Should You Start a Mastermind Group? | Ep. #1086

07/22/19 • 11 min

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

In episode #1086, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June.

Tune in to hear us discuss the use and creation of Mastermind groups.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00:54] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part II
[01:50] What are good tips for putting together a Mastermind group?
[02:10] What is your motivation for putting together a group in the first place?
[03:15] Eric’s group meets every six months.
[03:30] Before that, he had monthly dinners, but he didn’t curate the attendees as well as he should have.
[03:54] Look at this template for Mastermind groups: Mastermind Talks.
[04:25] You want to facilitate a bond between members.
[04:55] You can always join a Mastermind, but creating your own can prove useful if you have your own business thesis.
[05:25] Try to create a group where you surround yourself with people you would want to see all the time.
[05:58] Neil found this was better, because meetings weren’t as conducive as frequent check-in’s were.
[06:40] Hanging out with like-minded people will help you achieve your goals.
[07:45] A lot of Neil’s friends aren’t in his industry, but they are similarly driven.
[08:40] That’s it for today!
[08:55] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply.

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In episode #1086, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June.

Tune in to hear us discuss the use and creation of Mastermind groups.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00:54] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part II
[01:50] What are good tips for putting together a Mastermind group?
[02:10] What is your motivation for putting together a group in the first place?
[03:15] Eric’s group meets every six months.
[03:30] Before that, he had monthly dinners, but he didn’t curate the attendees as well as he should have.
[03:54] Look at this template for Mastermind groups: Mastermind Talks.
[04:25] You want to facilitate a bond between members.
[04:55] You can always join a Mastermind, but creating your own can prove useful if you have your own business thesis.
[05:25] Try to create a group where you surround yourself with people you would want to see all the time.
[05:58] Neil found this was better, because meetings weren’t as conducive as frequent check-in’s were.
[06:40] Hanging out with like-minded people will help you achieve your goals.
[07:45] A lot of Neil’s friends aren’t in his industry, but they are similarly driven.
[08:40] That’s it for today!
[08:55] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply.

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How Do You Grow a Podcast Audience? | Ep. #1085

In episode #1085, we present a segment of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event.

Tune in to hear some insightful questions from the conference attendees.

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[00:54] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A
[01:40] What worked for us was doing a daily podcast.
[02:00] John Lee Dumas agrees that publishing daily increases your reach and potential ad revenue.
[02:38] Create a mobile exit pop-up to convince people to subscribe.
[02:54] Pay bloggers with a similar audience to write a post about your show.
[03:07] As people to rate, review, and subscribe.
[04:25] We got our start after we finally had a face-to-face meeting at a Taco Bell.
[07:00] The idea for workshops came from Mastermind groups of which we have been a part.
[09:45] Reaching out to influencers for back links can be effective, but it’s not a sure thing.
[10:10] That’s it for today!
[10:17] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply.

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Will Publishing a Book Help You With Marketing? | Ep. #1087

In episode #1087, we bring you another portion of the Q & A from our Marketing School Live event in June.

Tune in to hear us discuss whether SEO is different across the globe, if books are good marketing tools, and so much more!

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[00:52] Today’s Topic: Marketing School Live Q & A Part III
[01:03] Are SEO techniques different in different countries?
[01:10] Sometimes Google will make changes in major markets first, but eventually it’s all the same everywhere.
[01:50] Are books good marketing and branding tools?
[02:00] The economics of publishing weren’t great for Neil.
[03:00] Neil felt his publisher was unecessarily pushy.
[04:02] Eric had a different goal than Neil did, when publishing his book.
[04:25] Being able to leverage an audience is a powerful outcome.
[05:20] The site Muscle for Life does well, because the site’s creator published kindle books and only pays for advertising on Amazon.
[07:05] Why do Eric and Neil like Intercom best?
[07:20] Intercom has greater functionality than MobileMonkey and ManyChat.
[08:25] The biggest threat to the agency model is automation.
[09:15] Incentive models are misaligned.
[09:30] When they pay for performance, the incentives are much more aligned.
[10:29] That’s it for today!
[10:37] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply.

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Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips - Should You Start a Mastermind Group? | Ep. #1086

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