Funnels & Follow Up

Erik K. Johnson teaches coaches, consultants and content creators how to attract their ideal clients by using a podcast to demonstrate their expertise. He has been near the top of the radio ratings since 2000. With his company Podcast Talent Coach, Erik has also coached numerous podcasters to even greater success and national recognition.

Thymbol.com is a brand new app for consumers to be able to save money without having to buy any certificates in advance. With businesses and especially restaurants having to change the way they do business, having an app as a way of filling their funnel is more critical than ever.

Crystal is the founder of Rockstar Social Media, a full-service agency that provides business owners with streamlined, stress-free social media management and solutions. Crystal helps business owners increase their digital presence, drive traffic and increase sales. She's passionate about seeing her clients succeed and committed to providing tailored solutions that meet each business's unique needs. She's also a mom of 4, Kentuckian and part-time cattle rancher.

Creating an online course is an easy way to introduce potential clients to who you are and your area of expertise. But just because you know a lot about your topic or subject doesn’t mean you can jump right in and create a course. Today we will talk about the nuances of course creation, why you want to consider doing this, and things to have in place in order to create a course the right way. You’ll come away with some ideas and next steps to create your online course.

Jerry Levinson owned 2 successful businesses before starting his consulting firm, Profit Now! He runs the largest Facebook group for flooring dealers with over 4500 members. Tune in to learn his secret to the 6 Profit Activators.

It the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many businesses are scrambling to stay in business. But before the quarantines, social distancing, and other measures were in effect, business has been, for quite some time, moving to online. What are some things you can do to serve and support your clients during this time while implementing newer, better ways to run your business? That’s our topic today and we invite you to join in the discussion.

Marjeanne has spent the last 20 years in sales and marketing. She has helped develop and grow a variety of multi million dollar businesses using her expertise in sales and online marketing. Marjeanne has a passion for helping the small business owner create a revenue producing machine through the use of online marketing and sales funnel consulting.

Omar Zenhom is the co-founder and CEO of WebinarNinja. Founded in 2014, over a million people have attended a webinar on WebinarNinja and it has been named as one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in 2018. Omar is also is the host of the iTunes Best of 2014 podcast, The $100 MBA Show. With over 100 million downloads and over 1,300 episodes, The $100 MBA Show is ranked as a top business podcast in over 30 countries.

Copywriter and copy coach extraordinaire, Jenn Mayers will help you get more opens and more response on your emails. By infusing your personality into your copy, you will get more engagement, especially from your emails and social posts. That leads to more prospects that are reaching out to work with you. And she’ll be talking about “the throw test…” This one thing will help you gauge the validity of your next product or program idea.

We hear it all the time - "I'm not a salesman!" News flash. If you own a business, you ARE a salesman. That's doesn't mean you have to be sleazy, inauthentic, and misleading. Tune in to this episode to find out more.

Debbie Allen is an award-winning entrepreneur and recipient of the Blue Chip Enterprise Award. After building and sell multiple businesses, Debbie started her professional speaking and business consulting company, which focuses on helping business owners and entrepreneurs create fast growth. She is the bestselling author of nine books including "The Highly Paid Expert."

Too often we meet a prospect, call once or twice, maybe send an email, and then drop it. We expect our prospect to act on our schedule, not theirs. Consistent follow-up is the key to turn prospects to clients and clients to raving fans. Join us and find out if the fortune really is in the follow-up.

Sandee is a Relationship Marketing Specialist and Send Out Cards Guru. If the fortune is in the follow-up, Sandee can show one of the best follow up tools for your business. On the show we will be talking about ways to follow up with clients and prospects and how sending a card or gift in the mail can make you stand out from the crowd.

It’s been popular since “The Secret” came out. Creating a Vision Board to bring about your dreams and desires. But does it work? We will talk about the concept, what a Vision Board is, how to create one, and how to use it.

If you are in business, you need a lawyer. Stuff happens in life and more stuff happens in business. Confusing stuff. Great stuff. Devastating stuff. Things you don’t want to guess at. Things you need a lawyer to navigate you through. Rick Allen is a representative for Legal Shield, a very affordable legal service that uses top notch legal firms to handle all your needs. Want to review a contract? Legal Shield. Customer not paying? Legal Shield. Tune in and find out how you can protect yourself, your family, and your business.

When you are looking for prospects to fill up your funnel, it is far easier to get your message out to many than it is to speak to people one-to-one. Have you ever considered speaking – on stage, on a podcast, on a webinar, or other platforms, as a way to bring people into the top of your funnel? Join Barry and Catherine as they talk about speaking as a way to bring people into the top of your funnel and show off your expertise.

Getting up in front of your networking group, your target audience, or your referral partners gives you an opportunity to say who you are and what you do. Done right, it can result in a ton of business. Done wrong, and you'll hear crickets.

Regina Bergman, CEO of Bridgeport Strategy, is a Strategic Marketing Strategist, Business Growth Specialist, Public Speaker, and International Best Selling Author. She is currently co-founder and CEO of Bridgeport Strategy, a Strategic Marketing and Business Growth firm that helps small and mid-size businesses generate cash flow, create a sustainable business, and then scale it. Her passion is working with entrepreneurs to help them succeed and thrive while realizing their passion to make a difference in the world. She realizes that at risk, with any entrepreneurial endeavor, is the success of the family, their life savings, and even the economic success of the community, trickling all the way up to the national economy.

