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Do you use publicity in your marketing efforts? Do you expect to see leads from public releations? If you do, you are likely setting yourself up for disappointment. Our guest today is Nick Powills, and he shares with us how publicity should be viewed as lead awareness and not lead generation.TODAY'S WIN-WIN: Be patient with your results in growing a franchise system.LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:You can visit our guest's website at: https://hellomainland.com/https://www.1851franchise.comGet a copy of our guest's book: CLICK HERE.Attend our Franchise Sales Training Workshop: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/franchisesalestraining/If you are ready to franchise your business or take it to the next level: CLICK HERE.Connect with our guest on social:https://www.linkedin.com/in/powills/ABOUT OUR GUEST:Nick Powills is CEO of Mainland (www.hellomainland.com), a content marketing technology company that includes No Limit Agency (www.nolimitagency.com); 1851 Franchise (www.1851franchise.com); and ESTATENVY (www.estatenvy.com). Mainland was established as the next step of our business for a few reasons. First, because we wanted to clearly define our why and our vision – to lead the reinvention of content marketing. Second, NLA is in the middle of the word Mainland, which shows our path from No Limit Agency. Third, Mainland is where we research, create insights and develop your brand strategy; No Limit Agency is where we create the design, digital development and content; and the platforms are the active newsroom for your brand, where we tie everything together. Nick is also the author of Sticks & Stones (www.stickstonesoar.com), an Inc. Magazine published book. He frequently keynotes conferences with a speech focused on leveraging your past pains to fuel a productive and choice driven future. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. Prior to jumping into PR, Nick worked as a writer at the Northwest Herald, a daily newspaper in Chicago; started Lumino, an online music magazine; and had internships at Rolling Stone and Details 2 of 2 Magazine. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa. ABOUT BIG SKY FRANCHISE TEAM:This episode is powered by Big Sky Franchise Team. If you are ready to talk about franchising your business you can schedule your free, no-obligation, franchise consultation online at: https://bigskyfranchiseteam.com/.
Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as chief brand strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging public relations, social media, marketing, advertising, digital, and a lot of creativity to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for more than a hundred global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts, and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Powills also founded 1851 Franchise and estatenvy, two content marketing publications and platforms. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of twenty-seven, Nick spent three years working at a PR agency, where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa. What the podcast will teach you: Why Nick's book, Sticks & Stones, took five years of challenge to write, and what benefit Nick has received from completing his effort How Nick's book demonstrates that being told you aren't good enough or can't do something can serve as a powerful motivation to help you achieve your goals How Nick's company, No Limit Agency, has managed the impressive feat of being on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies six times Why not investing in human resources, recruitment and company culture was a mistake Nick made and learned a valuable lesson from What challenges Nick and his team faced as a company after crossing the $1 million in revenue mark, and how they worked to overcome those challenges Why the business leadership is often at the core of the problems the company is facing, and why it falls to the business leader to make the necessary changes Why it is important to understand that the level of employee commitment will vary throughout your company How looking for small wins every day can help you overcome mindset obstacles that are holding your company back What steps No Limit Agency has taken to help employees feel more engaged, fulfilled and appreciated for their work Resources: Website: www.stickstonesoar.com Website: www.nolimitagency.com Website: https://1851franchise.com/ Sticks & Stones by Nick Powills LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/powills/
Charles N. Internicola interviews Nick Powills, founder of No Limit Agency and 1851 Franchise, about how franchisors can use Public Relations to grow their franchise system.
Nick Powills is founder and CEO of No Limit Agency, a full-service communications agency based in Chicago, Illinois, that helps build brands by bridging public relations, social media, marketing, and advertising.He is founder of 1851 Franchise and ESTATENVY, two content marketing publications and platforms.And Nick is author of the book “Sticks & Stones,” in which he shares how his personal struggles as a kid fueled his drive toward being a successful entrepreneur.On this episode of the Business Innovators Radio Podcast, Nick shares his own experiences to help you understand how marketing and PR can help grow your business and how his agency helps their clients turn their own struggles into strengths to achieve more on their own terms.To learn more about Nick Powills and how No Limit Agency can help you and your business, visit his website at NoLimitAgency.com.
Nick Powills, CFE, is author of Sticks & Stones. Nick strives to share how his personal struggle with weight and being teased as a kid fuels his drive toward being a successful entrepreneur. Powills' book, published by Inc. Magazine, and seminars help audiences learn how to turn their own struggles into strengths, helping them achieve more--on their own terms. Nick founded No Limit Agency, a full-service communications agency in 2008 and serves as chief brand strategist for the Chicago-based firm. Nick also founded 1851 Franchise and ESTATENVY, two content marketing publications and platforms.
When No Limit Agency was created in March 2008, Nick Powills saw an opportunity within the agency world, to deliver better relationships, strategy, service, and results, while consistently accomplishing and exceeding clients’ expectations. Now, 10+ years later, No Limit has earned national recognition, by maintaining a high level of professionalism in the eyes of its clients, the media, the industry and the public. Today it calls Chi town home and its offices in the historic Prudential Building serve as home base for a team of 35 professionals, creating and telling stories and delivering measurable results, for more than 80 brands that they serve. In today’s world of information on demand, the No Limit Agency strives to connect all the silos -- meaning, when they create a piece of content, it extends across channels. A press release morphs into a media pitch, or is repositioned into an article to use for their 1851 marketing platform, or serves as the foundation for a social media campaign and even forms the basis of content for a visual, like an infographic. No Limit’s mantra, is their commitment to creating a wide breadth for their client stories, while maintaining message consistency across all channels. This creative team of storytellers, have themselves become known as brand biographers, covering all the bases, in this ever-changing and evolving age of information, on demand.
Chris DeJong of Big Blue Swim School joins Jack Monson of Social Joey and Liane Caruso of No Limit Agency and 1851 Franchise to share his story of moving from sports to the world of business Learn how Chris is transitioning from the world of wins & losses to entrepreneurship! Plus, more details on Franchise Update Media's Franchise Marketing Leadership Conference happening June 18 - 20 in Atlanta!
Nick Powills, Founder and CEO of 1851 Franchise and No Limit Agency joins Jack Monson and Liane Caruso for Part 2 in our series of episodes on Personal Branding! Nick discusses how personal challenges can fuel an entrepreneur's success plus more from his new book Stick and Stones. The book is full of ideas from a master storyteller on how to achieve more in your professional life, grow your personal brand, and create your own story. Thanks to our sponsor Social Joey. Social Geek Radio is a proud supporter of IFA's VetFran.
Ex-TV News Assignment Editor Brian Jaeger details his unusual jump start into the media business, meeting Ryan Lochte and serving him beer in a Frisbee, thoughts on YouTube toy channels like Ryan Toys Review, and his life now as as Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency in Chicago. We worked together at Bay News 9, and Brian is truly one of the most hilarious people ever - who once live Tweeted the cinematic masterpiece 'Magic Mike.' In the comments - be sure to answer Brian's Question of the Day: " "What are things young kids are watching on the internet that he should know about?" FOLLOW BRIAN JAEGER! nolimitagency.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-jae... twitter.com/BrianJaeger brianjaeger.tumblr.com/ FREE YouTube Crash Course Guide by signing up at EXTVPRODUCER.COM News Theme 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: audionautix.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extvproducer/support
Nick Powills, Chief Brand Strategist at No Limit Agency and Founder 1851 Project shares why Facebook should be part of your social media strategy. No Limit Agency. A hybrid communications agency that challenges traditional methods with progressive awareness campaigns. Their vision is simply to get people talking, about brands, brands and brands. They start with the brand and branch to the people. They humanize a brand so that it can create engaging interactive content – both in business development and potential client communication. By successfully driving both interactions, they can effectively build awareness. The equation is simple: Great people build great brands. The beauty? Infinity is present in that equation. Once a story gets told, another is born. The communications tree never sleeps. 1851 was created to fill a much-needed hole of content. 1851 was created to bring the franchise world together through an online educational resource where you will find daily content from thought leaders, journalists, and entrepreneurs.
This Special Edition of Franchise Today is also part of the current series, Voices of Franchising. Host, Paul Segreto is joined by Nick Powills, CEO & Chief Brand Strategist of No Limit Agency and Founder, 1851 Franchise Project. With less than a week to go in the countdown to the first print issue of 1851 Magazine, Paul and Nick discuss this relatively new, dynamic and unique project and publication, and its place within franchising. About Nick Powills Nick Powills is CEO of No Limit Media Agency, a progressive communications agency blending franchise public relations and social media campaigns. Through management of more than a 100 different franchise’s media relations accounts, Powills leads brands to greater success in public relations, advertising and marketing strategy.