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April 21, 2022

Where Does Creating Obligation Fit into Marketing and Sales These Day…

On episode #132 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin discuss a topic that used to be paramount to a successful career in sales: creating a sense of obligation. With a rise in the acceptance of socialist and Marxis...

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April 7, 2022

Changing the Channel and The Centrality of Segmentation | Joshua Gild…

On episode #131 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are joined by Prof. Josh Gildea of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University to explore channel design, segmentation, understanding decision making unit...

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April 1, 2022

Are You Thinking About Innovation The Right Way?

On episode #130 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin discuss under-appreciated sources of innovation and how businesses can capitalize on them to create competitive advantage. Many innovation models can be broken ...

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March 24, 2022

Don't Measure Up, Measure Down...

On episode #129 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin kick over the echo chamber and attack some sales and marketing metrics myths. Measuring more is likely hurting your organization, so how do we rethink the right...

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March 10, 2022

Commercials from the Superlatives Bowl | Drew Dinklelacker

Marketing learnings from the "Big Game"

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Feb. 25, 2022

Grand Theft Marketing...

More Than Just Real Life.

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Feb. 17, 2022

Mr. Know It All, Always Loses!

Expertise is not the main source of our credibility.

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Feb. 6, 2022

Measure This Instead of Email Open Rate...

On episode #123 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin dive into why open rates are not good proxy for success. When someone unsubscribes from your email blast, they have to open the email! Why would we include ac...

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Feb. 1, 2022

If it's Not an Adventure, Maybe We're Doing it Wrong | Capt. Travis R…

On episode #122 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are joined by explorer, entrepreneur, speaker and founder of Hydro Flask, Capt. Travis Rosbach. This episode is full of reflection and continually points...

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Jan. 26, 2022

Here’s Why Your Emails Aren’t Working

On episode #121 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin uncover recent trends in marketing and sales emailing. If you haven’t adjusted your approach to email the past six months, you are missing out. Is your email ...

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Jan. 18, 2022

Be Honest, Is There Spinach in my Teeth?

On episode #120 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin lay the groundwork for an upcoming conversation with the world's leading authority on trust-based selling, Ari Galper. As a salesperson, it's not prudent to be...

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Jan. 11, 2022

“Best Of” Sales and Marketing Advice | Allan Dib

On episode #119 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are joined from Melbourne, Australia by author of The One Page Marketing Plan, Allan Dib! Allan has grown multiple businesses using lots of marketing and sales...

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Jan. 3, 2022

Why Bad Products Beat Great Products

On episode #118 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin lay the groundwork for an upcoming conversation with author of the One Page Marketing Plan, Allan Dib. We know the symptoms of bad products, but all too often,...

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Dec. 23, 2021

Reflections and Projections After Another Year of Rethinking

On episode #117 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin reflect on another year of insightful guest interviews, unconventional topics, and turning conventional marketing wisdom on its head. Colin pulls out some throu...

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Dec. 14, 2021

Rethinking Relationship Selling

On episode #116 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin rethink what relationship selling actually is and how it can be improved. How do friendships turn into business, and how can salespeople create authentic relat...

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Nov. 21, 2021

Unexpected Marketing that Fits Your Brand | Lynn Blashford

On episode #115 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are honed by Lynn Blashford, Chief Marketing Officer of White Castle. Lynn unpacks how to find and leverage unexpected marketing to build and bolster strong br...

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Nov. 21, 2021

Firing the Silver Bullet of Sales

On episode #114 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin discuss the “silver bullets” of sales training and selling systems. When should sales leaders implement, improve, or rewrite their sales system? When is it ti...

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Nov. 11, 2021

Behavior, Mnemonics, and Leadership | Richard Flint

On episode #113 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are joined by speaker, author, entrepreneur, and media personality Richard Flint. Richard talks through the six fears every human faces, how marketers and bus...

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Nov. 4, 2021

The Muddled Sales Funnel Rebuttal

On episode #112 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin tackle a new perspective on the sales funnel, flipping the concept and instead of looking at “sales funnels,” they argue that “buying funnels” are more importan...

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Oct. 26, 2021

Begin With the End in Mind | Genecia Alloura

On episode #111 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast , Eric and Colin visit Singapore virtually, to have a conversation with Genecia Alloura the founder of Soul Rich Woman, the number #1 female entrepreneur network in Southeast ...

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Oct. 21, 2021

What Marketers Should Know (and Do) About Diversity | Chuck Mingo

On episode #110 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin sit down with Chuck Mingo, one of the nation's leading voices on racial reconciliation. From virtue signaling to turning a blind eye, marketers and sales leade...

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Oct. 12, 2021

Branding Like a Blue Hedgehog!

On episode #109 of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric and Colin are joined by two experts in sonic branding (Mia Carruthers and Adam Pleiman of Gwynne Sound ) to talk about ways that audio can be used to enhance, reinforce, …

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