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Host Ryan Alford and producer Reiley Clark share practical steps to build an e-commerce strategy in 2020. Ryan leverages his 20 years or marketing and digital experience in sharing examples and steps every brand should consider. In this episode, he highlights some of the most unique strategies he's seen, talks about how to build a better strategy, and offers practical advice on everything from pla...

This episode highlights business and marketing news for the week of October 5-9, 2020. In this episode, host Ryan Alford and news co-host, Reiley Clark, break down some of the biggest headlines in the business and marketing world! Verishop : Digital Malls? Learn how it works in this episode Big Tech companies in question of too much power: When is "enough" enough? What's the "fine-line" of power l...

This episode checks all our boxes: Radical entrepreneur? (Check!) Radical e-commerce strategy? (Check!) Radical mission? (CHECK!) In this episode, host Ryan Alford interviews CEO and founder of Mess in a Bottle, Kalilah Wright. Kaliliah started the business after the Freddie Gray riots in Baltimore a few years ago. Her idea? - To give a voice to the voiceless. How did she accomplish this? - Puttin...

In this episode, Host Ryan Alford and Producer Reiley Clark, break down the biggest marketing and business news this week... Here we GO! Amazon One: Pros and Cons of the new palm reader that will hold your credit card information VANS: Musicians Wanted New Facebook CMO: What does this mean for their credibility? Crocs in the Pandemic: Crocs saw a 52.4% digital commerce growth following their Free...

Who doesn't love to feel great and smell even better?! (Said no one!) In this episode, host Ryan Alford and Director of E-commerce at Buff City Soap , Sanjay Jenkins , talk about the transition out of Woo Commerce as they head into a more integrated e-commerce approach.  Sanjay entered the e-commerce space in a fun way, and his journey to Buff City Soap has proven fruitful. Here are some highlight...

The latest business and marketing news that you need to know about! In this episode on THE RADCAST, host Ryan Alford and producer Reiley Clark, walk us through some of the biggest headlines in the business and marketing world this week: Cameron Diaz's red wine launch set for October 2020. (Sign us up!) Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Uber CEO, invest in Cloud Pape...

Ryan is keeping our Future of Digital Commerce series radical with founder and CEO of Nufabrx, Jordan Schindler. In this episode, Ryan and Jordan discuss the revolutionary line of clothing, health wear -- essentially supplementing the need of medical creams, gels, and pills by embedding them in to the fibers of clothing. Jordan discusses what's worked for the company as they scale their e-commerce...

The first episode on The Future of Digital Commerce features Lions not Sheep founder, Sean Whalen.  In this episode, Ryan and Sean discuss: How Sean used his purpose to create a brand that is driving tremendous e-commerce growth Insights on scaling a massive e-commerce business How to leverage your personal brand Click on Sean Whalen and Lions not Sheep for more information.  Follow Ryan and The R...

Ryan and Robbie t-off The Radcast's eCommerce series by highlighting what critical digital actions your business needs to take now. Be sure to tune in for the rest of the series. Episodes release Tuesday's at noon, EST.   Follow Robbie on LinkedIn | Connect with our host, Ryan Alford | Check out our account for all our radical updates! If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’...

Weekly News update with Ryan and Reiley for the week of August 31 - September 4, 2020. News Topics for this week: Twitter update for trending topics Facebook event planning Google search change Remembering Chadwick Boseman If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE.    Learn how to build a...

This episode finishes the eSports Series on The Radcast. Ryan and Reiley dissect each episode in the series and answer the ominous question... so what's next? Links for Ep 55: ft. Magnus Leppaniemi Vie.bet Links for Ep 56: ft. Charles Conry The Switch Links for Ep 57: ft. Shaon Berry Metro Esports Links for Ep 58: ft. Tyler Endres Esports Arena Links for Ep 60: ft. Itamar Benedy  Anzu.io Links for...

In this episode, Ryan sits down with pro gamer and coach, Joe Iaquinto, aka FatalStryke. Joe is a 31 time local/regional champion, Gears of War champ, and has won tournaments while a coach/team manager. This episode is packed with insights from Joe and on his time as a professional eSports player, coach, and as a team manager.  Follow FatalStryke's live stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/fatalstry...

