Peace Mitchell is my guest for Episode 99 and we are chatting all about community, and the importance of surrounding yourself with one, why winning awards needs to be part of our marketing strategy (and we just need to stop overthinking it!) and we chat Women in Business too! Great little episode with some insightful lessons from Peace, who’s been in business for over 11 years! Enjoy x WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MED...
Nov 18, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Episode 98 is all about how to get testimonials, why you need to get testimonials, and how to use them when you actually get them! They are such an important part of any marketing strategy – we can say how brilliant we are, but it has more weight behind it if someone else says it! Take a listen, but, as usual, TAKE ACTION! I not only tell you how to get testimonials but the step by step process – all in 1 podcast episode. Enjoy x WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://b...
Nov 11, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Episode 97, I’m pulling back the curtain on ME! Well, just a wee bit! Today’s episode is how one little thought or really, action, has changed not only my life but around 300,000 more. An episode to inspire you to take action. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/5daysocialchallenge WANT TO CREATE YOUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACEBOOK AD? Download the FREE eBook: https://bit.ly/beginner...
Nov 04, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Selling the human way – you know, the H2H way – human to human. My guest this week, Julia Ewert is all about selling and in fact she’s a sales conversion specialist and she’s here to take the ikky out of selling (which she does SO well!). Listening to this episode will change the way you look at your leads, your marketing, your business – I can feel it in my bones! Take a listen, I think you will enjoy it – and more importantly TAKE ACTION! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook ...
Oct 28, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Watched the Social Dilemma on Netflix? I’m not doing an episode about that – but I do think it brings up some interesting points when it comes to us small business owners using platforms like Facebook, Instagram etc to build our brands, our businesses, ourselves. The episode is more about “don’t build empires on crown land” and keeping your brand safe online. Take a listen, I think you will enjoy it – and more importantly, TAKE ACTION to keep your business assets safe online. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT ...
Oct 21, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Today we are celebrating International Rural Women’s Day. As a rural women, and as someone who has a podcast coming out on International Rural Women’s Day – I had to do something! So, I’ve gathered my rural business friends and put together a podcast and explains what we love most about living and working in rural Australia. I hope you enjoy. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/...
Oct 14, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 94
How do you build a business? My guest today, Ange Taylor from Country Allure knows how. Her philosophy “there’s enough sunshine for everyone” – with business values like that, no wonder she is building an empire with a fabulous team around her. Whether you’re service based or retail based, there’s something in this interview for you. Not to mention, just hearing an inspiring story of lounge room business to booming business! Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you are going to get great value f...
Oct 07, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Video! Love it or hate it – you know you have to do it. Showing up on social media as you -yep you, another little hurdle so many small business owners are trying their best to get over. That’s what we are talking about on the podcast this week - How to get comfortable with video – there’s even a challenge or two on the podcast, should you choose to accept it! Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you are going to get great value from this podcast episode! Human to Human marketing – it works folk...
Sep 30, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 92
This week I have 6 things you MUST STOP doing on social media and 6 thing you MUST DO on social media! Social media is constantly changing so we have to do and we need to adapt our strategy to change. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you are going to get great value from this podcast episode! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/5daysocialchallenge WANT TO CREATE YOUR FIRST S...
Sep 24, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Are you busy being busy? Not working ON your business but always IN it? Then this week’s guest is going to be amazing for you! Tough love is coming your way, but from a business fairy godmother! Yes, Michelle Broadbent is just the person you need to get you out of a rut, out of your own way and set you back on the path of amazingness! Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you are going to love Michelle! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIF...
Sep 16, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 90
You’ve got 30 seconds to answer the question – What do you do? What’s your answer? How do you say in a few words what you do, so that the listener then responses with “that exactly what I’ve been looking for” or “you are just the person I’ve been searching for”? Your elevator pitch is an important part of your marketing. You need to know what you want to be famous for, who you serve and what outcome you offer them. So listen into episode 89 all about your elevator pitch and getting it right! Can...
Sep 09, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 89
WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/5daysocialchallenge WANT TO CREATE YOUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACEBOOK AD? Download the FREE eBook: https://bit.ly/beginnersguidetoads SHOW NOTES (including a transcription of this episode and all links and resources): www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/8 8 DM JENN OVER ON INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/smallbusinessmadesimple/ Subscribe and R...
Sep 02, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 88
PS – did you know that your PS is a powerful marketing strategy if used right? It has the power of one last nudge, one last call to arms, one last chance at the sale or making a new business bestie! Your PS is fabulously powerful and this episode is all about showing you and tell you how and why! So if you write content, if you write emails or captions on social – you’re going to want to listen into this one! Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it. PS – do you read the last page of ...
Aug 26, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 87
What’s working on Instagram right NOW? My friend, Stacey Cranitch, who loves Instagram like I love LinkedIn, is my guest this week and we are talking about what’s working on Instagram right now. Love the platform or just use it because you know you have to, Stacey makes it seem so much fun (and a powerful marketing tool to boot!) Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, and Stacey. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SO...
