21 Handshake Marketing Podcast

In this episode, our team talks with guest Brooke and Natasha from Instasize! Instasize is an app available on IOS and Android that comes with special filters and editing tools that can really make your Instagram stand out from others in the crowded feed. Instasize also has a newer app called MADE specifically for Instagram Stories. If your business wants to 'up' your IG game as 2019 comes to a close and / or increase your instagram engagement for 2020, this is an episode you don't want to miss! 

In this fun episode, Sarah interviews Ashley and Justice so you can get to know them better! Learn more about what they do at 21 Handshake, what their favorite food is and what superpower they wish they had! This is a great episode to get to know us better. 

Is your brand or business refreshing your logo? Or perhaps you are just embarking on your new business journey and need a new logo - well this episode is for you! We talk about in this episode all types of logo designs; but don't worry we don't over complicate it. Listen in as Justice, our own graphic designer at 21 Handshake breaks down logo type designs into examples and see what resonates with you - or better yet what will resonate with your prospects! 

We talk with Bryan at Email Oversight on all things email - including email campaign mistakes brands and businesses make that could be crucial to their email deliverability and open rate. If email is central to your marketing strategy (and it should be), this episode is for you! 

In this episode we talk all about organic CTR! If you have ever wondered how you can improve your SERP and CTR this episode is full of tips with the latest research on what is working in the world of SEO. Our team discusses the latest research from Brian Dean at Backlinko whose team analyzed 5 million Google results to find what is working now when it comes to CTR from search results. Insightful episode that will leave you excited to work on gaining better traction. 

In this episode, Sarah, Aleks and Ashley dive into a new 2019 report by Forrester Consulting titled B2B And B2C Companies Face Similar Hurdles With Complex Buyer Journeys. This report is full of great insights on the current state of your buyers and how they are making purchasing decisions. Surprising results from the study include that the time from first interaction to purchase has decreased for all buyers and that more and more buyers whether B2B or B2C are wanting to remain anonymous when interacting with brands. This episode is packed with insightful data on how you can connect with your customers and prospects better as well as how you can leverage cross channel marketing to track customers in their buying journey. 

In this episode we are joined by Lisa Roberts, marketing director at Alexander Lumber to talk about managing multi-location marketing! We deep dive into the challenges of multi-store marketing, how to keep brand unity alive when it comes to multiple stores and keep positive customer experience high from store to store. We also learn why she created a 'marketing menu' for their 13 locations and how that menu is used to cater to each store's unique marketing needs. This is a great episode with some wonderful marketing insights on how to take a 'brand' and disseminate it down to local marketing. 

Is your content converting into leads? Today on the podcast we are joined by Paul at Atomic Reach to learn about how their software is using artificial intelligence to write content that connects with a business or brand target audience. Using data and trends that are specific to your ideal buyer, their software is able to tweak headlines, subject lines, email copy, call to actions, product descriptions and more to craft content that leads to higher conversions. We loved hearing about the exciting - yet practical - uses of big data and how it can be effective for businesses to connect with their audience better! 

How do you measure success on social media? In this episode Sarah, Ashley and Aleks dive into what are key performance indicators for social media and what really matters! Track these metrics to determine ROI for your business when it comes to social media posting. 

Ashley and Sarah talk with Ryan and Steven from Podium about how to centralize touchpoints! If you have ever wanted more local reviews or a better way to capture your target audience phone number - then this is a super cool platform you want to check out! Check out this episode to discover how businesses are using reviews to capture better local SEO as well how you could be getting those reviews - simply by texting your customers as they are leaving the business! This is a really slick platform that we see being beneficial for all businesses - no matter the size or audience. 

Dr. Gabe Ellis joins our show today to discuss real life marketing tactics that he uses as a small business owner. He provides great insights into what it looks like to market not only to a consumer but to another business. Listen to discover why intent, authenticity and authority go a long way into both attracting and retaining new clients. 

Are you posting at the right time on social media to maximize engagement? That is the topic our team dives into today as we share the latest posting times from a new report from Sprout Social. What we find out may surprise you and will definitely help you craft a best posting time strategy. 

In this episode, Bruce, Operations Director from TBX Agency joins us to talk about the Value of User Experience on Your Website! Bruce has some great insights on why you should lead with content first when designing a new website, what user flow is on a site and what their system is to help businesses discover how best to give users maximum value when landing on their site. Whether you are struggling to get your website visitors to convert or are in the process of designing a new site, this episode is a must listen!

What is Google My Business? In this episode we tackle that question and how your business can use Google My Business to further local SEO results. From what it is and why your brand needs to be on it to new updates to the Google My Business platform - learn all about how you can further your brand's local story through the Google My Business platform.

Have you ever wondered why you need a website developer? Or what a website developer even does? (beyond just creating your website...) Join Aleks, Ashley and Sarah as they discuss frequently asked questions web dev questions with Gino Whitaker from Pixeler Interactive Group. We go over questions related to website design, SEO and why our team loves the functionality Wordpress sites offer for businesses of all sizes. 

Who is Mary Meeker? And what does she know about the Internet? Well ALOT! Listen as Sarah, Aleks and Isaac discuss the 2019 Internet Trends Report by Mary Meeker. There are some surprising trends - such as how mobile devices have for the first time surpassed TV for time spent among US consumers! And some not so surprising - new privacy laws will affect internet advertising. This is a 'report' you won't want to miss! 

Justin Herring joins our podcast to talk about why SEO is a long term strategy. Justin is an SEO expertise and owner of Yeah! Local an SEO agency located in Atlanta. Listen as we discuss why organic SEO is a long term strategy, if PPC ads help rank you faster and how your local Google listing and reviews can impact search engine ranking. This is an insightful episode you won't want to miss! 

Welcome to Season 2! In this episode, our newest 21 Handshake team member, Justice, interviews Sarah, Aleks and Sarah on what a digital marketing agency actually does! If you have ever wondered how our team spends their day doing social, video and SEO this episode is for you. 

Do you get confused when wrapping your mind around what website metrics you should be tracking? In this episode, we give you the top 10 metrics every business should be analyzing in their Google Analytics. We also provide context on why these metrics are important and some tips on how to use them to improve your digital marketing efforts. 

In this episode, we talk all about keywords! Are they still an important part of SEO when writing content on your website? We dive into latest trends, why user intent is important and how AI affects search results. If you write content for your website or blog, this is a must listen.