Episode description

Summary

Simon Jones, founder of Code Extension, discusses his role in helping agencies discover new technology and tech vendors reach out to more agencies. He connects with agencies and tech vendors through LinkedIn and Slack, organizing partner intro calls and LinkedIn live sessions to showcase success stories and build relationships. Simon is passionate about building a community and helping agencies find new technologies to suggest to their clients. He also focuses on building reviews for tech vendors to raise their profile and establish trust within the community. Simon plans to expand Code Extension into other platforms in the future.

Keywords

Code Extension, agencies, tech vendors, technology, partnerships, community, LinkedIn, Slack, reviews, case studies, Shopify, marketplace, collaboration, economy

Takeaways

• Code Extension helps agencies discover new technology and tech vendors reach out to more agencies.
• Simon connects with agencies and tech vendors through LinkedIn and Slack.
• He organizes partner intro calls and LinkedIn live sessions to showcase success stories and build relationships.
• Simon is passionate about building a community and helping agencies find new technologies to suggest to their clients.
• He focuses on building reviews for tech vendors to raise their profile and establish trust within the community.
• Simon plans to expand Code Extension into other platforms in the future.

Sound Bites

• "Code Extensions helps agencies discover new technology and tech vendors reach out to more agencies."
• "LinkedIn is always going to be much more powerful when you post something on LinkedIn."
• "We organize LinkedIn live sessions and these sessions could be with an existing agency partner or one of your existing merchants."

Chapters

00:00
Introduction and Passion for Digital and Technology

07:04
Connecting Tech Vendors and Agencies

10:56
Agenda and Target Audience for Live Sessions

19:58
Passion for Community Building and Reviews

25:59
Merchants Shopping Around for Apps