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In this episode, we’re talking digital marketing with guest Ben Lund, Founder of Rise Marketing Group. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review if you’re exercising your Marketing Smarts!
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Marketing Smarts: 4 Tips for Using Digital Marketing with Ben Lund, Rise Marketing Group
So often, people shy away from digital marketing efforts. They’re scared they may do it wrong, or don’t understand it at all. But digital marketing can be used to your advantage! This comes down to embracing machine learning and automation, using automation to make the digital space more manageable, keeping brand at the forefront of digital marketing, and testing and learning frequently. We wanted you to learn from another expert who truly knows digital marketing inside and out, so we welcomed on Ben Lund. He’s the Founder of Rise Marketing Group, a performance advertising agency who tailors curated programs to drive growth. This episode covers everything from marketing automation to marketing your brand. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- How do you use digital marketing to your advantage?
- Are machine learning and automation worth trying?
- How do you see success on online advertising platforms?
- Why will automation give you a leg up in the digital space?
- What do brands have to do with digital marketing?
- How often should you be testing and learning?
- What should your KPIs look like?
- Is AI here to stay?
And as always, if you need help in building your Marketing Smarts, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: ForthRight-People.com.
Check out the episode, show notes, and transcript below:
Show Notes
- 4 Tips for Using Digital Marketing with Ben Lund, Rise Marketing Group
- [0:00] Welcome to Marketing Smarts
- [0:30] Anne Candido, April Martini
- [0:33] How do you use digital marketing to your advantage?
- [2:10] Learn more about Ben at RiseMKG.com and on LinkedIn
- [3:50] Machine Learning (ML) and automation are the way of the future, so get on board
- [4:49] Algorithms
- [5:24] Google
- [5:58] Cost Per Click (CPC)
- [7:00] Performance Max
- [7:40] Porsche
- [8:19] How do you see success on online advertising platforms?
- [9:06] Meta
- [9:18] Pixel
- [10:08] Automation will give you a leg up and make the digital space more manageable
- [14:25] Content
- [15:02] “4 Ways to Create Sales Funnels That Convert with Alisha Conlin-Hurd, Persuasion Experience“
- [17:09] Marketing Smarts is sponsored by ScottMautz.com. Scott Mautz is a popular keynote speaker and #1 bestselling author whose latest book and talk Leading from the Middle helps middle managers dramatically increase their influence up, down, and across their organization. Want your company’s middle managers and leaders equipped to foster a high-performing organization? Want them inspired to drive the change and transformation that’s a challenging necessity moving forward? Go to ScottMautz.com to check out Leading from the Middle and all of Scott’s keynotes, trainings, courses, and books
- [17:56] Brand needs to be at the forefront of digital marketing now more than ever
- [18:32] AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- [26:45] Test and learn on an ongoing basis to ensure you are optimizing appropriately
- [27:14] Anxiety
- [28:57] Super Bowl Ads
- [34:51] KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
- Final Thoughts
- [37:15] What are Ben’s final thoughts?
- [38:30] Learn more about Ben at RiseMKG.com and on LinkedIn
- [39:24] Recap: How do you use digital marketing to your advantage?
- [40:14] Make sure to follow Marketing Smarts on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
- [40:57] Learn more at ForthRight-People.com and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
- [40:01] Sign up to view all the ForthRight worksheets & tips for FREE!
- [40:37] Shop our Virtual Consultancy
What is Marketing Smarts?
From brand-building and marketing veterans Anne Candido and April Martini comes a podcast committed to cutting through all the confusing marketing BS so you can actually understand how to take action and change your business today. They deep-dive into topics most would gloss-over, infusing real-world examples from their combined 35+ years of corporate and agency experience. They tell it how it is so whether you are just starting out or have been in business awhile, you have the Marketing Smarts to immediately impact your business.
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