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Aug. 13, 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: Pivot to Moms, episode 138

EP 138.  Host, Sarah Panus, has a big announcement about a pivot this podcast is making. Marketing With Empathy is niching down to focus specifically on Marketing With Empathy -- to Moms! It is now the podcast for brands that want to target and…

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Aug. 6, 2024

Inside Forum For Naturals Community - Ted Ning, episode 137

EP 137. Forum for Naturals community founder, Ted Ning shares advice to help brands build and nurture engaged communities. Approaching it like a science experiment, Ted shares learnings, mistakes, listening, and high-level thinking he's learned to b…

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June 11, 2024

REI’s Premium Content Arm: Co-op Studios, with Paolo Mottola, episode 136

EP 136. REI’s Divisional VP of Brand Marketing, Paolo Mottola, returns to give an inside look at how their internal content arm for premium brand storytelling content works. Creating films, podcasts, feature length content and more.   &n…

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June 4, 2024

REI's New #OptOutside Summer Campaign, episode 135

EP 135 – Paolo Mottola, the divisional VP of brand marketing at REI co-op, joins Sarah to give a behind-the-scenes look at REI’s newest Summer #OptOutside campaign + why they lean into storytelling and advice for brands navigating the cu…

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May 15, 2024

Branded Quiz Tips from my Quiz Coach - Helen Munshi (part 3), episode 134

EP 134 - [Part 3 of 3 quiz mini-series] Create quizzes that generate thousands of ready-to-buy leads. Sarah chats with her Quiz Coach, Helen Munshi, to clarify key quiz funnel aspects you need to remember when making your own branded quizzes as…

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May 1, 2024

Interact's AI Quiz Maker - Josh Haynam (part 2), episode 133

EP 133. [part 2 of 3 mini-series] How to use quizzes in your business - including a new AI quiz maker. A deep-dive discussion with quiz expert, and co-founder/CEO of Interact, Josh Haynam on the Marketing With Empathy® podcast.   QUESTI…

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April 23, 2024

What You Can Learn From My First Quiz (part 1), episode 132

EP 132. [Part 1 of 3 quiz mini-series]  BTS of Sarah’s first quiz creation journey and how she’s integrating into her content strategy. What Sarah learned from her “Quiz Coach”: defining audience segments; crafting engag…

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April 9, 2024

Building Niche Masterminds for Growth & Engagement - Matt Banker, episode 131

EP 131. Being a marketer is hard. Matt Banker joins host, Sarah Panus, to share a behind-the-scenes of his company's very successful niche mastermind program for accounting firm owners. How you can use this same approach to engage and grow your care…

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April 2, 2024

This AI-Data Engine is Your Brand’s Empathy Secret Weapon - Ian Baer, Sooth, episode 130

EP 130. Understanding what your customer needs from you emotionally is a NOW thing. Ian Baer from Sooth returns for part 2 conversation around the new AI-data engine that can quickly give your company its empathy secret weapon to unlock the formula …

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March 26, 2024

Gen Z Doesn’t Buy Things, They Buy Inspiration – Ian Baer, Sooth, episode 129

EP 129. Guest expert, Ian Baer joins Sarah Panus to talk all things Gen Z. This generation doesn't shop for things -- they shop for inspiration and this is often found across some really novel areas that require an empathetic marketing strategy. As …

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March 19, 2024

Decode Consumer Buying Behaviors with Mary Mathes of Alpha-Diver, episode 128

EP 128. You’re not a mind reader so it can be hard knowing what your customers want from you. A neuroscience approach to understanding the 4 drivers and 5 barriers behind why people buy (or don’t buy) from you.  Director of Data Ins…

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March 14, 2024

Social: 5 Steps to Attract More Leads + Get Unstuck in 1 Hour a Week, episode 127

EP 127. Social media is a powerful marketing tool, but frustrating to always keep up with. So how can you use it to attract more leads? And if you're looking for time efficiencies, how can you get your social planning unstuck in just one hour a week…

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Feb. 21, 2024

Hallow App's #Pray40 Content Brilliance, episode 126

EP 126. It’s really hard to create a movement. But, the Hallow app is giving us a masterclass in how to create a movement infused with rich storytelling. Host, Sarah Panus reverse engineers the brilliant content planning behind  Hallow&rs…

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Feb. 12, 2024

Official Rules - Sarah Panus February 2024 StoryBrand Livestream Workshop Sweepstakes

Official Rules: Sarah Panus February 2024 StoryBrand Livestream Workshop Sweepstakes NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Eligibility: The StoryBr…

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Feb. 6, 2024

Write a One-Liner for More Impact, episode 125

EP 125. Quickly explain what you do in a way that attracts more customers.  Do you or others in your company fumble through explaining what you offer? Most brands start talking all about themselves first, which is wrong. Host, Sarah Panus expla…

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Jan. 18, 2024

Be a Better Networker - advice from Kurt Schmidt, episode 124

EP 124. Networking can feel awkward and hard. Guest and author, Kurt Schmidt, shares advice from his book, The Little Book of Networking, to help you grow your career one conversation at a time.   BUY THE BOOK: The Little Book of Networking b…

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Oct. 13, 2023

Uncover Your Hidden Sabotage: How to Shift Your Mindset for Success, episode 122

EP 122. You're driven, but are you unknowingly self-sabotaging yourself? Break through mental barriers to achieve success. When it comes to work or personal goals, do you want it or really WANT it? How to shift your mindset for success. Sarah shares…

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Sept. 15, 2023

Use Freebies to Get Leads, episode 121

EP 121. What do you offer your customers who aren't YET ready to buy from you? Do you have a strong transitional call to action? A strong freebie of incredible value that you can use to capture leads and then nurture them over time so you stay …

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Aug. 29, 2023

How Senior Marketers Can Soar by Balancing Art and Science - Nancie McDonnell Ruder, episode 120

EP 120. Looking to move up the marketing ladder within your company? Guest, Nancie McDonnell Ruder, author of the book "How Senior Marketers Scale the Heights" & owner of Noetic Consultants discusses …

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Aug. 15, 2023

Making Content Accessible for Disabilities – Aaron Page, Allyant, episode 119

EP 119. 42.5 million Americans have some form of disability and most marketers aren’t optimizing their content to ensure its accessible. Tune in to get a lesson on how to make your digital written, video, audio, and photo content more accessib…

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Aug. 8, 2023

Breaking Down White Papers – Jessica Mehring, episode 118

EP 118. Should you create a white paper as part of your content marketing plans? How? When's the right time to create one? What's the difference between a white paper and an ebook? Are they still relevant? What do the best white papers have in …

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July 11, 2023

Permission to Rest (Sometimes), episode 117

EP 117. Have you crashed like Sarah does in this real-life story? Sarah Panus shares what helped her, so you can check in with your own body and see if you need to plan some rest to function better.     From one Type-A personalit…

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July 3, 2023

Make Your Customer the Hero, episode 116

EP 116. Your audience is busy and tunes you out UNLESS you talk about how you help them solve a problem they need help with. Sarah shares a quick tip about making your customer the hero in content (instead of your company) to drive better conte…

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June 28, 2023

How SEO Informs Your Editorial Calendar - Agents of Change, episode 115

EP 115. Wondering what to talk about in your content? How to look for insights yourself? Sarah shares this Agents of Change podcast interview with host Rich Brooks discussing how to use SEO to inform your editorial content calendar, so you feel bett…

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