I have been listening to marketing podcasts for about three
years.
Although I loved to read marketing books, I also enjoy
listening to conversations on topics that range from storytelling, content
marketing, blogging or media buying. I’m always interested in educating myself and the
opportunity to learn while walking or exercising makes sense. For those who
commute, most podcast fit into the average commute time so they are easy to
digest on your way into your office.
This past week, Jay Baer, author of Youtility and the owner of an agency called Convince and Convert, started a website to help sort through all the marketing podcasts available. There are over 400 unique marketing podcasts on topics ranging from advertising, public relations, content marketing, entrepreneurship, agencies, creative design, in bound search, small business, communications, digital and social media.
This is a great resource and one I encourage you to spend a
little time exploring if you want to learn more about a marketing topic. Podcasts are typically like free
seminars without the annoying PowerPoints. It is a chance to listen in on some
great conversations.
In no special order, here are some of the podcasts I listen
to regularly and what I enjoy about them.
This is my favorite podcast because Mitch interviews one
guest each week with in-depth questions that goes beyond the superficial. He has a
way of seeing very big picture issues that helps me to frame marketing
perspectives. I have been introduced through Mitch to some great books and
intriguing bloggers whose work I didn't know. The podcast is about 45 minutes
long and is posted each Sunday. In 6 years, he hasn't missed one weekend post
which is pretty remarkable. I think we share a common sensibility on marketing.
Mark W. Schaefer and Tom Webster hold a 45 conversations
twice/month on a range of marketing topics. They usually begin their session
talking about some absurd product they want to launch like Google pants. It is silly and spirited and very human. They will then dig into a hot topic usually
sparked by a news story or some recent event that has come up in their
marketing worlds. Mark is a consultant, speaker and author but mostly an
educator. You may recall he spoke at a conference my team and I organize for the wine industry last month. Tom Webster is VP at Edison Research and every bit the
quick wit and counter intuitive thinker that Mark is. Tom has a new book called
Mobile Commerce that I am reading as I type this blog. Their podcast is educational and
thought-provoking and entertaining.
This podcast is by Michael Hyatt whose work is focused on intentional
leadership. He now does his podcast with a co-host, Michelle Cushatt, who
interviews Michael on specific topic.
His has a strong faith-based approach to leadership which is open and
honest. I enjoy listening to Michael share stories of how he has overcome
problems with difficult people he has worked with and to discuss very specific
ideas for being a leader. He is a bit of
a tech geek so he will often talk about intriguing software to support his
platform, or website.
John Lee Dumas is a firebrand. He interviews an
entrepreneur each and every day and allows them to tell their story to his Fire
Nation. (his tribe). John interviewed me
last year when I published my book and is an incredibly generous interviewer
who allows each person to share their story including their mistakes as well as
their successes. I’m always learning something new listening to John and he has
retweeted several of my more popular blog posts to his audience. The range of
people he interviews is so varied and rich that listening to him a few times a
month can open up lots of new approaches to marketing and small business in
general.
This is a really quirky podcast that I am addicted to from
down under. Tim Reid (or Timbo) as he likes to be called is a small business
marketing professional who mostly interviews intriguing marketers about their
business success. What I enjoy in his work is that he often is telling stories
about businesses I know nothing about and shares some really helpful practical
marketing ideas. Timbo is big Aussie personality that doesn't get in the way of his excellent advice for
small to mid-sized businesses. I do
enjoy how generous his approach is to his guests and although sometimes I don’t
get his sense of humor, I do appreciate the passion he brings to his work.
The aforementioned Jay Baer has his own weekly podcast about
social media. Its focus is on best practices and the latest strategies in social
media. He has a range of guests at very senior
levels in marketing that often share wonderful ideas about how they go to
market or ways they leverage different social platforms. I think Jay’s soft touch with guests and co-anchors is a strong part of
his appeal. You want to keep listening and learning each week. Jay’s book
Youtility is one of the best marketing books from this past year so I find his
podcasts very educational.
Bob Knorpp has a weekly podcast he refers to as like Meet
The Press but for marketers. It is a roundup of the weeks top news stories that
get dissected and discussed by leading marketing thinkers. Its very high level
and strategic but also quite entertaining. Bob brings a range of guests in each
week and I look forward to hearing his take on the latest in marketing. At the
end of each show he reveals the AdFail 5 that exposes some of the stupidest things
marketers from around the world have done. Bob is incredibly smart and a savvy
marketing professional and I love the format of his show.
So, head over to Jay’s yellow pages of podcasts to find
something you might enjoy. Start slowly and pick one show to listen to over a
few weeks. I think you’ll get addicted to podcasting and the opportunities to
grow as a marketer, a leader or a business professional.
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