Marketing With Empathy

Marketing With Empathy® is the show for brands who want to win the hearts (and carts) of today’s busy families — and earn a trusted spot in their homes. In most households, moms still influence or control 85% of what ends up in the cart — making them a key voice to understand when marketing to families. Join host and 20+ year content strategist, Sarah Panus, as she shares ideas, stories, and strategies to grow your leads and sales. Top 5% of all podcasts and a proud member of the Marketing Podcast Network.

150. Understand Mompreneurs to Win Her Business – Jacqueline Green

EP 150. Want to sell to mom entrepreneurs? First, you need to understand their juggle. In this episode, host Sarah Panus is joined by business owner and mom Jacqueline Green, of Behind the Design, to dive deep into the daily struggles, desires, and decision-making process of mompreneurs. Learn what they’re balancing, why they crave simplicity and realism, and how your brand can better serve, support, and sell to them. Packed with real-life insights and actionable takeaways, this conversation is a must-listen for marketers looking to connect authentically with mom entrepreneurs.

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149. 8 Unexpected Industries Moms Have Big Buying Power

Moms care about more than parenting-specific brands. Host, Sarah Panus, reveals eight unexpected industries where moms drive purchasing decisions.

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148. Inside Nickelodeon’s Approach to Engaging Moms and Kids

EP 148. Inside look at how Nickelodeon approached marketing to moms and kids; capturing hearts and minds. Moms drive purchases of family experiences. Rob Garay is back to share his experiences working with Nickelodeon Recreation, a sector responsible for overseeing Broadway shows, the Nickelodeon Cruise, Nickelodeon Hotel, and other initiatives beyond television production.

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147. Psychology Behind Marketing to Women – Rob Garay (part 1)

EP 147. What’s the psychology behind marketing and what questions should we be asking ourselves when we’re trying to reach more moms/women versus men? Rob Garay, author of the book Marketing Minds: A Look at Psychology and Marketing, joins Host, Sarah Panus to get Rob’s advice related to the words you use, amount of adjectives,…

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146. Secrets to Repeatedly Selling Out Children’s Events in North Carolina

Local business spotlight: Paul Spring shares his secrets for repeatedly selling out more than 300 children’s events in North Carolina for his Birthday Party Rockstar and Rockstar Bubbles companies. From magic to foam; texting to google reviews; Facebook groups to local mommy blogs; referrals to repeat business – learn how Paul’s successfully selling to more moms.

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145. Mobile Marketing to Moms – Jennie Lewis, Airship

EP 145. Moms are on the move all the time, so mobile marketing is important for your brand. Jennie Lewis of Airship, joins Sarah in this episode to talk about ways to improve brand apps and the mobile web experience. What to look for and ask for in the first 30 days + other factors…

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144. My 3 Storytelling Pillars and How to Pick Yours

EP 144. “What should we talk about this year?” To help answer this in your content marketing plans, Sarah Panus teaches you how to pick your brand’s 3 storytelling pillars – and shares her own new company pillars. LEARN: Why 3 is the magic number. What phase of the content planning process you pick these?…

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143. Engage Moms With Enriching Video Content – Matt Cornelison, FUNGI Media

EP 143. Award-winning visual storyteller and agency owner, Matt Cornelison of FUNGI Media, shares ways brands can engage moms with enriching video content marketing. Listen to hear about 3 brands doing this well, employees as influencers, the perfect recipe of convenience + enriching or entertaining content, humor moms appreciate, shared content libraries, and ways to…

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142. Bumpin Blends Smoothies Simplify Life for Busy Moms – Lisa Mastela

EP 142.  Moms decide what she and others around her eat.  Guest, Lisa Mastela, MPH, RD is the CEO of Bumpin Blends, frozen smoothie cubes that caters to moms. Lisa launched the company during maternity leave from her garage & has grown it into a 7-figure business available online, in Costco and 3,000+ stores. Originally…

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141. Storytelling Tips for Home Industry Success – Ericka Saurit

EP 141.  Women make a majority of decisions in the home industry. There’s a lot of products and services sold in the home industry from interior designers to manufacturers and retailers. So what marketing and storytelling works best in the home industry? Home expert and agency owner, Ericka Saurit, walks us through her E3 Storytelling…

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