The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast with Tim Reid

Do you like the idea of getting yourself or your business on The Today Show without paying a cent? Thought so. Then listen up as The Today Show’s Chief-of-Staff, Joshua Del Pozo, explains exactly how you can. It’s a star-studded episode 617 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.   A little more about Joshua Del Pozo, The Today Show's Chief-of-Staff …   Joshua Del...

Keen to use email marketing to grow your business? Cool. On your website, offer visitors something of high perceived value to them, but at a low cost to you. In exchange for their email address, they get it for free. It might be an eBook. A video full of helpful tips. A one-off discount coupon. Over time you build an email list of prospects, that you then communicate with on a regular basis. The r...

If there was a more mature, funnier, well-informed small business marketing lover than me, then it’s Jay Baer. The guy has an uncanny ability to turn even the most sceptical business owner into a marketing tragic. I’ve been stalking, I mean following Jay’s work for over ten years, and every book (he’s written six), every research study he’s commissioned, every new concept he comes up with to help...

Online business demystified. Keen to recession-proof your business? Maybe you want to add an additional revenue stream or two. Why wouldn’t you?! Well, I’ve got just the fella to help you do that. Paul Waddy is one of retail-tech’s brightest minds, in fact, he’s just released Selling Online for Dummies , and he joins us to share how you can master eCommerce in your business. It’s an e-ceptional ep...

Keen to find your purpose? Growing a business can be tough. And with all the uncertainty in the world, you’d be excused for feeling a little negative at times. If you’re looking for a super effective way to create positive change in your life, and your employees’ lives, then you’re going to love what world surfing champion Shaun Tomson has to share. It’s time to paddle out into big surf on episode...

What on earth can us business owners learn from Jono Coghill, a member of Powderfinger … one of Australia’s biggest ever rock bands? The answer? Plenty! Tune in as we go deep into the business of music with rock 'n roll royalty. It’s a very rock ‘n roll episode 612 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast with host Tim Reid.   A little more about Powderfinger's Jono...

Ball chain. Three million feet of ball chain every week. That’s what today’s guest manufactures. You know what ball chain is, right? You will shortly! Plus his 84 year old family business has become the most trusted provider of masks in the US. How’s that for a pivot!? Two vastly different products connected by a business owner who cares deeply for all aspects of his business. It’s a loving episod...

With so many media outlets hawking bad economic news to improve their ratings, you’d be excused if you thought the entire world’s economy was on the verge of collapse. So I thought it was time to get a well-balanced, well-researched view. To that end, I knocked on the door of Christopher Joye, one of Australia’s most respected economists and fund managers. It’s a slightly scary episode 610 of The...

Do you ever look at some business owners and wonder how they do it all? How do they take on so much, yet seem to hit home run after home run? How do they find the necessary time and energy to build empire after empire? Today’s guest is one of those unique entrepreneurs (some would call him a unicorn), and he’s kindly agreed to share his secrets of success with us today. It’s a mind-expanding episo...

21 year-old Pam Jabbour made 100 cold calls a day for a year before securing her first client. 100 cold calls. A day. At the age of 21!!  17 years on, she has offices in Australia and China, and runs a multi-million dollar business that dresses 350,00 people daily, Including some seriously blue chip clients and Australia’s Winter Olympics team. And guess what she attributes her success to? Marketi...

Australia’s medicinal marijuana industry is poised to explode. Leading the charge is cannabis entrepreneur Gary MacKenzie who is the co-founder of Releaf , the first and largest clinic and dispensary franchise in the Asia Pacific region. It’s a very chilled episode 607 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.  A little more about Releaf’s co-founder Gary MacKenzie...

Looking for a new business idea? Maybe a new revenue stream is appealing? Or are you searching for a cheeky little side hustle? One with minimal set-up costs and requires you to hold no stock. If you answered “Hell yeah!!” then drop everything, as you’re about to discover the ins and outs of dropshipping with one of Australia’s best. It’s a ship-hot episode 606 of The (13 year-old, award-winning)...

