Weekly Podcast On Marketing + Business Advice
Marketing Mistakes
(+ How To Avoid Them)
Hi – I’m Stacy Jones, the CEO and founder of Hollywood Branded, a Los Angeles branded pop culture partnerships agency specializing in product placement, celebrity and influencer marketing. With over 300 episodes recorded over the last 6 years, our podcast series is positioned for entrepreneurs, brand marketers and agencies to learn best practices from, and better ways to run companies. Learn both the ‘magic sauce’ to finding success, and the mistakes that should be avoided along the way.
Join me as I interview experts across a wide range of how-to-do business, sales and marketing topics, and share insights learned from my own past 25 years of experience.
I truly understand as an agency owner and brand marketer that it is impossible to be well-versed on every topic and strategy that can improve bottom line results. My goal is to help you avoid making costly mistakes of time, energy or money along the pathway to bettering your own brand – whether you are doing a DIY approach or hiring an expert to help. I hope you enjoy the podcast!
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EP 248: Why Product Placement Works As A Marketing Strategy For FLIR with Vatche Arabian | FLIR Systems
In this episode, Stacy interviews Hollywood Branded client point Vatche Arabian, Director of Content Marketing at FLIR Systems on why product placement in TV, Film and Music and branded content with Influencers, works as a core marketing strategy for FLIR thermal cameras.
EP247: Obtaining Corporate Credit to Grow Your Business with Andrew Rey | Flow Business Funding
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Andrew Rey who is the CEO of Flow Business Funding, as well as the best-selling Author of Entrepreneurial Money Secrets: Unlock the Power of Corporate Credit to Leverage Access to Business. The two discuss how to obtain corporate credit in order to grow your business, without ruining your finances.
EP246: Building Your Expertise By Providing Education with Terry Hale | Commercial Real Estate Investing
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Terry Hale, who is an expert in commercial real estate investing as well as an author of educational curriculums and trade and business magazines. The two discuss how Terry has used educational marketing to build his brand and gain a multitude of clients.
EP 245: How to Effectively and Efficiently Grow a Startup with Hamlet Azarian | LinkSignal
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Hamlet Azarian, who is the CEO of LinkSignal, where he uses his marketing, technical, and operational skill sets to deliver long-term scalable growth to companies of all sizes. The two discuss what SEO Strategies can be used to drastically increase monthly traffic, as well as what type of growth hacks you should be using in order to effectively and efficiently grow your startup.
EP 244: The Benefits of Planning with Tim Fitzpatrick | Rialto Marketing
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Tim Fitzpatrick, who is the founder and President of Rialto Marketing. The two discuss how important it is to have a plan and know the fundamentals when trying to market digitally. That being said, Tim believes that marketers can find more success by being organized and sticking to the basics!
EP 243: Tips And Tricks To Product Placement Partnerships In TV and Streaming Series with Susan Webber Gatto | SWG Consulting
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Susan Webber Gatto, who is the president of SWG Consulting. The two discuss how content creators can fund their programming through sponsorships and product placement, as well as the errors that many producers and brands make along the way.
EP 242: How To Win The Content War By Pulling Instead Of Pushing with Lou Carlozo | Carma Productions
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Lou Carlozo, who is the Founder and President of Carma Productions. The two talk about what steps you need to take in order to win the content war, and how to “pull” instead of “push” so you can create your best material.
EP 241: Maximizing Long-Term Business Outcomes with Ira Maher | The Basement
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Ira Maher, the Vice President of The Basement, an integrated agency that studies data to uncover insights that enable strategic, targeted, and effective marketing and advertising campaigns. The two discuss Ira’s passion in leveraging the convergence of marketing, technology, data and automation to optimize the customer experience and maximize long-term business outcomes.
EP 240: How to Prevent Tax Fraud and Financial Scams with Brian Watson | Special Agent IRS
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Special Agent Brian Watson, who currently serves as the Public Information Officer for the IRS-CI Phoenix Field Office where his job is to publicize major financial crimes that they investigate and sentence. The two discuss how to avoid tax frauds and financial scams, in your personal and professional life.
