Today, Rick recounts his emergence in the marketing industry and shares his belief that marketing is broken today. He reveals the most effective marketing strategies in the coming years and the top reasons marketing activities fail for small businesses. He explains why marketing tools are essential and how the gig economy has changed the marketing landscape. Rick also discloses what the knowledge economy is and how the customer journey map has changed.
“This next decade is all about the knowledge economy coming online.” – Rick Shant Koletavitoglu
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This week on SmallBizChat Podcast:
- How Rick started in the marketing business
- Why Rick believes marketing is broken today
- What the most effective marketing approach will be in the coming years
- The top reasons marketing efforts fail for small businesses
- Why marketing tools are essential for small business owners
- How the gig entrepreneur industry has changed small business marketing
- What the knowledge economy is and how it will increase over the next decade
- How the customer journey map has changed over the years
- Why Rick called his business 150birds and what they do
Resources Mentioned:
- Upstream
- Book: What You do is Who You Are By Ben Horowitz
Connect with Rick Shant Koletavitoglu:
- 150birds
- 150birds on LinkedIn
- 150birds on Instagram
- 150birds on Facebook
- 150birds on Twitter
- Rick Shant Koletavitoglu on LinkedIn
- Rick Shant Koletavitoglu on Twitter
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