RetainFM – Build your Digital Agency on Recurring Revenue

Biography: Philip is a highly accomplished creative leader and expert in brand strategy and graphic design for some of the world’s most successful global agencies, retailers and consumer products companies, including P&G, Gap, Inc., Petsmart, PepsiCo, GE, Chevron, Safeway, Delmonte, Diamond Foods, and Johnson & Johnson among many others. Philip has helped Fortune 100 companies and entrepre...

Jimmy is lazy. He likes automating things or creating processes so he can do less boring work. He helps business owners be more efficient so they can focus on the parts they actually like doing.   Main talking points include: Why automate your processes? Where to start and what to automate? It can take a number of hours to start automating your processes. The time saving Which directly relate...

Kim is an online entrepreneur and content marketing specialist. Having pivoted and moved her business around a number of ideas (discussed in the podcast!), Kim discusses how she has now moved to the point of creating a physical product and how she uses her understanding of content marketing not only to inform the product itself but also to sell it to a global audience.    Main talking po...

Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur who has worked his way up as an entrepreneur working 14 hour days 6 days a week to become a virtual CEO. Chris has also written a book on becoming the go-to leader in your industry and build a future proof business. Not only is Chris an author he also runs the YouPreneur podcast where he introduces his audience to some of the top online business minds, as well...

Robbie is the founder of RJH Digital – originally a freelance company, but now a full-service digital agency. almost 12 months after his previous appearance ( in episode 007! ), Robbie returns to the podcast to update us on how life and business are going...   Main talking points include: Growing an agency The journey is a change in mindset from “this is a freelance gig” to “this is an agency...

Magnus' skillset is founded in software development, marketing automation and AI and he works to assist other companies in using these tools to improve customer interactions and grow revenue.    Main talking points include: "Building a flow chart of logic that changes based on the needs of the user” Content recommendation engines (similar to product recommend engines).  AI bots to r...

Mike wants to get sales training into the hands of every child and school in the world. He believes confident people don't make stupid decisions, and they're confident if they can sell. He's the world's #1 sales coach for funnel builders and the author of From Single To Scale. In this episode, we talk about how entrepreneurship is MORE than just making a living – it's about finding your ...

Lee Jackson is an agency owner, podcaster, solopreneur and business transformer. He runs both Angled Crown and Event Engine (his two agencies) alongside becoming a leader in the digital agency space. in this episode, we explore why Lee HAD to transform his agency, and how he's helping others to do the same thing!   Main talking points include: “Everything is driven from your mission”   A...

Today the podcast turns 1!!! It's been a fun and sometimes scary journey, but it's amazing how something is ingrained in your life and you start to love it! In this episode, I briefly explain how I produce the podcast – including the tech and the software – and how it gets syndicated to all the awesome people that listen to it!   Main talking points include:   Pod pack 1 m...

Bob is a digital agency owner who has been on a journey through the scaling process and has experienced the successes and the challenges of running a full-service agency. Bob and his team have now moved on to specialise in digital marketing, and have restructured their offer accordingly. Bob also helps digital agency owners and solopreneurs build a business based around their own success...

Stephanie helps businesses, coaches & entrepreneurs grow their website traffic and their leads using proven content marketing strategies and effective SEO techniques. She has grown a global business from her home in Malta growing website traffic around the world including client work and coaching.  Main talking points include: Tools: Uber suggest – Neil Patel SEOPress Including some...

Jeanet is a serial entrepreneur from the Netherlands. She has written numerous books and worked on numerous business projects over the years. Her latest project mixes two of the things she loves the most – business and cruises! In this episode, Jeanet unpacks some of her story and how she's gone about setting up this lifestyle business that allows her to enjoy the finer things in life.  &nbsp...

Chris is a digital marketer that owns a small agency by the name of Propel Digital Media Solutions. He recently turned his side hustle into a full-time affair and actively try to help others do the same.   Main talking points include: Growing a Facebook audience: “Facebook SEO” Starting a business: Started as a side hustle 80 hours a week for 2 years Finding a structure Implementing sale...

Nicole is an award-winning Travel & Sales Consultant and Travel Business Development Coach with over 15 years of travel marketing and sales experience. Her expertise has taken her all over the world and her newest venture sees her helping solo entrepreneurs compete with the big hitters in the travel marketing space.  In this episode, Nicole and I unpack the truths behind how entrepreneurs...

Louise Brogan is an Irish Entrepreneur who works with business owners to establish their businesses online. As part of her repertoire, Louise has released multiple online courses and grown a significant audience and email list. In this episode, we unpack what that means and how she has gone about establishing herself in this area.    Main talking points include: Online summit – coming up...

Mel is a fitness trainer and business coach with one hell of a story! Having recently gone through some major changes in the focus of her business and her business strategies, Mel and I discuss the reasons for determining and defining your niche and how to position yourself into it.   Main talking points include: Gathering good people around you Not being afraid of change The security of mult...

Agency owner and digital entrepreneur, Adam Lacey, is on the brink of launching a new SAAS product designed to make split testing (or A/B Testing) an easy and effective process for agencies, freelancers and even businesses themselves.  In this episode, Adam discusses the launch of SplitHero and their founding member offer that he is releasing, along with part of his journey and also the impor...

We see them every day, they influence us, change us, evoke emotions and say something about us. They help us build businesses, and give us a flagship to be proud of. They unite and divide. But why and how exactly do logos work?  To dive into this topic, I spoke to the Logo Gook himself, Ian Paget.    Main talking points include: Goals for a logo: It needs to accurately represent who...

Generating content can seem like another hamster wheel that business owners (and marketers) can understandably be wary of. Author, journalist, marketer and podcaster, Janet Murray, is on a mission to make this process easier while making content more engaging at the same time!   Main talking points include: 4 things to promote your business everyday: Content Email Social PR   Journa...

Every business needs leads – people who need what you have to sell. Alex Curtis – founder of The Lead Engine Marketing Agency – has made it his mission to deliver authentic leads into a specific niche. In this episode we unpack some of the process from consideration to delivery in terms of gathering leads for your own business, or the businesses of your clients. Main talking points include: F...

In this episode, I share how I personally go about setting and mapping my goals for the next year. Some of these are for business, others are personal.  Christmas is such a good time to unwind, but it's also a great time to plan. I share the process I use to set my goals that doesn't make it too onerous or 'heavy", and then how I filter these into quarterly, weekly and ultimately daily t...

Those of us who have taken the leap into self-employment, or even into careers in social media, content creation, digital advertising, etc, probably won't have had the helping hand of someone who has paved the way before us. There is a whole tranch of new (and some not-so-new) paths for careers that don't necessarily have an obvious path into them. Explaining this to a new generation of could-be e...

In this episode, we meet Justin Meadows – founder of TunedWP. We discuss the process and methodology Justin uses to sell and deliver successful websites through his agency.    Main talking points include: 6 factors to successful websites: Conversions Design Authority / Trust & Social Proof People do business with who the know, like and trust Strategy / Funnel    Speed...

In this episode, we meet Amy Woods – founder and mastermind behind Content10X.com and content repurposing service based here in the UK.    Main talking points include: Where Content10X came from and Amy's previous background The benefits of repurposing content for individuals and organisations Different starting points for different types of initial content Expanding your reach with diff...

This episode is the audio from an online workshop covering the different types of website traffic, and how to leverage them in your digital strategy.    Main talking points include: The differences between owned, paid and earned traffic and how they can work together. What are some key tips when it comes to structuring your website hierarchy. Why a shallow website is more preferred over...