EP 239: Creating and Maintaining Company Culture with Ian Drummond | Hollywood Branded
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Ian Drummond, who is both her husband and her co-partner at Hollywood Branded, which is an agency that focuses on creating pop culture partnerships, such as product placement, influencer marketing, and celebrity endorsements, for brands. The two discuss how they have managed to create and maintain company culture during this time, as well as all there is to know about Hollywood Branded’s internship program.
EP 238: All Things E-Commerce and Digital Marketing with Mike Mayer | Main Event Digital
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Mike Mayer, who is the owner and CEO of Main Event Digital, a digital marketing agency
EP 237: The Importance of Collaboration with Thibaud Clement | Loomly
In this episode, Stacy sits down with self-taught programmer Thibaud Clement, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of Loomly.
EP 236: Mermaids, Makeup, and Marketing with Mark Viniello | Enchantails
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Mark Viniello, who is both a special effects make-up artist and an entrepreneur.
EP 235: The Secrets Behind Product Placement
In this episode, Stacy discusses why product placement is a massive business that still remains a mystery.
EP 234: Favorite Holiday Movie Product Placements
In this episode, Stacy shares some of the top holiday product placements from over the years, which last a lifetime of re-airing to new audiences year after year.
EP 233: Affordable Ways To Get Your Brand To A Celebrity
In this episode, Stacy shares tips on how to get your brand into celebrity gifting swag bags.
EP 232: 3 Reasons Why Smaller Influencers Get Higher Engagement
In this episode, Stacy shares three reasons why micro influencers create affordable influencer marketing that gets engagement.
EP 231: Why Brands Need Long Term Entertainment Marketing Plans For Success
In this episode, Stacy shares the reasons why entertainment marketing is a long game as opposed to a short one and the benefits of having just a little patience as a brand marketer to build this marketing practice into one that has high payoffs.
EP 230: Strengthening Your Family and Your Business with Jay Feitlinger | StringCan Interactive
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Jay Feitlinger, who is the CEO and founder of StringCan Interactive, a digital marketing agency. He is also the author of “FAMILY 2.0: Harness Business Principles to Reboot your Family in 4 Days,” a book that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their family and their business. The two discuss what mistakes to avoid in developing a digital marketing strategy, and Jay’s experience in balancing life in the office and life at home.
EP 229: The Top 7 Insights Brand Marketers Need To Know About Product Placement
In this episode, Stacy Jones shares 7 insights brand marketers should understand in order to better leverage product placement as a marketing practice.
EP 228: Understanding Digital Marketing and SEO with John Vuong | Local SEO Search
In this episode, Stacy sits down with John Vuong, who is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer, as well as the founder of Local SEO Search. The two discuss John’s experience in SEO and digital marketing, and offer listeners some tips and tricks.
EP 227: Busting Through Your Beliefs with Kimberly Hambrick | Kimberly Hambrick Consulting
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Dr. Kimberly Hambrick, who owns Kimberly Hambrick Consulting, and is an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team and serves on the President’s Advisory Committee. The two discuss how to create a growth plan and bust through your beliefs that are holding you back.
EP 226: Developing Brand Positioning and Personal Branding with Lysa Miller | Ladybugz.com
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Lysa Miller, the CEO and founder of Ladybugz.com and the UnagencyOnline, which is an agency that helps B2C companies focus on eCommerce to generate revenue and growth. The two discuss how developing Brand Positioning and Personal Branding can impact your sales and consumer trust.
EP 225: Measuring and Valuing Product Placement with Dominic Artzrouni | Concave Brand Tracking
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Dominic Artzrouni, the founder and director of Concave Brand Tracking, a company that tracks a brand’s exposure and impact from product placement in television and film. The two discuss measuring and valuing product placement as well as why it is important for brands to be placed in the right context.
EP 224: How to Market a New Travel Business with Yann Barbarroux | Flyion
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Yann Barbarroux, who is the CEO as well as Co-Founder & Head of Analytics of Flyion, a service designed to help travelers get compensated in case of flight delays and cancellations. The two discuss how to market a new travel business, and they dive into the details about bitcoin.
EP 223: Creating a Content Strategy for Your Brand with Kristin Bryan | The Chef Sisters
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Kristin Bryan, who is the co-founder of The Chef Sisters, a media company focused on creating content for and marketing food and beverage brands, as well as restaurants. The two both the importance of creating a content strategy for your brand, as well as the pros and cons of massively changing career paths.