Right off the bat, today’s guest made a critical business decision. To launch Australia’s biggest eSports and gaming brand, he was going to go big, real big from day one. No pussy footing around. No waiting for this to happen in order for that to happen. Nope. He just went fucking big (his words, not mine) from day one. It’s a game-on episode 605 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business...

Tom Willis’s deep respect for marketing has resulted in a business that gets around 350 sign-ups every day, has over 10,000 5-star Google reviews, and four million website visits annually. And no, the business doesn’t have some astronomical marketing budget … It’s a simple legal advisory service for small businesses in Australia. It’s a mind-expanding episode 604 of The (13 year-old, award-winning...

How to price anything is tough. And something every business owner doesn't want to get wrong. So I thought I'd get The Pricing Lady in to help us all optimise our pricing strategy. It’s a priceless episode 603 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.   A little more about Janene Liston AKA The Pricing Lady Now, from what I can tell, pricing is one of those business...

Hey business owner. That’s you … Yeah, you! Today’s guest has one bit of advice for us all … 'Live and breathe only what you love'. Heard it before? Me too! Thought it was a bit unrealistic? Me too!  Afterall, we’ve all got to make a quid. Well, we’re about to be proved wrong. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s a glass-half-full episode 602 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Mark...

In 2013, industrial designer Alfred Boyages had (in his own words) a seriously lucky motorcycle accident. Whilst recovering from a banged-up knee, he conceptualised the idea of a smart helmet; one that could help riders foresee what’s up ahead. Now all he needed was an army or riders to help him perfect it. Forecite Helmets was born and to this day, has a cult-like following. It’s a super smart ep...

Imagine you’re dying with a secret. Something you’ve never had the courage to tell your friends or family.  Or a last wish – a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace.  Now imagine there’s someone who can take care of all that, who has little respect for the living, but will do anything for the dead. Well, there is! He calls himself The Coffin Confessor and you're about to meet him....

If you think the idea of that beautiful business of yours expanding overseas is a pipe dream, then think again. International business strategist and lawyer, Cynthia Dearin, may just change your mind. It’s a far-reaching episode 599 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.   A little more about Business Without Borders author Cynthia Dearin One of the things I’m pa...

In January 2021, COVID forced serial entrepreneur Wayne Hamlet’s event hire business into liquidation. Two months later, he declared bankruptcy, losing everything, and took a job as a real estate agent. Not one for giving up, Wayne launched an idea with huge potential. In fact, if you’re a business owner, then you need it. It’s as simple as that! It’s a ridiculously inspiring episode 598 of The (1...

Dare Jennings founded the iconic, irreverent and highly collectible Aussie surf-brand Mambo , which he sold in 2000, made a lot of coin and moved on to his next endeavor, Deus ex Machina , where he combined his love of motorbikes, surfing, and music, to create a business that has stores in Australia, America, Asia, Europe and Africa. So sit back as Dare chats with host Tim Reid about how he uses c...

John Murphy is an Irish, animal lover living in Italy selling eBikes to hunters all over the world. Banned from Facebook Ads and Google Adwords despite spending tens of thousands of dollars with them, he urgently had to figure out another way to drive traffic to his drop-shipping business’s website. He did. And his six figure annual turnover quickly went to seven, with the majority of his sales co...

Belly Band creator Carol Brunswick spent over $300,000 of her family’s savings, with little or no return, before landing on a more effective way to grow her business. The new improved way involved bootstrapping everything, and adopting a people first, profit second philosophy. It worked! Now she’s sold 70,000 Belly Bands and absolutely loves building a business that’s making such a difference to h...

Amanda Walker is the co-founder of the hot chip mini empire Lord of the Fries. Launched in 2004 with her husband, they now have 23 stores nationally. Join host Tim Reid as she shares her business journey along with why and how to slowly build a business you’ll love. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's a masterclass on how to create Australia's best gelato experience with Gelato Messina's co-founder Declan Lee. All this and more on The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast hosted by Tim Reid. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.