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You can’t rush the creative process, but in the advertising business, you can’t get around deadlines either. So how do you find the balance?   In today’s episode, host Ralph Burns sits down with Tom Meredith, VP of Strategy and Innovation at Tier 11. Tom’s past creative experience includes stints at Disney and Dreamworks, and he sees his new position at Tier 11 as the perfect place to shine. Ralph and Tom dive deep into the creative process and all it entails—from research to psychology to letting ideas ruminate to feedback loops to unicorn ads and more.   Tom admits he thrives in chaos a little more than the average creative person. Listen in as he and Ralph help make sense of what can often be a messy process. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to avoid a common mistake when building your company’s avatar The best places to get research on people who don’t have your product yet The why behind Tom’s controversial opinion that control groups don’t matter How to give your creative team more time while still

Choosing the right marketing agency is critically important for businesses on a growth path.   It’s no secret that co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam both own marketing agencies. But they give their word that this episode will be less self-promoting, more educational. Bottom line: listeners need to know this valuable information. They also get brutally honest: most agencies suck. And pretty much every business owner makes the wrong first choice. It’s like an entrepreneurial rite of passage.   If Ralph and Kasim can save someone from that bad first experience, they want to do it. Listen in for their insider tips. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to get clear on what you want/need before approaching an agency  Why you shouldn’t pay huge amounts of money to an ad agency upfront  What qualifications/certifications a marketing agency needs to have  How to figure out which agencies are effective at tracking/reporting LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Tier 11 Solutions 8 Montessori schools Go

You have to understand Google to survive in today’s digital marketing world, and nobody knows Google better than Fred Vallaeys.   In today’s episode, co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam sit down with Fred, the Godfather of digital marketing who spent the past 10 years at the MotherShip. Fred invented conversion tracking on Google Ads, bought Google Analytics on behalf of Google, and has the best Twitter handle ever (@siliconvallaeys). He’s the co-founder and CEO of Optmyzr, a software application that helps you automate certain facets of Google Ads, making it more efficient and scalable.   Listen in for some profound wisdom from an absolute legend and genius—in language we can all understand. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to be strategic with a smaller ad budget  How to get an edge in digital marketing when everything is automated What you need to know about offline conversion tracking and value adjustment How to mitigate the risk when building on top of Google LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS

In a post-iOS 14 world, you need to rethink your offer if you want to stay competitive.   In today’s episode, co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam sit down with Tier 11’s Angela Ponsford to talk about the importance of first-party data and viable transitional lead magnets. They’ll share expert advice about what your competitors are doing wrong—and how you can do it right. Kasim even claims that following their suggestions will put you two years ahead of the curve.   Listen in for some great insight—and a chance to win FREE tickets to Traffic & Conversion Summit! IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Why your business can’t survive without a CRM  The most important question your lead magnet should answer  Why your creative should intrinsically qualify your prospect (and what that means) What you need to know about UTM parameters and URL data LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Tweet a positive podcast review to @ralphhb for FREE T&C tix! Traffic & Conversion Summit (Sept 13-15) Tier 11 CR

William Palmer has run more than $10 million in Facebook ads for Tier 11, and he thinks it’s time for Facebook-only advertisers to diversify and look at YouTube. He says it can be a seamless transition if you do it right.   In today’s episode, William sits down with co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam to share his interesting perspective on what makes YouTube ads successful for businesses and walks listeners through the 3 key phases of advertising on the platform. Kasim weighs in with a different perspective from his own experience as well.     Listen in and see if YouTube ads are right for your business and—if you’re already on the bandwagon—how to make them even more effective.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: The pros and cons of YouTube ads compared to Facebook Why placement targeting is a good place to start for YouTube ads  The 3 phases of YouTube advertising and what to do differently in each one Tips for getting your YouTube ads to show up in your competitor’s videos   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED

