Your audience doesn’t care about you. They care about themselves. What are you going to give them? – Be the Voice podcast
August 27th, 2008
Episode nine of the “Be the Voice” podcast stars online media mogul Susan Bratton, co-founder and CEO of Personal Life Media.
What is the “Be the Voice” podcast? Interviews with individuals developing thought leadership for themselves and their organization to drive business growth.
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Here are some of the highlights from my interview with Susan Bratton:
Summary (Susan Bratton):
- Podcast production: deliver exactly the same format consistently gives listeners the comfort that you’re there for them.
- Have an individual in mind (ideally a thought leader) when you’re asking questions during your show.
- Personal Life Media’s network of 25 programs have taken off thanks to the network effect which we all know by the other name of social media.
- Don’t be afraid to approach someone yourself if you think you’re the ideal candidate.
- Ad agencies need to follow UGC, not try to control it, and encourage engagement.
- Your audience doesn’t care about you. They care about themselves. What are you going to give them?
- Bloggers are not journalists, but some are. Proceed with caution.
Read the entire article and listen to my interview with Susan Bratton [23:02m].
Check out other episodes of the “Be the Voice” podcast.
- Build your audience by sharing their ideals and beliefs – Be the Voice podcast
- Any problems you’re hiding will eventually blow up in your face – Be the Voice podcast
- The blog is the new resume – Be the Voice podcast
- Word of mouth marketing is a lot easier than you think – Be the Voice podcast with Andy Sernovitz
- If everyone is following a rule, doing the opposite will do at least as well – Be the Voice podcast
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