Maven Marketing with Brandon Welch

Send us Fan Mail My friend Bill is an incredible husband, business leader, mentor, Jesus follower, aviator, and friend. I cherish his advice as much as anyone I’ve ever known… Except for when it comes to painting. He is certifiably awful. (Sorry, Bill. But you know it’s true.) Similarly: I don’t ask my fluffy friends how to get skinny. I don’t ask my broke friends how to get rich.  I don’t ask my...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:36 Today's Topic 02:50 If You Catch Yourself Doing This, Stop.  04:04 How To Make Your Company Famous 07:37 The One Word Swap That Will Double Your Results 09:24 An Ad That Sold the Most Boring Product... for Double the Asking Price 14:29 You've Hooked Them... Now Don't Screw it Up! 17:34 A Targeting Secret (Enter the Side Door) 23:27 A Secret to Conq...

Send us Fan Mail Ridiculous Wishes.  I felt all one-thousand, eight hundred seconds tick down on the face of that flimsy clock, on that manilla brick wall, in that dreadful classroom, on every school day from March 17th, 2004 until May 12th, 2007.  The final thirty minutes of the day were the only thing keeping me from my best friend and the entire hope of my teenage existence.  We didn’t go to th...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 00:23 Today's Guest 04:32 What is the CXFormula 07:39 A Mission to Help Small Business 11:00 What Is Small Business Missing When It Comes to Customer Service 15:34 How To Position Yourself and Your Company in the Mind of Your Customer 21:54 An Example of What Happen's When You Start to Focus on the Customer Experience 25:07 Growing VS Scaling 31:40 How To Start Imp...

Send us Fan Mail Knew it but didn’t do it.  A couple of months ago I spent a whole week in flight safety school. Specifically, I was studying what makes the difference between safe pilots and dead pilots.  I learned that 93% of all accidents were caused by bad choices. And most of the choices fall into one of three categories: Disregarding of risk. Ignorance to following a process. Clinging to Ego...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 02:10 Today's Question 03:05 Tomorrow Marketing & Sponsorships 12:04 How To Measure The ROI Of Sponsorships 17:51 The Do's & Dont's of Sponsorships 18:26 Media Sponsorships Do's & Dont's  25:57 Event Sponsorships Do's & Dont's 31:41 Philanthropic Sponsorships Do's & Dont's 34:51 The 6 Things to Keep In Mi...

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Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:41 A Master of Growing Companies (Nick's bio) 04:14 Secrets of Adaptability 05:08 What to do Faster, What to do Slower 06:40 Three A's of an Unstoppable Team 10:43 Things You Should Never Change 14:48 The Trend is Your Friend 19:31 This Customer is Your Biggest Opportunity 23:45 The Least Sexy, Most Effective Advice I Could Give You 25:50 A Ridiculous, Unc...

Send us Fan Mail 50 days ago:   You made big promises.   Ordered the salad.   Put down a vice.   Wrote in your journal.   Read a book.   You walked back into work with a different spring in your step.   You shared your goal with everyone.   You created an energy of change inside yourself.    50 days ago, it was January 1st.   So, how’s it going?   We’ve all heard the worn out statistic that, “80%...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:49 Today's Episode 01:50 What Is A Lead? 03:08 Stop Talking About What You're Selling, Talk About This Instead 08:54 What Are Your Customers Actually Asking For? 14:00 How Can You Trojan Horse Your Way Into Trust With Potential Customers? 17:52 Make Sure A Potential Customer Can Convert Anywhere On Your Site 22:01 People Will Assume The Worst Unless You Do...

Send us Fan Mail “How to keep employees” It’s a phrase that was searched 1,900% more often in November 2023 versus November 2013. But you’re not surprised, are you? Neither am I. My conference room has long echoed with the concerns of well-meaning business leaders all wondering, “How do I stop losing people?” They are eager and honest in their pursuit of the right solution. But they are often jost...

Send us Fan Mail After consulting hundreds of companies through multi-million dollar growth, one observation towers over all others: What got you to where you are today will not get you to where you want to go tomorrow.  Today's guests have reinvented themselves over and over, building multiple businesses from $0 to multi-million dollar revenues, developing their leadership skills, marketing...

Send us Fan Mail You are what you don't let go of. The need to be liked. The belief that something bad is about to happen. The expectation for everything to be perfect and ideal. The determination for being right. The anger of being hurt by someone else. These are just a few of the things that will kill you if you let them. Or at least they will kill the best version of you. The real you. The...

