of Business Growth Strategies International (BGSI), joins the show this week for a conversation on growing your business through a variety of services tied to digital marketing. Jennifer's company is split its various divisions – bgsipayments, bgsicoaching, www.bgsiacademy.com, bgsimarketing & www.ccnjhost.com. Each area provides a robust and best-in-class so...

Ep #83 -Matt Giovanisci, the creator of the website Swim University and the founder of MoneyLab.co, joins Jusitn Womack and Andros Sturgeon this week for a fun and in-depth conversation on all things digital marketing. We had first heard about Matt Giovanisci from a viral email "stunt" that he pulled a few years back which I personally found hilarious and you can still view it at MoneyLab.co/email...

Ep #82 - Rebecca Costa joins Justin Womack and Andros Sturgeon for a fascinating Marketing Geeks Podcast interview tackling artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and what it means for our future. Rebecca Costa is an American sociobiologist, futurist, and is the best-selling author of the books, "On the Verge" and "The Watchman's Rattle." Rebecca's work has been featured in the New York Ti...

Ep #81 - Today's episode is a bit unique in that we are taking a break from our normal bonus news and marketing discussions to take on a truly geek related topic in the movie Terminator: Dark Fate. We will resume our normal episodes in the next couple of days, but we wanted to express our opinions about a movie franchise near and dear to our hearts which is Terminator. Be warned, we go into heavy...

Ep #80 - In this episode, we are joined by Chris Burres, co-owner of SES reserarch, owner of eWeb Results, and creator of MyVitalC. Some may call him a mad scientist but don't let the lab coat fool you! Chris has an extensive background in a diverse range of areas including Mechanical Engineering, Comedy Improv Artist, Oil and Gas Explosives and Competitive Soccer to name a few. He's also the co-h...

Ep #79 - In this episode, we are joined by Nathan Hirsch, the founder and CEO of FreeeUp, an online marketplace that connects business owners with the top 1% of virtual assistants, freelancers, and agencies for digital marketing, eCommerce, web development, and much more. Nathan has been a life-long entrepreneur and founded his first major venture in 2006 when he started selling and buying student...

Ep #78 - Tom Schwab, a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Interview Valet, joins the show this week for a discussion on how to leverage podcast guest interviews for profits. Tom describes marketing at its heart as being a conversation with someone who could be an ideal customer. With Interview Valet, Tom is helping thought leaders (coaches, authors, speakers, consultants, emerging brands) to get f...