When it comes to SEO - Google’s advice is that you just need to produce great content for your users. But, at the same time, we know there are techniques for producing content that ranks well but doesn’t necessarily match what the user wants or the business’s objectives.

In this episode, I’m joined by Freelance SEO consultant, Charlie Williams to discuss how we can produce content that ranks on Google but is also helpful for users and your business

In this episode, we discuss:

• The concept that every page should have a specific job or goal
• Strategies for organising website content to meet these goals
• How recent changes in Google’s algorithm are affecting SEO practices
• The shift towards rewarding high-quality content over formulaic approaches
• The ongoing challenges and opportunities in the SEO landscape
• A tonne of resources to keep up to date on the latest SEO trends and techniques

CONNECT

• Charlie Williams on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-williams/
• Charlie’s website: https://chopped.io/
• Charlie’s X profile: https://x.com/pagesauce
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

Most markets are highly competitive so how can you stand out from the morass of similar businesses and get your ideal customer to choose you over someone else? The answer is to craft a differentiated position and communicate in a way that makes you memorable and causes people to take action. But it’s easier said than done, in fact even most marketing agencies suck at doing this for themselves.

In this episode, I’m joined by Seb Mackay, co-founder of Soba Private Label, a boutique agency that helps marketing agencies stand out and make their competition irrelevant.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The importance of having a clear and unique position to stand out
• Why it’s better to be a stallion than a zebra
• The power of specialising
• The results of Soba’s Pay-What-You-Want Experiment and what Seb learned from it

CONNECT

• Seb on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebmackay/
• Soba Private Label: https://www.soba.agency/
• The Noodle Club Newsletter: https://noodleclub.substack.com/
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

In this episode, we delve into the world of marketing campaigns with Pete Coles, a creative copywriter whose work has won over 20 awards at agencies like WPP and Havas. We discuss the significance of adopting a single-minded big idea in marketing campaigns and how such approaches can vastly outperform minor optimisations in typical marketing strategies..

In this episode, we discuss:

• The importance of a big idea for a campaign
• What crucial information should be included in the brief
• Why your campaign needs to be disruptive

CONNECT

• Pete Coles on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/petecoles/
• Pete's website: https://www.petecoles.co.uk/
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

In this episode, we're joined by Dave Thackeray, a seasoned content strategist with a passion for simplification in communication. Dave's journey from journalism to content strategy in various sectors, including education and telecommunications, has led him to advocate for clarity and simplicity in business propositions.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The importance of simplicity
• The Double Diamond Design Framework
• Techniques for gathering diverse viewpoints
• Breaditation

CONNECT

• Dave Thackeray on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/davethackeray/ and X: https://twitter.com/DaveThackeray
• Dave’s website: https://www.wordandmouth.com/
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

In this episode, David welcomes Fifi Mason, a personal brand and visibility coach, to explore the topic of self-silencing.

Whether you’re a solopreneur who doesn’t believe you have anything valuable to say, or a marketing team who needs to help an introverted internal expert become the organisation's evangelist, Fifi guides you through how to stop self-silencing, express yourself and make an impact.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is self-silencing
• The five core reasons why you might be self-silencing
• Strategies and techniques you can use to overcome self-silencing

CONNECT

• Fifi Mason on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefifimason/
• Fifi’s website: https://fifimason.com/
• More links to Fifi’s social channels: https://fifimason.com/connect/
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vbWFya2V0aW5nZnJlZWQv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiYgMzw6ryEAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

When a business recognises they have a marketing need that they don’t have the skills or capacity for in-house, and it doesn’t warrant making a permanent hire, they often default to finding a marketing agency to do the work. But agencies are expensive, and certainly in my experience, a lot of them are a bit crap.

Turns out I’m not alone in that belief, in fact a lot of people running agencies believe that too. Including Sabrina Chevannes, Founder of Complex Creative, the no-bullshit agency. And in this episode Sabrina and I chat through some of the flaws of the agency model, how to sniff out bs, and what you should be doing to make sure a relationship with an agency or a freelancer is a success.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Some of the flaws inherent in the agency model.
• How businesses can avoid falling victim to flashy but ineffective agencies
• Strategies you can use to establish clear, results-driven relationships with an agency or freelancer
• The benefits of full-service vs niche when it comes to agencies

CONNECT

• Sabrina Chevannes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinachevannes/
• Sabrina’s website: sabrinachevannes.com
• Complex Creative: wearecomplexcreative.com
• NoBS: https://n0bs.com/

• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vbWFya2V0aW5nZnJlZWQv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiYgMzw6ryEAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

In this episode, we delve into transforming website traffic into valuable leads, featuring insights from John Millist, a seasoned UX consultant.

We discuss the common pitfalls companies face in user experience, the importance of truly understanding your audience and involving actual users in the UX process to avoid biases and ensure meaningful design solutions.

The conversation also covers practical aspects of UX work, including the art of getting genuine feedback from users and a straightforward UX process centred around research, design, and testing.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What UX is and isn’t
• The importance of understanding your audience
• A process to follow to continually improve your UX
• How to recruit users
• Tools to use to gather data and feedback on the user journey
• How to ask questions that gain the most valuable insights

CONNECT

• John Millist on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-millist-63068774/ or https://twogether-digital.co.uk/
• David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vbWFya2V0aW5nZnJlZWQv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiYgMzw6ryEAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902

When most people think about marketing, they automatically think about the promotional aspects of it. But anyone who has studied GCSE business will be able to tell you, that the other P’s in the marketing mix are equally important.

In this episode of Marketing Freed, product marketing consultant Lauren Fisher joins me to discuss the importance of marketing being involved in new product development, along with some tips from Lauren to make sure you end up with something your customers actually want to buy.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How marketing can build strong connections with product development teams.
• How to gain insights from consumers
• What factors you should prioritise new product development ideas on

CONNECT

Lauren Fisher on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-fisher-69553837/ or Lauren’s website: https://productmarketingpeople.com/

David Richter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-clickpop/ or www.clickpop.co.uk

LISTEN

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2rZo9Z5laMfQ9OsY9OVyPq?si=652f6e969f9e42ec
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-freed/id1731359462
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarketingFreedPodcast
• Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vbWFya2V0aW5nZnJlZWQv?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiYgMzw6ryEAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg
• Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/08eb4a0a-cdfd-4cf7-8801-20f983579715/marketing-freed
• PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/series-3552796
• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/marketing-freed-5619008
• Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/1000659902