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On today’s episode, Lucy and Marc are breaking down the top 8 tips that will have you networking like a pro in no time!

In this week’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Marketing, Marc goes over his top 5 favourite guerilla marketing campaigns and the two finish the episode off with some marketing in the news surrounding the Super Bowl.

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

3:20 - How to become a pro at networking

20:30 - Are you there God? It’s Me, Marketing: Top 5 Guerilla Marketing Campaigns

34:50 - Marketing in the news

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On today’s episode, Lucinda and Marc are discussing what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and break down the 8 mindsets you’ll need to achieve. They also introduce their new segment – Are you there God? It’s Me, Marketing – or something like that.. and on today’s segment, Marc breaks down his top 5 favourite Super Bowl commercials of all time.

The two finish off with segment number two – Marketing in the news – with some interesting news on marketing budgets moving forward, the numbers behind trend jacking, as well as a notable omission from this year’s Super Bowl ad line up. Tune in now!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

5:25 - 8 mindsets you NEED to have to be a successful entrepreneur

30:30 - Are You There God? It’s Me, Marketing: Marc’s Top 5 Super Bowl commercials of all time

41:30 - Marketing in the news

Super Bowl Ads Links:

Number 5: Coca Cola and Mean Joe Green - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffOCZYX6F8

Number 4: Reebok’s Office Linebacker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg5cdZ-Fnpc

Number 3: It’s a Tide Ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaLHwwYxE8

Number 2: Budweiser’s Whassup? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJmqCKtJnxM

Number 1: Volkswagen Darth Vader - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n6hf3adNqk

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On today’s episode, co-hosts Lucinda and Marc are welcoming in 2025 with lots of energy and excitement for the year! They look back on 2024 with lessons learned as well as what they expect to see in 2025 and they also break down 5 marketing trends they think will be big in 2025 and finish off the podcast with the top 5 businesses/industries that should be starting a podcast!

The podcast will look a bit different moving forward with Marc and Lucinda hosting bi-weekly episodes on marketing, business ownership, entrepreneurship, and current trends in their industries.

We’ll still be having on guests so if you’re a business owner or entrepreneur that wants to come on the podcast and share your story, please reach out to us at marc@bnvmedia.ca.

Tune in now!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

4:40 - Looking back on 2024

19:15 - Levelling up your events and conferences

23:45 - Full service podcasts for businesses

31:20 - 5 marketing strategies that will do well in 2025

46:55 - 5 businesses and industries that can benefit from a podcast in 2025

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On today’s episode of Kickstart Connections, host Lucinda is joined by Adam and Amanda Langley. The two established A. Langley Developments Inc., a waterfront development and marketing agency in 2021 and Superyacht East Coast, a yacht support and destination marketing agency in 2022.

The three discuss how Adam and Amanda moved from traditional jobs to the world of entrepreneurship, how they leveraged their knowledge of the industries they worked in, and what the future holds for their two businesses. Tune in now!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction to Adam and Amanda Langley

00:35 - What is A. Langley Development and Superyacht East Coast

12:25 - Transitioning from traditional jobs to entrepreneurship

22:30 - What lies ahead for Adam and Amanda

Find Adam and Amanda on:

Website: superyachteastcoast.com

Website: alangleydevelopments.com

Instagram:/www.instagram.com/superyachteastcoast/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/superyachteastcoast

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/superyacht-east-coast/

Yachting Canada (podcast): https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635510-yachting-canada

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On today’s episode we are joined by the amazing talent, Robert Mbu Batuo, CEO and co-founder of Batuo Inc. Marc and Robert discuss his journey in the fashion industry, including what inspired him to create Batuo Inc. as well as the qualities that make a great leader, the importance of creating safe spaces and healthy cultures within an organization, and of course they preview the upcoming Halifax Fashion Week where Robert will be showing off a new collection on August 15th at the Queen’s Marque in downtown Halifax. Tune in now!

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

5:50 - Robert’s pursuit in the fashion industry and the creation of his company Batuo

12:30 - Batuo’s fashion inspirations

17:20 - Creating a safe space within Batuo

24:05 - How does BATUO celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment?

29:25 - Halifax Fashion Week preview with Batuo

34:50 - What does the future hold for Batuo?

FIND ROBERT ON:

WEBSITE: https://batuo.ca/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/batuoinc/

TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@batuoinc

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCden7wk7C2YNcsovPN6Ko9A

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On this week’s episode, we have a returning guest! Jason Davis of Ralli Marketing is back to chat with Lucy about all things entrepreneurship, in particular, the Mindset Project. The Mindset Project is an initiative designed to uncover what is holding entrepreneurs back in Nova Scotia.

One of their studies in 2017 found that 72% of entrepreneurs in Nova Scotia are not getting what they want from their business, a number that ranks dead last among all Canadian provinces.

If you’re an entrepreneur, click this link (https://www.themindsetproject.ca/) and take the Mindset Project survey to help the initiative get to the bottom of this problem and find solutions.

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

00:35 - What is the Mindset Project?

5:30 - Why aren’t entrepreneurs feeling supported in Nova Scotia?

12:55 - Current outlook of the Mindset Project

17:00 - Why are entrepreneurs feeling discouraged?

20:05 - How can local entrepreneurs get involved with the Mindset Project?

CHECK OUT THE MINDSET PROJECT: https://www.themindsetproject.ca/

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On today's episode, we're delighted to have Katie Mahoney join us to talk about her fantastic business, We Are Young. Along with Cara Chisholm, Katie founded the company after spending a day with a senior through an “Acts of Kindness” initiative.

She quickly realized that this was the first time in years someone made a day about her, and this realization shook Katie’s perception of how seniors were supported. Since then, We Are Young has fulfilled close to 60 wishes for seniors and has big plans for the future. They hope to become a household name nationally and are quickly on their way to granting 100 wishes!

In the episode, Katie goes into detail about how We Are Young came to be, the types of wishes they grant, examples of some of the wishes, as well as what the future holds for the business.

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

00:40 - What is We Are Young and how did it get started?

5:55 - What are some of the wishes We Are Young has granted?

14:05 - Looking towards the future with We Are Young

CONTACT WE ARE YOUNG ON:

WEBSITE: www.weareyoung.ca/

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/weareyoungway_/

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On today’s episode, hosts Lucy and Marc are breaking down 5 of the biggest marketing trends for 2024 and beyond including purpose driven marketing, hyper-personalization, and one of our favourites, video marketing! Tune in now to learn how you should be marketing your business to your audience.

Show notes:

00:00 - Introduction

11:20 - What is purpose-driven marketing and why is it effective?

17:15 - What is hyper-personalization and how does it work?

21:35 - How your company can leverage video marketing

26:45 - What is user-generated content and how can brands leverage this type of marketing?

31:20 - What is social commerce?

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