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Ep. 160, Business Partnerships: Are They Worth The Trouble? Aug 21, 2023

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If you're weighing up the pros and cons of having a business partner (or you're having doubts about your current situation), you need to listen to this episode with Molly Pittman, the CEO of Smart Marketer. Molly makes a strong case for partnering with others, but she drops some critical caveats and insights to help you identify the right people to partner with.

"When you're able to truly stand in your zone of genius, all of your energy can go to a place that is truly transformational for the business." Molly Pittman

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Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/

More Episodes, https://smartmarketer.com/blog/?cat=podcasts

Smart Marketer, https://smartmarketer.com/courses/

Ezra's Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Ep. 159, A Huge #NotBusiness Announcement: Real Talk With Molly Pittman Aug 14, 2023

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In this #NotBusiness episode, Molly Pittman shares from the heart what's been happening this year, the self-care tools she's loving, and why marketers and entrepreneurs often panic at this time of year. As usual, she shares encouraging insights and honest tips that will give you the boost you need in both your personal and work life.

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Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/

Kentucky Saving Them Together, https://www.facebook.com/KSTT.Rescue/

Ezra's Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Train My Traffic Person https://smartmarketer.com/train-my-traffic-person/

Ep. 158, The 4 Stages Of Scaling Facebook Ads (And Is Your Business Ready?) With Pepijn Hufen Aug 07, 2023

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If only scaling your business was as easy as throwing more money at the Ads Manager! If you know, you know...Scaling is not always just a matter of pushing more ad spend. Your business needs to be ready for it, and Pepijn Hufen is back on the show to explain the why and the how!

Pep is the CEO of the Smart Marketer Agency, and he's sharing what they've discovered and seen with their high-level clients in this past year. By the end of this episode, you will understand the most critical factors in each of the four stages of Ad spend, as well as the different problems and challenges that you can expect so that, ultimately, you can scale up to the next level for your business.

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Pepijn Hufen, on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ and Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/pep_hufen/

Episode 144, The MIT Framework For Daily Media Buying Decisions, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mit-framework-for-daily-media-buying-decisions/id1522629407?i=1000611316275

Episode 122, Four Ways To Run Your Facebook Ad Campaigns In 2023, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-marketer-podcast/id1522629407?i=1000588802561

The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketeragency.com/

Ep. 157, What's Working Right Now With Meta Advertising Jul 31, 2023

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Molly Pittman is back and excited to share what they've been learning and discovering at the Smart Marketer Agency. She asked their expert Media Buyers to report on 'What's working now' with their clients. In this episode, Molly guides us through the latest takeaways, insights, and findings so that you can consider using them for your Meta marketing campaigns. This is a live recording from a 'Your Next Move' call, and you get to listen in. Listen for insights on your Offers, Targeting, Ad Copy and Creatives, and some excellent Tactical tips.

LINKS

Your Next Move, https://smartmarketer.com/your-next-move/

Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/

Smart Marketer, https://smartmarketer.com/courses/

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Ep. 156, Double Your Sales With This Simple Polling Strategy Jul 24, 2023

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We're sharing today's short but sweet episode because we assume you want to WIN THE CLICK for your E-Commerce or Info brand! It's surprising how many entrepreneurs, founders, and marketers are NOT doing this strategy (or don't realize that it's easier to do than you'd think). We're talking about Polling and Micro-Testing before you even launch a product. Todd Kriney, our speaker today, believes you shouldn't even launch a product if it doesn't win first in Polling. And he has a point. Listen to hear more about how they are increasing their click-through rate - which snowballs the whole operation.

Todd is the co-founder of Hit Run Steal and is presenting to a room full of Founders and Entrepreneurs at the Blue Ribbon Mastermind. He's passing on the game-changing strategy that has doubled their sales each year for the past two years). Yes, you want to hear this episode.

"I want to know not what I think is the best, but what the customer thinks is the best." Todd Kriney

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Todd Kriney on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-kriney-13b48827/

Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/

Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Ep. 155, Seven Ad Copy Tests To Guarantee Irresistible Ads Jul 17, 2023

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In digital marketing, speed is important. We're testing headlines, copy, subject lines, and display ads. But sometimes, when building more significant campaigns and making a big investment or push, you need to assess your copy more thoroughly. This episode will help you do that!

For our Summer Speaker Series, we have Brett Curry of OMG Commerce presenting to a room full of Founders and Entrepreneurs at the Blue Ribbon Mastermind. His company oversees the spending of about a hundred million dollars across platforms every year. That means he has access to a lot of data! What video ads have the best view rates? What ads have the best conversion rates? What landing pages work? And from this wealth of data and experience, Brett shares how to test your Ad copy to ensure it will win every time! You can also use these tests to analyze and look at why something did or didn't work after the fact.