Aug 19, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Google My Business – one of the most important google assets for your small local business. So, do you have it set up yet? Not sure what it’s all about or what it could do for you and your business? For a nudge to get your Google My Business in line to be found – this is the episode is for you! Can’t wait for you to listen – it’s going to help your business – I promise! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take th...
Aug 12, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 85
When was the last time you took a full lunch break – away from your desk? Finished on time at the end of the day? Left your computer alone for the weekend – the WHOLE weekend? This week on the podcast I have a guest I think we all need to hear from – Rachelle Glendon – How to Live slow coach. Even her voice soothes me! Listen in, take it slow – don’t listen to it on 1.5 speed (he he he). Rachelle has some great suggestions and tips for us. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, and...
Aug 05, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 84
This week on the podcast I have the amazing Instagram retail queen Pip from Jumbled Online – www.jumbled.com.au Pip’s a fellow rural powerhouse lady who has a retail empire in Orange and has built herself an Instagram following we should all my envious of, with 113,000 engaged followers. Join me to chat Instagram, small business, living rurally and how it all ties in together. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, and Pip. WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – h...
Jul 29, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 83
The sales funnels have changed – consumers have changed, marketers have changed. So are you still convincing people to buy what you sell or are you using 2020 language and a 2020 lens to help your prospects to discover you’re just the person they need! Take a listen and see if your sales strategies are 2020 sales strategies. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, it just might change where you’re heading and how fast you can get there! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Fr...
Jul 22, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 82
What’s the best way to transform you and your business? What’s the best way to get accelerated growth, to surround yourself with like minded business owners who will challenge you, push you, call on your BS? Masterminds – yep masterminds. They’re your gift, should you choose to take it, as a business owner. On this episode I share my experience in hope it will inspire you. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, it just might change where you’re heading and how fast you can get ther...
Jul 16, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Want to hear about the BEST marketing strategy in 2020, that perhaps you’re not using or giving enough value to? Well you’d better tune in whilst I talk about all things Direct Messaging – yep DMs are what you need to be doing to stand out in a crowded and noisy marketplace in 2020. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, it just might change where you’re putting your marketing energy! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YO...
Jul 08, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Ever thought of creating an online course for your audience? An online course that can (a) solve your audience’s biggest challenge or roadblock or (b) do that, plus stop you having to say the same thing over and over again to each new person that comes into your world. Interested? Peaked Your Interest? Check out my interview with online course creator Sam Winch. Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, there’s a little bit of accountability and encouragement for us all! WANT IDEAS ON...
Jul 01, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 79
It’s week 26 of 2020 – GULP – yep we are halfway through this crazy year! This is officially your mid-year goal check in. Regardless of whether you are resetting goals, pivoting goals, striving for the same goals, do a mid-year check in with me and let’s make sure 2020 ends with champagne or a cold beer! Can’t wait for you to listen. I know you’ll love it, there’s a little bit of accountability and encouragement for us all! WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/...
Jun 24, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 78
I have a real LOVE for retailing and retailers. I was a retailer, many of my besties are retailers and I just love chatting about it – so I was stoked that Melissa Robbins from The Lot Co agreed to come on my podcast and have a chat about RETAIL! Retailing in 2020 and Beyond with Mel Robbins. Business is business and every business is a marketing business at its core, but it was interesting to chat with another retailer about what’s working, what’s not and what’s next in 2020 and beyond. Can’t w...
Jun 17, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 77
WANT IDEAS ON WHAT TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Free eBook – https://bit.ly/108Social READY TO LIFT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GAME? Take the Challenge: https://bit.ly/5daysocialchallenge WANT TO CREATE YOUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL FACEBOOK AD? Download the FREE eBook: https://bit.ly/beginnersguidetoads SHOW NOTES (including a transcription of this episode and all links and resources): www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/76 DM JENN OVER ON INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/smallbusinessmadesimple/ Subscribe and Re...
Jun 10, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Hey there, my fabulous listener, welcome to episode 75 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via this podcast, social media and everywhere else actually, to make your business life simpler. Business can be lonely and hard and complicate...
Jun 03, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Hey there, my gorgeous listener, welcome to episode 74 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! I hope you’re having an awesome week so far, it’s definitely a hot diggity week here at Social Media and Marketing Australia headquarters! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via ...
May 27, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Hey there, my gorgeous listener, welcome to episode 73 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via this podcast, social media and everywhere else actually, to make your business life simpler. Business can be lonely and hard and complicate...
May 20, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Hey there, my gorgeous listener, welcome to episode 72 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via this podcast, social media and everywhere else actually, to make your business life simpler. Business can be lonely and hard and complicate...
May 13, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Hey there, my gorgeous listener, welcome to episode 71 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via this podcast, social media and everywhere else actually, to make your business life simpler. Business can be lonely and hard and complicate...
May 06, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Hey there, my gorgeous listener, welcome to episode 70 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them! If you’re a first time listener, super super welcome, I am so pleased to have you here. I am your host Jenn Donovan, and, it’s my job, via this podcast, social media and everywhere else actually, to make your business life simpler. Business can be lonely and hard and complicate...
Apr 29, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 70
