The independent creative marketing agency community is set for an explosion of growth. Big agencies are struggling to adapt to the new climate; CMOs are buying and building their own customized marketing stack and only the very best in each discipline will do.

 

Clive Mishon an advertising industry veteran now heads up the Alliance (the Alliance of Independent Agencies) – a global resource of the very best independent agencies .

Jacks of all trades are being replaced by masters, and this show is all about what we need to do to deliver what’s needed.

 * New growth initiatives for indies
 * The triumph of tribes
 * How media budgets are spent
 * Regional expertise
 * Price transparency
 * Why specialism beats scale

 

Show notes

1. Alliance of Independent Agencies -https://allindependentagencies.org/ 

 

2. Alliance of Media Independents - https://allindependentagencies.org/alliance-of-media-independents/

 

3. Alliance of Agency Founders -

Alliance of Independent Founders - Personal Membership - Alliance of Independent Agencies [https://allindependentagencies.org/product/indie-agency-club/]

 

4. Alliance Learning Lab - https://allindependentagencies.org/learning-and-development/

 

5. Independent Agency Awards - https://awards.allindependentagencies.org/

 

6. Mad North - https://www.madfestlondon.com/north/

 

6. Global Musicals - https://globalmusicals.com/





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Mishon Accomplished: The Independent agency marketing stack

How do we earn keep and maintain trust in our working relationships?

Over the next 3-5 years it’s going to be the only thing left that separates us from the robots.

David Meikle is here to discuss the role that trust plays in the world of advertising and marketing communications.

Trust isn’t just a critical driver of efficiency and revenue, but it’s also essential for innovation, mental fortitude, and meaningful stakeholder relationships in business.

In a world where we’re increasingly outsourcing key performance indicators, how can we be reliable business colleagues, customers and clients?

Show notes:

David's Company web site here: ⁠https://www.htbag.co.uk/⁠ [https://www.htbag.co.uk/]

David's LinkedIn profile here: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-meikle-6194405/⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-meikle-6194405/]





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David Meikle: Two Pints & a Puppy - How to Measure Trust

A totally new interview with audio drama expert Aaron J Reardon, recorded in time for Halloween - on video. And if that's not weird enough..

In this show, we discuss the massive growth of the audio drama genre. How creative effort beats budgets every time. Aaron's two biggest hits Plant Murder and Selene have already won awards for innovation and production and he continues to develop each one. Along the way, he's become hot property in Hollywood, recently writing a murder mystery for one of the film industry's most talented multi-talented artists.

In this special Halloween edition of The Fuel podcast, Aaron and I discuss the roots of audio drama and its future. We discuss War of the Worlds, Dr Who and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as well as contemporary audio drama hits such as Midnight Burger, Wooden Overcoats and The Magnus Archives - and how they have become hot property for marketers keen to exploit this incredibly powerful new medium.

---------------- Show notes

Aaron’s production company – Clever Than: https://www.cleverthan.com [https://www.cleverthan.com/]

Rusty Quill: https://rustyquill.com/

Aaron’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-reardon/

Selene: https://shows.acast.com/selene

Plant Murder: https://rustyquill.com/show/plant-murder/





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Aaron J Reardon: Digital Weirdness Halloween Video special

Mystery writer, podcaster, and indie studio head focused on immersive mysteries - Aaron J. Reardon is here to shine an eerie light on a new entertainment format that actually predates TV but is enjoying a renaissance as podcasts on digital channels. And we're not talking about a cottage industry - oh no. Audio Drama is a massive category of entertainment that hasn't even broken into the mainstream yet. Now is the chance to find out all about it and how - as marketers, you can leverage your brands in this exciting new market.

Aaron's expertise is on full display as he explains how his roots as a digital marketing lead for Red Bull, took him into the world of music, streaming and then made the leap into drama. He explains how social media has killed off the art of storytelling and how this new area is filled with content creators making shows on the fly and adapting their work in real time. We cover the Alton Towers curse, how plants kill people, what drives listeners, how marketing can leverage the format; the theater of the mind and the golden rules of creating audio drama. We also discover how this phenomenon began in the 1920s and discuss the Victorian internet.

Aaron's production company - Clever Than: https://www.cleverthan.com

Rusty Quill: https://rustyquill.com/

Aaron's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-reardon/

Selene: https://shows.acast.com/selene

Plant Murder: https://rustyquill.com/show/plant-murder/















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Aaron J. Reardon: Digital Weirdness

This show is all about how to build rapport with your clients – from the first meeting, to the pitch and beyond.

