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On this episode of Marketing Jam, Shaheed Devji talks to Oli Gardner, who is a Co-Founder of Unbounce, a renowned public speaker, and an avid wildlife photographer. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the 2018 Canadian Internet Marketing Conference (CIMC) hosted in Squamish, British Columbia. Marketing Jam thanks CIMC for being a partner of the show. Unbounce is a software company that has been at the forefront of making good landing pages a central part of digital marketing campaigns. After co-founding Unbounce, Oli has not only been focused on making the product the best in class, but he has also been touring the world speaking about digital marketing. On the show, Shaheed and Oli discuss why content marketing is broken, and why the concept of Oli's "Marketing Optimization Map" could be a solution; why focusing on a customer's "a-ha" moment is key in marketing, what makes a good public speaker, and why having a creative outlet - like wildlife photography - is necessary outlet for marketers. --- Follow Jelly Marketing: Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - http://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - http://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - http://jellymarketing.com Find Shaheed Devji: Website - http://shaheed.ca Facebook - http://facebook.com/shaheeddevjimedia Instagram - http://instagram.com/shaheeddevji Twitter - http://twitter.com/shaheeddevji Follow Oli: Website - http://oli.unbounce.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/oligardner LinkedIn - http://ca.linkedin.com/in/oligardner Instagram - http://instagram.com/theoligardner Follow Unbounce: Website - http://unbounce.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs talks to renowned technology, marketing, business, and digital media expert Amber Mac. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the 2018 DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3 for being a partner of the show. You can find and subscribe to Marketing Jam on iTunes, and Stitcher. Amber Mac(Arthur) started her career in San Francisco and Boston during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. She has since worked with some of the biggest tech brands including Microsoft, PayPal, and General Electric. The best-selling author is a regular business host and expert for Fast Company, CNN, Bloomberg TV, CBS, BNN, The Marilyn Denis Show, and SiriusXM Radio. ​On the show, Darian and Amber touch on a variety of topics including Facebook Live vs Instagram Live, advice for taking your business digital, advice on how to make the most at conferences, and Amber shares a message to women on International Women's Day. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - http://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - http://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - http://jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - http://jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - http://facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/dariankovacs/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/dariankovacs Follow Amber Mac: Website - http://ambermac.com LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/ambermac Instagram - http://instagram.com/ambermac Twitter - http://twitter.com/ambermac Facebook - http://facebook.com/ambermac Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Shaheed Devji talks to David Labistour, CEO of MEC, one of Canada's most recognizable brands. MEC is a retail co-op that sells outdoor and adventure gear exclusively to members. It is a revered brand that has a strong social following. But that hasn't always been the case. In fact, as recently as six years ago, MEC was at somewhat of a crossroads. That's where Shaheed and David begin their conversation. The two also talk about a recent debate surrounding gun control that resulted in crisis public relations from MEC; the need for authenticity in both P.R. and social media marketing; the importance of providing consumer value in marketing; and testing new marketing technologies before implementation. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - http://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - http://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - http://jellymarketing.com Find Shaheed Devji: Website - http://shaheed.ca Facebook - http://facebook.com/shaheeddevjimedia Instagram - http://instagram.com/shaheeddevji Twitter - http://twitter.com/shaheeddevji YouTube - http://youtube.com/essdee86 Follow MEC: Website - http://mec.ca Twitter - http://twitter.com/mec Facebook - http://facebook.com/mec Instagram - http://instagram.com/mec YouTube - http://youtube.com/mecvideos Pinterest - http://pinterest.ca/mec Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs does a deep dive into P.R. tools for small business with Cision Canada's James Rubec. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the 2018 DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3 for being a partner of the show. Cision - which also owns P.R. Newswire and the Canadian Newswire - is one of the leading public relations tools in Canada and worldwide. On the show, Darian poses a series of questions aimed at weighing out of the pros and cons of using software such as Cision, and asks James how the tool would benefit a small-to-medium sized public relations agency. The two also discuss the effectiveness of news releases in today's media climate, social media as an emergent public relations tool, the importance of measuring brand perception, and what it's like to see a beaver in the wild! Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - http://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - http://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - http://jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - http://jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - http://facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/dariankovacs/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/dariankovacs Follow Cision Canada: Website - http://cision.ca LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/cision Instagram - http://instagram.com/cisionglobal Twitter - http://twitter.com/Cision_Canada Facebook - http://facebook.com/CisionCA Follow James: LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/jamesrubec Twitter - http://twitter.com/JamesRRubec Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Shaheed Devji talks to Adam Mills, Co-Founder and Sales and Marketing Director of B.C. based craft brewery Four Winds Brewing. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the 2018 Canadian Internet Marketing Conference (CIMC) hosted in Squamish, British Columbia. Marketing Jam thanks CIMC for being a partner of the show. Visit http://cimc.marketing for more. Since its inception in June 2013, Four Winds has become a staple in the British Columbia craft brewery scene. Headed by the Mills family,the brewery situated just off the banks of the Fraser River was named Canadian Brewing Awards Brewery of the Year in 2015, and won Beer of the Year in 2016. In this conversation focused on small business marketing (and beer), Mills talks about the importance "story" in marketing today, the impact of influencers and experts of product and brand popularity, marketing in an evolving social media landscape, and finding time for marketing as a startup. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - http://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - http://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - http://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - http://jellymarketing.com Find Shaheed Devji: Website - http://shaheed.ca Facebook - http://facebook.com/shaheeddevjimedia Instagram - http://instagram.com/shaheeddevji Twitter - http://twitter.com/shaheeddevji YouTube - http://youtube.com/essdee86 Follow Four Winds Brewing: Website - http://fourwindsbrewing.ca Twitter - http://twitter.com/FourWindsBrewCo Facebook - http://facebook.com/FourWindsBrewingCo Instagram - http://instagram.com/fourwindsbrewco Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs talks to Victoria Hui, a content creator who runs a successful Instagram account and the blog "The Lust Listt." With more than 83,000 followers on Instagram and an established lifestyle and fashion blog at thelustlistt.com, Victoria is "creatively exploring life beyond the expected." She is one of the many creators who have turned their passions into a full-time job creating content. On the show, Darian and Victoria discuss the following: - The state of influencer marketing - How to organically integrate brands into content - Why story should be the focus when creating and sharing content - How to negotiate contracts and what to charge for content - Transparency and disclosure in influencer marketing - Why influencers need to work together This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the 2018 DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3 for being a partner of the show. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - instagram.com/dariankovacs/ Twitter - twitter.com/dariankovacs Follow Victoria/The Lust Listt: Instagram - instagram.com/thelustlistt Website - thelustlistt.com LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/huivictoria Twitter - twitter.com/thelustlistt Facebook - facebook.com/thelustlistt Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, 20 year-old entrepreneur and venture capitalist Swish Goswami talks to host Shaheed Devji about how to build a successful business, storytelling, and LinkedIn as an emerging platform for content. Swish started his first business when he was 7 years-old and since has been a serial entrepreneur. After successfully building Technotronics Inc, a wearables startup, Swish is now the co-founder of Dunk Media, a sports media conglomerate heavily focused on social by establishing and growing a media network of over 10M followers hyper-focused on basketball. Swish has notably won Plan Canada’s Top 20 under 20, the United Nation’s Outstanding Youth Leadership award and Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Swish has been recognized as “one of the world’s most accomplished teenagers” by Future Sharks, “one of ten Gen Z experts to follow” by Forbes and the “Face and Future of Canadian Entrepreneurship” by UPS Canada. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - jellymarketing.com Find Shaheed Devji: Website - shaheed.ca Facebook - facebook.com/shaheeddevjimedia Instagram - instagram.com/shaheeddevji Twitter - twitter.com/shaheeddevji YouTube - ​youtube.com/essdee86 Follow "Swish" Manu Goswami: Website - manugoswami.com Twitter - twitter.com/goswish LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/manu-goswami-54310ab8 Facebook - facebook.com/swisherlisher Instagram - instagram.com/goswish Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs chats with Fatima Zaidi of 88 Agency, one of Canada's leading tech marketing agencies. Fatima was been named to Marketing Magazine's Top 30 under 30 marketers and brand developers in 2016, and is a commentator for Global News. She is also an avid traveler and believes people create their own opportunities in life by saying "yes" and being resilient. During their conversation Darian and Fatima chat about what makes 88 unique, including their use of disruptive public relations techniques, and explore marketing trends with respect to the technology sphere. Fatima also shares her advice on how to be a successful marketer and business person. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - instagram.com/dariankovacs/ Twitter - twitter.com/dariankovacs Follow Fatima/88 Agency: Twitter (Fatima) - twitter.com/zaidiafatima LinkedIn (Fatima) - linkedin.com/in/fatima-zaidi-6a6b844b/ Website (88) - eightyeightagency.com Facebook (88) - facebook.com/eightyeightagency/ Instagram (88) - instagram.com/eightyeightagency/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs chats with Derryn Shrosbree, Founder of Juniper Life Insurance. Juniper is a relatively new player to Canadian life insurance and is truly trying to disrupt the industry with an innovative business approach, and public relations model. Darian and Derryn talk about trends in business and marketing which shaped the Juniper model, the cost of search terms associated with life insurance, the focus on customer journey, and Derryn's heartfelt reason for starting the company. Derryn also lists his favourite smartphone apps, magazines, and podcasts related to business and marketing. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3 for being a partner of the show. You can find and subscribe to Marketing Jam on iTunes, and Stitcher. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - https://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - https://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - https://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - https://jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - https://jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dariankovacs/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/dariankovacs Follow Juniper Life Insurance: Website - https://juniperlifeinsurance.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Juniper_LI Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JuniperLifeInsurance/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Juniper_LI/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/11435334 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Marketing Jam, Darian Kovacs chats with Mike Gettis, CEO and Co-Founder of Endy, a Canadian mattress company making waves in the industry. Darian and Mike talk about where retail fits into marketing today, the important of not fearing to fail, how much attention to pay to attribution of sales, the importance of talking to customers, and Mike's Dragon's Den experience. Mike also lists his favourite smartphone apps, magazines, and podcasts. This interview is part of a series of interviews recorded at the DX3 Digital Marketing and Retail event hosted in Toronto, Canada. Marketing Jam thanks DX3 for being a partner of the show. You can find and subscribe to Marketing Jam on iTunes, and Stitcher. Find Jelly Marketing: Twitter - https://twitter.com/jellymarketing Facebook - https://facebook.com/jellymarketing Instagram - https://instagram.com/jellymarketing Website - https://jellymarketing.com Find Darian Kovacs: Website - https://jellymarketing.com/darian/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dariankovacspage/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dariankovacs/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/dariankovacs More about Mike and Endy: Website - http://endy.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/EndySleep Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/endy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/endy Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/sleepwithendy/ Snapchat - https://ca.endy.com/pages/endy-snapchat-3d-world-lens LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-gettis-20517216/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy