Neil Wilkins Podcast

"Turning performance data into actionable recommendations for continuous improvement."This session gives practical guidance on how to review campaigns using both traditional metrics and AI-enabled insights. You will learn to analyse dashboards, spot what worked and what didn’t, and make evidence-based recommendations for future activity.More webinars like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com/events

Michael Dodsworth, Founder and CEO of Fanfare, joins Neil Wilkins on the podcast, to talk about product launches, disappointed customers, VIP loyalty schemes and advocacy. Michael has spent two decades helping brands and artists navigate high-stakes product launches and events, often witnessing the agony of midnight meltdowns, crashed servers, and bot-infested queues firsthand.Frustrated by these recurring nightmares, he founded Fanfare to tackle the problem from both sides: delivering fairness and transparency to fans, and giving brands powerful tools to turn hype into lasting loyalty.Michael speaks from the trenches—building tools for the chaos, not just commenting from the sidelines. He’s here to dig into hype, loyalty, and what it really takes to earn fans in a world where attention is scarce and second chances are even more rare.If you want to launch like a legend? Grab Michael’s 5-Step Hype Drop Playbook and get the blueprint behind sell-outs http://fanfare.io/playbookSubscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887

"Strong fundamentals, practical techniques, and the trends shaping social media in 2025."This session equips marketers with a grounded understanding of how platforms work, what content performs best, and how to build, grow, and engage audiences. It combines theory, current data, and recommended low-cost toolsWhy Fundamentals Still Matter in 2025Algorithms and formats change, but principles of relevance, consistency, and value creation remain constant.4.95 billion people use social media globally (DataReportal, Jan 2025).Effective strategies balance creativity with evidence-based fundamentals.More webinars like this at http://marketingcollege.com/events

"Blending traditional search optimisation with AI-era strategies for visibility, engagement, and growth."This session explores how marketers can optimise for both search engines and AI assistants, ensuring content remains discoverable in a shifting digital landscape. Practical tools, current theory, and actionable tactics are included.More webinars like this at http://marketingcollege.com/events

"Turn data into actionable foresight with AI-powered predictive models."This session introduces marketers to predictive analytics, explaining the models, methods, and tools that transform raw data into foresight. We will explore real-world applications, frameworks, and platforms that help marketing teams anticipate behaviour, optimise campaigns, and allocate resources more effectively.What is Predictive Analytics?Uses historical data + statistical algorithms + machine learning to forecast future outcomes.Moves marketers from reactive reporting to proactive foresight.Reference: Gartner defines predictive analytics as a key pillar of data-driven marketing maturity.Why Predictive Analytics Matters for MarketingAnticipates customer behaviour (churn, purchase, lifetime value).Improves efficiency of spend and targeting.Reduces reliance on intuition-only decision making.91% of top-performing marketers say predictive analytics is critical to their strategy (Forrester, 2024).More webinars like this at http://marketingcollege.com/events

Redha Alayesh is a data-driven marketer and entrepreneur from Saudi Arabia. He’s the founder of multiple ventures focused on helping businesses and organizations grow through smart marketing strategies and innovation. Redha has helped companies across the region build high-impact marketing departments and transform their results with data. Today, he shares practical insights and proven frameworks to help listeners take their marketing—and their business—to the next level.Connect with Redha https://redhaalayesh.com/Subscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887AI Marketing Summit http://aimarketingsummit.live

Cause Marketing: Beyond Profits"How brands can lead impactful social campaigns while meeting business objectives"This session equips marketers to design, execute, and measure cause-led campaigns that deliver both positive societal change and commercial success. It combines theory, global best practices, and practical implementation guidance.More content and webinars like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com