My guest for this show is self-confessed risk-taker Matt Webster, whose never-say-die approach to selling makes most people blush.

Spoiler alert: It’s all about confidence and observation and in this show, Matt teaches us all how to notice the little things to build chemistry and rapport with people.

We discuss his early days as a unofficial freelance OTT salesman for Mr Freeze at school, through to selling utilities door-to-door and then how he formed his own marketing and sales business.

These days, he’s incredibly popular with his candid LinkedIn and social media activity and he claims that part of the reason behind his success is his ability to show an unvarnished personality, which means having the courage to capture the good – and the bad of your personal or business life.

 * Initiative
 * Thinking on your feet
 * Building lasting business relationships
 * Saving the ocean
 * Words of advice from your 16-year-old self
 * And…is Mark Manson a rap metal fan?



Show notes:

Matt’s LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Make Waves, Not Waste (Matt’s company) here: https://mw-w.co/





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Matt Webster: Get Over Yourself: Sales Chemistry

The 5 Ds of Succession Planning

How do you prepare your agency for life after you? If it’s built in your image, round the work that only you control, how can someone else grow it after you’ve moved (or passed) on?

Talking about succession plans is like talking about making a will and like with families, if you exit - for whatever reason – and leave it intestate, dozens of careers will be left hanging in the balance.

Rachel Konrad has worked for some of the world’s biggest blue chip companies around the world, advising them on commercial aspects and she’s here to help you make sure that your business becomes a legacy.

We discuss:

Working for Carlos Ghosn, Elon Musk and the World’s Best CEO Jeff Immelt.

Why only 50% of businesses have a succession plan and when to have 'that' discussion.

CEO factories,

How the Vatican got succession right,

The Role of the Executive Secretary,

Underperforming bosses, handling the media, succession advice for creative agencies and turning fear into motivation.



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Rachel Konrad: The Succession Sessions

Amy Taylor - former Red Bull CMO - in charge of one of the world’s most memorable brands made her own daring leap become CEO of a publicly listed Good For You drinks company Zevia which has ambitions to be verbified for all types of positive, healthy food and beverage products.

 

We discuss her 20+ year career at Red Bull and her transition into the mainstream soft drinks market to meet the needs of the modern, more enlightened consumer.

 

The science behind making healthy sweet drinks, what new flavors are being developed and why, generating ‘Brand Heat’, dealing with a government that says “all sodas are bad”, and educating consumers by positioning Zevia as a health food hack.

 

We also get Amy’s take on DEI & neurodiversity and how her policies benefit a high adrenaline challenger company in one of the world’s toughest markets.



Links:

Amy’s LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amytaylor2021/

Zevia web site here: http://www.zevia.com



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Amy Taylor - Zevia: Creative Fizzness

Tom Salmon and his team at Agency by Agency are modern-day marketing Magellans, charting the contours of the communications sector in the UK.

Along the way, they’ve uncovered so many useful and fascinating facts about its agencies.

This indispensable show is an exclusive look at the way we all view ourselves, what helps us stand out and what hurt us by making us all look the same.

Unbland your agency with Agency by Agency’s world first unbiased UK creative sector survey.



Show notes:

Tom's LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsalmonleeds/

Agency by Agency web site

https://agencybyagency.com/

Andy Farmer’s Spotify page

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ynC1enfcKUTRzfh7bcVdW?si=gHZ623PfSHSJK6bmRZMWEQ



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Tom Salmon - Welcome to Agencyland!

If you want to keep your agency thriving, you’d better do everything you can to understand your audience.

75% of regular, everyday buying experiences are emotion-driven and Rob Harrison-Plastow’s company SourceNine has created a tool called the Empathy Framework. This tool helps companies build customer engagement strategies that foster trust, deepen loyalty, enhance satisfaction, and create connection. If you understand your audience, everything you learn after that will make sense. This show helps you understand how to put yourself in your client's shoes and generate empathy, which will help you get those deals over the line.



Show notes

Rob's LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-harrison-plastow-12314228/

Source Nine web site here: https://www.sourcenine.co.uk/



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Rob Harrison-Plastow: Sales Revelations

Interviews with leaders of companies from all areas of business on how they generate sales. What tactics do they use for their particular industry and how can you learn new tricks for your industry - all delivered with a jaunty perspective for your listening enjoyment!

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