Video is an easy way to establish authority in your field. Faster than writing a book, less tedious than creating a 3 day event, or even a one day event, video is the perfect drip campaign. There are many ways to do videos and even more ways to repurpose the videos you create. Join us on today’s episode and join in the conversation to tell us how you use video to reach the masses, keep your funnel full, and even how you use it for follow up.

LinkedIn. Ah yes, LinkedIn. Many of us know that we need to be there to find prospects for our funnel, but then fall short on the implementation. Allan Fine is an expert on generating leads through LinkedIn. His insight and knowledge is something you want to tune in for.

Communication is KEY. How we speak to each other, text, email, even post on social media is key to being heard, hearing others, and avoiding misunderstandings. On today's show, we will talk about ways of communicating to truly hear others and avoid misunderstanding.

One of the most important ways to fill your funnel is through networking. Our guest on this episode is an expert on the subject. Gelie Akhenblit is the founder of NetworkingPhoenix.com. For 12 years, her platform has been THE site to visit to find out what networking events are taking place in the Phoenix area. In that time, Gelie has built her network to over 43,000 members.

Tune in as we talk about our perspectives on goals and goal-setting.

Join us as we chat with Jonathan Bengel, EA. Jonathan is the owner and founder of JB Financial LLC as well as Naked Tax Talk. He is an IRS Enrolled Agent, a certified Tax Planner, and certified Tax Coach. Jonathan specializes in PROACTIVE tax planning, which is a comprehensive, strategic approach to taxes that uses all avenues available to reduce your taxes and increase your cash flow. This is the time of year to start thinking about your taxes and how you will be approaching them in the future.

"In everything give thanks. An attitude of gratitude is most salutary and bespeaks the realization that we are already in heaven." Ernest Holmes. What does that even mean? As children we are taught to say please and thank you. As adults we sometimes use “you’re welcome,” in a sarcastic and biting way. What difference does thank you or gratitude make in your business, then? According to philosophers and scientists, it makes all the difference in business and in life. Being grateful before you get something brings it into your reality faster. In this episode we talk about ways to be grateful and use gratitude as part of your follow up program. Not just because being grateful brings more of that for which you give gratitude. But because when we don’t pay attention to all the good in our lives, we find it can go away.

Online Giveaways. You see an email in your inbox almost weekly to download free gifts from a giveaway. Several experts have gotten together , created a free gift, and offer it up to you. But are online giveaways worth it? From the receiving end, is the information being shared of value? And, if you are the genius of your niche, how do you get involved in a giveaway? What does it take and what is the end result? On today’s show, we will look at all sides of participating in a giveaway. From what to do with the information you download to how to participate in a giveaway and how to maximize your investment.

Video is a crucial part of bringing prospects into your funnel and engaging them within your funnel. Video can also be a great part of your follow up. But video is more than something to put out on social media or in a newsletter. Our guest today, Toni Kaufman of KDDM will talk about using videos to create TV programs that bring you credibility, recognition, and CLIENTS.

Looking to start or grow your business? Thinking about using those credit cards or taking out a second mortgage? STOP. Don’t do another thing until you hear Business Credit and Funding Coach, Eileen Galbraith on Funnels & Follow Up. Every day, business owners put their own credit, their families, their personal property on the line to fund their business. Listen in and let Eileen show you how to separate your business credit from your personal credit, protect our assets, and reduce your funding stress.

Join us as we bust the myth that the holidays are a slow season for businesses other than retail.

Joel D. Brookmyer is owner of International Minute Press in Casa Grande, Arizona. Tune in to learn how printing and marketing with a local printer can enhance your experience, and grow your business.

Having a strategy for your website is more than simply a pretty design. Join us as Terran Gimpel, owner and founder of Photoras Consulting, explores what you need to know and do for your website to have maximum impact.

Coming to you live from the Bot Cave, Rj Redden will astound you with her knowledge and creativity in he use of chat bots. Her company, Black Belt Bots, help businesses create another type of funnel...AND it can follow up for you, too!

Events, Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, Conventions, whatever you are attending, events are a great place to fill your funnel. On this episode, we will talk about how to work a room and use the event to fill your funnel. From the pros and cons of sponsoring an event to working the room without being sleazy, we’ll give you all the insight you need to make your next event a real funnel filler.

On this episode, we talk to Craig Darling, founder of Darling Digital, TVI.Education, and The Resource 4 Project. Craig was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1996, has built websites that generate over 30 million a year, and discovered that using Google Tools, small businesses can have their content indexed to search in seconds, for free.

The extraordinary Jane M Powers talks to us about creating your Intromercial™ and the fine art of speaking to sell. Download her Speaker Success Kit at http://yourspeakersuccesskit.com. Get tickets to Jane's 3-day live event at https://cohencoaching.com/impact.

In this episode, Barry & Catherine Cohen explain exactly what a funnel is, and how it brings your client on a journey to your high-ticket item.