Maven Marketing with Brandon Welch

Send us Fan Mail We all need the same things: Acceptance Advancement Adventure  Your friends all want these things for you too.  But your true friends are the ones who will help you achieve these things, even if it costs them their own.  They will risk their own acceptance to stand up for you, spend time with you, or tell you the truth no one else is brave enough to tell you.  They will prioritize...

Send us Fan Mail Lead counts remain steady, but your appointments are trailing off. What's going on? The truth is that consumers are overstimulated and underwhelmed with the first impression your company is making.  If you're struggling to get them on your calendar, you need to have better conversations in more places, and with more follow-through than you ever have. Today's punchy...

Send us Fan Mail Words are Worlds Right now there is someone disappointing you, doubting you, and making your life difficult. It’s the weekend, and you’ll likely blow off some steam about this person. You’re perfectly entitled to do that, and it may even do you some good. But before you do, could I remind you of something you’ve known for a long time? The words you say feed the thoughts you have T...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:06 1 Year of Helping YOU 02:18 Breaking Form 08:07 Who is Caleb? 10:42 Who is Brandon? 23:03 Your Commitment Shows Up Everywhere 25:43 We're Giving It All Away Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Camera Guy Our Website: https://frankandmaven.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankandma...

Send us Fan Mail Your mom, your guidance counselor, your pastor, your wife, and your best friends have the highest and best intentions for you.   But they have given you horrible advice. “You can be anything you want to be,” they say. “Just plan the work, and work the plan.” It’s not that it’s bad advice actually.  It’s just ineffective and incomplete.  Western culture has taught us that success i...

Send us Fan Mail As leaders, we can sense when something feels "off." This puts us in a hyperactive mode of "fixing" anything and everything in our sight. Except we often break more than we fix. Wouldn't it be better to be able to diagnose the source of the problem instead of driving everyone crazy? And wouldn't it be even better if we avoided those problems altogethe...

Send us Fan Mail Our agency has thrived by knowing how to make big money with digital advertising.  But when our service clients want to 10X the size of their companies, our #1 tool is TV & Radio. Does that surprise you? Here's why: - Even as the world uses digital streaming at record rates, there are still VERY big audiences consuming local TV and Radio (especially live news & sports...

Send us Fan Mail You probably already know this... but a reminder never hurts.   The media you choose to buy doesn't make your ad successful...   It's the ad you choose to write that makes the media successful!   Even with the biggest budget, the biggest audience and the most fancy targeting in the world... you can STILL wind up empty handed without the right message (ad).   Most ads fai...

Send us Fan Mail When things are running smooth, you assume your marketing is doing its job. But as soon as leads and sales get tougher, you suddenly wonder if you’ve been giving credit to the right things… and now every penny you’ve been spending is suspect.  Are you facing lackluster results with your advertising? Are you wondering if your marketing people have been fluffing all along? Would you...

Send us Fan Mail You have natural abilities. Those natural abilities gave you an advantage over most people. They got you to a reasonable level of success. People applauded you. It felt weird to be celebrated for something that was reasonably easy.  You, not wanting to be a braggart, struggle to push yourself out in front anymore.  You think the “attention” is braggadocios.  So you settle for comf...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Teaser 00:41 Intro 01:40 What's happening with my organic traffic? 02:45 A giant update from Google 08:50 What you can do to stay on top 15:20 Another way Google's making things tougher 21:10 A new chance to prove credibility 26:50 What's your local listing authority? 28:50 How Google checks if you're 'legit' 32:00 Oh yeah, it's an election...

Send us Fan Mail If you asked the average person why they haven’t conquered their goals, there is a significant chance they’d provide one of four excuses: Not enough time Not enough money Not enough energy Not enough knowledge There is also a significant chance they would be… wrong. Consider that the average person: Spends 2.2 hours a day on social media Spends 2.9 hours a day watching meaningless...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:04 Today's Episode 02:10 Consumer Habits and Stats 06:17 Are You Confident Enough to Sell? 08:34 #1 Ask Better Questions 12:24 #2 Communicate Your Values Better 16:26 #3 Get In Front of More People Who Aren't Brand Aware 21:26 #4 Provide A Trade-Down Option 24:20 #5 Choose to Grow Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Au...

