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Ep 101: How to connect brands with the top 1% of global creative agencies with co founders of AUFI, Toby Wilkinson & Nick Bell

We discuss the importance of agency people, the power of curation when it comes to agency selection, why awareness is key for growth, the shift from full service to niche and back to full service, why omnichannel is replacing D2C, how investing has complimented their business and why human IP is underrated. …………. A quick word from my sponsor Omnisend. You might’ve heard things like “email marketing is expensive,” “has low ROI,” or “is too complicated.” Now, what if I told you these are all myths? In reality, email marketing can be affordable, bring in a great return on investment, and is incredibly straightforward. Or at least, all that is true if you use Omnisend, the email & SMS marketing platform...

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Ep 99: Building a marketing automation platform with Rytis Lauris, Co-founder and CEO at Omnisend

We discuss why a basic product with product-market-fit is key, how they define the SMB and mid-market, the pros and cons of conversational commerce, why customer support and marketing teams should talk more, product-led-growth versus partner-led growth, why they’re backing multiple eCommerce platforms and the power of building a startup in Lithuania. …………. A quick word from my sponsor Omnisend. You might’ve heard things like “email marketing is expensive,” “has low ROI,” or “is too complicated.” Now, what if I told you these are all myths? In reality, email marketing can be affordable, bring in a great return on investment, and is incredibly straightforward. Or at least, all that is true if you use Omnisend, the email & SMS marketing...

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Bonus: Balancing Content & Commerce with Mel McVeigh (Conde Nast) & David Greenaway (We Make Websites.

On this special episode, which was recorded live earlier this month, I sat down with Mel McVeigh (VP Consumer Product, Conde Nast) & David Greenaway (Product Team Manager, We Make Websites) It’s a wide ranging discussion about the interplay of content and commerce, where we discuss, the ecom considerations for the multiples brands at Conde Nast, how companies like Toast are nailing the content driven storytelling, creator culture, influencer culture and trend culture driving our commerce experiences on social, whether TikTok shop is more of a modern day QVC than we think and the pros and cons headless and composable.

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Ep 98: Unleashing the Story Behind a Eco-Friendly Dog Food Brand with Orla Weir

We discuss the importance of product, why seasonal moments are so powerful, the parallels of dog treats and the baby clothes market, who and what Genz-ennial’s are and the perfection retention strategy (Routine, Iteration, Product, Experience and New news). …………. A quick word from my sponsor Omnisend. You might’ve heard things like “email marketing is expensive,” “has low ROI,” or “is too complicated.” Now, what if I told you these are all myths? In reality, email marketing can be affordable, bring in a great return on investment, and is incredibly straightforward. Or at least, all that is true if you use Omnisend, the email & SMS marketing platform used by more than 100,000 ecommerce brands to attract, convert and keep...

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Ep 97: Balancing online and offline communities with Isabelle Gormezano Marks, Marketing Director at East London Liquor Company

We discuss what an analogue-digital brand is, why tone of voice is the key to scale, how to balance customers and trade partners, building online and offline communities and why brand activations opportunities with companies like Malin + Goetz are so important. …………. A quick word from my sponsor Omnisend. You might’ve heard things like “email marketing is expensive,” “has low ROI,” or “is too complicated.” Now, what if I told you these are all myths? In reality, email marketing can be affordable, bring in a great return on investment, and is incredibly straightforward. Or at least, all that is true if you use Omnisend, the email & SMS marketing platform used by more than 100,000 ecommerce brands to attract,...

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Ep 96: The eCommerce Platform Arms Race with Rick Watson, eCommerce Strategy Consultant

We discuss building a personal brand on LinkedIn, the pros and cons of Gartner’s magic quadrant, his role at the MACH Alliance and how they fit into the ecosystem, the Shopify versus Commercetools debate, the rise and fall of Magento and who will be the dominate platform in 10 yrs time. …………. A quick word from my sponsor Omnisend. You might’ve heard things like “email marketing is expensive,” “has low ROI,” or “is too complicated.” Now, what if I told you these are all myths? In reality, email marketing can be affordable, bring in a great return on investment, and is incredibly straightforward. Or at least, all that is true if you use Omnisend, the email & SMS marketing platform...

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