The Rethink Marketing Podcast

The Rethink Marketing Podcast is a quick hitting, punchy conversation around all things marketing and sales. Each week your hosts, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries, tackle topics about advertising, branding, strategy, business growth, tactical execution, and more. They are joined by industry experts with insider, influencer, or celebrity status. This is where we take a step outside the echo chamber to RETHINK & REAPPLY everyday assumptions around marketing, sales, and business. If you have topic recommendations or guests you would like to hear from, we’d love to hear form you! Email us at take5@reed5group.com Visit us at https://www.rethinkmarketingpodcast.com

The Paramount Realization That Marketing is Spiritual | Rabbi Daniel Lapin

On episode #78 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  America’s Rabbi, Daniel Lapin, author of Thou Shall Prosper and Business Secrets from the Bible joins the show to discuss how business leaders and marketing decision makers can apply ancient Jewish wisdom to find success in today’s ever-evolving marketplace.  How does grasping that branding and experience marketing…

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Stop Keeping it Classy

On episode #77 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin get a little academic and talk about rethinking marketing class for more holistic solutions to today’s business problems.  Sometimes we get stuck in our classes, that we think a sales problem must be solved with a sales answer, when the issues may actually be…

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Stop Swinging for the Fences!

On episode #76 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin and Eric take us out to the ball game, but not for  peanuts or Cracker Jack!  The discussion is around sustainable growth efforts versus big (but often short-term) marketing wins.  It’s a high level conversation to unpack when you should swing for the fences and how…

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Here’s What Your Negotiation Strategy is Missing | Ed Brodow

On episode #75 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  Colin Jeffries closes out Season 1 with an information-packed conversation with world renowned negotiation expert,–“The King of Negotiating”–keynote speaker, corporate coach, and author, Ed Brodow.  Ed brings to light proven preparation practices, in-the-room techniques, and follow-up methods to help ensure you are at the top of your…

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Cultures Aren’t Just For Yogurt

On episode #74 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  we chime in on the conversation around cultures.  It’s a serious topic with ramifications for your team and your business, but how do you build (or nurture) the right culture?  Intentionality is key, but is culture best created top down or from the bottom up?  We’ll unpack…

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I’ll Have a Number Three, Hold the Pickles!

On episode #73 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  Colin and Eric pull up to the  speaker and communicate with their “Drive Thru” Voices!  Why is it we are not afraid to ask for exactly what we want  when ordering fast food but often struggle to communicate clearly what we want in our professional endeavors?  …

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Marketing Like a Human to Other Humans | Bryan Kramer

On episode #72 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  Colin and Eric  are joined by Bryan Kramer, the father of the human to human business movement, to have a conversation around  human-to-human (H2H) marketing.  Bryan discusses demographic targeting vs. psychographic targeting; why B2B and B2C are really just H2H; and a host of other insights that…

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The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese

On episode #71 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  Colin and Eric take a look back at the “Tried and True” of marketing and the core fundamentals of business success.  Are these philosophies and approaches still foundational to marketing success?  Does the first mover always have an advantage, or can rushing into a tactic actually be…

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Stop Writing Like a 3rd Grader!

On episode #70 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,   Colin and Eric rethink another piece of conventional marketing wisdom.  We’ve been told to write at a third grade level to reach your audience at their lowest common denominator.  Which begs the question, is your audience really that unintelligent that you need to spoon-feed them?  We would…

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Passion & Purpose | Laura Arnold

On episode #69 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast,  Eric goes it alone as Colin was cracking some cutting edge marketing code! More details later…  In Eric’s one on one conversation with Cincinnati influencer extraordinaire Laura Arnold (although as Laura points out the term influencer is shifting to “Content Creator”), they unpack the power of Passion…

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