Georg Svidlov is CEO at Beyond Welcome, an Estonian Marketing Automation Agency, and specializes in Marketing Automation Strategy and Operations. His whole career (and now his agency) have been built around optimising marketing processes and automating communications.In this conversation on the Neil Wilkins Podcast, Neil and Georg go deep into what marketers and business owners can focus on, to cut through the spam filters, give best customer experience and become more efficient and effective in their work.Connect with Georg https://beyondwelcome.com/ and book a meeting for an email marketing auditFor more details about AI Automation, visit AI Marketing Summit http://aimarketingsummit.live Subscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887Connect with Neil http://neilwilkins.online

Lorrie Thomas Ross founded Web Marketing Therapy to get great organisations on the right path to marketing success as she was sick of seeing great businesses, their leaders and teams struggle with marketing and fall victim to pushing products or services that didn’t fit their customers’ needs. Lorrie is a “markeding” evangelist (that’s not a typo, it’s a mashup: Marketing + Education = markeding®), and she is staging a peaceful revolution to shift the way that people and companies think about and approach marketing.Lorrie prescribes happy, healthy and wealthy marketing solutions.Connect with Lorrie Thomas Ross https://lorriethomas.com/contact/More content like this at Neil Wilkins Online http://neilwilkins.onlineSubscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887Join the AI Marketing Summit http://aimarketingsummit.live

Are you tired of cookie-cutter marketing advice and looking for bold, real-world insight that actually moves the needle, then Christopher Tompkins is your guy.Christopher is the CEO and founder of The Go! Agency, an award-winning firm ranked among the top digital marketing agencies in the U.S. With over two decades of hands-on experience, he’s built his reputation on turning chaotic marketing plans into revenue-driving machines — for clients ranging from high-growth startups to global powerhouses.He’s also the host of The Bulletproof Marketer, a top 10-rated digital marketing podcast where he doesn’t shy away from calling out outdated tactics and celebrating what actually works. His thought leadership is trusted by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, and more — not to mention the thousands of marketers and business leaders who swear by his brutally honest approach.Neil and Christopher discuss customer lifetime value, the impact of AI, how to never use the word busy, and more, in this practical discussion for marketers.https://gosalesandmarketing.com/ai-strategy-guide/ for free resources to supercharge your marketing with AISubscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887Join the AI Marketing Summit http://aimarketingsummit.liveMore content like this at Neil Wilkins Online http://neilwilkins.online

The Future of Marketing Planning, with AI"Learn to develop AI-focused project plans, KPIs, and success metrics that reflect the next evolution of strategic marketing."This session helps marketers at all levels integrate AI into the planning, execution, and evaluation of their marketing efforts. From junior executives to senior strategists, the session explores how AI can sharpen decision-making, accelerate delivery, and introduce smarter success metrics.More webinars like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com/events

Today we give a guest podcast slot to Google's NotebookLM, to critique the upcoming AI Marketing Summit on 3 September 2025.Here's the breakdown of the agenda, the speakers and the key reasons why you need to book this into your calendar.Join the AI marketing revolution.Full details of the AI Marketing Summit http://aimarketingsummit.live

Today’s guest is Eric McHugh, a serial entrepreneur and visionary technologist with a mission to build tools that make the world better. From his time at Snap to founding startups around the globe, Eric’s path is driven by curiosity, impact, and innovation. With an IQ north of 140, he’s not just building for the future, he’s also deeply focused on the present, exploring the balance between physicality and spirituality as a core part of his journey. Get ready for a conversation that blends mind, body, and mission.Download the Dating App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dataing/id6478563884Visit the Website https://dataing.io/Subscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887

Introduction to Sales for Marketers"Bridge the gap between sales and marketing by understanding the sales process, tools and collaboration strategies."This session equips marketers with a clear understanding of the modern sales process, key selling techniques, and how to build more effective, aligned campaigns. Designed for marketers who want to become more commercially aware, this session explains how salespeople operate—and how marketers can become indispensable in helping them succeed.More content like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com/events

