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

Seasons Greetings from the Rethink Marketing Podcast

This wraps up Season 4 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast! We are thrilled to kick off Season 5 on January 9, 2024! Until then, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and keep on rethinking those common assumptions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How to Manage the Diderot Effect

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge discuss the needs and wants behind marketing and sales software upgrades. If we switch project management tools, do we need a new Digital Asset Manager? How does a new CRM impact our email tool? When we upgrade one system, do we really…

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Try These Hacks for Webinar Success

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge share some heard earned tips on making webinars even more successful. Too many of us think that webinars are a chance to sell or talk about our products/services. Spoiler alert: They are not! There are some important actions we can take before,…

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All These Hands in the Marketing Cookie Jar

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge explore the benefits and drawbacks of having the executive team, finance, human resources, product, and other business units involved in making marketing decisions. This impacts crucial factors like advertising budget, sale pricing, marketing hires, growth goals, and beyond. When should marketing leaders…

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This is the Foundation of Machine Learning (and AI) for Marketers

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge wax eloquent about the upcoming machine learning era in marketing. While AI has already dramatically impacted content creation, many marketers have yet to see much change in data analytics. We stand on the precipice of a massive shift away from one-to-many and…

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Are You Thinking About Reputation Management Wrong?

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge exchange blows about the true meaning of reputation management. Reputation includes the value proposition, differentiating claims, word of mouth, online ratings, customer experience, and more. So why do so many marketers equate “reputation management” with simply begging customers to leave reviews? Obviously, in today’s…

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A New Perspective on Black Friday and Deep Discounts

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries and Paul Frodge rethink the traditional goals of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and the cadre of surrounding deep discounting days. How should we think about customer retention, customer experience, customer satisfaction, branding, and the myriad other aspects of marketing strategy? New customer…

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Are These Certifications a Waste of Time?

On this episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Colin Jeffries welcomes agency owner and marketing thought leader Paul Frodge to the show! Together they try to answer this pressing question: are free or low cost certifications worth it for marketers? They are available for everything in a mar-tech-stack from SalesForce or Hubspot to Hootsuite or…

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When Should Sales Fail Fast + Eric Reed Sendoff

On this episode, Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed bust the myth of failing fast in sales. When do we rush to failure without giving success a chance? And when do we cling to a doomed relationship, process, or target too long? Instead of failing fast, what if we tried failing often? I’m addition to a…

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When Does Customer Journey Mapping Matter?

Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed talk through 2024 planning and the importance of creating a journey map for your customers. What can you control and which factors are outside of your control? How can you prepare for small pivots and big navigational adjustments? Have confidence in your strategies. If you built the plan with purpose,…

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