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Brett Curry, OMG Commerce, https://www.omgcommerce.com/

One of Brett's courses with Smart Marketer, https://smartmarketer.com/google-pmax-blueprint/

Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/

Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Ep. 154, AI-Tactics To Keep Your DTC Brand Ahead of the Competition Jul 10, 2023

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How do you get a sustainable competitive advantage as a Direct-To-Consumer Brand? Join us as we dig into the world of Generative AI with our Summer speaker series guest, Matt Tessar, the founder of Tesmo.

In this episode, you'll hear Matt presenting to a room full of Entrepreneurs and founders at Ezra Firestone's Blue Ribbon Mastermind. He shares what you can expect from the current iteration of Chat GPT, his tips for getting the most out of it, the keys to writing effective prompts, the most useful plug-ins he's found (that will optimize your brand's performance), and more.

"It's time to buckle up. It's gonna get weird. This is the scariest thing and the most interesting thing I've seen from a technology perspective in my career". Matt Tessar

Links

Matt Tessar's Brand, Tesmo, https://www.tesmollc.com/

Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/

Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

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Ep. 153, From Complexity To Clarity: An Episode for Facebook Media Buyers Jul 03, 2023

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The Facebook game has changed; have you adapted? Are you struggling to see consistent results, having scaling issues, or seeing costs rise? You may be underestimating what Facebook can do, and your campaigns are probably way more complex than they need to be.

You're not alone in this! META has had marketers and media buyers on a wild ride. So today, we have two Blue Ribbon members on the show for our Special Summer Speaker Series. Jeremiah Allen and Charley Beckham Tichenor (IV) have helped Ezra Firestone (among others) with their Facebook Ad campaigns in the past. They're presenting live from Ezra's Mastermind, discussing how to get the most out of Facebook Advertising. You'll hear about how to be a good business partner with META and how each of your Ads is like a salesperson working for you. Listen to learn how to structure your account, your campaigns, and your ad sets in a way that will open up a world of success (and efficiency) for you and your brand.

"I've built many, many brands to eight, nine figures. This is the architecture for everything, whether it's e-commerce, Lead Gen, doesn't matter, your vertical doesn't matter, your niche doesn't matter. Facebook works the exact same way, no matter what your business is. Does this work for your business? Yes." Charley Beckham Tichenor IV.

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Jeremiah Allen, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiahvanallen/

Follow Charley Beckham Tichenor IV on Instagram, @CharleyWaffles

Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/

Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Ep. 152, How To Use Influencer Marketing To Lower Your CPA, Nish Samantray Jun 26, 2023

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Have you tried Influencer Marketing but with disappointing results? Or maybe you don't even know where to begin. This episode will help. We have Nish Samantray, co-founder of the 8-Figure Brand, 'Arrae,' on the show for our Special Summer Speaker Series. He's presenting live from Ezra's Blue Ribbon Ecommerce Mastermind, sharing how Arrae grew exponentially when they developed this Influencer Marketing strategy. You might say that it was a fluke that Hailey Bieber bought their products (and talked about them on social media), but Nish argues otherwise, and you will hear how they did it so that you can replicate the strategy for your business or brand. Nish also talks about how this links into their Affiliate Program and he shares five key takeaways that will prevent you from wasting time and money, improve your ROI, get you some excellent User Generated Content, and more.

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Nish Samantray, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishantsamantray/

Nish and Siff's brand, https://www.arrae.com/

Ezra Firestone, https://smartmarketer.com/about/

Blue Ribbon Mastermind, https://smartmarketer.com/mastermind/

Ep. 151, Diversify Your E-Commerce Revenue Streams With SEO Acceleration Jun 19, 2023

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Have you given SEO a minute lately? Zach Schubert of Qera Marketing is not only an Agency Lead Gen consultant, but he has stayed in the SEO game and sees incredible results when most people have long deserted the channel for 'greener pastures.'

In fact, SEO is not a thing of the past; it's working right now if you're willing to invest in it. And the best part? It doesn't have to take as long as you think to see results. If you want to diversify traffic channels in a proven way, listen as Molly interviews Zach, and they discuss how he gets SEO results faster (guaranteeing clients an improvement in keyword ranking within three months). You will also hear the exact sales funnel he developed to solve his agency's lead-gen problems (so you can apply it to your business and see similar results).

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Zach Schuber, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heyzachschubert/?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name

Quera Marketng, https://qeramarketing.com/

Molly Pittman, https://mollypittman.com/

The Smart Marketer Agency, https://smartmarketer.com/agency/.