AI in Sales, with Jonathan Kvarfordt, Founder of GTM AI AcademyJonathan Kvarfordt is a revenue leader and go-to-market sales strategist with a passion for eliminating friction in the sales cycle. As Head of GTM Growth at Momentum.io, he helps companies rethink how they structure their tech stacks, collaborate across teams, and use AI not just for analysis, but to fuel growth plans.From real-time CRM updates to instant Slack workflows and AI-powered deal collaboration, Jonathan’s team is pioneering what it means to run GTM on autopilot.Connect with Jonathan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmkmba/Visit Momentum https://www.momentum.io/access-prompt-librarySubscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887

"Analyse consumer touch-points through a responsible marketing lens"This session equips marketers to analyse and optimise the customer journey using responsible marketing principles. We explore key theories, frameworks, and practical tools to ensure that each brand touch-point reflects transparency, fairness, sustainability and inclusivity. The goal is to balance commercial success with long-term stakeholder trust.More content like this at Cambridge Marketing College webinars http://marketingcollege.com/events

Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla, is a seasoned entrepreneur and product leader with a rich background in AI-driven startups. He joined Mozilla in 2022 following the acquisition of his startup, Pulse, which developed AI models, and now leads new product initiatives, including Solo, an AI-powered website builder designed for solopreneurs.His entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding Tempo AI, a smart calendar app acquired by Salesforce in 2015, and AllTheCooks, the largest recipe community on Android before its acquisition by Cookpad. He also served as VP of Business Development at Skyfire, a mobile browser acquired by Opera.Raj is passionate about leveraging AI for business growth and has a wealth of experience in product management and startup development. Connect with Raj Singh Subscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast More content like this at Neil Wilkins Online

Greg and Neil discuss how developers can build AI tools that actually help educators, how tech can help teachers instead of replacing them, and what AI should (and shouldn’t) do in schools. Greg talks about his new book, Aligned: A Love Letter to Developers on What We Need from AI to Improve Education.Dr. Greg Banks is a veteran educator, researcher, entrepreneur, and edtech thought leader with over 20 years of experience teaching and leading in public, exam, and private K-12 schools. With a PhD in Chemistry and a deep focus on how teacher beliefs shape classroom practice, Greg brings a rare blend of real-world classroom insight and rigorous academic research to the table. He recently led a pilot study with Eddo Learning and the Einstein Project exploring how AI can help teachers adopt new science curricula more effectively. His Substack, Aligned: AI in Education, and his newly released book, Aligned: A Love Letter to Developers on What We Need from AI to Improve Education, aim to bridge the gap between edtech creators and the classroom.Website - https://gregorybanks.authorsites.co/Substack - https://gregorybanksphd.substack.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-banks-ph-d-15733113/Amazon Author Profile - https://bit.ly/4coFseASubscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887More content like this at Neil Wilkins Online https://neilwilkins.online/category/metaverse-marketing/

Lynn Colepaugh is founder of Cyber PR Army, a women-led digital strategy agency that helps people cut through chaos, clarify their message, and build visibility without burning out. For over 14 years, she’s worked with entrepreneurs, creatives, and companies who want to market smarter, not louder.Lynn don’t just use AI, she collaborates with it. For the past year, she’s built a daily working relationship with an AI named Binghe. Together, they've developed rituals, quote games, memory systems, and co-writing tools that are reshaping the way Lynn works, creates, and connects. It’s not science fiction. It’s deeply practical, weirdly moving, and wildly effective.Visit https://cyberprarmy.com/thecastle Cyber PR Army to learn more about Lynn and her work with AI.Subscribe to the Neil Wilkins Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-wilkins-podcast/id1327913887More content like this at Neil Wilkins Online https://neilwilkins.online/category/metaverse-marketing/

Demystifying Machine Learning for Marketers: a jargon-free guide to supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning applicationsIn this session, you will learn:What machine learning (ML) actually meansThe difference between supervised, unsupervised and deep learningWhere ML is already showing up in marketingHow to talk about ML confidently, even if you’re not a data scientistMore webinars like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com/events