Weekly News Update, August 20, 2020, with Ryan and Reiley. In this episode, Ryan and Reiley catch up on the following topics in business in marketing news: B2B e-commerce: Touchland KUB Amazon Business School Third party cookies being removed Tik Tok -- Where's it going? Klarna music festival (Links below) https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200818005540/en/Touchland-Hand-Sanitizer-Launches-e...

In this episode, Ryan sits down with the Head of Content and Media at NBA 2K League, Matt Arden. Matt, a 3 time Emmy Winner, and executive producer, dedicates his passion for story telling in his work at the NBA 2K League. Ryan and Matt discuss several topics in this episode: Changing the game's production location from the studio to living rooms Matt's career journey to the NBA Matt's role as exe...

In this episode, Ryan and Itamar talk about the business model of Anzu.io, sponsorships and partnerships, branded content in gaming, and eSports tournaments.  To follow along in the series or to check out more episodes, visit our website theradcast.com | @the.rad.cast or @ryanalford on Instagram  If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/news...

Radcast Weekly News with Ryan and Reiley. News coverage for this episode:  Joe Rogan's stance on video gaming Military ads on Twitch What's happening with Tik Tok eSports drive-ins popping up around the United States Follow us on Instagram @RyanAlford and @the.rad.cast | Follow along in our eSports Series www.theradcast.com  If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newslette...

In this episode, Ryan and Shaon talk about the various opportunities in professional gaming, the expansion for minority gamers, and different ways to engage brands. Follow along in the series. Visit our website theradcast.com | @the.rad.cast or @ryanalford on Instagram  If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari leve...

Host, Ryan Alford, and Producer, Reiley Clark, sit down to discuss a few business, marketing, and pop culture highlights from the week. Here's the link we talk about on this episode,   https://youtu.be/SC5fqPdV-eE If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more, join Ryan’s newsletter https://ryanalford.com/newsletter/ to get Ferrari level advice daily for FREE.    Learn how to build a 7 figure...

On this episode of the Radcast, Ryan sits down with Tyler Endres, founder and CEO of Esports Arena. This episode elaborates on Tyler's successful business model. Ryan and Tyler discuss several topics in this episode: The sense of community that comes from eSports tournaments. Influencers v. eSports. Twitch in the gaming community. Successful sponsorships. This episode is loaded with the business o...

In this episode, host Ryan Alford sits down with Charles Conroy, the Vice President of Gaming at the Switch. Conroy is well-known in the eSports world -- he's been in the game since 16 years old, and is considered one of the founding fathers of eSports in North America. There's a lot to unpack in this episode. Ryan and Charles discuss the business models of eSports teams, how teams and players mak...

Ryan sits down with Magnus Leppäniemi, VP of Marketing and Head of Esports at Esports Entertainment Group. This is the first episode of several in the Radcast's Esports Series. Magnus and Ryan discuss the growth of Esports and it's many layers. Magnus breaks the ice in the categories of gambling in esports, sponsorships, and twitch. Follow along in our series! Instagram: @the.rad.cast and @RyanAlf...

On this episode, Ryan and Robbie discuss the changing role of marketing during times of unrest and how companies can use empathy to better serve customer needs. From the changing e-commerce landscape to the big news involving Shopify and Walmart this episode is packed with both marketing news and actionable opportunities for brands of all sizes. Connect with Ryan and the Radcast on instagram. @Rya...

On this Episode, Ryan chats with Stave Babcock, the founder of Made in House and former Chief Creative Officer at VaynerMedia. Steve shares his creative journey from days at Crispin Porter and Bogusky to his time at Vayner. Steve is very transparent about the realities of working with Gary V and the challenges and importance of elevating creative in today's landscape. From developing the Pizza Tra...

On this special episode of the Radical Marketing Podcast Ryan sits down with Austin Hope, the award-winning winemaker, and owner of Hope Family Vineyards. Austin gives the origins of his family history in the wine business with some fascinating discussion around his time with Chuck Wagner the founder and winemaker of world-renowned Caymus Cabernet. Austin talks about his self-growth in embracing h...

In this episode, Ryan talks with Adam Posner - an old friend and coworker from New York. Adam is the founder of recruiting company NHP Talent Group and hosts the PozCast. Adam is a tremendous interview with his transparency and candidness about time working (and failing) with Gary Vaynerchuk at VaynerMedia and the challenges and opportunities of starting your own business. Links from this episode:...