Send us Fan Mail Social media is undoubtedly the fastest and cheapest way to promote your product or service. Despite this, most businesses struggle to surpass a 0.07% engagement rate on their posts. This week, we break down how to strategically use social media for business and combat the ever-changing algorithms behind some of our favorite platforms. Stepping into the host's role this week,...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:18 Our Bad Days and How We Get Through Them 02:38 4 Kids, 2 Jobs, Homeschool, Laundry and  03:15 #1 Secret for Resetting Stress 05:19 A Book Every Couple Should Read 06:03 Do This For Your Spouse, Always 06:33 Don't Do This To Your Spouse 07:13 Some of the Best Marriage Advice We Ever Heard 08:16 Valerie's "Secret" for Getting All of the Things D...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:43 Today's Guest is the Backbone of My Big Dream 01:15 This Episode Is 10 Years In the Making 02:25 Why Quitting Was Never An Option 08:14 What You & Your Family Will Need to Prepare For 22:32 My Pissed-Off Moment That Kept Me Going 31:07 What I Didn't Expect When Starting This Business 36:46 The Feeling Your Experience When You're Growing 41:00 O...

Send us Fan Mail 10 years. 10 Lessons. Monday will mark 3,642 days since we opened the doors at Frank & Maven.  Some people call that a decade. But to say “a decade” on a day like today would be to brush over it too quickly.  The truth is that it was 3,642 days of showing up, leveling up, and at times, shaking up. The ride has been wild and wonderful. Today, I’d like to share 10 things I’ve le...

Send us Fan Mail Trade shows can be a huge boost for your business. But if you're not strategic in the way you show up, you could end up wasting a weekend, exhausting your team, and wondering why you even bothered in the first place. Don't let your booth be a big bummer... tune in for 7 tactics to make you stand out and lock down more sales at your trade shows this year! It's a quic...

Send us Fan Mail A system that is broken. An industry that is boring. A service that lacks authenticity. A group of people that are suffering. An outcome that is too out of reach for well-deserving people. Many people see these things. Many think to themselves, “it just ain’t right.” But you, my friend, are the only one who will get out of bed and do something about it. You are the one that has be...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:39 The Very Exclusive “Quad Club” 01:51 Turn New Year Energy Into Whole Year Energy 03:37 Your Team Will Love Mondays If You Do This 13:40 Go Through Challenges Together 22:28 Do Your Employees A Big Favor By… 32:48 Summary 33:22 Check Out Our Book 34:37 Outro Host: Brandon Welch Co-Host: Caleb Agee Executive Producer: Carter Breaux Audio/Video Producer: Nate the Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Go to the Race Thirty years ago he peered down two roads. One lead to a professional career in motorsports.  One lead back home to help his family start their manufacturing business. Many of his friends chose the path of horsepower and high octane. One of them even climbed the ranks to become a NASCAR champion.  But though his talents would have granted him great odds at making it...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 00:34 New Year, New Set 01:14 We Wanna Hear From You 02:27 Special Guest 03:05 This Episode 04:09 The FCC Is Taking Your Leads 11:34 AI Can’t Replicate Authentic Relationships 16:57 Google Is Taking Things Personal 21:09 Election Year Media Buying 26:14 Short Form Videos 31:21 Data Protection Is Becoming More Strict 36:24 Recap 38:25 Help Us Serve You By Taking Our SER...

Send us Fan Mail Dead Reckoning. If you repeated this year five times again, would you be where you want to be? If you continued the same habits… If you kept the same company… If you read the same amount… If you spent the same time with family… If you went to church the same amount of Sundays… If you moved your body as many days… If you drank the same amount of water… If you held the same number o...

Send us Fan Mail 00:00 Intro 01:46 Today's Episode Is Different 02:38 Do You Have A Tribe of Customers? 05:04 Are You Depending Too Much on AI? 07:24 The Reason You Can't Find Great Employees 09:34 Are You Getting the Best Deal on TV & Radio Advertising? 13:51 Your Google Reviews Are A Chance to Respond Like A Human 16:08 Turn All the "No's" Into "Yes's"...

Send us Fan Mail  Through the victories of your last 51 weeks…  Through the challenges of your days, your weeks, and your life...  Through people and relationships you are grateful for…  Through the ones that confuse and hurt you…  Through the things you are certain and confident in… Through the fears and troubles you know lie ahead of you…  Through it all, there is a joy, and a peace that is avai...