My guest today is Kris Rudeegraap. He's with Sendoso.

We had a great time talking about gifting.

Kris shared:

• Using gifts to open conversations
• Touch point marketing
• Creativity
• Making gifts special

...and much more.

We are giving away a copy of Giftology from John Ruhlin. You can receive one by sending me an email at Dave@DaveWakeman.com or Kris an email at Kris@Sendoso.com

Do both even!

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My guest today is Rick Elmore.

Rick's company www.SimplyNoted.com is really interesting.

We talked about a bunch of stuff:

• Being human in the sales process
• Using handwritten notes
• Using notes at scale
• Touchpoints
• The beauty of sales

...and more.

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My guest today is Victor Varnado.

Victor recently launched the Tic Tac Toe Championship.

What an idea?!

We got into a bunch of stuff around:

• Digital accessibility
• Creativity
• ADHD
• Social Anxiety

And, a lot more.

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My guest today is Lynn Harris.

Lynn has started a comedy school called GOLD Comedy, but Lynn is a comedian, a producer, and a lot more.

So we got into it about using humor to be better at your job and at life.

In today's conversation, we discussed things like:

• Brands wanting to be funny
• Practice makes funny
• Diversity as a strength
• Giving people a place to learn that reflects their lives

...and, a lot more.

Check out GOLD Comedy!

Lynn's site!

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My guest today is Bruce Bryan.

Bruce has written a book called Turning Tables: Everything I Needed to Know About Business I Learned as a Server.

A great premise for a conversation since I credit so much of my marketing skill from my time in night clubs.

We talked about a lot of things such as:

• Empathy, prioritization, and communication
• Food service as a team sport
• The humility of a marketer
• Creating better ads
• Fixed mind v. Flexible mind

...and, a ton more.

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What a banger!

This one is going to be homework the next time I teach a brand management class.

My guest today is Micaela Piccolo.

Micaela runs an agency called Pony Social and is a fractional CMO with Dano's Dangerous Tequila.

Which is amazing stuff.

We had a deep dive conversation about Dano's, Pony Social, and marketing.

In our conversation, we hit on things such as:

• Building brand awareness around the term agave
• Being a disrupter in a market segment
• Picking an enemy in your branding
• TikTok and social media
• Loyalty
• Market Research

...and, a lot more.

My guest today is Vance Morris.

This is a banging episode focused on customer service and giving your customers a "wow."

In this conversation, I talk with Vance about:

• His experience with Disney, NASA, and the Smithsonian.
• Memorable service
• Touchpoints
• Customer journeys

...and, a whole lot more.

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My guest today is Nathaniel Marro.

Nathaniel is the Executive Director of NITO.

We hit on so many big topics in tickets that I can't even begin to touch on everything.

A few of the highlights:

• Unfair & Predatory Ticketing
• Fan 2 Fan Resale
• Lina Khan
• Touring Sustainability
• Fee Transparency

...and, a lot more.

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