Send us Fan Mail I’d like to find the writers of the iPhone software who automated this video title yesterday, and I’d like to punch them.  Notice I didn’t just say “this video.” I said “this video title.” “Early Adventures with Jude” It was one of the many auto-generated slide shows served up to me each week on my home screen. Like most, this video was a blessing of past memories. But it was that...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:20 Today's Topic 02:36 Conversion Rate 06:39 Website Load Speed 09:23 Website Technology 13:18 Bounce Rate 17:57 Content Out of Whack 21:16 Design 25:14 Search Engine Ranking 26:46 Recap 27:09 The Price Is Right Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Camera Guy   Our Website: https://frankandmave...

Send us Fan Mail When I was 17, I wanted to be a music producer.  The path presented to me was an $80,000 program at a music school. It seemed logical: pay to learn the skills, then get a job that pays you for those skills. Lucky for me, I met a guy who had gone to that school, paid the money, learned the skills, and had a blast. There was only one problem: he was broke.  I took a closer look at m...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro/New Guest 02:08 These Trends are Affecting All Companies 03:10 Google is Charging you MORE for the Same Results 11:23 The Solution that Most Business Owners Won't Commit To 16:14 Short Form Videos Are Leading To More Sales 21:40 Stop Targeting People on Social Ads Do you have a marketing problem you'd like us to help solve? Send it to MavenMonday@FrankandMave...

Send us Fan Mail We are indebted for today’s Frankly Friday to my friend Bill Perkin.   With so much banter in the air, so many opinions, and so many people looking for an opportunity to be offended, Bill offered a four-word solution that I’m convinced could save humanity.    “Whenever I get in those situations, I write the word WAIT at the top of my notepad,” he said.   Why Am I Talking?   “WAIT....

Send us Fan Mail Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Camera Guy Our Website: https://frankandmaven.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankandmavenmarketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frankandmaven Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankandmaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-and-maven/ Do you have a mar...

Send us Fan Mail Today, you will encounter someone who: Confuses you Frustrates you Makes you jealous Suggests you’re inadequate Keeps you stuck What did you get today? You got what was in their tank. They may have filled their own tank with poison, or someone else may have done it for them. Fake news, toxic media, or a mental illness may have filled it without them even being aware. Or someone ma...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:43 Today's Episode 02:39 What are the 3 Types of Customers? 05:09 The Today Customer 07:11 The Tomorrow Customer 20:45 The Yesterday Customer 22:44 Recap Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Camera Guy Our Website: https://frankandmaven.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankandmavenmar...

Send us Fan Mail I was a B student.  Not because getting an A was hard. But because getting a B… was easy.  Until 3rd quarter in 4th grade when my dad sat me down at the dining room table with my report card in his hand.  He wasn’t mad, but he had something to say.  He looked at my list of not bad, not great marks, held up his thumb and index finger 1-inch apart, peered his eye through the gap and...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Caleb Agee Co-Host: Megan Ellis Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Camera Guy Our Website: https://frankandmaven.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankandmavenmarketing/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frankandmaven Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankandmaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-and-maven/ Do you have a marke...

Send us Fan Mail Bought and Freed One day in 1791, a man showed up to a Virginia courthouse, proclaimed “I will pay the highest price for their freedom,” and then proceeded to emancipate every slave he had inherited.  His name was Robert Carter III, and he was a remarkable human. In the face of uproar and disgust from his southern peers, he would go on to set over 500 people free in his lifetime a...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:52 A Note About the Big Dream 02:42 You are about to learn from a legendary company 03:35 Collegiate Golfer, Professional Musician, 3rd Generation Leader 06:19 Doubling Sales in An Extremely Competitive Environment  10:42 When The Mission Drives the Money 12:49 How To Keep Vision Alive Through 3 Generations 17:49 When Everyone Doubts You 20:10 How to Take Brick and...