Find out if a sales funnel is right for your business? The truth is It depends on your business—and your definition of a sales funnel.   In the marketing world, there’s a difference of opinion about whether or not sales funnels are an absolute game changer. Some people don’t even think they’re necessary at all. On today’s episode, co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam come at this sales funnel debate from opposite sides, but (spoiler!) end up finding common ground.   Listen in, weigh the pros and cons, and pick a side: Team Ralph or Team Kasim? IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Which customers, products, and services lend themselves to sales funnels What we lose with the iOS 14 update—and how to get it back The key difference between intent-based vs interrupter marketing The benefits of letting a customer engage on their own terms   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Perpetual Fridays on YouTube Ep. 304: How to Get Insane Google Smart Shopping ROAS w/Kasim Aslam Russell Brunson, inventor of sale

Is it time to re-engage with bots in your business? Chatbots were overhyped in 2018, then people lost interest. But bot technology has changed a lot since then.   On today’s episode, co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam sit down with Matt Leitz, founder of BotBuilders. Matt is on a mission to get the skeptical hosts back on the botwagon in 2021, and he makes a compelling argument for the power of bots—but “only if you like leads and sales and automated support.” He discusses the human component of bots and how they filter out unwanted conversations, making room for more money conversations.    Did Matt win Ralph and Kasim over to the Bot Side? Listen to find out. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to use chatbots to capture email and phone #s (real ones) with one click  Why customers are more honest and upfront with bots than humans Hot tips for killer bot sequences The inside scoop on RCS, the new open source platform on the horizon   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: BotBuilders Minichat Me

Get the inside scoop on working with influencers and leveraging their audience and visibility to get more conversions and sales for your business.   On today’s episode, co-hosts Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam are joined by Tier 11’s Angela Ponsford for another edition of What’s Working Now? This month’s hot topic is branded content. What is it? Why is it exclusively on Instagram right now? Why should we care about it? And how do we use it? She explains how to go about finding these influencers and why you don’t need to land a Kardashian to get the most bang for your buck.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Why and how to combine your regular ads with branded content Advantages of partnering with micro-influencers over big names What you need to know about mobile best practices 3 key steps to getting conversions through branded content ads   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Wizard Academy Branded Content Set-Up Guide (PDF) Branded Content: How to Do It Well (PDF)   Thanks so much for joining us

Before we dive into the episode, Ralph asks Kasim a very important question. Spoiler alert: Kasim says yes.   YouTube is a great diversification strategy, and it’s definitely going to be the next phase of marketing, but the hosts wouldn’t recommend it as a place to start.    Learn why (and where you should start instead) along with the ins and outs of YouTube ads and some valuable advice on capturing your audience’s attention and getting conversions. They also talk about their new YouTube channel, Perpetual Fridays, and the success they’ve seen in a short period of time. You don’t want to miss this one.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How to best ask for the click in your creative (and get people off YouTube) Why instream skippable ads are best for customer acquisition What conversion architecture is and why it’s important to focus on The single best targeting Kasim has experienced on YouTube     LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Join us LIVE for Perpetual Fridays YouTube Ad Sequencing Skipp

We’ve heard it—and said it—over and over. When it comes to SEO and driving traffic to your website, content is everything. Right? Hold that thought. On today’s episode, Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam sit down with Tyler Horsley, CEO and founder of Nuclear Networking, and he has a different take. Sure, he says, you still need words, but content doesn’t actually drive traffic; link building does. And he’s got the receipts from his leading SEO agency to back up his claims.   Tyler believes most people don’t understand what SEO truly is, so agencies give them tons of tangible content to keep them happy. But the content isn’t what’s really moving the needle, and Tyler is only interested in what gets results. He generously shares his profound knowledge of all things link-building on the show.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: What one question to ask yourself before you hire an SEO agency The different link building types and which ones you really need What people keep doing that doesn’t actually help their Google ra