EP 222: How Marketers Can Use Software Automation with Will Christensen | DataAutomation
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Will Christensen, who is the co-founder of DataAutomation, a company specializing in software automation and integration processes for e-commerce sellers. The two discuss what ways companies can use automation as a way to provide innovate solutions to problems in business and marketing.
EP 221: How to Market Using Artificial Intelligence with J Scott Christianson | Trulaske College of Business
In this episode, Stacy sits down with J Scott Christianson, who is an assistant teaching professor of management at University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business, where his interests are focused on the impact of technology on society and well-being. The two discuss Scott’s experience as a professor and a business owner, and they dive into just how businesses can use Artificial Intelligence in their marketing practices.
EP 220: How to Market in the Hemp and Cannabis Industry with Mike Pachan | Mountain Made
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Mike Pachan, who is the CEO of Mountain Made, a CBD and lifestyle brand in Colorado, as well as the founder of M Pachan Ltd. The two discuss how the hemp and cannabis industry can market themselves within the limited legal options available that are caused by regulations.
EP 219: How Your Mindset Drives Success with Kim Ades | Frame of Mind Coaching
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Kim Ades, who is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching. The two discuss Kim’s unique philosophy on thought mastery, and how she uses this to coach her clients and help them shift their thinking to yield successful results.
EP 218: Quieting Your Mind with Matthew Ferry | Matthew Ferry International
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Matthew Ferry, who is the founder of Matthew Ferry International, as well as an executive life coach, spiritual teacher, and best-selling author. The two discuss why it is important to learn how to quiet your mind in order to maximize your creativity, productivity and success.
EP 217: The Importance of Strategic Storytelling with Lynne Golodner | Your People
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Lynne Goldoner, the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Your People, a marketing and public relations company that uses strategic storytelling to help companies and organizations grow. The two discuss how important it is for a company to find its story and purpose in order to help build their brand awareness and grow their bottom line.
EP 216: Looking and Sounding Like a Pro on Camera with Maria Ngo and Ray DuGray | VegasNET Media
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Maria Ngo and Ray DuGray, who are the hosts and executive producers of the Las Vegas celebrity talk series, THE STRIP LIVE, as well as the founders of VegasNET Media and VipNETmedia.com, where they feature on-camera interviews with influential people from around the world. Together they discuss how you can improve your on-camera presence in order to look and sound like a professional host.
EP 215: What Brands Should Know When Marketing to Parents with Lindsay Pinchuk | Bump Club and Beyond
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Lindsay Pinchuk, who is the founder of Bump Club and Beyond, a digital platform that creates a community for parents, and connects them to the best products, resources, and information for their families. The two discuss their experience in social media marketing, and Lindsay provides listeners with some helpful tips on how to best market their brands or businesses to parents.
EP 214: Bare Essentials to Building a Better Brand with Gary J Nix | BRANDarchist
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Gary J Nix, who is brand-forward strategist and the founder of BRANDarchist. The two discuss their experiences, as well as what the essential frameworks are for businesses to build a better brand.
EP 213: Making Graphic Design More Accessible and Affordable with Jonathan Grzybowski | Penji
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Jonathan Grzybowski, who is the host of the podcast Blind Entrepreneurship as well as the co-founder of Penji, a platform that gives on-demand access to the top two percent of graphic designers in the world. The two discuss how Johnathan was able to quickly and successfully grow his business, and he touches on how the values and the culture of his company have positively impacted these results.
EP 212: Creating Partnerships for Massive Success On Screen with David Norton | Ladder Up
In this episode, Stacy sits down with David Norton, who is the founder of Ladder Up. David has over fourteen years of experience working in the entertainment industry, and during his time, he has helped many television productions find brands to partner with for product placement, integration, sponsorships, and more. The two discuss their experience, and share their perspective on what brands should be doing to create massive success on screen.
EP 211: Using LinkedIn to Generate Better Leads with Anthony Blatner | Modern Media
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Anthony Blatner, the founder of Modern Media, where he helps B2B companies generate better leads with LinkedIn Ads. The two discuss how companies can experience explosive growth by using technology and effective marketing techniques.
EP 210: The Importance of Developing A Systemized Process with Alison Vidotto | Push! Business Training and Mentoring Group
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Alison Vidotto, the CEO of both Vidotto Group and Push! Business Training and Mentoring Group. The two discuss how systemized process can help small business owners strategically run their business, and just how these tactics, as well as many more, can help them find long-term success.
