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Welcome to the best creative brainstorming session you've ever had. Hosts Alex Garcia & Brian Blum discuss the biggest marketing moves of the week and show you how you can implement these in your own business. Influencer marketing, growth marketing, content marketing - it's all here. Creativity. Breakdowns. Playbooks. Without the fluff.
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Jul 2, 2024 • 48min
Develop Your Brand Content Playbook in 48 Mins
Join brand content strategist Alex, who helps businesses define their audience personas, and Brian, who specializes in healthytips content, as they share essential insights on building a brand content playbook. They explore the shift from traditional demographics to audience personas, dissect the content funnel stages, and discuss smart strategies for crafting engaging content. Brian provides juicy tips on maximizing health-related content impact. Tune in for practical advice on forming effective content teams and driving engagement!

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Jun 25, 2024 • 35min
35 Mins to Develop Your Founder Brand Content Playbook
Learn about creating a founder brand content playbook with media funnel strategies for different stages. Discover ideas for viral founder brand content. Explore the importance of relatable brand content, video marketing funnel stages, and unique founder brand strategies.

Jun 18, 2024 • 59min
How This Gum Brand Did $1M with 3 TikTok's
In episode 32, Alex and Brian dive deep into the world of content strategy. Starting with a quick breakdown of Poorboy coffee and a comparison of summer moon coffee. Then breaking down the ON partnership with Zendaya and Brian dissects the success of Underbrush Gum's $1M campaign through 3 pivotal videos at. This episode is jam-packed with content and strategy. If you enjoyed the episode, consider giving us a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. Appreciate you watching, and we'll see you next week.As always, appreciate you all listening, and don't forget to leave us a review and submit your questions for Alex and Brian at the email address below. See you next week.--------------------WANT FREE GAME? Or just have a question for Brian & Alex?Submit your questions here: www.marketingexamined.com/podcastOR email us at podcast@marketingexamined.com--------------------WATCH THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:For full video versions, and short highlights of every episode, head tohttps://www.youtube.com/@marketingexamined?sub_confirmation=1NEWSLETTER:For growth playbooks, deep dives, and marketing case studies, get subscribed atwww.marketingexamined.com--------------------Follow Alex & Brian on Twitter and IGwww.twitter.com/@alexgarcia_atxwww.twitter.com/@brian_blum1

Jun 11, 2024 • 52min
Breaking Down Liquid IV's Product Launch Framework
Delving into successful product launches, the podcast discusses brands like Puresport and Liquid IV. They explore creating multiple Instagram accounts, the power of engaging influencers, repurposing successful content, and effective product launch frameworks. The episode covers furniture shopping experiences, bankruptcy in the furniture industry, and marketing strategies for a supplement company. It highlights the importance of tailored content for different audiences and creating brand loyalty through community engagement.

Jun 4, 2024 • 53min
How Dupe.com Gained 32 Million Views in 60 Days
Learn how Dupe.com gained 32 million views in 60 days through killer content strategy and marketing tactics. Discover the double hook strategy, pacing tips, and behind-the-scenes look at dupe.com's content strategy. Dive into effective sales funnel strategies, engaging content creation, and the launch of Content Cafe for content marketers.

May 21, 2024 • 50min
How Strava Grew To $300M In Revenue
In this episode, we're breaking down how Strave became the #1 social app for athletes. And their strategy to gain 150M+ users and generate $300M in revenue.Then Brian breaks down how to build an agency. And what makes a successful agency. Why? he's built two successful agencies and his newest agency is quickly becoming one of the top TikTok shop agencies.As always, appreciate you all listening, and don't forget to leave us a review and submit your questions for Alex and Brian at the email address below. See you next week.--------------------WANT FREE GAME? Or just have a question for Brian & Alex?Submit your questions here: www.marketingexamined.com/podcastOR email us at podcast@marketingexamined.com--------------------WATCH THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:For full video versions, and short highlights of every episode, head tohttps://www.youtube.com/@marketingexamined?sub_confirmation=1NEWSLETTER:For growth playbooks, deep dives, and marketing case studies, get subscribed atwww.marketingexamined.com--------------------Follow Alex & Brian on Twitter and IGwww.twitter.com/@alexgarcia_atxwww.twitter.com/@brian_blum1

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May 14, 2024 • 49min
48 Min To Develop The Best Content Strategy
Learn about the importance of storytelling in content strategy, reverse engineering viral growth, controversial content marketing tactics, demand creation strategies, productivity tools, and enhancing podcast content through listener feedback.

May 8, 2024 • 45min
A Simple Framework To Never Run Out Of Content Ideas
Discover frameworks for scaling your biz with the race-car framework and creating 300+ content pieces a month. Explore growth strategies, influencer marketing, content creation, and creative messaging. Learn about branding ideas and engagement growth strategies for the podcast.

Apr 30, 2024 • 46min
How to find $1M business ideas
So there's a way to find $1M business ideas you can spin up today. And Brian made it very easy by sharing three biz ideas ripe for opportunity.As always, appreciate you all listening, and don't forget to leave us a review and submit your questions for Alex and Brian at the email address below. See you next week.--------------------WANT FREE GAME? Or just have a question for Brian & Alex?Submit your questions here: www.marketingexamined.com/podcastOR email us at podcast@marketingexamined.com--------------------WATCH THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:For full video versions, and short highlights of every episode, head tohttps://www.youtube.com/@marketingexamined?sub_confirmation=1NEWSLETTER:For growth playbooks, deep dives, and marketing case studies, get subscribed atwww.marketingexamined.com--------------------Follow Alex & Brian on Twitter and IGwww.twitter.com/@alexgarcia_atxwww.twitter.com/@brian_blum1

Apr 23, 2024 • 50min
This Company Does $40m Selling Tape
Hostage Tape does $40M in revenue selling mouth tape. And scaled to 8-figures in just a few years. In this episode, we share how to find markets and product ready for innovation. Then how to build the infrastructure to scale.Then Brian dives deep into the enemy framework. And how you can position your brand against an enemy in the market to build a cult following and customer base.If you enjoyed the episode, consider giving us a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. Appreciate you watching, and we'll see you next week.As always, appreciate you all listening, and don't forget to leave us a review and submit your questions for Alex and Brian at the email address below. See you next week.--------------------WANT FREE GAME? Or just have a question for Brian & Alex?Submit your questions here: www.marketingexamined.com/podcastOR email us at podcast@marketingexamined.com--------------------WATCH THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE:For full video versions, and short highlights of every episode, head tohttps://www.youtube.com/@marketingexamined?sub_confirmation=1NEWSLETTER:For growth playbooks, deep dives, and marketing case studies, get subscribed atwww.marketingexamined.com--------------------Follow Alex & Brian on Twitter and IGwww.twitter.com/@alexgarcia_atxwww.twitter.com/@brian_blum1