When it comes to getting traffic for your business, it’s obviously ideal to have a lot of money to invest in ads. But that’s not always realistic, especially for people just starting out. In this episode, Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam give hope to those entrepreneurs who don’t have extra money for paid advertising just lying around.    The bad news? You have to spend for traffic. Period. The good news? You can pay with time if you don’t have the cash. Ralph and Kasim talk through some simple basics, things they did back in the day that really worked. The bottom line: bring value to people, and it will pay off down the road. It’s the Law of Reciprocity, and it works.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Why (and how) to provide value (for free) in online groups and forums How to conduct free avatar research on LinkedIn to get more traffic How to get in front of YouTube audiences to grow your own business What it looks like to develop strategic partnerships with other companies   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THI

In this era of working remotely, companies have an entire globe as their talent pool. How (and when) do you hire the very best people to work for your business? On this episode, Ralph Burns and Kasim Aslam discuss their different philosophies on which comes first: putting processes in place or hiring people. Then they dive into how and where to find these top tier folks and how to make sure they’re the best fit for your company.   Despite their differences, Ralph and Kasim have both created great company cultures in their respective virtual organizations. Listen in as they share their secrets (Kasim calls them Value Bombs) to hiring success.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: The key difference between talent and skills and why it matters What 5 core characteristics Tier 11 looks for in new hires  How different strengths/talents assessments compare to each other How to screen and analyze your applicants in the hiring process   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: First Break All the Rules by Marcus

How are Apple’s iOS 14+ updates going to affect your ads on Facebook and Google? Does increased privacy for users mean less sales for you? On this episode, Ralph Burns sits down with two of the smartest social advertising people on the planet, Angela Ponsford and Kasim Aslam, to pick their brains about all things Facebook, FLoC, and fundamentals of marketing. If you’re a small business owner, they have both good news and bad news for you.    The best thing you can do right now is keep your head on, stay calm, do your research, and listen to this podcast. The storm is coming, but we can weather it together.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: What FLoC means and how it affects you as an advertiser  3 updates Facebook recently issued related to conversion campaigns and ad manager The 2 most important things (that haven’t changed) when it comes to advertising The biggest mistake advertisers make when there’s a major change in the ecosystem   LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: iOS14 Opt-in Rates (upda

Our previous episode with Kasim Aslam was one of our most popular ever, and he’s back! A few weeks ago, we conducted a survey asking our Perpetual Traffic listeners to tell us the number one thing they want to solve in their businesses today.    Not surprisingly, they want to grow and scale.   Ralph Burns chatted with Kasim, Founder and CEO of Google Ads agency Solutions 8, to talk about that very thing. Kasim believes the two most important components to growing and scaling a successful business are people and processes. He shares some expert tips on ensuring you’ve got the right ones in place. He also discusses practicals for creating and enforcing processes, incentives for keeping them up to date, and how to make them work for your people and your business at every stage of the game. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Ways to effectively duplicate and outsource yourself and your brain Where to start with process development and documentation How to involve your team in the creation and update of processes Ho

Sounds like a strange episode title for a podcast all about Facebook traffic, but bear with us. This week’s episode is one you NEED to listen to, especially if you have an ecommerce business. Ralph Burns and his guest, Tanner Larsson, Co-Founder of Ecom Insider and Buildgrowscale.com, talk about a new way to think about increasing your revenue that doesn’t involve getting more traffic. Tanner will teach you all about revenue optimization, a more holistic way to optimize your Customer Value Journey, and why it might be a better thing to focus on than conversion rate optimization. They also discuss the biggest mistakes that most business owners are making and many ways that you can get more money out of the traffic you already get. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: Don’t try to extract your profit from your initial sale (and what to do instead) The 3 ways to grow your business, and the 2 you should be giving more attention to How to increase your revenue by selling to your existing customer base Tactics to optim