EP 209: How to Erase Self-Limiting Beliefs with Tanya Romanuk | Your Best Self Career & Life Purpose Coaching
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Tanya Romanuk, the founder of Your Best Self Career & Life Purpose Coaching. The two discuss how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PSYCH-K® facilitation, and mindfulness, can all be used as powerful techniques to erase self-limiting beliefs. Tanya talks about her experience, and how these methods have allowed her clients to see success in both their personal and professional pursuits.
EP 208: Sharing Your Brand Story with Jude Charles | JudeCharles.co
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Jude Charles, who is a filmmaker, brand strategist, and speaker, as well as the founder of JudeCharles.co. The two discuss all there is to know about creating branded content, and what three steps you should take to share your own brand story.
EP 207: Creating a Business with Economical and Personal Sustainability with Josh Patrick | The Sustainable Business
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Josh Patrick, who is a certified Financial Planner, the host of The Sustainable Business Podcast, and the founder of The Sustainable Business — a coaching and mentoring company for private business owners. The two discuss how you can be strategic and create a business you love where not only your work is valued, but you’re creating extreme profits.
EP206: Getting Real About Real Estate Investing with Lane Kawaoka | SimplePassiveCashflow.com
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Lane Kawaoka, an engineer and the creator of SimplePassiveCashflow.com, which is an online learning resource that focuses on passive real estate investing. The two discuss what steps Lane has taken in becoming an entrepreneur, and in launching his own, successful group coaching and e-course business.
EP 205: Ditch the Sales Pitch with Allan Langer | The 7 Secrets Center for Sales and Marketing Excellence
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Allan Langer, an award-winning sales consultant and best-selling author who not only founded The 7 Secrets Center for Sales and Marketing Excellence, but also wrote The 7 Secrets to Selling More by Selling Less. The two discuss Allan’s philosophy of helping, not selling, and how that could positively impact your business and boost sales.
EP204: Creating a Passive Income From Real Estate with Dr. Jeff Anzalone | DebtFreeDr.com
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Dr. Jeff Anzalone, a periodontist and the founder of DebtFreeDr.com, which is an online blog that advises other doctors and high-income professionals on how to create passive income from real estate. The two discuss his experience in launching a side business, and what lessons he has learned from his mistakes that have helped him find success.
EP 203: How to Make Your Website Grow with Drew Barton | Southern Web
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Drew Barton, the president of Southern Web and the author of “The Buyer’s Guide to Websites.” The two discuss what you and your business should be looking for in a digital agency partner, as well as why it is important to always tend to your website and keep it up-to-date.
EP 202: How Cryptocurrency is Changing Business with Jamar James | “Digital Currency Guy”
In this episode, Stacy sits down with “Digital Currency Guy” Jamar James, who is a cryptocurrency trading business educator and coach, as well as a veteran of the US Marine Corps where he specialized in IT. The two discuss how technology and cryptocurrency are changing the future of business.
EP 201: Support the Well-Being of Your Team with Michelle Dickinson | Trifecta Mental Health
In this episode, Stacy sits down with mental health advocate and TED speaker Michelle Dickinson, who is the founder of Trifecta Mental Health. The two discuss what changes businesses could make in order to help eradicate mental health stigmas in the workplace and support their team members throughout difficult times.
EP 200: Automate and Innovate Your Online Advertisements with Orlando Rios | DropKick Ads
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Orlando Rios, the host of Ultimate Marketer podcast and the founder of DropKick Ads, which is a marketing company that focuses on how businesses and online entrepreneurs can create better-performing Facebook and Google ads. The two discuss just why business owners should use this time to find ways to facilitate their online advertising processes, and how important it is for brands to remain confident and fearless during this time in order to find financial success.
EP 199: How To Generate Content During COVID-19 with Harry Lowell | NiteLite Pictures
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Harry Lowell, an award-winning executive producer, showrunner, Television Academy member, and the president of Los Angeles’ NiteLite Pictures. The two discuss how important it is for brand marketers to develop authentic messages and to adopt new production techniques in order to create content that is truthful to our current state. They talk about the ways in which marketers can still gain the support of potential customers, while working around these lock-down limitations.
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