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Your Outbound Email Marketing B2C Go-To-Market Solution

Dots Oyebolu chats with Larry Kim, Founder and CEO of Customers.ai.

Larry shares his groundbreaking approach to go-to-market strategies in the B2C space, challenging the dominance of ad-heavy models and introducing a scalable, intent-driven framework for outbound email marketing. 

From the evolution of PPC to hyper-personalized campaigns powered by AI, this conversation explores how marketers can rethink engagement, improve deliverability and expand their reach without sacrificing relevance or compliance.

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What It Takes To Build Diverse and Inclusive Marketing Strategies

Dots Oyebolu welcomes Michelle Ngome, Founder and President of the African-American Marketing Association (AAMA), in this episode.

Michelle shares her journey from finance to marketing, emphasizing the importance of integrated strategies that blend traditional and digital efforts. She unpacks the evolution of inclusive marketing, the challenges and triumphs of building a diverse marketing community and why empathy and representation must go beyond surface-level diversity.

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Why Podcast Ads Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy

Join Dots Oyebolu as he speaks to Heather Osgood, Founder of True Native Media Podcast Advertising, a podcast representation agency that specializes in connecting mid-level shows with advertisers.

Heather shares the growing value of podcast advertising in modern marketing strategies. She explores the unique power of host-read ads, the intentional nature of podcast audiences, and how brands can benefit from targeted campaigns even without producing a podcast themselves.

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The Corporate Advancement of Women in Marketing Leadership

In this episode, Dots Oyebolu welcomes Sheena Yap Chan, Founder and Host of The Tao of Self-Confidence, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, consultant and PR expert.

Sheena shares her journey from grappling with cultural invisibility to becoming a global voice for Asian women’s empowerment. She dives into the critical need for representation, confidence-building and collaboration among women in marketing and beyond.

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Create Solid Content Marketing Operation With Content Intelligence

In this episode, Dots Oyebolu speaks to Cruce Saunders, Founder and Principal at Simple [A], about building scalable content operations using intelligent systems and structured processes.

Cruce shares how organizations can transform content from a chaotic expense into a strategic asset through clear handoffs, semantic models and composable architectures. Drawing from decades of experience, he outlines how content operations supports omnichannel delivery, reduces duplication and accelerates time-to-market across enterprise teams.

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Marketing of the Customer, by the Customer and for the Customer

In this episode, Dots Oyebolu speaks with David Meerman Scott, Marketing Strategist and Bestselling Author of “Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans.”

David explores the neuroscience behind fandom and the power of customer-centric marketing, sharing how marketers can create enduring value by prioritizing connection over conversion.

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Growing Commercial Value by Building Brand Communities

Join Dots Oyebolu as he speaks to Mark Schaefer, Executive Director at Schaefer Marketing Solutions to unpack the profound impact of brand communities in today’s marketing landscape.

The conversation explores the shift from traditional advertising to emotional connection, the role of purpose in community strategy, and how major brands like Nike and Coca-Cola have embraced communities to drive sustainable growth and advocacy.

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The Sales-Oriented B2B Digital Marketing Playbook

Lilach Bullock, Founder of Lilach Bullock Limited, a Forbes Top 20 Women Influencer, speaker and sales-oriented digital marketing consultant, meets with host Dots Oyebolu, to share her personal journey from legal secretary to global digital marketing influencer.

She and Dots explore the critical alignment between sales and marketing, why businesses today can no longer rely on word-of-mouth alone and how marketing must evolve to support revenue goals in increasingly saturated markets.

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Why Brand Positioning Matters in the CPG Industry

Dots Oyebolu chats to Kathy Guzmán Galloway, CEO and Strategist at The Clarity Wizard, who shares insights from her two-decade career in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, covering her early days at PepsiCo and her current focus on brand positioning.

She breaks down the classic Four Cs and Four Ps marketing frameworks and explains why they no longer suffice in today’s complex brand environment. Kathy introduces her own Brand Fundamentals framework to help companies clarify their message.

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Audio Journalism for Marketers in a Digital Media World

Corey shares his decade-plus journey helping executives and brands embrace podcasting as a vital component of their content marketing strategies.

In this episode, Corey explains how executive-level podcasting often begins in unexpected ways, the importance of kindness in navigating complex B2B structures, and why treating podcast content as purpose-built — rather than simply repurposed — leads to deeper audience engagement.

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To a Strategic Marketing Leader, SEO Is Spelled R-O-I

Dots Oyebolu speaks with James Wirth, Senior Director of Strategy and Growth Marketing at Citation Labs, to explore how SEO is more about ROI than just rankings and why SEO professionals should “steal” budgets from PPC campaigns.

James shares insights on the impact of AI on search, the role of structured content, backlinking strategies, and how competitive analysis shapes SEO success.

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Questions Brands Should Consider Before Making a Podcast

Dots Oyebolu sits down with Katherine Kerr, Founder of Podcast Pioneers, to speak about expert insights into podcast strategy, from setting a clear vision to ensuring sustainability and maximizing audience reach. Katharine discusses the importance of understanding audience behavior, creating high-quality content and integrating podcasts into a broader marketing ecosystem.

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Internal Communication and Branding Strategies for Companies

Join Dots Oyebolu as he speaks with Ben Baker, CEO of Your Brand Marketing. Ben explores the importance of internal communications in shaping company culture and empowering employees to become brand ambassadors. From reducing turnover to fostering customer-centric mindsets, Ben shares practical strategies for leveraging communication to drive organizational success.

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