157,362 leads generated. In 8 weeks. For just $1.08 per lead. All from 1 Facebook campaign!  Join the experts as they share the exact strategy Molly used to achieve these results… and how you can apply it to your next Facebook ad campaign. We break down everything—the research process, how the ad sets were set up, how Molly maximized the relevance score, why ad sets were removed or boosted, and what the results from the campaign were. If you want to improve how you’re managing your own Facebook ad campaigns, grab a notebook and tune into this episode. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: The 1 technique Molly used to skyrocket the social proof on her ads The 6 steps to expand your research so you can find the best audiences for your ad sets How to cull the bad ad sets and boost the better ones What to do if you’re getting cheap link clicks but no conversions Mentioned in this episode:Tier 11 Data Suite

Know you’re spending too much on customer acquisition but can’t figure out what’s going wrong? In this episode, you’ll learn how to look through your Ad Manager data and figure out what’s causing your high CPAs. Listen to learn the 3 causes and 3 solutions so you can lower your CPA and keep your high-click through rate and low cost-per-click. Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Perpetual Traffic? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review! iTunes not your thing? Find us on Stitcher.Mentioned in this episode:Tier 11 Data Suite

Know you’re spending too much on customer acquisition but can’t figure out what’s going wrong? In this episode, you’ll learn how to look through your Ad Manager data and figure out what’s causing your high CPAs. Listen to learn the 3 causes and 3 solutions so you can lower your CPA and keep your high-click through rate and low cost-per-click. Our Partners: How To Double Your Customers, Sales and Profits with A/B Testing (Free Book from Conversion Fanatics!) Free Training: How to Generate Leads and Revenue with an Automated Chatbot Get One Month of Free Content from BKA Content (CODE: Perpetual) Sendlane’s 2021 eCommerce Email Marketing Playbook Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Unlock Your Business Potential By Advertising on Social Media with Tier 11 Episode 33: The Ad Grid: How to Build Campaigns that Convert and Scale Episode 54: 4 Facebook Ad Troubleshooting Tactics to Improve Conversions Episode 71: The Michigan Method: A Strategy for Scaling Ad Campaigns Episode 136: Use These 3 Facebook Messenge

What’s the biggest mistake you can make in your first paid traffic campaign? This week we’re talking about the importance of finding your perfect audience—and why you should never start your campaigns before it’s nailed down. Listen to learn the 3-step strategy paid ad experts use to make sure they’re targeting the right audience, every time. Our Partners: Get 50% off your first month with No Limit Creatives (code: PTPODCAST) Build Your eCommerce Website on Wix Start your free trial of Oribi (and get 20% off with code: digitalmarketer) Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Unlock Your Business Potential By Advertising on Social Media with Tier 11 Episode 60: All I Really Need to Know About Paid Traffic I Learned at a Kid’s Birthday Party Episode 82: The Death of Organic Social Media with Mike Stelzner Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Perpetual Traffic? Connect with us on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. Apple Podcasts not your thing? Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, or at Di

You’ve heard of Snapchat and TikTok, but are you actually advertising on these channels? In this episode, Savannah Sanchez, CEO and founder of The Social Savannah, explains the advantages of these platforms over Google and Facebook. Listen to learn how to create convertible ads on TikTok, why she would add Snapchat to a marketing strategy before TikTok, and how Savannah uses post-purchase surveys.Our Partners:Get 50% off your first month with No Limit Creatives (code: PTPODCAST)Build Your eCommerce Website on WixStart your free trial of Oribi (and get 20% off with code: digitalmarketer)Resources Mentioned In This Episode:Unlock Your Business Potential By Advertising on Social Media with Tier 11The Social SavannahFREE Snapchat Ad Credits (thanks Savannah!)Savannah on TwitterSavannah on YouTubeFacebook Ad Creatives Only Facebook GroupRalph on Twitter Episode 302: iOS14 Attribution: Where’s Your Money Going?Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Perpetual Traffic? Connect with us on Apple Podcast